Hatchet Vocabulary Practice Ch. 1-9

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined word.

We would like to express our deep gratitude for your generous support.

• Heard or able to be heard

• A large group, multitude, number, etc.

• The feeling of being grateful

• Equipment that sends out a rescue signal

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined word.

He lurched his heavy body forward out of the recliner.

• To turn forward

• To move suddenly

• The feeling of being grateful

• A small ax

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined word.

Many times, she wants to be alone to wallow in grief.

• To move along with difficulty

• To move suddenly

• The feeling of being grateful

• A bag for carrying small items

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Use your context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined word.

The medicine caused my headache to diminish.

• Able to operate both on land and in water

• To move suddenly

• Clear or evident

• To make smaller or go away

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined word.

After the wind storm, many pieces of wood embedded themselves in the siding on my house.

• To move with difficulty

• The feeling of being grateful

• Deposited in a mass; within

• Highly excited with strong emotion

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined word.

Using the food processor, I am going to pulverize the vegetables into small pieces.

• Pounded; crushed; ground into tiny pieces

• To skim along the surface

• To shake violently

• A gap between time intervals

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined word.

People that suffer from seizures experience a convulsion when their body moves without the conscious input of the mind.

• To shake violently

• The feeling of being grateful

• Inactive; asleep

• A state of annoyance or frustration

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined word.

When I learned the airline had lost my luggage, I became exasperated and screamed at the counter attendant

• To shake violently

• To take for granted

• Please; satisfied

• A state of annoyance; frustration

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined word.

Moving unsteadily, the tight rope walker teetered from one side of the twine to the other

• A bag for carrying small items

• To tip up and down; move unsteadily

• To make smaller; to disappear

• Able to operate operate both on land and in water

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined word.

After waiting forever at the drive-thru window, I threw my hands up in exasperation and drove away without paying for my food.

• Twisted or knotty

• A state of annoyance; frustration

• A gap between time periods

• Refusing to let go or give up

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4