Context Clues

Example: Nutritious foods, such as fruits and vegetables, help our bodies grow.

What is the best meaning of the word nutritious?

• frozen

• sweet

• colorful

• healthy

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

In order to establish an environment of trust in our classroom, we need to show respect to each other.

Definition of environment:

• the things and conditions that are all around me

• a place for storing things

• where you can hide things

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

We saw his expression change from angry to sad.

Definition of expression:

• the act of telling or showing thoughts or feelings

• the closing of your eyes

• stop doing something

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The United States enjoyed a period of economic growth and prosperity in the 1950s when the average American family had 30% more wealth than after World War II.

Definition of economic:

• gowing own fruits and vegetables

• the number of family members

• having to do with the money system

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.7.4

I think it would help our basketball team, if we allowed girls to play. I’ve seen how Patty has a knack for making the tough shots when they’re needed most. She wants to play on our team and we’d win more games with her help.

What does “knack” mean?

• to throw or toss

• a hard punch

• a kind of sports bag

• an ability

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The monkey's vociferous chatter made me with I had earplugs.

What type of context clue is used to help determine the meaning of the underlined word?

• antonym

• definition

• example

• inference

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

The McDonald's arches were visible from the highway. We could see them from a mile away.

• rising above

• brightly lit

• able to be seen

• difficult to see

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

In following with our family tradition, my mother and I go shopping on Christmas Eve every single year.

Definition of tradition:

• handing down a culture's beliefs from parent to child

• something we have to do every year

• required to do because of your culture

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Brea and Elizabeth are having a dispute over which radio station to play at work. It would be so much simpler if they both liked the same kind of music.

A dispute is a __________.

• musical instrument

• choice of music

• discovery

• disagreement

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Synonym: There was pandemonium, or chaos among the fans when their team won the Super Bowl.

What is the best meaning for the word pandemonium?

• chaos

• calm

• shouting

• quiet

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A