This medium-level worksheet has students fill in blanks, and match items from two columns to practice context clues skills.
It includes 10 questions across 2 sections for focused practice.
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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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