2. Context Clues Vocabulary

3. Jenny swung her book her book bag back and forth.  What does swung mean?  What clue in the sentence helped you?  Swung means ______________. The clue that helped me_________. I know ___________.

4. Jenny swung her book her book bag back and forth.  Swung means to move something back and forth. The clue that helped me was back and forth. I know when you swing something it moves.

5. I attached the circle to the paper with glue.  What does attached mean?  What clue in the sentence helped you?  Attached means ______________. The clue that helped me_________. I know ___________.

6. I attached the circle to the paper with glue.  Attached means to stick something to something else. The clue that helped me was glue. I know glue keeps things together.  What is something that is attached to your head?

7. I gasped when the loud fire bell rang suddenly.  What does gasp mean?  What clue in the sentence helped you?  Gasp means ______________. The clue that helped me_________. I know ___________.

8. I gasped when the loud fire bell rang suddenly.  Gasp means to take a fast and loud breath because you were scared or surprised. The clue that helped me was loud fire bell and suddenly. I know when I am surprised by the fire bell, I let out a quick and loud breath.

9. I breathe harder when I run than when I walk.  What does breathe mean?  What clue in the sentence helped you?  Breathe means ______________. The clue that helped me_________. I know ___________.

10. I breathe harder when I run than when I walk.  To breathe means to take air into your lungs and then let it out. The clue that helped me was harder when I run than when I walk. I know my lungs are working harder when I run.  How is the word breathe like the word gasp?  How is it different?

11. I frantically finished the math problems before the time was up.  What does frantically mean?  What clue in the sentence helped you?  Frantically means ______________. The clue that helped me_________. I know ___________.

12. I frantically finished the math problems before the time was up.  Frantically means to do something in a hurry because you are worried or nervous. The clue that helped me was time was up. I know when I take a time test I get worried that I won’t finish so I hurry up and do my work.  What word means the opposite of frantically?

13. The hot fudge sundae was delicious and I did not leave a drop of it in my bowl.  What does delicious mean?  What clue in the sentence helped you?  Delicious means ______________. The clue that helped me_________. I know ___________.

14. The hot fudge sundae was delicious and I did not leave a drop of it in my bowl.  Delicious means it tastes very good.  The clue that helped me was did not leave a drop. I know if you like something you eat all of it.  Name a word that means the same as delicious.

15. Put the words in abc order  swung  attached  gasped  breathe  frantically  delicious

16.  attached  breathe  delicious  frantically  gasped  swung