4.2 Context Clues 2nd Grade Wonders

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word.

Tsunamis cause damage and harm.

• go down into

• when things get ruined

• the land at the ocean's edge

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word.

We walked along the shore, the land along the ocean.

• go down into

• when things get ruined

• the land at the ocean's edge

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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Tree roots extend, or reach, deep down into the earth.

• go down into

• when things get ruined

• the land at the ocean's edge

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word.

An event of nature is an earthquake that causes the ocean floor to move and shake.

• go down into

• a shaking of the earth

• the land at the ocean's edge

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the word.

An earthquake can trigger a tsunami, a set of ocean waves that rush over land.

• ocean waves that go onto land

• a shaking of the earth

• the land at the ocean's edge

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C