Vocabulary • Ch 5 - Grade 6 • Context Clues

The walruses basked on the ice floes and dove into the frigid water to hunt for food.

 

What does the word 'walruses' mean?

• Person who writes and creates plays

• Going to different places for a journey

• Large marine mammals with long tusks

• To stop or break a continuous action

She meticulously folded the paper into a beautiful origami crane.

 

What does the word 'origami' mean?

• Going to different places for a journey

• Not straight or directly to the point

• The art of folding paper into shapes

• A group that provides supplies to soldiers

We watched a delightful matinee performance at the theater.

 

What does the word 'matinee' mean?

• A movie or show in the afternoon

• A group that provides supplies to soldiers

• Person who writes and creates plays

• Feeling sad or gloomy

The anemometer measures wind speed and direction.

 

What does the word 'anemometer' mean?

• Tool to measure wind speed

• Large marine mammals with long tusks

• Person who writes and creates plays

• An Australian mammal with webbed feet

She carefully pruned and shaped her bonsai tree.

 

What does the word 'bonsai' mean?

• A store that sells candy and sweets

• A type of spicy, smoky pepper

• A small tree that is grown in a pot

• Large marine mammals with long tusks

I ordered a burrito bowl with chipotle chicken for lunch.

 

What does the word 'chipotle' mean?

• A small tree that is grown in a pot

• A type of spicy, smoky pepper

• Person who writes and creates plays

• A person born from their parents

The doctor examined her larynx to determine the cause of her hoarse voice.

 

What does the word 'larynx' mean?

• Used to group words or clarify meaning

• Part of the throat that makes sound

• A group that provides supplies to soldiers

• Tool to measure wind speed

Please do not interrupt me while I am speaking.

 

What does the word 'interrupt' mean?

• A green vegetable that looks like trees

• Not straight or directly to the point

• To stop or break a continuous action

• Large marine mammals with long tusks

She added broccoli to her stir-fry for extra nutrition.

 

What does the word 'broccoli' mean?

• Used to group words or clarify meaning

• A person born from their parents

• A green vegetable that looks like trees

• A store that sells candy and sweets

She added an extra detail in her sentence using parentheses.

 

What does the word 'parentheses' mean?

• An educated guess or prediction

• A store that sells candy and sweets

• Part of the throat that makes sound

• Used to group words or clarify meaning