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L.1.4a

Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase

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Teach your child to be a word detective — the clues to a word's meaning are in the sentence around it!
Free sample questions
  1. Question 1
    Read the sentence: "The dog was soggy after playing outside in the rain." What does the word soggy mean?
    • wet
    • fast
    • hungry
    • tall
  2. Question 2
    Read the sentence: "The little ant looked so tiny next to the big rock." What does the word tiny mean?
    • very small
    • very loud
    • very old
    • very fast
  3. Question 3
    Read the sentence: "Maya felt gloomy when her best friend moved far away." What does the word gloomy mean?
    • sad
    • sleepy
    • hungry
    • silly

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