When you encounter a vocabulary word with which you are unfamiliar, what do you do? Use the context clues to determine the word's meaning. In addition to the great context clues worksheets on this page, check out this free context clues game that I made. Students learn hundreds of challenging vocabulary words while playing a fun climbing game.

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A context clue is information that appears near a word or phrase and offers direct or indirect suggestions about its meaning. Using context clues allow you to figure out a word you do not know without having to use a dictionary.

Context clues do more than just help students with their understanding and vocabulary. Using this method enables them to learn multiple ways of finding unknown (as well as difficult but slightly familiar terms) words and gaining a deeper comprehension of the text.

Throughout elementary school, students work on context clues. Learning to use context clues in reading is an effective way for them to build their vocabulary. We’ve included worksheets on this topic in both our vocabulary and reading comprehension worksheets sections.

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Context Clues Worksheets - students identify possible clues to the meaning of words from a text. Free reading and math worksheets from K5 Learning.

Context clues are hints or definitions that a writer uses in the text to help the reader understand the meaning of new or unfamiliar words. These clues can appear within a sentence, a paragraph, or in other areas of a passage.