Question

context clues - use them to help you figure out the meaning
directions: read each sentence. use the context clues to help figure out the meaning
of the underlined word. fill in the circle for the correct answer.

1. please notify me by email when you have an opening in your schedule.

alert disregard assist

1. don’t let the multiple steps overwhelm you. just complete one at a time.

bore overcome inviting

1. sandy bestowed the bride and groom with a honeymoon in europe.

withheld deprived gave

1. it is very hospitable of aunt sally to ask the storm victims to stay with her.

friendly discouraging rude

1. if your immune system is weak, you easily succumb to infectious diseases.

fight off fall victim to prevent

1. her disdain for animal cruelty led her to become an animal protection officer.

hate love indifference

1. the lack of color in the room makes it very boring and plain.

extra excess absence

1. the annual family reunion is held each year on independence day.

yearly boring customary

1. the firefighters used a tall ladder to descent from the roof of the building.

rise go up lower

1. if asked to keep a secret, you must not disclose the information to anyone.

tell withhold conceal

Explanation:

Each answer is determined by matching the underlined word's meaning to the option that fits the sentence's context.

1. "Notify" means to alert someone, which fits the request to contact via email about a schedule opening.
2. "Overwhelm" means to overcome someone, matching the context of multiple steps feeling too much.
3. "Bestowed" means to give a gift or favor, which aligns with giving a honeymoon.
4. "Hospitable" describes being friendly and welcoming, matching Aunt Sally hosting storm victims.
5. "Succumb" means to fall victim to something, fitting the context of a weak immune system and infections.
6. "Disdain" means strong dislike/hate, which explains why someone would become an animal protection officer against cruelty.
7. "Lack" means absence, matching the description of a room with no color being plain.
8. "Annual" means yearly, which directly matches the clue "held each year".
9. "Descent" (used as a verb here) means to lower oneself, fitting firefighters using a ladder to come down from a roof.
10. "Disclose" means to tell information, which is the action forbidden when keeping a secret.

Answer:

1. O alert
2. O overcome
3. O gave
4. O friendly
5. O fall victim to
6. O hate
7. O absence
8. O yearly
9. O lower
10. O tell