Vocabulary/Context Clues

-thick, swarming hordes of mosquitoes that flocked to his body, made a living coat on his exposed skin...

• vicious

• large group

• small group

• noisy

His clothes were wet and clammy and there was a faint chill.

• shredded

• torn

• uncomfortably damp

• frazzled

In moments his eyes were swollen shut and his face puffy and round to match his battered forehead.

• puffy

• round

• bleeding

• beaten up

Due to scarcity of food in her territory, the mother lioness had to roam far from safe ground to find a meal for her child.

• plenty

• shortage

• excess

When John saw his report card, he was excited because he had all A's and A- in Biology; but when his fastidious mother saw his report card, she shook her head in disappointment.

• critical

• praising

• complimentary

I wanted to set the table and be done with it, but my mother scrupulously arranged each napkin, dish, and utensil until they were in perfect arrangement.

• careless

• dishonest

• precisely

Emery tried to determine the meaning of the vocabulary word, but there were so few clues in the sentence all he could do was hopelessly conjecture as to what the word might mean.

• fact

• hypothesize

• definite

I sometimes don’t get along with my sister. We quarrel at times over little things like who will wash the dishes or who gets to use the TV.

• fight

• work

What are context clues?

• Words with the same meaning.

• Words with opposite meanings.

• Hints or clues in a reading that help us find the meaning of unknown words.

• Clues to solve a crime.

Tristin couldn’t see the school building; it was shrouded by smoke and dust.”

What does the word shrouded mean?

• covered

• ruined

• bounced

• invisible