Vocabulary Task Cards: Context Clues

Twelve printable context-clue cards with sentence examples, answer choices, partner talk, and a sentence-writing challenge.

A small set of cards can make vocabulary practice easy to fit into the day. Students use the surrounding words to work out meanings, then explain the clues that helped.

Inside the download

Two pages contain twelve cards, a partner discussion prompt, and an invitation to write a clue-filled sentence of their own. Use a few cards at a time or mix them for review.

The original packet page numbers and answer-key references remain in this excerpt. The referenced answer key is not included.