context clues

Context Clue

You’re reading along and you A. Skip it don’t have a clue what that word B. Ask the teacher C. Ask a friend means, so you: D. Look it up in the dictionary

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Context Clues Riddle Game  Read the sentence silently.  Think about what the highlighted word means.

Since it was raining outside, I used my bumbershoot to keep from getting wet.

A bumbershoot is an umbrella. Context clue: inference

“Stop don’t touch that dictionary .The definition of the word you don’t know is right here in the text!”

Signal words

A light snow which falls for a short time is known as flurries.

In a blizzard, snow accumulates, or piles up.



Directions: 1. Read each section of text. 2. Use context clues to find the definitions of words in the questions following each section. A Unicorn A unicorn is a mythological animal. Mythological means made-up, or imaginary. A unicorn is always white and looks like a small horse with a horn protruding, or sticking out of, the center of its forehead. It was considered good luck to see a unicorn. Example: 1. What does mythological mean? What is a unicorn? 2. What is another word for imaginary? 3. What does protruding mean?  a mythological animal

Snowflakes Snowflakes are a form of winter precipitation. Rain, snow, sleet, and other types of moisture that fall from the sky are known as precipitation. Snowflakes are produced, or made, when a cloud’s temperature falls beneath 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Snowflakes are usually in the sharp of hexagons. A hexagon is a six-sided sharp. 4. What is precipitation? 5. What is a hexagon?