Context Clues

The soccer team gave their best effort to win the game.

• try

• time

• look

• guess

We trudged up the hill through the mud and rain.

• ate

• walked tiredly

• swam

• danced

The hungry bear devoured all the berries in the picnic basket.

• hid

• ate

• cooked

• roared

I heard some peculiar music yesterday.

• brown

• unusal

• long

• stiff

The young boy taunted the puppy by holding a bone in front of the puppy's nose.

• teased

• colored

• sneezed

• flipped

When we say the Pledge of Allegiance, we show patriotism.

• colors

• happiness

• love for our country

• tiredness

I was the recipient of a beautiful bouquet of flowers.

• goalee

• king

• receiver

• sister

The children went around and around on the carousel at the fair.

• slide

• balloons

• merry-go-round

• radio

Everyone on a team needs to cooperate in order to play a good game.

• eat

• sing

• argue

• work together

The greedy little girl took all of the candy for herself and did not share

• nice

• selfish

• happy

• sleepy