Tag Archives: diction/grammar/style/usage

Here is a context clues worksheet on the verb rue, which is used both intransitively and transitively. This today’s Word of the Day from Merriam-Webster; I couldn’t let it go by for the simple reason that it is a word in common use in English. I think henceforth that will be the criteria for qualifying for treatment in a context clues worksheet: if I’ve read the word, used it myself, or heard another person use it within recent memory, then it is probably a word students should know.

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.

It’s Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day, but I almost let it pass. However, I decided, in the final analysis, to work up this context clues worksheet on the adjective dexterous. This word has three meanings, but I wrote context for the meaning “skillful and competent with the hands.”

However, because this is a Microsoft Word document (as are virtually every document on this website), you may edit it for your use and the needs of your students.

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.