Context Clues  

 Vocabulary 24B 

Using
Context
Clues

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

She could not
keep the secret
codes confidential.

secret,
confidential

Use both sentences as clues.

"We won, we won," I
screamed. Then I  ?
my cap into the air.

1.  blew  tossed
   tossed  

The frightened boy gave
a mighty scream. This just
attracted the tiger's  ? .

2.  attention  smell
________

The magic show was
spectacular. We saw a
rabbit  ?  mysteriously.

3.  jump  vanish
________

It was a smooth ride. The
airplane  ?  at a more
than 500 miles per hour.

4.  cruised  bounced
________

The man never laughed.
I guess he was much
too  ?  to be happy.

5.  solemn  joyous
________

Henry had to stay home
from school. He felt
 ?  with a nasty flu.

6.  lazy  miserable
________

The fans waited  ?  for
their team to take the
field. It was a big day.

7.  anxiously  fast
________

The hot air ballon  ?
slowly upward. It was
a peaceful sight.

8.  shot  drifted
________

The cook is an important
fellow around the ranch.
He  ?  all of the meals.

9.  prepares  burns
________