Vocabulary Using Context Clues

Front

What does the nonsense word "yop" mean from the following sentences: Arn wrinkled his yop in distaste when he walked by the skunks. He covered his yop with his hand.

Back

Nose

Front

What does the nonsense word "fipt" mean from the following sentences: Sam opened the ​fipt to look for something to drink and stood there with the door open. "Close the door!" yelled his mother. "You're letting all of the cold air out!"

Back

refrigerator

Front

What does the nonsense word "culdot" mean from the following sentences: The lion paced back and forth in his culdot. "It's a good thing that the culdot keeps that lion from getting loose!" thought Sam.

Back

cage

Front

What does the nonsense word "nibert" mean from the following sentences: Gam pulled off his nibert and fluffed up his hair. The nibert had flattened it over the course of the day. Sam hung his nibert on a hook? Options: sweatshirt, coat, umbrella.

Back

hat

Front

What does the nonsense word "akkem" mean from the following sentences: Sam watched the akkem slither across the driveway. The akkem looked venomous, so Sam kept his distance.

Back

snake

Front

decay means:

Back

rot

Front

The strange man runs around the town square singing loudly and waving a toilet plunger in the air. He is nutty as a fruitcake. Here nutty as a fruitcake means:

Back

acting crazy

Front

cue means:

Back

signal

Front

obstinate means:

Back

stubborn

Front

predicament means:

Back

problem