Sentence Clues

Sentence Clues

Learn how to look for clues for words you don't know.

What are sentence clues?

Sentence clues, also known as Context Clues, help you learn words that you don't know.

So how do I know?

What clues will help me in learning new words that I don't know?

Oh I know!

You look for phrases between

commas that are near the unknown word.

Can't be that easy!

Let's have an example.

Example

• see the highlighted word 'member'?

• Look for phrases between commas to get the meaning

• the phrase 'a part of'

• this tells me that a 'member' is 'a part of something'

Oh that's amazing!

I guess it was easy to look for if you try it out!

Well I told you so!

Let see if you can do them!

Multiple Choice

Find the meaning of 'adapted' in the sentence below.

The red fox has adapted well, or made changes, to fit into its environment.

• made changes

• fit into

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Multiple Choice

Find the meaning of 'packs' in the sentence below.

Wolves work together in packs, or groups, to hunt large animals, such as moose and deer.

• to hunt large animals

• groups

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Lets see if you can do more

Look for sentence clues then figure out the meaning of the colored word.

Multiple Choice

Every animal has adaptations. These are special ways that its body works or is made.

• special ways the body is made

• the body is made

• every animal

Multiple Choice

Adaptations are very important for keeping all animals alive and able to reproduce, or have offspring.

• keeping all animals alive

• have babies or offspring

• very important

Multiple Choice

Both kinds of bears have toes with claws they cannot retract. This means bears cannot pull their claws inside.

• toes with claws

• pull inside

• cannot pull

Multiple Choice

They also have a layer of blubber, or fat, over four inches thick.

• four inches thick

• a layer

• fat

Multiple Choice

This helps them blend in with the trees and rocks in their environment, or where they live.

• place where something lives

• blend with trees and rocks

• where they live

Multiple Choice

Grizzlies are omnivorous. They are just as happy eating fish as they are eating berries.

• happy eating fish

• eating berries

• eats both animals and plants

Review of Sentence Clues

• if the word you don't know, look for phrases around the word you don't know

• meanings can be between commas to help you understand the word you don't know