Homographs and Context Clues

Homographs and Context Clues

V. Vinas

A homograph is...

A word that means two different things.

Context Clues

When you are unsure of what a word means, use the context clues around and in the sentence to help you figure out the meaning.

Multiple Choice

Which word means to make different or money in coin form?

• change

• coins

• bat

• bear

Multiple Choice

Dad had to park the car by the back building.

The word in this sentences means...

• A piece of ground in or around a city kept for recreation.

• To bring something to stop in a specific place.

Multiple Choice

Which word means both a break to play and a hole or an opening?

• produce

• contest

• recess

• object

Multiple Choice

I don't want to desert you , but I have to go home now.

Desert means...

• to leave

• hot and arid region

Multiple Choice

Please close the door when you leave.

Close means...

• nearby

• to shut

Multiple Choice

I am going to produce a watercolor painting for the art show.

Produce means...

• make or create

• fresh fruits and vegetables

Multiple Choice

After the piano recital, the players took a bow.

Bow means...

• a ribbon

• to bend down

Multiple Choice

"I have a bass on my line!" Ben shouted happily.

Bass means...

• fish

• instrument

Multiple Choice

In fourth grade, I ____________ my multiplication facts so that I know them by heart.

• ambitious

• satisfaction

• memorized

• shuddered

Multiple Choice

Getting a goal in the soccer game gave me a great sense of _______________.

• memorized

• shuddered

• satisfaction

• ambitious

Multiple Choice

When the door opened, I _____________ against the cold wind.

• shuddered

• memorized

• satisfaction

• ambitious

Multiple Choice

My youngest sister is ____________; she is trying out for the lead in the school play!

• memorized

• ambitious

• shuddered

• satisfaction