Context Clues
Everyone else at the party wanted Hawaiian pizza, but Tim DETESTS pineapple.
hates
Sitting on the edge of
A blessing in disguise
Company
1. A business
2. Guests at your house, a group of people
A word that means "similar" is?
Synonym
Grandpa didn't know that Suzie was coming on the fishing trip, so now he had to ALTER his plans
change
Jeremiah jokes around so much, when he told others about the accident that occured, no one believed he was being EARNEST
serious
Butterflies in her stomach
Feeling nervous
Leaves
1. On a tree
2. To depart from something
Antonym
When Sarah cut her pinky, she became MELODRAMATIC and started sobbing uncontrollably.
overreacting, dramatic
Unlike Richard who treated others rudely, Bobby was JOVIAL, friendly and outgoing
Nice, friendly
Barking up the wrong tree
Wrongfully accusing someone
Strike
1. to hit something
2. To refuse to work
3. baseball pitch
Think of 3 examples of synonyms for the word: happy
glad, joyful, glee, excited, cheerful, jolly, merry
As Tommy walked home with the stolen money from the church collection, his stomached bubbled with feelings of REMORSE.
guilt
My grandmother's DEMEANOR was such that people often thought she was being rude, but actually she was just being honest
Personality
Bury the hatchet
Make peace
Tackle
1. fishing lures
2. to bring to the ground
Think of three antonyms for the word: big
tiny, small, miniature, little
When the other moms had heard that Charlene had won the baking competition, she was bombarded with INQUIRIES about her recipe
A lady decided that it was time for tea so she jingled a little bell and she BECKONED for her servants
to call
We are all in the same boat
In the same situation
1. cash register
2. to sign up for something
Think of one synonym and one antonym for the word: yell
Synonym: shout, scream
Antonym: whisper