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WorksheetsVocabulary Using Context Clues
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 23mins
What does the nonsense word "yop" mean from the following sentences:
Arn wrinkled his yop in distaste when he walked by the skunks. He covered his
yop with his hand.
Forehead
Shirt
Nose
Paper
What does the nonsense word "fipt" mean from the following sentences
Sam opened the fipt to look for something to drink and stood there with the door
open. "Close the door!" yelled his mother. "You're letting all of the cold air out! "
refrigerator
cabinet
letter
freezer
What does the nonsense word "culdot" mean from the following sentences:
The lion paced back and forth in his culdot. "It's a good thing that the culdot keeps
that lion from getting loose!" thought Sam.
den
room
blanket
cage
What does the nonsense word "nibert" mean from the following sentences
Gam pulled off his nibert and fluffed up his hair. The nibert had flattened it over the
course of the day. Sam hung his nibert on a hook.
sweatshirt
hat
coat
umbrella
What does the nonsense word "akkem" mean from the following sentences
Sam watched the akkem slither across the driveway. The akkem looked venomous,
so Sam kept his distance.
worm
lizard
snake
rope
After years of avoiding the dentist and not brushing properly, Samuel's teeth began to decay,
decay means:
whiten
grow
rot
shine
The strange man runs around the town square singing loudly and waving a toilet plunger in the air. He is nutty as a fruitcake. Here nutty as a fruitcake means:
good at baking
incredibly smart
behaving
acting crazy
Carol waited behind the curtain until the director gave her a silent cue to dance onto the stage.
cue means:
signal
whistle
ball
applause
No matter how hard they tried they could not get the obstinate cow into the trailer. It dug in its heels and refused to move. obstinate means:
over weight
dairy
stubborn
strong
Diane and Boris raced to catch the train, but they missed the last one of the day. "This is quite the predicament," sighed Boris. "How are we going to get home on time?" predicament means:
problem
surprise
marvel
solution
The email said urgent. The manager knew she had to reply right away.
Type in the word(s) from the sentence above that explain the meaning of "urgent".
Joeys grandfather owns a farm and raises four kinds of fowl: chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys.
Type in the word(s) that explain the meaning of the word "fowl".
Mark has to prune his apple tree to keep it healthy. He chops down any branches that are growing in sideways, and he thins out the branches that are too close together.
Type in the word(s) that explain the meaning of the word "prune".
Saidi is a starting player on his college basketball team. He is lanky, with long arms and legs.
Type in the word(s) that explain the meaning of "lanky".
After a week of hiking, we emerge from the forest to buy supplies in town.
Type the word(s) that explain the meaning of the word"emerge".
