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Word Detective Worksheet - Context Clues

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    Updated:  12 Mar 2025

Assign our Word Detective Worksheet to give your students extra practice in using context clues to find the meaning of unfamiliar words.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  4 Pages

  • Curriculum
  • Years

    Years:  4 - 5

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teaching resource

Word Detective Worksheet - Context Clues

  • Updated

    Updated:  12 Mar 2025

Assign our Word Detective Worksheet to give your students extra practice in using context clues to find the meaning of unfamiliar words.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  4 Pages

  • Curriculum
  • Years

    Years:  4 - 5

Assign our Word Detective Worksheet to give your students extra practice in using context clues to find the meaning of unfamiliar words.

Learn & Grow Vocab Skills With a Word Detective Worksheet

Give your students the extra practice they need to strengthen their vocab skills with our printable Word Detective Worksheet! This free printable vocabulary handout helps students become word detectives by using surrounding words to determine the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary. With short reading passages and targeted vocabulary terms, this Word Detective Worksheet is the perfect tool for refreshing and practising your students’ context clue skills.

Be a Word Detective With Free Vocabulary Worksheets

Encourage your students to be a word detective with our free vocabulary worksheets! Designed to provide students with extra practice in using context clues, our free printable vocabulary worksheets guide learners through eight short passages where they must use context clues to determine and write the meanings of unfamiliar words.

This resource consists of a two-sided worksheet with eight context clue analysis questions.

Download Your Free Printable Vocabulary Worksheets Today!

This resource is available in PDF format for quick and easy printing, or in Google Slides format in case you’d like to make edits before distributing it to your students. Simply download your free printable vocabulary worksheets, make copies, and you’re ready to practise!


This resource was created by Anna Helwig, a teacher and Teach Starter collaborator.


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