Vocabulary • Ch 16 - Hatchet • Context Clues

The destructive tornado tore through the small town, causing widespread devastation.

 

What does the word 'tornado' mean?

• Pieces of burning or glowing wood

• Being ready or happy to do something

• A powerful spinning windstorm with a funnel

• Animal skin used to make things

She felt a tickle in her nostril and instinctively reached up to scratch it.

 

What does the word 'nostril' mean?

• A tube or pipe that shoots liquid

• To tilt or incline in a direction

• One of two holes in your nose

• Stuck or blocked and can't move

Bees are often found in large swarms during the spring.

 

What does the word 'swarms' mean?

• One of the bones in your chest

• Wood floating in water or washed ashore

• Worn out and torn into pieces

• Large groups of animals or insects

The tree branches created a dangerous overhang that needed to be trimmed.

 

What does the word 'overhang' mean?

• To tilt or incline in a direction

• Something that sticks out or hangs down

• Being ready or happy to do something

• Wood floating in water or washed ashore

The sound of a snapping twig filled the silent forest.

 

What does the word 'snap' mean?

• Something that sticks out or hangs down

• Being ready or happy to do something

• To break or make a sudden noise

• Stuck or blocked and can't move

The chef seasoned the rib with a blend of herbs and spices before grilling it to perfection.

 

What does the word 'rib' mean?

• Something that is very valuable or treasured

• Large groups of animals or insects

• Pointy objects used for shooting or aiming

• One of the bones in your chest

Water gushed out of the broken pipe as it sprouted a spout.

 

What does the word 'spout' mean?

• A tube or pipe that shoots liquid

• Being ready or happy to do something

• Large groups of animals or insects

• Something that sticks out or hangs down

She bought a new jacket made of leather.

 

What does the word 'leather' mean?

• Animal skin used to make things

• To tilt or incline in a direction

• A tube or pipe that shoots liquid

• A powerful spinning windstorm with a funnel

The old flag fluttered in the wind, its tattered edges revealing the wear and tear of time.

 

What does the word 'tattered' mean?

• A powerful spinning windstorm with a funnel

• To construct again after it is destroyed

• Something that sticks out or hangs down

• Worn out and torn into pieces

The lion bellowed loudly in the distance.

 

What does the word 'bellowed' mean?

• Stuck or blocked and can't move

• To shout very loudly and deeply

• Large groups of animals or insects

• Making a funny face when in pain