Context Clues: Synonyms and Antonyms

It was a frigid winter night; even the lake was frozen solid.

What is the definition of frigid and the type of context clue used?

• cold

• synonym

• definition

• long

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

What do you think the capitalized word means in the following sentence? He felt so ANXIOUS about the test that he chewed on three pencils and continually tapped his fingers on his desk.

• happy

• wonderful

• nervous

• shy

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The rambunctious kids ran out of the bus and climbed on board. They jumped and yelled and just couldn’t settle down.

What is the definition and the context clue in this passage?

• synonym

• antonym

• full of energy

• shy

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

The teacher's face, like a brightly glowing summer day, signaled her feelings of contentment.

What does CONTENTMENT mean?

• annoyance

• happiness

• fearlessness

• expression

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

“No, no that didn’t literally happen,” she said. “I was speaking figuratively.”

What is the meaning of "literally"?

• exact

• to guess

• imaginary

• true

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Cherry pie made Leon ecstatic; on the other hand, blueberry cake made him feel sad.

In this sentence, 'ecstatic' means:

• overly lonely

• quite tired

• especially jumpy

• very happy

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The annual bazaar is scheduled for the last day of school. It’s always a fun festival.

What type of context clue is used to help define festival?

• synonym

• definition

• antonym

• example

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

This painting of the landscape is picturesque, while one of the old houses is just plain ugly.

What is the meaning of the word picturesque?

• ugly

• beautiful

• neat

• attractive

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

“That charlatan!” he cried “That absolute fake!”

What does "charlatan" mean and what type of context clue is used?

• synonym

• honest

• fake or phony

• antonym

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

The feral cat would not let us pet him, unlike our friendly cat.

What does "feral" mean?

• friendly

• hostile

• hotel

• unfriendly

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E