Clue Types and Word Meaning Worksheet
📝 Worksheet medium ⏱️ 18 minutes 10 problems
Clue Types and Word Meaning Worksheet
Grade 3 English Language Arts LearnCrux.com
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Directions
- Fill in each blank carefully.
- Circle or mark the best answer for each multiple-choice question.
- Match each prompt to the best option before writing your answer.
- Use the larger space to show your thinking on word problems.
1. A hint in nearby text is a context __.
2. Which sentence helps explain the word tiny?
3. A word with an opposite meaning is an __.
4. Match the clue type to the sentence: "A glacier, a huge slow-moving sheet of ice, can shape the land."
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5. Match the clue type to the sentence: "The trail was steep, not flat at all."
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6. Match the clue type to the sentence: "Nocturnal animals, such as owls and bats, are active at night."
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Answer:
7. Which pair are synonyms?
8. If a sentence says "The path was narrow, so only one bike could fit," what does narrow mean?
9. Academic vocabulary often appears in many school __.
10. Why should readers reread the whole sentence when a word is confusing?
📋 Teacher Answer Key
1. clue
2. The tiny insect fit on the tip of Mia's finger.
3. antonym
4. definition clue
5. antonym clue
6. example clue
7. glad and happy
8. It means not very wide
9. subjects
10. The whole sentence gives better clues