Use the Text to Help in Understanding New Words

In this worksheet, students will clarify the meanings of words by using information from the text and pictures.

Key stage: KS 1

Year: Year 2 English worksheets

Curriculum topic: Reading: Comprehension

Curriculum subtopic: Clarify Word Meanings

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Worksheet Overview

Sometimes, when we are reading we will come across words that we do not recognise.

There are a few things we can do here:

1) Ask someone - sometimes we are reading with a friend or grown-up and we may be able to ask them the meaning of a word.

teacher and a child

2) Use a dictionary - a dictionary may have the word we are struggling with and its definition.

dictionary

3) Use the rest of the text and the pictures to help you.

book with fairy tale image

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