Context Clues for 7th graders | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

CONJURE: He conjured the memory of his brother. It had been so long since he had seen him.

Bring to mind

Help

Work

QUENCH: The cold glass of water quenched my thirst.

Satisfy/Put out

See

Watch

DETACH: He was tired of the phone ringing. He detached the phone from the wall

Separate

Put together

Color

DRONE: The school’s fire drill sounded like a drone from a block away. It wasn’t nearly as loud as in the school hallway

Dull, continuous sound

Pretty song

Bird

WHIM: She decided to join the volleyball team today at school on a whim.

Sudden Desire

Confuse

Plan

LEGACY: He followed his family’s legacy, joining the army instead of going to college

Handed Down

Speech

See

RESUME: The teacher told the class that they could resume their test after the announcements.

Continue

Stop

Paper

IMPLORE: The girl was imploring her teacher to help her with the test, but the teacher wouldn’t answer

Begging

Writing

Looking

CASUAL: The doctor appeared casual after my test. I couldn’t tell if he had good news or bad news

Unconcerned

Without

Smart

CANINE: The canine ran out the door and into the grass to get the bone.

Dog

Arm

Cat

FRUITLESS: His math homework seemed fruitless. He didn’t think he’d ever understand the class.

Useless

Sweet

Full

BLEAK: The game’s outcome looked bleak. The team hadn’t scored any points during the first quarter.

Hopeless

Happy

Forget

FEUD: The family’s feud lasted almost ten years. No one could remember what it was even about

Argument

Laugh

Two

AJAR: He found the door ajar, but no one was in the house.

Partly Open

Under

Costume

GRATIFY: The candy seemed to gratify the boy after he worked hard to finish his assignment.

Satisfy

Drop

Lose

PELT: The boy pelted the scarecrow with rocks until he fell onto the garden plants.

Attacking repeatedly

Sew

Hiding

ERODE: The rock was eroding from the rainfall over hundreds of years

Eat away

Build

Lengthen