Vocabulary • Ch 6 - The Hunger Games • Context Clues

She let out an utter scream when she saw the spider.

 

What does the word 'utter' mean?

• To speak or make a sound

• Something harmful or poisonous to living things

• An opponent or enemy

• To severely damage or disfigure something

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

It was ironic that he slipped on a banana peel immediately after warning others about the hazards of such mishaps.

 

What does the word 'irony' mean?

• When something happens that is the opposite of what is expected

• Feelings of worry or fear about something

• An opponent or enemy

• To be tied or fastened together

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

The ship was bound for the distant shores.

 

What does the word 'bound' mean?

• When something happens that is the opposite of what is expected

• To be tied or fastened together

• To speak or make a sound

• The first time someone performs or appears

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The hero battled his formidable adversary in a fierce competition.

 

What does the word 'adversary' mean?

• To be tied or fastened together

• To speak or make a sound

• An agreement between two or more people

• An opponent or enemy

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

She made her debut as a singer last night.

 

What does the word 'debut' mean?

• An opponent or enemy

• The first time someone performs or appears

• When something happens that is the opposite of what is expected

• To be tied or fastened together

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4