Vocabulary Building Practice

The activities below give you the opportunity to find out how well you understand vocabulary-building strategies. If you have a difficult time recognizing these strategies, you may return to review the information in the Let's Study section and then try these practice activities again.

Activity 4

Pick the best definition for these words using context clues.


Directions
Sometimes the meaning of a word is explained in a nearby phrase. Phrases that begin "for example," "including," and "such as" tell you that the writer is clarifying, or explaining, a word by giving examples. Use the examples as context clues.

Example: The school prepares its students for a variety of professions, such as auto repair and plumbing.

Auto repair and plumbing are examples of jobs, right? So "profession" must mean job or career.

Pick the best definition for these words.


Source: TV411, http://www.tv411.org/reading/understanding-what-you-read/using-context-clues/activity/2/1
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