1) When I do my homework, I make sure to find a quiet place to work, so I won't have anything to distract me. What does distract mean? a) help b) change focus c) have good concentration 2) It was a rough day at school, so I decided to lounge when I got home. What meaning of lounge is used correctly in the sentence? a) a piece of furniture to sit upon b) an area designated for people to hang out c) sit around 3) My family is leaving for our annual beach trip. We go every June! What does the word annual mean? a) once every year b) twice a year c) every month 4) I'm exhausted from the sheer volume of work that I have to do. Which is the correct use of volume? a) loudness of sounds b) quantity of something c) amount of space 5) I set up a lemonade stand this summer. I need to earn money to buy a new bike. I am nervous, but I hope this venture will pay off. What does venture mean? a) daring to go somewhere b) stating a possibly upsetting comment c) a risky business 6) The bank robbers dumped the getaway car in a field several miles away from the bank. Which meaning of dumped is used in the sentence? a) to abandon b) to throw away c) to transfer data to storage 7) Our trip to the cavern was fun but hard. There were about 150 steps to descend before we reached the bottom. What does descend mean? a) to go down b) to make a sudden attack c) to come from 8) The judge asked Paul why he had broken the law. Paul could not look him in the eye and give him a straight answer. What meaning of straight is used in this sentence? a) Without curves or bends b) honest c) correct 9) While planning my party, my mom asked me which place I wanted to go, which pizza I wanted, and what type of cake I would prefer.  What does prefer mean? a) disfavor b) eat c) like better 10) Yesterday I went to visit my cousin who was getting ready to go on vacation. I didn't stay long because I didn't want to keep him from missing his flight. Which meaning of keep is used? a) to take care of b) to hold back c) to save 11) Ten people from my class tried out for the tennis team. I was surprised to find out that I was the sole person from my class to make the team.. What does sole mean? a) the one and only b) a type of flat fish c) the underside of your foot 12) While driving to school, I was issued a ticket for speeding. Which meaning of issued is used in this sentence? a) published b) resulted c) given 13) Sometimes my teacher has to have a substitute. On those days, things aren't like they usually are, so we have to be flexible.  What does flexible mean? a) bend without breaking b) able to adapt to changes c) stiff 14) Brenda was so nervous when she had to walk up to the stand, grab the microphone, and give her speech. What meaning of the word stand is used? a) a raised platform where someone gives a speech b) a small structure for selling items c) a place in the courtroom 15) When we want to play baseball, we go to a vacant lot because there is plenty of space to run the bases with nothing in the way. What does vacant mean? a) full b) empty c) showing no intelligence

Context Clues Games for Multiple Meaning Words

Print
Embed

Leaderboard

Visual style

Options

Switch template

Continue editing: ?