Context Clues Practice 2

Tommy was a real avid baseball card collector. He inherited the desire to collect cards because his dad had a collection, too.
What is the best synonym for the word avid?

• eager
• careless
• apart
• fearful

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

Her Christmas bills added up. After the holidays, her extravagance was going to take several months to pay off.
Which of the following is the best synonym for extravagance? 

• economy
• praise
• external
• overdoing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

It was gratifying to see how she acted toward her grandmother because her grandmother was always kind to her.
Which of the following is the best synonym for gratifying? 

• pleasing
• nervous
• aggravating
• unclear

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

The boy was caught stealing from the store. His larceny caught up with him when the owner showed him a video tape.
Which of the following is the best synonym for larceny? 

• gift
• theft
• lawless
• honor

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

The ideas she presented tot he class were clearly an untested theory because there had never been any research done on it.
Which of the following is the best synonym for theory? 

• magic
• brutal
• indictment
• belief

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

He cut the paper precisely on the line, and it fit perfectly in the grooves of the picture frame.
Which of the following is the best synonym for precisely? 

• exactly
• embellish
• outer
• advance

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

The boy tried to justify his actions to his mother by explaining the reasons why he did what he did. 
Which of the following is the best synonym for the word justify?

• depend
• prove
• strict
• concourse

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

She did several backbends in a row to show how limber she was, so that she could be chosen for the squad.
Which of the following is the best synonym for the word limber?

• enthused
• responsive
• likely
• flexible

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

He climbed the mountain and stood looking over the tops of the trees on the mountain across from him. He was right on the precipice and could have fallen.
Which of the following is the best synonym for the word precipice?

• edge
• stiff
• top
• under

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

Her quiet, timid ways made us guess at her true feelings about the story because she kept her ideas to herself and never spoke in the class.
Which of the following is the best synonym for the word timid?

• shy
• boisterous
• kind
• seriously

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4