Sam Houston State University
Sam Houston State University: Context Clues I: Posttest
Use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined word in each sentence in this ten-question multiple choice test.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Developing Vocabulary Context Clues
[Free Registration/Login Required] This interactive whiteboard lesson is designed to help students develop their vocabulary by recognizing and analyzing context clues with unfamiliar words.
Curated OER
Mc Graw Hill: Craft and Structure: Determine the Meaning of Words and Phrases
Learn how to use context clues to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word in a Social Studies passage.
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Other
Say, Mean, Matter [Pdf]
This rereading strategy has students answer three questions: What does it say? What does it mean? and What does it matter? The strategy is called by the short title of 'Say, Mean, Matter.' It gives students a way to question a text, look...
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BBC
Bbc: Skillswise: English: Reading: Dictionaries and Indexes Quiz: Level One [Pdf]
Quiz testing basic alphabetization and dictionary skills required for real-world application. Three levels of difficulty with answers provided.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Reading Strategies: Use Context Clues to Decipher Words
This reading resource discusses the strategy of using context clues to decipher new words. A list of guiding questions is provided to help students as they use context clues to understand new words.
Quia
Quia: Rags to Riches: Context Clues
In this game, students use context clues in the passage to determine the meaning of vocabulary words.
Curated OER
Mc Graw Hill: Use Context Clues
Use the example to see how you might use context clues to determine the meaning of the words.
Quia
Quia: Vocab/word Knowledge: Awesome Analogies!
A one or two-player Jeopardy style game to play while learning to identify word relationships. Students complete each questions by typing the correct word to complete each analogy. The game can be played alone or with an opponent.
Quia
Quia: There's More to Character Than Meets the Eye
Twenty flashcards with character vocabulary words and their definitions.
Other
Prezi: Explicit v. Implicit Meaning
Slideshow investigates how to determine what the text is saying v. what it means.
Tom Richey
Slide Share: Context Clues
This downloadable slideshow focuses on context clues including definitions, the four types, and examples.
Tom Richey
Slide Share: Context Clues
A slide show with sixteen slides explaining and giving examples of four different types of context clues: synonyms, antonyms, explanation, and example.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Comprehension Context Clues
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses context clues and how students can use them to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Homographs/multiple Meaning Words
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart, students will use dictionary entries to identify the meaning used in sentences.
TES Global
Blendspace: L7.4 Context Clues
A six-part learning module with links to texts and images for a context clues lesson involving four learning stations.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Cause and Effect Context Clues
This lesson introduces cause and effect context clues.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Example Context Clues
This lesson introduces example context clues. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content. L.11-12.4a Words/Context
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Identifying Connected Words
This lesson explains how to identify connected words when determining the meaning of unknown vocabulary. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Using Contextual Story Clues
This lesson explains how to use contextual story clues to determine the meaning of unknown vocabulary. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content. RL.11-12.4 Words/Context/Story, L.11-12.4a Words/Context
Other
The Phrase Finder
Use this tool to find the origins and meanings of phrases, sayings and cliches.
Other
Literacy for the 21st Century: Six Types of Context Clues [Pdf]
This is a chart that explains the six types of context clues with descriptions and sample sentences. It includes definition, example/illustration, grammar, logic, contrast, and word roots and affixes.