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Context Clues

Use context clues to identify vocabulary in text. 0001.1.8


Links verified 07/12/2026


  1. 5 Fun Ways to Teach Vocabulary Words with a Picture Dictionary - A picture is worth a thousand words and visual clues are essential in helping your ELL students take in more information than they would from written or spoken instruction alone.
  2. Books & Videos for Teaching Context Clues - Students can give meaning to the unknown word(s) by using clues around the unknown. Here are my favorite books and videos for teaching context clues!
  3. Context Clues Quiz - A series of multiple choice questions. Tap the correct answer to proceed in the online quiz.
  4. Context Clues Lesson & Worksheet - Download a free worksheet to help students identify context clues. Use the lesson plan provided to introduce the concept, explore it and test understanding.
  5. Context Clues Vocabulary - A series of multiple choice quesions. Tap the correct anseer to proceed in the online quiz.
  6. Context Clues Worksheets - Skill in using context clues enables a reader to comprehend advance texts. Here are free, printable worksheets to help your student hone this skill.
  7. Illustrations and Context Clues - Practice using illustrations and context clues to figure out the meaning of new words/ideas.
  8. The Use of Context Cues in Reading - One of the most misunderstood topics in reading instruction involves the extent to which children should be encouraged to rely on context cues in reading.
  9. Use Picture Clues to Support Decoding & Comprehension - Pictorial clues can serve as a bridge to decoding strategies such as sounding out and blending and also compensate for weak decoding skills.
  10. Using Pictures To Build Vocabulary With Context Clues - You can build vocabulary using pictures to teach how to use context clues in speech and language therapy!

A resource for the teacher to use in planning their lessons site for teachers | A PowerPoint show related to this standard PowerPoint show | An Adobe Acrobat document in .pdf format Acrobat document | A Microsoft Word document to be downloaded Word document | This interactive site would work well on an interactive whiteboard whiteboard resource | This resource includes voice instructions for students sound | A video is available through this link video format | This site is interactive and allows students to play a game or input or collect data interactive lesson | This site includes questions for your students to check their understanding a quiz | A lesson plan can be found at this site lesson plan | This link includes something for the teacher to print to print

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