Context Clues

Nonsense Words

100

Students, please stop lodining and listen to me! Class has begun! What does lodining mean?

talking

200

Peter has so many friends because he is a delupote person. What does delupote mean?

outgoing; friendly

300

I can't believe it! Right in the middle of our conversation, joe turned around foridly, and walked out of the room! What does foridly mean

suddenly; abruptly

400

The tiger's plander could be heard in villages far away. What is plander?

roar; sound a tiger makes

500

The snake ligersed through the grass. It was hunting. What does ligersed mean?

slithered; moved

Synonyms

100

The aroma of garlic is unmistakable. It's scent can be detected for days. What does aroma mean?

scent; smell; odor

200

I abhord traffic jams and hate it when my ride to work is delayed. What does abhord mean?

hate; strong dislike

300

Planted in late fall, growth of the bulbs is stimulated, or encouraged. What does stimulated mean?

encouraged; spurred into action

400

Many people now feel that typewriters are archaic, or old-fashioned. What does archaic mean?

old-fashioned; out-of-date

500

The thought of eating a rat is abhorrent, or horrible, to most people. What does abhorrent mean?

horrible

Antonyms

100

That isn't real. It's fake! What does fake mean?

not real

200

The boxes weren't exactly heavy, just cumbersome, unlike the easy to carry bags with handles. What does cumbersome mean?

difficult to handle

300

If you water them regularly, you will have an adundant amount of daffodils in the spring. If you do not water them, only a few will grow. What does abundant mean?

many; large amount or quantity

400

Rather than repress your feelings, you should let them out. Doing so will reudce your stress. What does repress mean?

to hold in; to hold back

500

Loud noise and poor lighting are not conducive to learning? What does conducive mean?

to be favorable or good for; to cause or bring about

Inferences

100

Brad walked to the board and subtracted the numbers.

Where is Brad?

At school in math class

200

Once his dad let go, Joey was riding on his own.  What is Joey doing>

riding a bike

300

Jen rolled the ball down the lane toward the pins.  What is Jen doing?

Bowling

400

Joe opened the box, pour it out, and added milk to the bowl.  What is Joe doing?

Making cereal

500

Paul gathered the wood in a pile and lit a match.  what is Paul doing?

Building a fire

What could you ask?

100

Someone says: "I like to help my brother make dinner."

What do you two make together?

How old is your brother?

Does your mom/dad let you two cook alone?

What does your brother let you do?

200

Someone tells you: "My best friend is moving away next week."

Where is he/she moving?

How long have you been friends?

Will you go visit him/her?

Is she/he happy to be moving?

How will you stay in touch with each other?

300

Someone says to you:  "I remember when I broke my toe and had to use crutches for a week."

How did you break your toe?

Did you have to have surgery?

How long did it take to heal?

Did it hurt badly?

400

someone says: "I'm thinking about joining the band in middle school."

What instrument would you play?

Do you know how to play music already?

Why do you want to join band?

500

Someone says:  "I have saved $100 from my allowance." 

What are you going to do with that money?

Do you have a bank account?

How did you get that much money?