Context Clue Intro

Bumfuzzle means:

• to confuse or fluster

• to be humorous or funny

• to make sense or understand

After the kid explained what happened on the playground, the teacher was bumfuzzled.

Bumfuzzle means:

• to confuse or fluster

• to be humorous or funny

• to agree with

• to make sense or understand

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Cattywampus means:

• properly aligned or arranged correctly

• everything put back in their place

• not lined up or not arranged correctly

The students did not clean up after gym class, making the gym and equipment appear cattywampus.

Cattywampus means:

• properly aligned or arranged correctly

• everything put back in their place

• not lined up or not arranged correctly

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Nincompoop means:

• a smart person

• a foolish person

• an average person

The nincompoop was not able to trick the cop into believing his made up story.

Nincompoop means:

• a smart person

• a foolish person

• an average person

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Gardyloo means:

• a warning cry

• a silent gesture

• a proper greeting

The neighbor upstairs gave a loud gardyloo as everyone below closed their windows and ducked.

Gardyloo means:

• a warning cry

• a silent gesture

• a proper greeting

Taradiddle means:

• the honest truth

• a petty lie

• a funny joke

The thief couldn't own his mistake as he confessed taradiddles after taradiddles to the judge.

Taradiddle means:

• the honest truth

• a petty lie

• a funny joke