What is a synonym for the word? What clues in the sentence helped you figure out the words meaning?
Synonym: thrilled, excited Clues: amusement park, best ride ever
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What is a synonym?
a word that has the same meaning as another word
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banana
Go to last place!
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star
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rocket
Go to first place!
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thief
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Ricardo is quite versatile. He is a good athlete, a top student, and a gourmet chef. What does the word versatile mean?
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What does the capitalized word mean?: The TRAGIC ending to the story made the woman cry.
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Eman was suspicious when the clown handed her a box. But her GULLIBLE little sister opened it anyway. What does the word gullible mean?
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trap
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star
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fairy
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thief
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What are context clues?
Context clues are words or groups of word that give hints or clues about the meaning of an unknown word.
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A volunteer firefighter works for no pay. What does the word volunteer mean?
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"Can you locate the state of Ohio?" Miss Braun asked pointing to the map. The word locate means..,
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What is a synonym for the word? What clues in the sentence helped you figure out the words meaning?
Synonyms: tightened Clues: stormed out of room, sister's fault
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Hensley was RELUCTANT to take the job as captain of the team. He was afraid that the time it would take would hurt his grades. On the other hand, Eden was eager for the change to be the captain. What does RELUCTANT mean? How do you know?
In this sentence the words "on the other hand" and "eager" tell us that Eden feels the opposite of Hensley, therefore, reluctant means uncertain or cautious.
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What is a synonym for the word? What clues in the sentence helped you figure out the words meaning?
Synonyms: imitate, mock Clues: under my breath, disrespectful
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After seeing the picture of the starving children, we felt COMPASSION or pity for their suffering. What does compassion mean? How do you know?
In this sentence the word "pity" tells us that compassion means to have understanding for.
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thief
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seesaw
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shark
Other team loses 15 points!
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thief
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What is a synonym for the word? What clues in the sentence helped you figure out the words meaning?
Synonyms: unlikely, probably won't happen Clues: although possible, never lost