Context Clue Quest

Use context clues, prefixes, suffixes, roots and figurative language to unlock the meaning of tricky words.

Grades 3–8Game show1–6 players or teamsNo student loginsWorks offline

Try it free with your class: the demo runs right in your browser for 5 questions or 5 minutes, whichever comes first. No sign-up needed.

Or get every game, including all future games, with the All-Access Teacher License for $150.

What students practice

Context clues, multiple-meaning words, prefixes, suffixes and roots, synonyms and antonyms, analogies, figurative language, connotation

Whole-class review on the smartboard, literacy centers, test prep, early finishers and sub plans. No prep and no student logins.

OAS 3.4.R.2–3 · 4.4.R.2–3 · 5.4.R.2–3 · 6.4.R.2 · 7.4.R.2 · 8.4.R.2

Common Core: L.3.4–5 · L.4.4–5 · L.5.4–5 · L.6.4–5 · L.7.4–5 · L.8.4–5

Open the game file in any web browser: Chromebooks, laptops or your smartboard. No accounts, no student logins and no internet needed once it's downloaded.
Enter the players or teams, then press Start.
Students take turns on one shared screen, so the whole class can play together on a projector or smartboard.
Each purchase includes the game file and a one-page Quick Start guide.