Context Clues

Use the sentence!

I had a serious cut that was gushing blood!

What does serious mean? What clue helped you? I think serious means________. The

clue that helped me was _________. I know _____________.

I had a serious cut that was gushing blood!

Serious means is dangerous or important.

The clue that helped me was cut gushing blood.

I know if a cut is gushing blood it is very important and you need some help.

The doctor put a cast on my broken arm.

What does broken mean? What clued helped you? Broken means ___________. The clue

that helped me was ___________. I know ______________.

The doctor put a cast on my broken arm.

Broken means it is damaged or in pieces. The clue that helped me was cast and arm. I know if I have a cast on my arm it is because my arm has broken into pieces.

Please keep your hands off my personal things.

What does personal mean? What clue helped you? Personal means__________. The clue

that helped me was ___________. I know _____________________.

Please keep your hands off my personal things.

Personal means it belongs to you. The clue that helped me was my things.

I know personal means mine, because I always tell my brother to leave my personal stuff alone!

My teacher informs me about my grade.

What does inform mean? What clue helped you? Informs means _______________. The

clue that helped me was _________. I know _________________.

My teacher informs me about my grade.

Informs mean to tell someone something. The clue that helped me was teacher and my grade. I know my teacher tells me what grade I have earned.

The doctor said it would take time for my broken bone to heal.

What does heal mean? What clue helped you? Heal means _____________. The clue

that helped me was __________. I know __________________.

The doctor said it would take time for my broken bone to heal.

Heal means to get better. The clue that helped me was time and broken arm. I know a broken arm gets better. It just takes some time.

Very Important! Stop and Look!

Heal and heel sound alike but mean different things!

I need to teach my dog how to heel. What does heel mean? To walk closely by someone.

What does heel mean in this sentence?

I have a cut on my heel so it takes me longer to walk up the stairs.

Heel means part of your foot. The clue that helped me was walk. I know when you walk you use your feet.

Which word would you use heal or heel?

My dog has a cut on her leg and it will take some time for it to ____________.

My mom wants me to _________when we are in the grocery store.

I have a blister on my ____________.

Put these words in abc order

serious broken personal informs heal

broken heal informs personal serious