TheLearnDenYear 3 · English
Identify Text Meaning
Year 3 learners practise how to work out the meaning of new words in a text.
The activities include Use Clues to Identify Word Meanings in a Text, Work Out New Words by Reading On. The checked support below includes video, teaching, worksheet, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
Activities covered
- Use Clues to Identify Word Meanings in a Text
- Work Out New Words by Reading On
Checked learning resources
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Working Out Word Meanings from Context Clues
Twinkl · Video · Account may be required
KS2 concept video models using surrounding words, rereading and substituting a possible meaning to understand unfamiliar vocabulary.
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Understanding Vocabulary in Context
BBC Bitesize · Teaching · Opens on the provider website
KS2 comprehension teaching supports reading around an unfamiliar word and checking a meaning against the whole sentence.
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Word Detective: Context Clues
Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required
KS2 worksheet asks pupils to infer word meanings from clues in complete sentences and short passages.
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Language
BBC Bitesize · Lesson · Opens on the provider website
Year 3 English resource matched to how to work out the meaning of new words in a text.