Context clues
Grade 2 Vocabulary Worksheet
Select the correct meaning of each word in bold.
Context clues are words in a sentence
that help you figure out words you do not know.
The swimmer kept afloat by laying on her back in the water.
to fall slowly
to rest on top of the water
The boy claimed that someone else broke the window, but
all the other children said it was him.
said something was true
asked a question
I shared the cake with my friends.
to give parts of something to others
to hide something
The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.
to create something new
to break something
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Context clues
Grade 2 Vocabulary Worksheet
Answers:
Context clues are words in a sentence
that help you figure out words you do not know.
The swimmer kept afloat by laying on her back in the water.
to fall slowly
to rest on top of the water
The boy claimed that someone else broke the window, but
all the other children said it was him.
said something was true
asked a question
I shared the cake with my friends.
to give parts of something to others
to hide something
The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.
to create something new
to break something
Reading and Math for K-5 © www.k5learning.com