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    Context Clues 1

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    This document contains a worksheet with 12 sentences that each include an unfamiliar word. For each sentence, the student is asked to define the unfamiliar word based on context clues from the sentence and explain which clues helped them determine the definition. Some of the words included are inquisitive, oblong, prevalent, spectacles, writhe, diplomacy, oblige, subservient, daintily, dilute, diligence, and inconceivable. The student is to fill in their definitions for each word based on clues from the corresponding sentence.

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    This document contains a worksheet with 12 sentences that each include an unfamiliar word. For each sentence, the student is asked to define the unfamiliar word based on context clues from the sentence and explain which clues helped them determine the definition. Some of the words included are inquisitive, oblong, prevalent, spectacles, writhe, diplomacy, oblige, subservient, daintily, dilute, diligence, and inconceivable. The student is to fill in their definitions for each word based on clues from the corresponding sentence.

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    This document contains a worksheet with 12 sentences that each include an unfamiliar word. For each sentence, the student is asked to define the unfamiliar word based on context clues from the sentence and explain which clues helped them determine the definition. Some of the words included are inquisitive, oblong, prevalent, spectacles, writhe, diplomacy, oblige, subservient, daintily, dilute, diligence, and inconceivable. The student is to fill in their definitions for each word based on clues from the corresponding sentence.

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    Context Clues 1

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    This document contains a worksheet with 12 sentences that each include an unfamiliar word. For each sentence, the student is asked to define the unfamiliar word based on context clues from the sentence and explain which clues helped them determine the definition. Some of the words included are inquisitive, oblong, prevalent, spectacles, writhe, diplomacy, oblige, subservient, daintily, dilute, diligence, and inconceivable. The student is to fill in their definitions for each word based on clues from the corresponding sentence.

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    Name: _____________________________

    Context Clues 2.7


    Directions: read each sentence and determine the meaning of the word using cross sentence clues or your
    prior knowledge. Then, explain what clues in the sentence helped you determine the word meaning.
    1. inquisitive: Some people think that my little brother is annoying because he asks so many questions,
    but I think that he just has an inquisitive nature.
    Definition: ___________________________________________________________________________
    What clues in the sentence lead you to your definition?

    2. oblong: It is hard to catch a football that has been fumbled because the oblong shape of the ball makes
    it difficult to predict where it will bounce.
    Definition: ___________________________________________________________________________
    What clues in the sentence lead you to your definition?

    3. prevalent: After seeing a third teenager walk by with a mullet, Clint reasoned that it must be one of the
    more prevalent hair styles of the day.
    Definition: ___________________________________________________________________________
    What clues in the sentence lead you to your definition?

    4. spectacles: "I wish I had brought my spectacles," the old librarian remarked as she squinted and
    strained to read the text.
    Definition: ___________________________________________________________________________
    What clues in the sentence lead you to your definition?

    5. writhe: After being bitten by snake, the cowboy writhed in pain on the ground.
    Definition: ___________________________________________________________________________
    What clues in the sentence lead you to your definition?

    6. diplomacy: General Kang was more than a brave commander. He was a good man, for he knew better
    than to rush into battle when there was still time for diplomacy.
    Definition: ___________________________________________________________________________
    What clues in the sentence lead you to your definition?

    7. oblige: The last thing Bruce wanted to do was get in a fight, but when he saw the mugger grab the old
    woman, Bruce felt obliged to assist her.
    Definition: ___________________________________________________________________________
    What clues in the sentence lead you to your definition?

    8. subservient: Don't tell Beth! She's so subservient to Mom that she'll probably let her know about it
    and spoil the surprise.
    Definition: ___________________________________________________________________________
    What clues in the sentence lead you to your definition?

    9. daintily: The Snow Princess nibbled daintily at her cake, holding her teacup by the handle between her
    thumb and index finger with her other three fingers high in the air.
    Definition: ___________________________________________________________________________
    What clues in the sentence lead you to your definition?

    10. dilute: This tea tastes absolutely terrible but if you dilute it with some water, you'll be able to
    stomach it.
    Definition: ___________________________________________________________________________
    What clues in the sentence lead you to your definition?

    11. diligence: Brent wasn't the smartest kid in his class, but because of his dedication and diligence, he
    graduated as the valedictorian.
    Definition: ___________________________________________________________________________
    What clues in the sentence lead you to your definition?

    12. inconceivable: It seemed inconceivable to me that Brenda was unaware of Andy's feeling for her,
    particularly after he wrote that poem for her and read it to the entire class.
    Definition: ___________________________________________________________________________
    What clues in the sentence lead you to your definition?

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