A sentence with a word missing that you must complete using context clues.

1. Read the whole sentence. 2. Look at words before and after the gap. 3. Think about meaning and grammar. 4. Check your answer fits.

Complete the sentence: The sun rises in the ___ and sets in the west.

Complete the sentence: Water turns to ice when it is very ___.

Complete the sentence: A triangle has ___ sides.

Complete the sentence: Birds use their ___ to fly.

Complete the sentence: We use our ___ to hear sounds.

Choose the missing word: The baker put the bread in the ___ to bake.

RAINBOW - rainbows appear after rain when the sun comes out

Choose the missing word: After the rain stopped, a beautiful ___ appeared in the sky.

STETHOSCOPE - doctors use this to listen to heart and lungs

Choose the missing word: The doctor used a ___ to listen to my heartbeat.

Complete the sentence: If you are not telling the truth, you are telling a ___.

Complete the sentence: January is the first month and December is the ___.

Complete the sentence: A baby deer is called a ___.

Complete the sentence: The opposite of noisy is ___.

Complete the sentence: She ___ to school every day. (present tense of "walk")

Complete the sentence: Yesterday, he ___ a new book. (past tense of "buy")

Complete the sentence: The children were ___ in the playground. (verb for having fun)

Complete the saying: It's raining cats and ___.

Complete the saying: Actions speak louder than ___.

Complete the saying: A stitch in time saves ___.

Complete the sentence: A group of lions is called a ___.

Complete the sentence: A group of fish is called a ___.

Complete the sentence: The capital city of England is ___.

Complete the sentence: Because it was raining, she took an ___.

Complete the sentence: He was hungry, so he made a ___.

PYRAMIDS - the ancient Egyptians are famous for building pyramids

Choose the missing word: The ancient Egyptians built the ___ in the desert.

Choose the missing word: Plants need water, sunlight and ___ to grow.

Complete the sentence: The Earth takes one ___ to orbit the Sun.

Complete the sentence: The ___ of a circle is the distance across its middle.

Complete the sentence: Nocturnal animals are active at ___ and sleep during the day.

Complete sentences by finding the missing word that makes sense