Context Clues 1
Dignity: Even when the police officers put the handcuffs on my mother, she maintained her dignity, holding her head up high as she was marched off the protest site.
full of honor or respect
Injustice: Kevin thought that it was a great injustice that girls could wear earrings in the school while the boys could not.
Prefix IN means NOT
Justice means "fair"
SO this word means NOT FAIR
A person, place, or thing is a _____________
a. noun
b. adjective
c. verb
a. Noun
The clantetes of a squid are long and thin. They have suckers on their tips to catch food for the squid to eat. a. the suckers on the arms of a squid
b. the long thin parts of a squid that are used to get food
c. a squid that lives in water
b. the long thin parts of a squid that are used to get food
Splendid: The rays from the rising sun shined splendidly through our kitchen window.
magnificent, excellent, brilliant, perfect
Unappealing: She tasted the dinner her mother made her but found it very Unappealing, or lacking flavor, and spit it out
Prefix UN means NOT
Appealing means good or interesting
SO this word means NOT GOOD OR INTERESTING
An action or a "doing" word _____________
a. noun
b. adjective
c. verb
c. verb
Even though the glass was red, it was patransrent so you could see right through it.
a. clear or see through
b. dark in color
c. a shade of red
a. clear or see through
Particle: John was so hungry that he didn’t leave a single particle of the muffin on the plate.
a piece of, a part of, a crumb
Inaccurate: He rushed through the work and did not double check his answers so his work was very inaccurate.
Prefix IN means NOT
Accurate means correct
SO INACCURATE means NOT CORRECT
A describing _____________
a. noun
b. adjective
c. verb
B. Adjective
I was afraid to touch the glass rabbit because it was very cadelite. It would break into pieces if I dropped it. a. animal shaped
b. something made of glass
c. fragile, easily broken
c. fragile, easily broken
Elegant: Cassie took her time when she wrote in cursive, slowly making each word out of an elegant series of arcs and loops.
stylish, graceful, neat
the word BEAUTIFUL is a ___________
a. noun
b. adjective
c. verb
B. Adjective
When I do my homework, I am very ganorized. I get everything out and put it in the order in which I need to do it.
a. structured, put into order
b. bored, not interested
c. school work that is done at home
a. structured, put into order
Paradise: When Rex had a bone, a warm spot to lie, and someone petting him, he was in paradise.
a perfect place
The word SISTER is a _____________
a. noun
b. adjective
c. verb
A. Noun
Juan is very a cadideted or loyal student. He does everything he can to help the school and the other students
a. someone who goes to school to learn
b. to do something you don’t want to do
c. to be loyal to, to always do what is best for something
c. to be loyal to, to always do what is best for something