Context Clues

U.S.A. is an acronym for United States of America.

• description

• abbreviation

• password

• neighbor

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

She convinced us with her coherent argument.

• understandable

• confusing

• long

• silly

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

The sweet fragrance from the roses floated across the garden.

• pollen

• thorns

• smell

• bees

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The ratio of boys to girls in my class is 1.5 to 2.

• proportion

• grade

• desks

• group

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

The speaker told an amusing anecdote about his dog.

• lie

• cure

• picture

• story

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

My mother inherited her green eyes from her father.

• blinked

• donated

• received

• started with

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

We laughed during the play at the dialogue between the hero and his silly partner.

• spotlight

• conversation

• table

• direction

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

The hotel had an elaborate entrance of marble columns, fresh flowers and velvet cushions.

• wide

• plain

• grey

• fancy

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The criteria for getting an A was to turn in all assignments and have a score 90% or more.

• standards

• lunchroom

• students

• roles

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

The pristine water came from a high mountain stream where there was no pollution.

• dirty

• well

• unspoiled

• ugly

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4