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Finding Word Meaning In Context - Word Detective Worksheet

In English Language Arts and Reading Reading Comprehension Skills

PDF | 2 pages|Grades: 3 - 6

A teaching resource to help teach your students how to find word meaning in context.

This comprehension teaching resource is aimed at teaching students how to find word meaning in context.

In this worksheet, students have to understand the meaning of a word in a sentence and then circle another word that could be used.

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Comprehension Strategy Teaching Resource Pack - Finding Word Meaning in Context
A comprehensive resource pack to help students understand how to work out the meaning of words in context.

9 resources 3 - 6

Common Core

Common Core Curriculum alignment

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.4.A
Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
In Grade 3 English Language Arts Standards Language Vocabulary Acquisition and Use CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.4
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.4.A
Use context (e.g., definitions, examples, or restatements in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
In Grade 4 English Language Arts Standards Language Vocabulary Acquisition and Use CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.4
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.4.A
Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
In Grade 5 English Language Arts Standards Language Vocabulary Acquisition and Use CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.4
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.4.A
Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
In Grade 6 English Language Arts Standards Language Vocabulary Acquisition and Use CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.4

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