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4th Grade Context Clues Worksheets

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These context clues worksheets for 4th grade teach students to work out a new word from the sentence around it (CCSS L.4.4.A). Students underline definition clues that follow or, is and which means, sort synonym clues from antonym clues, use examples after such as and including to pick a meaning, and finish with a short story about a waterfall hike where every bold word has to be figured out from context. Four original sheets, each with an answer key, move from single sentences to a full passage.

Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

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Context Clues in a Passage - 4th Grade Context Clues worksheet preview
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Contrast Context Clues - 4th Grade Context Clues worksheet preview
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Example Context Clues - 4th Grade Context Clues worksheet preview
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Inference Context Clues - 4th Grade Context Clues worksheet preview
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Frequently Asked Questions

Context clues are hints in the words around an unfamiliar word. 4th graders learn the common kinds: a definition right in the sentence (a summit, or the top of the mountain), a synonym or antonym nearby, and a list of examples after such as or including. CCSS L.4.4.A asks them to use these clues to find meaning.

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