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Stephanie Raney
What’s a clue word?

• Clue words help “clue you in”
  to when a sentence is an
  opinion.
Words like…
THINK   FEEL   BELIEVE WORST   BEST


NEVER ALWAYS    UGLY   CUTE    EASY



        …to name a few.
Can you spot the clue
word in each sentence?
•I think Phineas and Ferb is a
great show.

          Hint: There can be more
          than one clue word in a
                 sentence!
•That cat is   •I think he’s
   ugly!           cute!
Fill in the blank with a
          clue word…
• Math is the ____________ subject in school.
• Recess is the _____________ time of day.
• The students are ____________ loud in the
  hallways.

          -easiest   -best    -always
          -hardest   -worst   -never
• I ____________ that I am
  the best singer in the
  whole school!
-best
-always
-think
-believe
-worst
-never
So, what are clue
     words?

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  • 2. What’s a clue word? • Clue words help “clue you in” to when a sentence is an opinion.
  • 3. Words like… THINK FEEL BELIEVE WORST BEST NEVER ALWAYS UGLY CUTE EASY …to name a few.
  • 4. Can you spot the clue word in each sentence? •I think Phineas and Ferb is a great show. Hint: There can be more than one clue word in a sentence!
  • 5. •That cat is •I think he’s ugly! cute!
  • 6. Fill in the blank with a clue word… • Math is the ____________ subject in school. • Recess is the _____________ time of day. • The students are ____________ loud in the hallways. -easiest -best -always -hardest -worst -never
  • 7. • I ____________ that I am the best singer in the whole school! -best -always -think -believe -worst -never
  • 8. So, what are clue words?