ContextClueDominoes 1

Context Clue
Dominoes
DIRECTIONS:
Cut apart the set of dominoes. Give teams of students the entire set of dominoes. (Laminate the dominoes for
best results!)
The students read the sentences and use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined word.
The students then must search the remaining dominoes to find the definition of the word. The students
should line up the sentence with the underlined word next to its definition in the same way you connect
dominoes.
When completed, the students should be able to connect all of the dominoes from start to finish—and will
have practiced with the invaluable skill of determining a word’s meaning from context clues.
Students can check their answers by the checking the order of the dominoes on the answer key.
Materials made by Megan Curts, http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Mrscurts

START buy unusual widespread
infection
I thought I saw a man

Mom was too busy to Today was a The little girl's giggles wandering through
go to the store herself the snow, but he
completely abnormal were an epidemic,
didn’t leave any
so she sent me to school day because and soon the entire tracks. I guess he was
acquire what she half of the kids were group was laughing. just a figment of my
needed for dinner. out sick. imagination.
something warns hit unsuccessful

made up
The doctor always

The hail pelted the My knitting lessons The author liked her
admonishes Aunt
roof. were fruitless. I privacy, so she wished
Thelma to stop
ended up accidentally to remain
smoking.
knitting a sweater anonymous.
with three arms!
unidentified shouted dirty irritate
My grandparents
The sergeant This mirror is so grimy Jeff was just trying to quibble all of the
bellowed orders to you can’t see your give you some help. time. Most times the
the new soldiers. fights start over the
own reflection. He didn’t mean to
silliest things, like
antagonize you or what color of napkins
make you cry. to use!
argue honorable very violent sad
My dad is an upright
The vicious pit-bull After Marvin lost his The wizard used dark
man; he never lies to
attacked the rat. job, he went home magic to conjure an
me and always wants
and stayed in bed for army of ghosts.
to help others.
two days. He was
completely dejected.
make appear asking for sudden decision bothered
The queen hired a

The Red Cross is We were planning on It perturbed him that taste tester to make
soliciting donations so staying home last his hair was turning sure her food was free
they can help all the weekend, but we of toxins like snake
gray. He was only
venom or arsenic.
earthquake victims. ended up travelling to twelve, after all!
Chicago on a whim.
poison shocks ridiculous craving
My husband thinks
My mom makes the
I thought you loved aliens built the
best breakfasts.
your job. Your pyramids and the
Lately I have been FINISH
decision to suddenly Great Wall of China,
yearning for the
quit flabbergasts me. but I think that’s just
French toast she
preposterous.
makes.
ANSWER KEY PAGE 1
START buy unusual widespread

infection
I thought I saw a man

Mom was too busy to Today was a The little girl's giggles wandering through
go to the store herself the snow, but he
completely abnormal were an epidemic,
didn’t leave any
so she sent me to school day because and soon the entire tracks. I guess he was
acquire what she half of the kids were group was laughing. just a figment of my
needed for dinner. out sick. imagination.
something warns hit unsuccessful

made up
The doctor always

The hail pelted the My knitting lessons The author liked her
admonishes Aunt
roof. were fruitless. I privacy, so she wished
Thelma to stop
ended up accidentally to remain
smoking.
knitting a sweater anonymous.
with three arms!
ANSWER KEY PAGE 2
unidentified shouted dirty irritate
My grandparents
The sergeant This mirror is so grimy Jeff was just trying to quibble all of the
bellowed orders to you can’t see your give you some help. time. Most times the
the new soldiers. fights start over the
own reflection. He didn’t mean to
silliest things, like
antagonize you or what color of napkins
make you cry. to use!
argue honorable very violent sad
My dad is an upright
The vicious pit-bull After Marvin lost his The wizard used dark
man; he never lies to
attacked the rat. job, he went home magic to conjure an
me and always wants
and stayed in bed for army of ghosts.
to help others.
two days. He was
completely dejected.
ANSWER KEY PAGE 3
make appear asking for sudden decision bothered
The queen hired a

The Red Cross is We were planning on It perturbed him that taste tester to make
soliciting donations so staying home last his hair was turning sure her food was free
they can help all the of toxins like snake
weekend, but we gray. He was only
venom or arsenic.
earthquake victims. ended up travelling to twelve, after all!
Chicago on a whim.
poison shocks ridiculous craving
My husband thinks
My mom makes the
I thought you loved aliens built the
best breakfasts.
your job. Your pyramids and the
Lately I have been FINISH
decision to suddenly Great Wall of China,
yearning for the
quit flabbergasts me. but I think that’s just
French toast she
preposterous.
makes.

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Materials made by Megan Curts, http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Mrscurts

I thought I saw a man

something warns hit unsuccessful

The doctor always

argue honorable very violent sad

The queen hired a

poison shocks ridiculous craving

START buy unusual widespread

I thought I saw a man

something warns hit unsuccessful

The doctor always

unidentified shouted dirty irritate

argue honorable very violent sad

make appear asking for sudden decision bothered

The queen hired a

poison shocks ridiculous craving

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