Using Context Clues

The The drearydreary weather put me in weather put me in a gloomy mood.a gloomy mood.

Which of the following words is a synonym for the underlined

word?

happy exciting

dismal severe

The young girl from China was The young girl from China was bilingual bilingual because she could speak because she could speak

both Chinese and Englishboth Chinese and English.Which of the following words is a synonym for the underlined word?

a. multilingual

b. determined

c. Chinese

d. genius

The rickety bridge was The rickety bridge was hazardoushazardous for for cars driving over it each day.cars driving over it each day.

Which of the following words is a synonym for the underlined word?

a. sturdy

b. well-built

c. dangerous

d. old

The The legendlegend on the map told me that on the map told me that triangles were a symbol for trees.triangles were a symbol for trees.

Which of the following words is a synonym for the underlined word?

a. title

b. map key

c. symbols

d. map scale

What happened to the protagonist What happened to the protagonist priorprior to finding the golden treasure to finding the golden treasure

box?box?

Which of the following words is a synonym for the underlined word?

a. priority

b. when

c. after

d. before

The guard watched carefully so the The guard watched carefully so the prisoner could not prisoner could not fleeflee from the from the

group.group.

Which of the following words is a synonym for the underlined word?

a. escape

b. hurt

c. linger

d. walk

My mother was very upset because My mother was very upset because my clothes were my clothes were inappropriateinappropriate for for

church.church.

Which of the following words is a synonym for the underlined word?

a. appropriate

b. proper

c. unsuitable

d. dressy

Lionel was Lionel was frustrated frustrated because he because he studied so hard for his test and still studied so hard for his test and still

made an F.made an F.

Which of the following words is a synonym for the underlined word?

a. elated

b. annoyed

c. confident

d. melancholy

Even though Peter said he saw Fudge Even though Peter said he saw Fudge do it, Fudge still tried to do it, Fudge still tried to deny deny it.it.

Which of the following words is a synonym for the underlined word?

a. confirm

b. admit

c. believe

d. dispute

Isabelle was excited because there Isabelle was excited because there were so many were so many diversediverse people at the people at the party. She loves being able to meet party. She loves being able to meet

lots of new and different people.lots of new and different people.

Which of the following words is a synonym for the underlined word?

a. similar

b. different

c. weird

d. dignified

Juan told me not Juan told me not meddlemeddle in his and in his and Franky’s business because it had Franky’s business because it had

nothing to do with me.nothing to do with me.

Which of the following words is a synonym for the underlined word?

a. interfere

b. teach

c. play

d. irritate

Polly had a good Polly had a good gripgrip on the bar of on the bar of the roller coaster because she was the roller coaster because she was

scared.scared.

Which of the following words is a synonym for the underlined word?

a. handshake

b. touch

c. hold

d. knob

Good Job!