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Context Clues
Fifth Grade Vocabulary Worksheet
Read each sentence and determine the meaning of the word using cross sentence
clues. Explain what clues helped you work out the meaning of the word.
The bird dove under the water, and came up a minute later with a fish in its
mouth.
Definition of dove:
(What clues in the sentence lead you to your definition?
In following with our family tradition, my mother and | go shopping on Christmas
Eve every single year.
Definition of tradition:
What clues in the sentence lead you to your definition?
The United States enjoyed a period of economic growth and prosperity in the
1950s when the average American family had 30% more wealth than after World
War Il.
Definition of economi
What clues in the sentence lead you to your definition?
Careful navigation through the mountainous terrain allowed the hikers to get to
the summit in a record time.
Definition of navigation:
What clues in the sentence lead you to your definition?
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112723, 9:55 PM. ‘grade S-words-context-clues-1 -grade-S-words-context-clues-*. pdf
(WALearitag
Context Clues
Fifth Grade Vocabulary Worksheet
Read each sentence and determine the meaning of the word using cross sentence
clues. Explain what clues helped you work out the meaning of the word.
The bird dove under the water, and came up a minute later with a fish in its
mouth.
Definition of dove: to plunge head first into water
What clues in the sentence lead you to your definition?
Fish live in the water, so the only way to catch a fish is to plunge into the water
In following with our family tradition, my mother and I go shopping on Christmas
Eve every single year.
Definition of tradition: the handing down of a culture's beliefs and customs from
parents to children
What clues in the sentence lead you to your definition?
The shopping trip is a custom the mother is handing down to her daugher
The United States enjoyed a period of economic growth and prosperity in the
1950s when the average American family had 30% more wealth than after World
War Il.
Definition of economic: having to do with the money system
What clues in the sentence lead you to your definition?
Wealth is about having lots of money, so economic growth is about the increase
of money
Careful navigation through the mountainous terrain allowed the hikers to get to
the summit in a record time.
Definition of navigation: the act of setting a course for a trip
What clues in the sentence lead you to your definition?
By carefully setting a course through the mountain the hikers made the trip to the
top in record time.
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