Context clues unfamiliar words

Jah wanted to buy a video game, but did not have enough money. As luck would have it, his brother Nygel had enough in his wallet and lent him the money to purchase the game. Jah promised to pay him back.

What does the word "lent" mean?

• bought

• stole

• let him borrow

• saved

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Zebras spend most of their days grazing, or feeding on grass. Grass makes up most of their diet.

What does the word "grazing" most likely mean?

• eating

• sleeping

• running

• hiding

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

NyQuana told me about the movie she saw, but she did not reveal the ending because she knew I was going to see it too.

The word reveal means:

• change

• hide

• tell

• interpret

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.6

Lisa rarely paid attention in class. By contrast, her best friend Tasha was always very attentive and listened carefully to everything the teacher said.

The word attentive means:

• focused

• bored

• nice

• excited

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

What an extraordinary day we had! First we found buried treasure in the backyard and then we were interviewed on television!

The word extraordinary means:

• interesting

• amazing

• unremarkable

• boring

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Emma had waited all week to go to the beach. She was so eager to leave on Saturday morning that she woke everyone up at 6:00!

The word eager means:

• scared

• unhappy

• excited

• sleepy

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Osmar checked his numbers one last time. He wanted his report to be accurate so that his boss would know he had done a thorough job.

The word accurate means:

• correct

• exciting

• interesting

• wrong

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

Mrs. Bronner was delighted by the generosity of her students. They had all offered to share their lunches with Amber, who had forgotten hers.

The word generosity means:

• sunshine

• intelligence

• excitement

• kindness

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

My mom would not permit me to ride my bike to the store. However, she would let my older sister ride her bike to the store.

The word permit means:

• allow

• ask

• help

• excite

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.6

Jenet preferred the red shirt because she likes red more than yellow or blue.

The word preferred means:

• would rather have

• washed

• does not want

• hung up

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B