Context Clues

When he didn’t understand the instructions, the student asked the teacher to clarify them.

What does the word clarify mean in the sentence above?

• remove

• call

• explain

• stop

Greg begged his parents to permit him to watch more television, but they said he had to finish his homework.

What does the word permit mean in the sentence above?

• explore

• judge

• allow

Grandpa was in a jovial mood, making jokes and laughing at everything. 

What does the word jovial mean in the sentence above?

• crazy
• happy
• irritable
• angry

What do you call a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?

• a. homonym
• b. a synonym
• c. an antonym
• d. an explanation

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4A

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

Each student was allotted two tickets to the dance.

What does the word allotted mean in the sentence above?

• given

• joyful 
• taken 
• fed

We are depleting the Earth's reserves of oil. Someday there will not be any left. 

What does the word depleting mean in the sentence above?

• using up
• adding to
• creating
• saving up

Choose all the antonyms of the underlined word in the sentence below.

My coffee is too hot to drink!

• steaming

• cold

• freezing

• drink

Choose the synonym for the underlined word in the sentence below.

I saw a gigantic dog! It was as big as me!

• puppy

• cat

• large

• small

The woman loved her occupation as a teacher. She hardly thought of it as work!

What does the word occupation mean in the sentence above?

• vacation

• principal

• daydream

• job

When my cousin got chicken pox, he felt miserable and had to stay away from his friends.

What does the word miserable mean in the sentence above?

• terrible

• wonderful

• excited

• nervous