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Types of Context Clues Worksheet, Free Printable

Solitary, obsolete and intercept are among five underlined words students define from their sentences, writing both the meaning and the clue that revealed it.
Grades
Grades 2–5, Elementary
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Updated Oct 19, 2026

Subject
ELA, Reading, Language Development, Vocabulary
Topic
Context Clues, Inference
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Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
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This worksheet is perfect for students who need help understanding how to use context clues to figure out definitions of unknown words in a sentence. This is a skill that is essential for reading comprehension.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Work out the meanings of words such as compensate and obsolete from the surrounding sentence

Skills covered

  • Clue identification — writing the words in each sentence that reveal the meaning

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