Context Clues1
The farmer was pleased that after all his hard work,
he had an abundant supply of crops for the season.
What does the word abundant mean?
a large amount/alot/many
The exuberant teacher greeted her students with a smile and a hug at the door.
What does the word exuberant mean?
joyful/happy/excited
Sam was so hungry that he didn't leave a sing particle of muffin on the plate.
What does the word particle mean?
piece/shred
The prosperous man had his own airplane, a humongous house with a gulf course in the back yard, a basketball court and a gigantic pool.
What does the word prosperous mean?
rich/wealthy/have lots of money
Can you afford or be able to pay for those expensive video?
What does the word afford mean?
pay for/buy/get
She lived in a small, quaint stone cottage with a
white picket fence and butterflies fluttering around.
What does the word quaint mean?
small/little
The grimy dishes were difficult to wash after dinner.
What does grimy mean?
dirty/unclean/filthy
Since athletes must stay in great shape, they seldom eat junk foods.
What does the word seldom mean?
hardly/rarely/not much
The house on the corner was dilapidated and had all the wood falling off, paint peeling and windows broken.
What does the word dilapidated mean?
worn down/broken down/busted/old/falling apart
The boy had a peculiar or strange hobby of collecting spiders.
What does the word peculiar mean?
strange/weird
The animated puppy quickly ran around
the yard, chasing his tennis ball.
What does the word animated mean?
excited/happy
The singer won first place in the talent contest
with her phenomenal performance.
What does the word phenomenal mean?
amazing/wonderful/great
On the way to her room after just being grounded for being rude, Tammy murmured something under her breath.
What does the word murmured mean?
When I bit into that succulent mango, all the juices drained down my arm.
What does the word succulent mean?
juicy/soft
my mother ascended the picture frame and moved it upward closer to the second floor.
What does the word ascended mean?
move up/go up/upward/slide up
On his vacation, Daniel chose to take a leisurely stroll along the beach, searching for seashells and taking pictures of the waves.
What does the word leisurely mean?
slow/relaxed
Shawn found that the most effective way for him to
complete his homework quickly was to work alone in his room with no TV or music as distractions.
What does the word effective mean?
successful/best
Grandpa didn't know it was going to rain on his fishing trip and now he had to alter his plans.
What does the word alter mean?
change
Jo was so exhausted, he could hardly keep his eyes open.
What does the word exhausted mean?
tired/sleepy
The plastic apple, bananas and pears were not edible.
What does the word edible mean?
not to eat/can't eat
The students worked for three years to raise funds
for the immense cost of building a new gym.
What does the word immense means.
large/huge/big/humongous/gigantic
The rays from the rising sun shone splendidly through our window.
What does the word splendidly mean?
beautifully/brightly
I was flabbergasted when my friend told me she saw an alien.
What does the word flabbergasted mean?
shocked/amazed/ in disbelief/didn't believe
The dull painting that had very little color, did not win the art contest.
What does the word dull mean?
no color/little color
My teacher was absent today so she postponed the test she was going to give us and we will take it the next day.
What does the word postponed mean?
cancelled/called off