Context Clues & Dictionary Skills
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space (spayss)
let-ter (let - ur) noun
1. verb To leave an empty area between things.
Space your lines evenly as you write.
2. noun The universe beyond the earth’s
atmosphere. Also called outer space.
3. noun An empty or available area. There’s
space for a few more things in the suitcase.
1. A mark that is part of the alphabet. A letter
stands for a sound or sounds and is used in writing,
as in the letter A.
2. A message that you write to someone or that
someone writes to you.
I filled in all the white space to
make it look like me.
I found the word space on page _______.
The word space has ______ definitions.
I filled the basket with lots of
things: a picture of me, a letter, a
drawing I made.
I found the word letter on page _______.
The word letter has ______ definitions.
In the sentence above, the word space
means
In the sentence above, the word letter
means
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lap (lap)
chest (chest) noun
1. noun The flat area formed by the top part of
your legs when you are sitting down.
2. noun One time over or around something. Juan
ran four laps around the track.
3. verb When water laps against something, it
moves gently against it..
4. verb When an animal laps up a drink, it flicks
the liquid up into its mouth with its tongue.
1. The front part of your body between your neck
and waist.
2. A large, strong box. The coins were safely stored
in the pirate’s chest.
Hop up on my lap so Mommy
and I can talk to you about
something.
“Okay, Daddy,” I said, and I
snuggled up next to his chest.
I found the word chest on page _______.
I found the word lap on page _______.
The word chest has ______ definitions.
The word lap has ______ definitions.
In the sentence above, the word chest
means
In the sentence above, the word lap
means
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Bonus Box!
Use a dictionary to look up the 4 words you just defined. Write the 2 guide words at the
top of the dictionary page for each.
space ______________________________ and
letter ______________________________ and
lap
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chest
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