

Sentence Clues
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3rd Grade
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Simon Khuu
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Sentence Clues
Learn how to look for clues for words you don't know.

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What are sentence clues?
Sentence clues, also known as Context Clues, help you learn words that you don't know.
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So how do I know?
What clues will help me in learning new words that I don't know?
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Oh I know!
You look for phrases between
commas that are near the unknown word.
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Can't be that easy!
Let's have an example.
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Example
see the highlighted word 'member'?
Look for phrases between commas to get the meaning
the phrase 'a part of'
this tells me that a 'member' is 'a part of something'
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Oh that's amazing!
I guess it was easy to look for if you try it out!
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Well I told you so!
Let see if you can do them!
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Multiple Choice
Find the meaning of 'adapted' in the sentence below.
The red fox has adapted well, or made changes, to fit into its environment.
made changes
fit into
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Check with a dictionary
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Multiple Choice
Find the meaning of 'packs' in the sentence below.
Wolves work together in packs, or groups, to hunt large animals, such as moose and deer.
to hunt large animals
groups
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Check with a dictionary
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Lets see if you can do more
Look for sentence clues then figure out the meaning of the colored word.
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Multiple Choice
Every animal has adaptations. These are special ways that its body works or is made.
special ways the body is made
the body is made
every animal
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Multiple Choice
Adaptations are very important for keeping all animals alive and able to reproduce, or have offspring.
keeping all animals alive
have babies or offspring
very important
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Multiple Choice
Both kinds of bears have toes with claws they cannot retract. This means bears cannot pull their claws inside.
toes with claws
pull inside
cannot pull
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Multiple Choice
They also have a layer of blubber, or fat, over four inches thick.
four inches thick
a layer
fat
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Multiple Choice
This helps them blend in with the trees and rocks in their environment, or where they live.
place where something lives
blend with trees and rocks
where they live
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Multiple Choice
Grizzlies are omnivorous. They are just as happy eating fish as they are eating berries.
happy eating fish
eating berries
eats both animals and plants
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Review of Sentence Clues
if the word you don't know, look for phrases around the word you don't know
meanings can be between commas to help you understand the word you don't know
Sentence Clues
Learn how to look for clues for words you don't know.

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