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Work the Word Out from Context is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on using the sentence to pin down a new word, aligned to Common Core standard L.2.4. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Work the Word Out from Context

L.2.4

NameDate

Tick the right meaning.

1.A swarm of bees crossed the garden. What does "swarm" mean here?
  • A.a kind of tree
  • B.a sort of weather
  • C.a large moving group of insects
  • D.a single insect
2.The murky pond hid the bottom completely. What does "murky" mean here?
  • A.clear and bright
  • B.warm and shallow
  • C.dark and hard to see through
  • D.loud and busy
3.They had to hoist the sack onto the cart. What does "hoist" mean here?
  • A.to count something
  • B.to drop something
  • C.to hide something
  • D.to lift something heavy up
4.She had to coax the cat out from under the shed. What does "coax" mean here?
  • A.to frighten away
  • B.to force roughly
  • C.to gently persuade
  • D.to ignore completely
5.Do not linger by the gate in this cold. What does "linger" mean here?
  • A.to stay longer than needed
  • B.to leave at once
  • C.to shout out
  • D.to run fast
6.The steep bank was hard to climb. What does "steep" mean here?
  • A.very warm
  • B.rising or falling very sharply
  • C.very wide
  • D.completely flat
7.The brittle twig broke in her hand. What does "brittle" mean here?
  • A.hard but easily snapped
  • B.warm and smooth
  • C.wet and heavy
  • D.soft and bendy
8.The rabbit seemed to vanish into the hedge. What does "vanish" mean here?
  • A.to disappear suddenly
  • B.to make a noise
  • C.to grow bigger
  • D.to appear slowly

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Answer key — Work the Word Out from Context

Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.a large moving group of insects
  2. 2.dark and hard to see through
  3. 3.to lift something heavy up
  4. 4.to gently persuade
  5. 5.to stay longer than needed
  6. 6.rising or falling very sharply
  7. 7.hard but easily snapped
  8. 8.to disappear suddenly

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.2.4 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.