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Last but not least this morning, here is a context clues worksheet on the verb circumvent. It means “to hem in,” “to make a circuit around,” and “to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem.” This verb is used only transitively, so don’t forget your direct object: what are you circumventing?

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Here’s a pair of context clues worksheets that should go out together: the first on the verb certify and the second on the noun certificate.

Certify is used only transitively. It carries a variety of meanings, but for the context in which this worksheet embeds the verb, , it means “to attest authoritatively,” “confirm,” and “to attest as being true or as represented or as meeting a standard.” A certificate is what one receives when the definition of certify has been met in practice.

If you find typos in this document, I would appreciate a notification. And, as always, if you find this material useful in your practice, I would be grateful to hear what you think of it. I seek your peer review.