Vocabulary • Ch 2 - Grade 4 • Context Clues

The plumber needed to drain the clogged pipe.

 

What does the word 'drain' mean?

• A unit of time equal to 60 minutes

• Not as difficult

• o'clock: The time when the hour hand points up

• To remove water or liquid from something

She found it easier to understand the concept after reading the explanation.

 

What does the word 'easier' mean?

• Kind and soft

• Not as difficult

• Feeling very joyful and content

• A room where you cook and eat

There is enough food for everyone at the party.

 

What does the word 'enough' mean?

• Intended or planned to be or do

• To move or work quickly and urgently

• The right amount or sufficient quantity

• o'clock: The time when the hour hand points up

She became famous overnight after her viral video.

 

What does the word 'famous' mean?

• Intended or planned to be or do

• Well-known or recognized by many people

• Something that lasts a very long time

• o'clock: The time when the hour hand points up

There are only a few tickets left for the concert.

 

What does the word 'few' mean?

• Not as difficult

• A unit of time equal to 60 minutes

• A small number, not a lot

• The right amount or sufficient quantity

They promised to love each other forever.

 

What does the word 'forever' mean?

• Female parent's mother

• o'clock: The time when the hour hand points up

• Feeling very joyful and content

• Something that lasts a very long time

She picked a juicy apple from the tree.

 

What does the word 'fruit' mean?

• A type of coin worth five cents

• Intended or planned to be or do

• A sweet and edible plant product

• Something that lasts a very long time

She spoke with a gentle voice, soothing everyone in the room.

 

What does the word 'gentle' mean?

• Well-known or recognized by many people

• A type of coin worth five cents

• A piece of clothing that goes on top of a shirt or blouse

• Kind and soft

My grandmother always bakes delicious pies.

 

What does the word 'grandmother' mean?

• The right amount or sufficient quantity

• A type of coin worth five cents

• Female parent's mother

• o'clock: The time when the hour hand points up

She is the happiest person I know.

 

What does the word 'happiest' mean?

• Female parent's mother

• Something that lasts a very long time

• Feeling very joyful and content

• A piece of clothing that goes on top of a shirt or blouse