Context Clues  

 Vocabulary 20B 

Using
Context
Clues

The meaning of
of a story helps
to understand
unknown words.

To prevent bites,
he put a muzzle on
the dog's mouth.

bites, mouth
dog muzzle

Use both sentences as clues to the
missing word.  Write the better word.

It's fun to tell stories
that are make-believe.
I just love to  ? .

1.  fib  pretend
   pretend  

The candle cast a dim
light. It filled the room
with a warm  ? .

2.  glow  fire
________

The butterfly flapped
quickly by her head. She
only caught a  ?  of it.

3.  sniff  glimpse
________

The ropes were twisted
and knotted in a pile.
It was a great big  ? .

4.  jumble  jungle
________

Martha always checks
her math problems. She
likes to be very  ? .

5.  slow  accurate
________

The snack cupboard was
empty. Unfortunately, it
had been  ?  all week.

6.  busy  bare
________

For Thanksgiving, we
had a seven course meal.
It was an actual  ? .

7.  fiasco  feast
________

When Jake saw the huge
bear, his eyes popped.
He made a quick  ? .

8.  entry  exit
________

Last week, we went to
the park. We had a
 ?  on a wooden table.

9.  picnic  hike
________