Fill a Context Clues Organizer Online

What each box is asking for

Record the unknown word in its sentence, identify useful clues, infer a meaning, then verify it against the passage. Here is what each part of this organizer expects.

• Unknown Word / Phrase

  What word are you figuring out?

• Sentence / Paragraph

  Copy only enough surrounding text to preserve the useful context.

• Useful Clues

  Definitions, examples, contrasts, synonyms, word parts, or nearby facts.

• Inferred Meaning

  What meaning makes sense in this specific sentence?

• Verify

  Substitute your meaning back into the sentence. Does it still make sense?

When you finish

1. Type your answers into the boxes above.
2. Print the page, or save it as a PDF from your browser's print dialog.
3. Or download a PNG image of the finished organizer. No sign-up is required.

Other ways to use this organizer

The Context Clues Graphic Organizer Printable page has the blank PDF in US Letter and A4, a completed example you can compare with your own page, and teaching notes for using it with students.