Context Clues

Caleb and Callie are siblings, but they are not twins.

What does the underlined word mean in this sentence?

• friends

• identical

• brother and sister

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

If "inspect" means to look carefully, and "spectacles" help you see better, What does "spectator" mean?

• someone who watches

• someone who needs glasses

• a detective

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Large is to small as ______ is to minimum.

• giant

• tiny

• maximum

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CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

You'd expect a luminaria to ___________.

• give light

• taste like a lemon

• smell fragrant

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

If "vile" means evil or disgusting, and "glorify" means to praise someone, what does "vilify" mean?

• to make someone do evil

• to speak evil of someone

• to catch a villian

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Fool is to foolishness as fiend is to _________.

• fiendishness

• fiendship

• fiendly

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which word might you see in a thesaurus under the word "mortified"?

• embarrassed

• violent

• joined with mortar

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which word means "a powerful family of rulers"?

• dynasty

• reign

• dynamic

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Which word means "clever or inventive"?

• ingenious

• inferior

• astute

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

Which two words might you see in a thesaurus under the word "rumor"?

• truth

• gossip

• buzz

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C