Context Clues Cloze Practice
Instructions: Read each passage carefully. Use the words around each blank to work out what word makes sense. Write your answer on the line.
Last Saturday, my family went to the ___________________. We saw lions, elephants, and monkeys. The monkeys were very ___________________ and made us laugh. My favourite animal was the tall ___________________ with the long neck. We had a ___________________ time and I can't wait to go back again!
Sarah looked outside and saw dark ___________________. She knew it was going to ___________________. She quickly grabbed her ___________________ and put on her gumboots. When she stepped outside, she felt the cold ___________________ on her face. She splashed in all the puddles on her way to school.
Tom was very ___________________. He hadn't eaten since breakfast. His mum was cooking ___________________ in the kitchen. It smelled delicious! "Dinner will be ready in five ___________________," she said. Tom set the ___________________ with plates, forks, and knives while he waited.
The baby bird fell out of its ___________________. It couldn't fly yet because it was too ___________________. Its mother came down and tried to help. She brought ___________________ for the baby to eat. A kind person saw what happened and carefully put the baby bird ___________________ in its nest.
Every morning, Jake brushes his ___________________ before breakfast. Then he gets dressed in his school ___________________. He packs his ___________________ with his lunch and books. His dad drives him to ___________________ at eight o'clock.
📖 Remember: Read the whole sentence first to understand what it's about, then think about what word would make sense in the blank.