Context Clues for Middle School

It seemed very doubtful whether he would ACCOMPLISH his desire. He would need to work very hard to reach his goals.

I thought it was PREPOSTEROUS that Brian tried to convince us that he had a candy bar tree.

The cruise ship had difficulty NAVIGATING the waters due to its large size.

My mom usually likes to stick to a schedule and plan things way ahead of time, so I was surprised when she took us on a SPONTANEOUS trip.

My backpack is DURABLE. I've had it for eight years and it still hasn't broken.

He breathed deeply, more interested in DETECTING the faint smell of the meatloaf.

The teacher told them it was time for INDEPENDENT work, but he had some questions so he went to the teacher for help.

Gerard was so hungry that for lunch he CONSUMED three sandwiches and a quart of milk.

Tracy held the flower as gently as she could, fearing that the DELICATE stem would break.

She wondered whether the flowers on the food were EDIBLE or if they were just for decoration.

Ever since he lost his job as a highly paid tester at the candy factory, Tommy has been MOROSE.

Smith got his nickname because he was ELUSIVE – hard to catch.

He was really scared of the GIGANTIC, or huge, spider. He had never seen such a large spider in his life.

I feel so gloomy and MELANCHOLY on Wednesday mornings, and I don't even know why.

Owls are NOCTURNAL. They fly around and look for food at night