Context Clues

The lost campers SWELTERED in the heat of the desert sun.

• ate
• burned
• sunbathed
• slept

Congress put a TARIFF on overseas goods to make the price higher than the goods produced in the country.

• stamp
• law
• ad
• tax

The scared rock climber balanced PRECARIOUSLY on the edge of the cliff.

• gracefully 
• lazily
• dangerously
• hopefully

We often travel to New England in the autumn to see the bright colors of the fall FOLIAGE.

• hurricane
• plays
• snow
• leaves

Tags

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Each student was ALLOTTED two tickets to the school dance.  

• allowed
• joyful
• taken
• fed

The mood was SOMBER at the funeral of the former president of the company.

• humorous
• serious
• hungry
• nervous

The country cottage was just outside the quaint PICTURESQUE town.

• charming
• running
• ruined
• painted

When he didn't understand the instructions, the student asked the teacher to CLARIFY them.

• remove
• call
• explain
• stop

The IMPUDENT boy was rude to the policeman.

• friendly
• careful
• poor
• disrespectful

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Cold rain fell all day making it a DISMAL Saturday afternoon.

• gloomy
• adventurous
• bright
• busy

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.L.1.6