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Context Clues

Context Clues. 2 nd Grade Reading. Clues in a sentence can tell you the meaning of a new word. Sap is a liquid that moves inside a tree and brings food to the leaves and branches.

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Context Clues

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  1. Context Clues 2nd Grade Reading

  2. Clues in a sentence can tell you the meaning of a new word. • Sap is a liquid that moves inside a tree and brings food to the leaves and branches. • In the sentence above, the words “a liquid that moves inside a tree and brings food to the leaves and branches” tell you what sap means.

  3. We took a walk in the forest. There were trees as far as we could see. • The words “there were trees as far as we could see” tell us that a forest is a place with many trees.

  4. Dad showed us an ancient redwood tree. He said it was very, very old. • The words “very, very old” tell us that ancientmeans very, very old.

  5. Now you try one! • The oldest tree was three thousand years old! • Thousand is A big number a small number

  6. A big number! • The words “three thousand years old” tell us that thousand means a big number.

  7. In the swamp, the water came up to our knees. • A swamp is a rocky place a wet place

  8. A wet place • The words “the water came up to our knees” tell us that a swamp is a wet place.

  9. Some of the trees had fuzzy green moss all over them. • Moss is a big animal a plant that grows on trees

  10. A plant that grows on trees • The words “the trees had fuzzy green moss all over them” tell that moss is a plant.

  11. Jane threw her lariat to rope the baby cow. • A lariat is a A cowboy A long rope with a loop on one end

  12. A long rope with a loop on one end • The words “to rope the baby cow” tell that a lariat is a long rope.

  13. The dogs nipped at the cows’ heels with their teeth to move them along. • Nipped means Barked snapped

  14. snapped • The words “nipped at the cows’ heels with their teeth” tell that nipped mean snapped.

  15. The mother cows looked over their calves to make sure they were safe. • Calves are Young cows Tails

  16. young cows • The words “mother cows looked over their calves” tell that calves are young cows.

  17. The statement showed us how much money we had in the bank. A statement is a credit card A piece of paper

  18. A piece of paper • The words “showed how much money we had in the bank” tell that a statement is a piece of paper with information.

  19. Remember! • Use the other word clues in the sentences to figure out what a word means.

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