Context Clues

The new shampoo I used to clean my hair this morning made my hair soft and shiny.

• Massage the hair.

• Sponge.

• Liquid to wash hair.

• Hair Brush.

The ambulance raced past me. It was taking a person who was hurt to the hospital.

• Vehicle used to transport sick or hurt people to a hospital.

• Race car.

• Police Officer vehicle.

• Firefighter Truck.

I love to put butter on waffles and pour maple syrup in their little square pockets. It is my favorite breakfast.

• To talk "foolishly"

• Nickname of a person.

• Small, crisp batter cakes with a pattern of pits or hollows.

• Word for a specific English breakfast.

I had my choice of which unused seat to take at theater because so many seats were vacant.

• Someone without expression or "expressionless"

• A space left in blank.

• When you leave someone or something behind. Forgotten.

• Not filled, empty. Having nothing in it.

My mother told me to use a funnel and pour the juice through the broad top because the opening of the bottle was so tiny.

• To move to a focal point or into a conduit or central channel.

• Narrow tube that widens at the top to pour liquid into.

• Bottle Opener.

• Can Opener.

People in Africa have suffered from many famines, and many have starved because there was not enough food for everyone.

• Great lack of food among many people.

• A bacteria or virus infecting the area.

• Groceries being pulled out of the supermarket.

• When people steals your food.

When Manuel, Arlo, and Mr. Woosley talk about whether sky diving is safe, people always pay attention to their discussion.

• People not agreeing with each other causing a conflict.

• Conversation between a teacher and a student that just got in trouble.

• Conversation between a mother and kids that just got into trouble.

• Exchange of ideas by spoken words.

Some players complained when the referee ruled that the home team's score did not count.

• Sport official who makes sure a match or game is played fairly.

• Assistant Principal that is in charge of monitoring campus discipline.

• Person that dresses in black and checks on soccer players when a FIFA World Cup its taking place.

• A Detective that investigates if someone is telling the truth.

My sister screamed when she saw the big, fluffly tarantula. All spiders frighten her.

• Animal that lives in the woods and rattles.

• Large, Hairy Spider.

• Human female with living venomous snakes in place of hair; those who gazed into her eyes would turn to stone.

• Spider that gets big by swallowing large amounts of water.

My dad used a rag to wipe the moisture off the car windows. After he was finished, he threw the wet rag on the porch.

• Mixture between water and soil.

• Water that is being liked from drains.

• When a river connects with the ocean.

• Water droplets on a surface or mist in the air.