Context Clues,
Tips for the Reader
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By Mr. Skelly
Grade 4
Context Clues – How Do They Help
You Read New Words?
• Textbook writers and authors include
words or phrases to help their readers
understand the meaning of a new or
difficult word.
• These words or phrases are built into the
sentences around the new or difficult
word. By becoming more aware of the
words around a difficult word, readers can
make logical guesses about the meanings
of many words.
Using Context Clues—Solve the Riddles!
When you read, you can use context clues to help you figure out words that you do not know. You can use the word
clues that you read to help you find the meaning of a new word.
What is the meaning of the crazy, make-believe word that is underlined in each sentence? Circle the correct meaning.
Then circle at least two clue words that helped you to figure out the meaning of the word.
1. Sometimes at lunch we have slowmoe. Slowmoe is a good drink. I like chocolate but some people like skim
slowmoe.
What is slowmoe?
ice cream
milk
pizza
2. We like to go to glubnub class. Sometimes we run races or play ball.
We learn the rules for different sports. Glubnub is a fun class!
What is glubnub?
music
art
gym
3. My kitenight is older than anyone in my family. Sometimes we visit my kitenight and she tells us stories about our
mother when she was growing up. She also bakes us great cookies.
Who is my kitenight?
grandmother
father
pet
4. Do you have a placenet? Dogs and cats can make good placenets. My friend Ann has a placenet named Swimmy.
Ann has to feed Swimmy each day and clean the water in Swimmy’s bowl. No matter what kind of placenet you have,
you have to take good care of it.
What is a placenet?
rabbit
fish
pet
CHALLENGE: On the back of this page, write your own context clue riddle. Try to give good clues that will help your
reader to know the meaning of the new word! Ask someone to solve your riddle.
Still Wondering What a
Context Clue Is?
 Click
on the link below to watch a
video clip. Pay careful attention to
what the song tells you.
 When the video is over click the back
arrow Z in the upper left hand
corner.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q
gaSmJKR9HM
Context Clues Pretest and
Posttest
Use these two links to test your
knowledge before and after using the
activities that follow this page.
Context Clues Pretest
– http://www.shsu.edu/~txcae/Powerpoints
/prepostest/contextclues1pretest.html
• Context Clues Posttest
– http://www.shsu.edu/~txcae/Powerpoints
/prepostest/cluesdefinepostest.html
“On Your Own” Activities
• Quia Context Clues Activity
– http://www.quia.com/pop/117579.html
• Study zone lesson and activity
– http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/e4topic.cfm?
TopicID=24
• TV 411 Activity
– http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?st
r=reading&num=7&act=1
• Word Clues Activity
– http://wps.ablongman.com/long_licklider_vocabulary_1/
0,1682,11855-,00.html
You did it!
• You have successfully
completed a study on
context clues!
• NOW TRY PART 2
• CLOZE PRACTICE
CLOZE
PR_CT_CE
By:
Mr. Skelly
Grade 4
Each of the following stories have seven missing
words. The clues may be definitions, pronouns or
signal words. Sometimes the clues will come before
the blank, other times the clue will come after the
blank. For each one read the entire story. When you
come to a blank, choose the word which will make the
most sense in the story. Remember, each of the
choices will sound correct. However, only one of the
choices will make sense in the whole story.
KEEP TRACK of HOW MANY ANSWERS YOU GET
CORRECT AND CHECK YOUR SCORE AT THE END!
HAVE FUN!
Correct!
How well did you do?
Be Honest!
Check the table below to see
Correct
Your score:
your
score:
Answers
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
100 %
86 %
71 %
57 %
43 %
29 %
14 %
0%
A Brief History of the Maritime Museum
1.
a.) animals b.) people
c.) coins
d.) products
e.) babies
2.
a.) water
b.) rocks
c.) wildlife
d.) plants
e.) performers
3.
a.) door
b.) seat
c.) screen
d.) tank
e.) stage
4.
a.) factory
b.) farm
c.) mine
d.) kitchen
e.) restaurant
5.
a.) rule
c.) project
b.) problem
d.) square
e.) turnaround
6.
a.) oldest
b.) closest
c.) tallest
d.) strangest
e.) largest
7..
a.) avoiding
b.) hiding
c.) trashing
d.) protecting
e.) littering
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Abraham Lincoln As A Young Man
1. a.) time
c.) excuse
b.) problem
d.) solution
e.) reason
2. a.) height
b.) weight
c.) scale
d.) length
e.) ruler
3. a.) drama
b.) athletic
c.) long
d.) week
e.) exciting
4. a.) personality
b.) looks
c.) muscles
d.) brains
e.) anger
5. a.) author
b.) athlete
c.) policeman
d.) criminal
e.) student
6. a.) rules
b.) lies
c.) mistakes
d.) stories
e.) problems
7. a.) boring
c.) true
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b.) interesting
d.) false
e.) mean
Amusement Parks
1. a.) remembered b.) known
c.) closed
d.) important
e.) open
2. a.) wheel
b.) train
c.) coaster
d.) cars
e.) skates
3. a.) island
b.) classic
c.) modern
d.) small
e.) expensive
4. a.) forgotten
c.) allowed
b.) built
d.) captured
e.) free
5. a.) build
b.) create
c.) buy
d.) protect
e.) steer
6. a.) crash
b.) race
c.) bumper
d.) water
e.) speed
7. a.) fireworks
c.) lasers
b.) music
d.) dancers
e.) scenes
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Barn Raisings
1. a.) baking
c.) strength
b.) height
d.) money
e.) families
2. a.) dancers
b.) artists
c.) cooks
d.) poets
e.) writers
3. a.) farmer
b.) fighter
c.) soldier
d.) fireman
e.) sailor
4. a.) laughed
b.) lifted
c.) waved
d.) left
e.) fell
5. a.) taught
b.) painted
c.) described
d.) graded
e.) repeated
6. a.) pushed
b.) spread
c.) thrown
d.) gobbled
e.) fixed
7. a.) discussed
c.) arranged
e.) broken
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b.) chanted
d.) constructed
Battle of the Frogs
1. a.) enemy
c.) daytime
b.) city
d.) battleship
e.) winter
2. a.) way
b.) darkness
c.) radio
d.) speaker
e.) mouth
3. a.) bottles
b.) bats
c.) cans
d.) rifles
e.) banisters
4. a.) coats
b.) breath
c.) bridges
d.) hats
e.) beds
5. a.) ears
b.) friends
c.) noses
d.) eyes
e.) beds
6. a.) noise
b.) mess
c.) food
d.) jokes
e.) deals
7. a.) build
c.) avoid
b.) cross
d.) design
e.) paint
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Bears in Connecticut
1. a.) eaten
c.) seen
b.) missed
d.) bitten
e.) raised
2. a.) houses
b.) cars
c.) restaurants
d.) caves
e.) gardens
3. a.) found
b.) feared
c.) freed
d.) fed
e.) loved
4. a.) understand
c.) break
b.) reach
d.) build
e.) read
5. a.) feed
b.) ground
c.) garages
d.) trash
e.) cleaning
6. a.) baking
b.) sleeping
c.) racing
d.) hiking
e.) sailing
7. a.) rope
b.) elevators
c.) magnets
d.) magic
e.) rules
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Blue Jay Orchards
1. a.) farm
c.) mall
b.) factory
d.) restaurant
e.) store
2. a.) forgot
b.) plowed
c.) rented
d.) owned
e.) checked
3. a.) escaped
b.) moved
c.) grew
d.) stopped
e.) shrunk
4. a.) bad
b.) open
c.) closed
d.) lost
e.) away
5. a.) taxes
b.) alarms
c.) sails
d.) money
e.) flags
6. a.) cows
b.) temperatures
c.) plants
d.) staff
e.) land
7. a.) heat
b.) warmth
c.) freezing
d.) flooding
e.) fog
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Bog Creek
1. a.) landed
c.) stretched
b.) recorded
d.) fired
e.) flipped
2. a.) smells
b.) people
c.) plants
d.) pigs
e.) water
3. a.) cut
b.) check
c.) break
d.) blank
e.) pry
4. a.) rode
b.) exercised
c.) planned
d.) climbed
e.) listened
5. a.) store
b.) stream
c.) ranch
d.) road
e.) farm
6. a.) freezer
b.) match
c.) blanket
d.) elevator
e.) machine
7. a.) rocks
b.) work
c.) hammers
d.) tools
e.) concrete
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Caboose
1. a.) homework
c.) lifting
b.) paperwork
d.) packing
e.) driving
2. a.) ways
b.) reason
c.) years
d.) places
e.) decades
3. a.) weather
c.) ideas
b.) food
d.) bosses
e.) pay
4. a.) pictures
b.) bathrooms
c.) beds
d.) books
e.) kitchens
5. a.) angry
b.) happy
c.) sad
d.) concerned
e.) upset
6. a.) view
b.) meal
c.) sleep
d.) play
e.) strike
7. a.) slow
b.) long
c.) smooth
d.) jerky
e.) fast
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Cats
1. a.) weight
c.) height
b.) spots
d.) fur
e.) color
2. a.) loud
b.) sharp
c.) harsh
d.) soft
e.) mean
3. a.) weak
b.) scary
c.) loving
d.) uncaring
e.) rude
4. a.) born
b.) separated
c.) written
d.) erased
e.) handled
5. a.) fend
b.) farm
c.) love
d.) cook
e.) crave
6. a.) odd
b.) silly
c.) rare
d.) normal
e.) fun
7. a.) temperature
c.) size
b.) level
d.) rate
e.) smell
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Connecticut Industry
1. a.) cars
c.) tires
b.) parts
d.) arms
e.) names
2. a.) collectors
b.) swingers
c.) hurlers
d.) places
e.) makers
3. a.) known
b.) shown
c.) closed
d.) sent
e.) made
4. a.) area
b.) path
c.) range
d.) river
e.) divide
5. a.) helped
b.) moved
c.) took
d.) limited
e.) spread
6. a.) scares
b.) talents
c.) elements
d.) inventions
e.) stores
7. a.) food
b.) transportation
c.) building
d.) clothing
e.) plastic
Covered Bridges
1. a.) unknown
c.) famous
b.) hated
d.) forgotten
e.) mistaken
2. a.) landforms
c.) parts
b.) states
d.) structures
e.) names
3. a.) modern
c.) secret
b.) miniature
d.) historic
e.) lonely
4. a.) travels
b.) spans
c.) disconnects
d.) measures
e.) reflects
5. a.) leaves
b.) breaks
c.) meets
d.) destroys
e.) leaps
6. a.) narrow
b.) long
c.) tall
d.) vast
e.) hidden
7. a.) water
b.) weight
c.) wood
d.) trash
e.) traffic
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