Part 1: Using Context Clues

1. Read the sentence and use context clues to figure out what the underlined word means:

The famished children rushed to the dinner table and quickly ate everything in sight.

Very hungry

Very tired

Very excited

Very angry

Part 2: Finding Context Clues

2. Underline the context clues that help you understand the meaning of "enormous" in this sentence:

The enormous elephant could barely fit through the doorway - it was so big that it had to turn sideways to enter.

3. Match each type of context clue with its example:

1. Definition

2. Synonym

3. Antonym

A. The weather was sultry, or hot and humid.

B. Unlike his messy brother, John was very neat.

C. A herbivore, an animal that eats only plants.

4. Use context clues to write the meaning of the bold word:

The transparent glass window was so clear that birds kept flying into it.

5. Circle all context clues that help you understand the word "ancient" in this sentence:

The ancient ruins were over 2000 years old, crumbling and covered in vines from centuries of neglect.

"2000 years old"

"crumbling"

"centuries of neglect"

"covered in vines"