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

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

• go down into

• when things get ruined

• the land at the ocean's edge

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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

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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

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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