Using Context Clues to Define Vocabulary Words (Intermediate) Printable Reading General Intermediate PDF Worksheet

L.3.4a:

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Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

L.3.6:

Language

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them).

L.4.4a:

Language

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

Use context (e.g., definitions, examples, or restatements in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

L.4.6:

Language

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions, emotions, or states of being (e.g., quizzed, whined, stammered) and that are basic to a particular topic (e.g., wildlife, conservation, and endangered when discussing animal preservation).