Context Clues Practice

The movie star’s large and beautiful home was palatial.

• ugly
• tiny
• for dogs
• like a palace

At the restaurant we were offered a variety of beverages, like milk and ice tea.

• bread
• silverware
• drinks
• milk

Slavery was abolished in the U.S. after the Civil War.

• outlawed
• exchanged
• running
• common

Pedestrians should look both ways before crossing the street

• crosswalks
• walkers
• stoplights
• parrots

When I fell off the trampoline, I fractured my arm and wore a cast

• rested
• broke
• avoided
• looked at

The class decided to exhibit the science project during Parents’ Night

• lose
• eat
• trade
• show

The frigid water made Elizabeth’s teeth chatter.

• cold
• clean
• green
• warm

Typewriters became obsolete with the development of personal computers.

• popular
• out-dated
• careful
• round

His mother gets anxious if he stays outside after dark.

• nervous
• silly
• happy
• sleepy

After the rainstorm, the rainbow lit up the sky with vivid colors.

• dark
• funny
• bright
• normal