Vocabulary - Context Clues

The sweltering weather is so uncomfortable. We turned on all our electric fans but it didn't help much.

• stormy

• very hot

• windy

• rainy

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Luis was adamant and insisted, "But Mom said she was preparing dinner tonight!"

• stubborn

• happy

• mean

• nervous

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The new student on our soccer team is a novice because they are just learning how to play.

• expert

• skilled

• beginner

• energetic

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

Aaron is a wonderful piano player, but Sophia is more versatile; she sings, acts, paints and writes poetry, and also plays the piano.

• boring

• exciting

• skillful

• skinny

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Ms. Hallett did not have lunch or breakfast, so she was famished by dinnertime.

• dizzy

• tired

• full

• hungry

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

I was so parched, I drank an entire glass of water in one gulp.

• sleepy

• hungry

• thirsty

• exhausted

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

They were ecstatic at the birth of their baby. They couldn't stop smiling for days.

• excited

• nervous

• relieved

• disappointed

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

As the summer sun sent scattered rays through the maple and oak leaves overhead, the young deer stood frozen, making it almost impossible for the hikers to see her.

• very cold

• visible

• not moving

• melted

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Poor Farmer Chavez labors sixteen hours a day and never has time for a vacation. He deserves better! Everyone should have at least one day a week for rest and relaxation.

• plays

• eats

• bathes

• works

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Put this medicine on your arm and rub it into your skin until it's invisible. It will inhibit the infection's attempt to spread

• itch or burn

• help do something important

• block or slow down

• live in a certain place

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A