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Vocabulary Using Context Clues

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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.

a)

Forehead

b)

Shirt

c)

Nose

d)

Paper

2.

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! "

a)

refrigerator

b)

cabinet

c)

letter

d)

freezer

3.

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.

a)

den

b)

room

c)

blanket

d)

cage

4.

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.

a)

sweatshirt

b)

hat

c)

coat

d)

umbrella

5.

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.

a)

worm

b)

lizard

c)

snake

d)

rope

6.

After years of avoiding the dentist and not brushing properly, Samuel's teeth began to decay,

decay means:

a)

whiten

b)

grow

c)

rot

d)

shine

7.

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:

a)

good at baking

b)

incredibly smart

c)

behaving

d)

acting crazy

8.

Carol waited behind the curtain until the director gave her a silent cue to dance onto the stage.

cue means:

a)

signal

b)

whistle

c)

ball

d)

applause

9.

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:

a)

over weight

b)

dairy

c)

stubborn

d)

strong

10.

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:

a)

problem

b)

surprise

c)

marvel

d)

solution

11.

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".

4 lines
12.

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".

4 lines
13.

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".

4 lines
14.

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".

4 lines
15.

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".

4 lines