Context Clues

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Context Clues

• 2nd Grade Reading

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Clues in a sentence can tell you the meaning of a
new word.

• Sap is a liquid that moves inside a tree and
  brings food to the leaves and branches.
• In the sentence above, the words a liquid that
  moves inside a tree and brings food to the leaves
  and branches tell you what sap means.

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We took a walk in the forest. There were trees as
far as we could see.

• The words there were trees as far as we could
  see tell us that a forest is a place with many
  trees.

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Dad showed us an ancient redwood tree. He said it
was very, very old.

• The words very, very old tell us that ancient
  means very, very old.

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Now you try one!

• The oldest tree was three thousand years old!
• Thousand is
• A big number a small number

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A big number!

• The words three thousand years old tell us that
  thousand means a big number.

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In the swamp, the water came up to our knees.

• A swamp is
• a rocky place a wet place

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A wet place

• The words the water came up to our knees tell
  us that a swamp is a wet place.

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Some of the trees had fuzzy green moss all over
them.

• Moss is
• a big animal
• a plant that grows on trees

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A plant that grows on trees

• The words the trees had fuzzy green moss all
  over them tell that moss is a plant.

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Jane threw her lariat to rope the baby cow.

• A lariat is a
• A cowboy
• A long rope with a loop on one end

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A long rope with a loop on one end

• The words to rope the baby cow tell that a
  lariat is a long rope.

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The dogs nipped at the cows heels with their
teeth to move them along.

• Nipped means
• Barked
• snapped

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snapped

• The words nipped at the cows heels with their
  teeth tell that nipped mean snapped.

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The mother cows looked over their calves to make
sure they were safe.

• Calves are
• Young cows
• Tails

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young cows

• The words mother cows looked over their calves
  tell that calves are young cows.

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The statement showed us how much money we had in
the bank.

• A statement is
• a credit card
• A piece of paper

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A piece of paper

• The words showed how much money we had in the
  bank tell that a statement is a piece of paper
  with information.

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Remember!

• Use the other word clues in the sentences to
  figure out what a word means.