Context Clues Use the sentence!

I had a serious cut that was gushing blood!  What does serious mean?  What clue helped you?  I think serious means________. The clue that helped me was _________. I know _____________.

I had a serious cut that was gushing blood!  Serious means is dangerous or important.  The clue that helped me was cut gushing blood.  I know if a cut is gushing blood it is very important and you need some help.

The doctor put a cast on my broken arm.  What does broken mean?  What clued helped you?  Broken means ___________. The clue that helped me was ___________. I know ______________.

The doctor put a cast on my broken arm.  Broken means it is damaged or in pieces. The clue that helped me was cast and arm. I know if I have a cast on my arm it is because my arm has broken into pieces.

Please keep your hands off my personal things.  What does personal mean?  What clue helped you?  Personal means__________. The clue that helped me was ___________. I know _____________________.

Please keep your hands off my personal things.  Personal means it belongs to you.  The clue that helped me was my things. I know personal means mine, because I always tell my brother to leave my personal stuff alone!

My teacher informs me about my grade.  What does inform mean?  What clue helped you?  Informs means _______________. The clue that helped me was _________. I know _________________.

My teacher informs me about my grade.  Informs mean to tell someone something. The clue that helped me was teacher and my grade. I know my teacher tells me what grade I have earned.

The doctor said it would take time for my broken bone to heal.  What does heal mean?  What clue helped you?  Heal means _____________. The clue that helped me was __________. I know __________________.

The doctor said it would take time for my broken bone to heal.  Heal means to get better. The clue that helped me was time and broken arm. I know a broken arm gets better. It just takes some time.

Very Important! Stop and Look!  Heal and heel sound alike but mean different things!  I need to teach my dog how to heel.  What does heel mean?  To walk closely by someone.

What does heel mean in this sentence?  I have a cut on my heel so it takes me longer to walk up the stairs.  Heel means part of your foot. The clue that helped me was walk. I know when you walk you use your feet.

Which word would you use heal or heel?  My dog has a cut on her leg and it will take some time for it to ____________. My mom wants me to _________when we are in the grocery store. I have a blister on my ____________.

Put these words in abc order  serious  broken  personal  informs  heal

 broken  heal  informs  personal  serious