Context Clues
Janie's sister was sick today. Her mother was busy at work so Janie took him to see the doctor and bought him some medicine.
Sofia is a very ____ sister.
Caring
Dogs are good pets. There are many kinds of dogs. Some dogs are big. Some are small. Many dogs like to play and do tricks.
Dogs make good pets
door
read
door- noun
read- verb
shine
1 syllable
The dog tugged on the rope until it broke.
pulled at
Michael has a baby sister. He loves his sister very much. He helps dress her. He helps feed her. He likes to take her for walks. He helps her learn to talk.
To tell about Michael and his baby sister
tablet
sit
tablet- noun
sit- verb
blue
1 Syllable
Hillary spent all night working on one math problem. As it approached midnight, she threw the book on the floor and gave up.
Hillary felt _______________ trying to solve the problem.
frustrated
Bears love to eat honey. They like it because it is sweet. Bears look for honey in the woods. They climb trees to get it. They will eat all the honey they find.
Bears like honey.
run
mother
run- verb
mother- noun
tablet
2 syllable
Cindy took her mother’s favorite jewelry box to show her friends at school. Unfortunately someone dropped it and it cracked. She went home and told her mother what happened instead of hiding it.
Cindy was _______________ about what happened to the box.
Honest
Scott has something he likes a lot. It has four wheels. It is red. It can carry things. Scott rides it. He gives his friends rides in it. It is Scott's wagon.
Scott has fun with his wagon.
dog
Mrs. Williams
dog- noun
Ms. Ingram- noun
3 syllables
Chris practiced his golf putting every morning before school. After many months of hard work, he was ready for the school tournament.
His hard work shows that he was _______________.
determined
There is a rabbit hole in the field. A rabbit family lives there. Five baby rabbits live there. They are brown. They can hop fast.
To tell about five baby rabbits
walker
walk
walker- noun
walk- verb
elementary
5 syllables