Context Clues 2.1
Directions: read
each sentence and determine the meaning of the word using cross sentence clues
or your prior knowledge. Then, explain
what clues in the sentence helped you determine the word meaning.
1. Detest: Everyone else at the party
wanted garbage pizza but Tim because he detested
vegetables.
Definition:
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What clues in the sentence
lead you to your definition?
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2. Alter: Grandpa didn’t know that Suzie
was coming along on the fishing trip, and now he had to alter his plans.
Definition:
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What clues in the sentence
lead you to your definition?
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3. Melodramatic: When Kiki got a tiny cut
on her pinky finger, she got all melodramatic
and began sobbing and demanding a doctor.
Definition:
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What clues in the sentence
lead you to your definition?
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4. Remorse: As Tommy walked home with the
money from the church he had stolen in his pocket, powerful feelings of remorse bubbled in his stomach.
Definition:
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What clues in the sentence
lead you to your definition?
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5. Inquiry: When the other moms heard
about how Charlene had won the baking contest, her email box was flooded with inquiries for her award winning muffin
recipe.
Definition:
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What clues in the sentence
lead you to your definition?
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6. Perch: The children were perched on the edge of the sofa arms,
waiting to hop off and land on the next unlucky passerby.
Definition:
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What clues in the sentence
lead you to your definition?
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7. Earnest: Jeremiah joked around so much
that when he told the others about the accident that had occurred, they didn’t
believe that he was being earnest.
Definition:
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What clues in the sentence
lead you to your definition?
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8. Jovial: Unlike Bob, who treated others
rudely and kept to himself, Bobby was jovial,
friendly, and outgoing.
Definition:
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What clues in the sentence
lead you to your definition?
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9. Demeanor: My grandma’s demeanor was such that people often
thought she was being rude when she was just being honest.
Definition:
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What clues in the sentence
lead you to your definition?
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10. Beckoned: The lady decided that it was
tea time and so, by jingling a tiny silver bell, she beckoned her servants to attend.
Definition:
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What clues in the sentence
lead you to your definition?
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11. Dismal: With the field torn up by the
players’ cleats, and the cold rain falling in waves, conditions on the playing
field were dismal.
Definition:
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What clues in the sentence
lead you to your definition?
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12. Immense: Lula would have attempted the
walk home, had it not been for the immense
mountain that stood between her and her destination.
Definition:
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What clues in the sentence
lead you to your definition?
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