Name Date Definition and Example Clues

1 1. The prisoner was in a state of wrath a feelingof intense : _____2. I liked his bluntmanner for Example , healways told me the : _____3. To shunsomeone is to have nothing to dowith that : _____4. The rain was consistent that is, it kept the samerhythm and intensity for more than an hour. Example /definitionMeaning: _____5. Afterward Jerry showed some signs ofremorse,such as apologizing to everyone andpaying back the money he had : _____6. She had a gaudywardrobe for Example , pinkshoes, bright hats, and sweaters : _____7. I think you should be skepticalabout thoseclaims. That is, you should doubt or questionthem : _____8. As spring approached we began to see newhuesin the landscape, such as various shadesof green, yellow, and : _____9. One kind of phobiais a fear of flying. Thereare other kinds, such as a fear of insects and afear of high : _____10.

2 He seemed to be ill, but it was merely a ruse,that is, a clever trick to deceive : _____Definition and Example CluesTeachingTwo forms of context Clues are Example (s) and Definition of an unfamiliar the sentences collected kindling, such as dry twigs and branches, to start the examples, such as dry twigs and branches tell you that kindlingmeans easily burned materials used to start a fire. The terms like, such as, for Example ,and otheroften signal an Example dirigibleis an aircraft that is lighter than air. A Definition clueis usually signaled by a form of the verb to be(am, is, are, was,were) or by commas or dashes. Often a Definition clue tells what class the item isin (aircraft) and then tells how it is different from other members of that class(lighter than air).A. Definition and Example Clues in ActionIn each sentence below, first look at the italicized word, then look for Clues to itsmeaning.

3 Circle either exampleor Definition . Then write a meaning for theitalicized McDougal Littell McDougal Littell and Example CluesMore Practicerusebluntphobiaconsistentshunwra thgaudyremorseskepticalhuesB. Vocabulary Words in ActionReview the meanings of the words in the list above. Then insert in each sentencethe word that correctly fits the Tim was really embarrassed; his face showed _____ from pink to His _____ clothes were out of place at the The suspect s story was not _____ with what the evidence The teacher was quite _____ about Ed s story. She didn t see how it could be The mayor has a _____ manner rather plain-spoken and He refused to enter that small, enclosed space. He must have had some kind of _____about The tiger was in quite a state of _____ snarling, snapping, and lunging at the Fortunately, the general thought of a clever _____ that completely fooled the _____ is an emotion we don t always see in convicted criminals, but Jones seemed tobe really My friends all began to _____ me until they realized I had never given away the secretC.

4 Vocabulary ChallengeLook at the following words and their meanings. Then for each word write asentence that uses the word and includes a context clue to its bite or portion of of hearty good weak; fail in ; on one s , especially without proof_____Lesson3 NameDat