Definition Context Clues

Before each page, have your child circle the signal words (or, which means, but, such as) in the first sentence. Ask them to say the meaning in their own words before checking the choices. Use the answer key to check, then reread any sentence that was missed and point to the clue.

Underline the words that give the meaning of each bold word after or, is and which means. A context clue is a hint to a word's meaning. The directions on the page read: Read each sentence. Then, underline the words that tell the meaning of the bold word. The page opens with a worked example, and the answer key shows every answer.

Yes, both. We made it for 4th Grade context clues, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

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.

Or, is and which means often introduce a definition. But and unlike point to an opposite. Such as, like and including come before examples. Teaching your child to spot these words first makes the meaning much easier to find.

Read the sentences before and after it. The waterfall story on the last sheet is built for this: the meaning of weary or damp often shows up in the next line, not the same one.

Yes. All four context clues sheets have an answer key with every underlined clue and meaning marked.