Climb into a mix of sentences where the meaning is right there if you look closely. You will infer petite from the shortest girl in class, figure out commended from the synonym praised, and connect rapid to a current sweeping leaves downstream. You will also decide why frigid weather turning warm by noon signals an antonym clue, group beverages like water and juice as liquids, and match courageous, miniature, famished, and tranquil to their meanings.
Working across clue types in one sitting builds the flexibility strong fourth-grade readers rely on every day.
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Context Clues
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. In "The petite girl was the shortest in her class," petite means small .
2. The teacher commended the student; in other words, she praised him.
3. In "The rapid current swept the leaves downstream," rapid means fast .
4. An inference clue requires the reader to combine details from the sentence to guess a word's meaning.
5. In "The ancient ruins were thousands of years old," ancient means very old .
6. The compassionate nurse comforted every patient because she was kind and caring .
7. In "The frigid weather, however, turned warm by noon," the word "however" signals an antonym clue.
8. Beverages, such as water, juice, and milk, are liquids you can drink.
9. A synonym clue uses a word that means the same as the unknown word.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Courageous
→ Brave
Very hungry
Miniature
→ Very small
Calm and peaceful
Famished
→ Very hungry
Very small
Tranquil
→ Calm and peaceful
Brave
Context Clues
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) In "The petite girl was the shortest in her class," petite means small .
2) The teacher commended the student; in other words, she praised him.
3) In "The rapid current swept the leaves downstream," rapid means fast .
4) An inference clue requires the reader to combine details from the sentence to guess a word's meaning.
5) In "The ancient ruins were thousands of years old," ancient means very old .
6) The compassionate nurse comforted every patient because she was kind and caring .
7) In "The frigid weather, however, turned warm by noon," the word "however" signals an antonym clue.
8) Beverages, such as water, juice, and milk, are liquids you can drink.
9) A synonym clue uses a word that means the same as the unknown word.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
Courageous
→ Brave
Very hungry
Miniature
→ Very small
Calm and peaceful
Famished
→ Very hungry
Very small
Tranquil
→ Calm and peaceful
Brave
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