Context Clues - Definition Clues worksheet with examples and exercises for identifying word meanings using punctuation and explanatory phrases.

Worksheet titled "Context Clues - Definition Clues" featuring a cartoon detective with a magnifying glass, explaining how to use commas, brackets, dashes, and words like "is," "are," or "etc." to define new or unfamiliar words in sentences. Example provided: "Helium, a colourless gas, is often used to fill balloons." Ten practice sentences with underlined words and definition clues for students to identify meanings.

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1. caverns = large caves
2. harsh = rough
3. Serpents = snakes
4. Foreigners = people who live in other countries
5. commence = start
6. Herbivores = animals that eat plants only
7. mesa = flat-topped mountain
8. Droughts = long periods without rain
9. deluge = a flood caused by heavy rainfall
10. unpleasant = nasty

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