About the "What's That Word Mean?" Worksheet

"What's That Word Mean?" is an engaging vocabulary development exercise that helps students understand words through context clues. This interactive and printable worksheet, that aligns with the Common Core State Standards, What's That Word Mean, features ten carefully selected sentences containing bolded words that students need to define. Each sentence provides contextual clues that help students deduce the meaning of words like "slumber," "disappointed," "repaired," and "valuable."

Designed with a clean, accessible layout and decorated with a charming illustration of a speckled egg in a nest, the worksheet encourages students to practice context-based vocabulary learning. The selected words represent a diverse range of complexity and usage, from everyday terms like "mending" to more sophisticated vocabulary like "intelligent" and "constructed." Students must analyze each sentence to understand how the word is used and then write their own definitions, developing both comprehension and writing skills.

What will your child learn through this worksheet?

Using context clues to determine word meanings
Understanding vocabulary in real-world situations
Developing definition-writing skills
Recognizing word usage patterns in sentences

Learning Outcomes

Students will correctly define 8 out of 10 vocabulary words using context clues within 30 minutes
Students will write clear, accurate definitions for unfamiliar words
Students will demonstrate understanding of context clues in sentence analysis

Cognitive

Through this worksheet, students develop analytical skills in deriving word meanings from context
Practice critical thinking through interactive context clue interpretation

Psychomotor

Practice writing skills while composing definitions in this interactive worksheet
Develop eye-tracking abilities while analyzing sentence structure

Affective

Build confidence in vocabulary interpretation through this interactive worksheet
Develop positive attitudes toward learning new words

Reinforce

Share and compare word definitions with classmates through this interactive worksheet
Practice collaborative vocabulary building through group discussion

Common core standards covered

L.2.4

Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.

L.2.4.a

Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

L.3.4

Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

L.3.4.a

Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

RF.3.4.c

Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.