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Context Clues
Using clues in a sentence to figure out the definition of an unknown word.
Use your detective skills to identify the meaning of the underlined word in the following sentences. Slide2
The woman loathed
her new purse; she returned it and purchased a new Coach purse instead.
1. Which of the following words would be the best synonym for loathed?LovedInspiredRun
Hated
2. Which of the following is a
suffix
in the underlined
w
ord above?
l
oathe
l
oa
e
d
thSlide3
The boy stood
transfixed, watchingas the baseball he hit flew over the outfield for his first homerun.
1. Which of the following words would be the best synonym for transfixed?AmazedAngrily
Sadly
Hard
2. Which of the following is a
suffix
in the underlined
w
ord above?
l
oathe
l
oa
e
d
thSlide4
“The wind was a
torrent of darkness among the gusty trees.”
1. Which of the following words would be the best synonym for torrent?SmallSimileFlood
Loud
2. Which of the following is an adjective in the sentence above?
The
A
Of
GustySlide5
The woman did not want the robbers to know she was in the house hiding, so she did not
strive to get out of the cramped closet.
1. Which of the following words would be the best synonym for strive?PeacefullyCryHide
Struggle
2. Which of the following is a coordinating conjunction in the above sentence?
to
so
the
ofSlide6
“If our eyes we’d close, then the lashes froze
til sometimes we couldn’t see; it wasn’t much fun, but the only one to whimper was Sam McGee.”
1. Which of the following words would be the best synonym for whimper?LaughCall
Whine
Hated
2. Which piece if punctuation is used after the word “see” in the above sentence?
colon
semi-colon
comma
conjunctionSlide7
‘Orpheus was inconsolable
. All day long he mourned his bride, while birds, beasts, and the earth itself sorrowed with him.”
1. Which of the following words would be the best synonym for inconsolable?HeartbrokenHappyExcited
Large
2.Which of the following is a prefix found in the word above?
able
Console
in
allSlide8
The mountain climbers
ascended the mountain, trying to get to the top before nightfall.
1. Which of the following words would be the best synonym for ascended?FallCallGo down
Climbed up
2.Which of the following is a suffix found in the underlined word above?
As
cend
d
edSlide9
“The student’s mouth was
parched ; she asked Mrs. Hoot if she could get a drink.
1. Which of the following words would be the best synonym for parched?WetDryYoung
Damp
2
.
Which
of the following is a suffix found in the underlined word above?
par
parch
ed
dSlide10
“But as the river flows downwards to the sea, it becomes wide and shallow, extending into
pestilential marshes, the home of fatal diseases.
1. Which of the following words would be the best synonym for pestilential?LivelyDryDeadly
Wet
2
.
Which
of the following
is an adjective from the sentence above?
But
a
s
f
lows
wideSlide11
“The pliant
branch allowed the ship wrecked sailor to use it to create a bow.
1. Which of the following words would be the best synonym for pliant?HardEasily bentThick
Damp
2
.
Which
of
the following words in the sentence above is a noun?
sailor
create
a
pliantSlide12
The students were
admonished for throwing food in the cafeteria.
1. Which of the following words would be the best antonym for admonished?WarnedPraisedYelled at
Hated
2. Which of the following is a
suffix
in the underlined
w
ord above?
ad
admonish
e
d
monSlide13
The breach
in the damn was followedby a torrent of water rushing towards the town.
1. Which of the following words would be the best synonym for breach?SealCloseWater
Opening
2. Which of the following is a
suffix
in the underlined
w
ord above?
ad
admonish
e
d
monSlide14
Police searched a three square mile area for the
brigand accused of robbing the bank .
1. Which of the following words would be the best synonym for brigand?Police OfficerGood Samaritan Teacher Outlaw
2. Which of the following is an action verb in the sentence above?
Brigand
Bank
Searched
Mile Slide15
The hunter was
circumspect while approaching the bear; he wanted to make sure the bear would not attack.
1. Which of the following words would be the best synonym for circumspect?RecklessWild Careful Careless
2. Which of the following is a
suffix
in the underlined
w
ord above?
ad
admonish
e
d
monSlide16
The Navy Seal commandeered
the vehicle from the man to chase down the enemy.
1. Which of the following words would be the best synonym for commandeered?Seized Gave Quickly Hated
2. Which of the following is the root word in the underlined word above?
Commandeered
Commandeer
Ed
CommSlide17
It took five people to get the clumsy,
cumbersome couch up the stairs and through the narrow hallway .
1. Which of the following words would be the best synonym for cumbersome?Clumsy Small Easy to move couch d. Circumspect
2.Which literary device is seen in the sentence above?
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile Slide18
The Muncy
and Hughesville basketball teams were in a deadlock; the game had to go into overtime.
1. Which of the following words would be the best synonym for deadlock?agreementgyms
tandstill
progress
2. Which of the following words in the above sentence is a proper noun?
g
ame
b
asketball
overtime
Hughesville Slide19
Debris was scattered all over the ground after the building was torn down.
1. Which of the following words would be the best synonym for debris?
money mudnew materials rubble
2. Which of the following words in the sentence above is a preposition?
was
t
he
over
tornSlide20
The perfume store tried to
diffuse the smell of their fragrances into the mall to attract customers.
1. Which of the following words would be the best synonym for diffuse?concentratespreadsell
k
eep
2. Which of the following words above is a preposition?
a
ttract
m
all
perfume
i
nto Slide21
The firefighters struggled for hours to come up with an answer to the
dilemma of how to get the cat out of the tree.
1. Which of the following words would be the best synonym for dilemma?answerresponse problem
d
ebris
2.Which of the following words in the sentence above is an action verb?
h
ours
o
f
cat
s
truggled Slide22
“Grim and unmoving sat the dark king of the dead on his ebony throne, yet the tears shone on his rigid cheeks in the light of his
ghastly torches.
Which of these words is synonym of ghastly? bright
horrible
radiant
d
ebris
2.The above sentence is a
s
imple sentence
c
ompound sentenceSlide23
“He toiled up the path in
reluctance and despair, stopping, listening, sighing, take a few slow steps until the dark thinned out into grayness.”
Which of these words is synonym of reluctance? willingness unwillingness
h
appiness
joy
2.The above sentence is a
s
imple sentence
c
ompound sentenceSlide24
“But at last Hera realized that Echo was doing this on purpose to
detain her while Zeus went quietly back to Olympus as if he had never really been away.”
Which of these words is synonym of detain? speed up
h
elp
assist
delay
2.The above sentence is a
s
imple sentence
c
ompound sentenceSlide25
The narcissistic
man looked at himself in the mirror everyday; he only cared about himself.
Which of these words is synonym of narcissistic? self-loving helpful
c
aring
charitable
2. The word “he” as used in the sentence above is a
noun
Pronoun
o
nly
caredSlide26
“Well, he shall love himself and no one else, and yet shall die of
unrequited love.”
Which of these words is synonym of unrequited? mutual helpful
c
aring
u
nreturned
2. The prefix “un”, as used in the word
unrequited
, means
again
not
opposite
middleSlide27
“Drawing out his arms, he gazed
intently downward, as the water grew still again, saw once more the face of his beloved.”
Which of the following best defines the underlined word in the sentence? with great carequickly w
ith great concentration
With little thought
2. The use of the
sufflix
“
ly
” makes the word
intently
an
adjective
b. adverb
i
nterjection
articleSlide28
“But he could not long escape the anger of Juno, who
afflicted him with a sudden madness, so he did not know what he was doing.”
Which of the following best defines the underlined word in the sentence? helpedtormentedassisted
chased
2. The use of the
sufflix
“
ed
” makes the word
afflicted
a
p
ast tense adjective
b. adverb
i
nterjection
p
ast tense verbSlide29
Hydra was a snake with six
venomous heads filled with poison.
Which of the following best defines the underlined word in the sentence? harmlesspoisonous helpful
mean
2. The use of the
sufflix
“
ous
” makes the word
venomous
an
adverb
b. adjective
i
nterjection Slide30
Inside the palace the king called for a
goblet with water. As soon as it touched his lips he was no longer parched.
Which of the following best defines the underlined word in the sentence? barrel ground
plate
d.
c
up
2. What is the antecedent of the word “he” in the above sentence?
a. palace
b. goblet
c. lips
d. the king Slide31
The brigands ravaged
the town, leaving nothing standing.
Which of the following is an antonym of the underlined word? destroyed built attacked
d. held
2. What is the antecedent of the word “he” in the above sentence?
a. palace
b. goblet
c. lips
d. the king Slide32
“The old man was very frightened and
implored him to give up the idea, for he would only die and perhaps all those in the house too.
Which of the following isa synonym of the underlined word? destroyed begged
attacked
d. told
2. An adjective in the above sentence is
a. the
b. was
c.
him
d. oldSlide33
Justin Bieber
waited for the audience to arrive for the concert before he commenced singing.
Which of the following is a synonym of the underlined word? stopped
kept
began
d. halted
2. What is the antecedent of the word “he” in the above sentence?
a.
a
udience
b. Justin
Bieber
c. singing
d. arrive Slide34
The helicopter
hovered over the school before landing on the football field.
Which of the following is a synonym of the underlined word? stopped landed
floated
d. halted
2. As used in the above sentence, the suffix “
ed
” means
a.
a
djective
b. adverb
c.
p
ast tense verb
d.
p
resent tense verb Slide35
The brigand was an
imposter. He had dressed up to look like a police officer.
Which of the following best defines the underlined word? fake real
a
ctual
d. student
2. What is the antecedent of the word “he” in the above sentence?
a.
a
udience
b. Justin
Bieber
c. singing
d. arrive Slide36
The store clerk
cowered under the counter as the brigands made off with the money.
Which of the following best defines the underlined word? stood bravely stood his ground
t
o talk calmly to
d.
t
rembled in fear
2. As used in the sentence above, the word “money” is a
a. verb
b. pronoun
c. noun
d. prepositionSlide37
The ballerina was
lithe; she was able to make jumping, bending, and dancing look easy.
Which of the following best defines the underlined word? fake cumbersome
f
lexible and graceful
d.
i
nflexible
2. What is the antecedent of the word “she” in the above sentence?
a. dancing
b.
b
allerina
c. was
d. bending Slide38
The boat was tethered
to the shoreline; the captain did not want it to float away.
Which of the following best defines the underlined word? loosefloating
untied
d. tied
2. What is the antecedent of the word “it” in the above sentence?
a. captain
b. shoreline
c. boat
d. floatSlide39
It took the Americans months to
decipher the codes the Germans used during World War II.
Which of the following best defines the underlined word? scramble figure out
code
d. challenge
2. What part of speech is
decipher
?
a. adverb
b. adjective
c. noun
d. verb Slide40
The student was unable to
evade Mr. Allen; he was eventually caught and given two hours of detention.
Which of the following best defines the underlined word? avoid find
c
atch
d. discover
2. What is the antecedent of the word “he” in the above sentence?
a. Mr. Allen
b. student
c. detention
d. caught Slide41
The principal worked hard to
abate the bullying in the school; he had an assembly for all students to discuss the effects of bullying.
Which of the following best defines the underlined word? increasestop
keep
d. discover
2. What is the antecedent of the word “he” in the above sentence?
a. bullying
b. students
c. assembly
d.
p
rincipalSlide42
Demigod– the offspring of a god and a mortal, who has some but not all the powers of a god
Write an original simile using the vocabulary
word. Be ready to share your examplewith the class!Slide43
Write a sentence with personification
using the vocabulary word. Be ready to share your example with the class!
Grim– gloomy Slide44
Write an original sentence using the vocabulary word about the picture.
Mast– vertical part of a ship that supports the sails Slide45
Write a sentence with a hyperbole using the vocabulary word.
Moor- To fix in place, secure. Slide46
Write a sentence about your favorite celebrity
using the vocabulary word. Motley-
Having a great varietySlide47
Write a sentence about the above picture that includes onomatopoeia.
Prow- The forward part of a ships hullSlide48
Share a personal connection about a time you
have seen or been in a skiff. Skiff–
A flat bottomed boatSlide49
List two ways a scythe might be used on a farm here in
Muncy. Scythe-
An tool consisting of a long, curved single edged blade with a long bent handle, used for mowing or reaping. Slide50
Write an original sentence using the vocabulary
word. Tweak– To twist sharply Slide51
Share a short story about a time when you had a happy disposition.
Disposition– A persons moodSlide52
List two savage characters from a movie, television, or a book.
Savage– fierce, angry, or uncivilizedSlide53
Share a story about a sporting event you saw attended where one team was taunted.
Taunt– To mock or insult someone. Slide54
Write a sentence with alliteration using the word mischievous.
Mischievous– causing troubleSlide55
Share a news story you have read about or seen about an abduction.
Abduction– The state of being kidnapped Slide56
Write an original sentence about the picture above using the vocabulary word.
Unwittingly- not intentional, accidentallySlide57
Write about a time when someone showed you hospitality.
Hospitality– The friendly treatment o
f guests. Slide58
Share a story about a time when students were boisterously celebrating in school.
Boisterously– noisily Slide59
Write a sentence using the vocabulary word above using onomatopoeia.
Summon– To call uponSlide60
Write a couplet about the picture above. Use the vocabulary word in the couplet.
Suitor– A man who courts or woos a
womanSlide61
Use visual imagery to describe a place you would consider serene.
Serene– calm