Using Context Clues

You must be able to use context clues to figure out what unfamiliar words mean when you read.  Why should you know this?  It is too time consuming to look up every new word you come across when you are reading a complex text.  This should be saved for the most difficult words only.

Try out some of these activities and lessons:
Context Clues online
Context clues activities: beginning, intermediate & difficult 
Difficult context clues quiz. 
Kid's Lab -- context clues 
Context Clues Cows (just for fun)