My class this year struggles with vocabulary. As part of working with context clues this week, I typed up a sheet using one of our spelling words (base) for them to work with the concept of multiple meanings of words and how to determine which meaning the author intends using context clues. You’ll not that when I typed up the sample dictionary entry, I left out portions and definitions that I thought might confuse my students. Here’s the pdf: Context Clues Word Meaning
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