Context Clues

The lost campers sweltered in the heat of the desert sun.

• ate
• burned 
• slept 
• sunbathed

Congress put a tariff on overseas goods so the price would not be lower than domestic products.

• stamp
• prohibition 
• ad 
• tax

We often travel to New England in the autumn to see the bright colors of the fall foliage. 

• hurricane 
• plays 
• snow
• leaves

Each student was allotted two tickets to the dance.

• allowed
• joyful 
• taken 
• fed

Cold rain fell all day, making it a dismal Saturday afternoon.

• gloomy 
• red
• shining 
• fun

Greg begged his parents to PERMIT him to watch more television, but they said he had to finish his homework.

• explore
• judge
• allow

Stargazers and astronomers gaze through telescopes.

• study
• count
• look

Gently, I dragged my hairbrush through Sable's matted fur.

• tangled
• torn
• colored

Joy carried her doll to the living room and settled into the window seat to wait for Gramp and Grandma.

• got bored
• got comfortable
• got tired

Poison dart frogs can leap from tree to tree.

• drop
• jump
• walk