Day 49 Worksheet: Vocabulary Words

Context- Context means all the words in a sentence or all the sentences in a paragraph.  In a sentence all the words together make up the context.  In a paragraph all the sentences together make up the context.  You use the context to figure out the meaning of unknown words.

Pick the correct word and fill in the blanks.

a. Your fingerprints are unlike those of another person.  Even twins have fingerprints that 1. __________.  Experts say that fingerprints are the best way to 2. __________ someone.  These prints can help solve crimes. 

1. whisk     vary    flicker     advance 2. huddle     invite     grasp     identify

b. Florida is on the southeastern coast of the United States.  It has water on three sides.  Since the 3.__________ is warm, there are many palm trees.  There are also many beautiful beaches.  For these reasons, many people take 4.__________ in Florida.

3. climate     size     rowboat     insect 4. water     tests     vacations    lists

c. Some gardeners like to 5.__________ huge plants.  Farmers in Alaska enter contests.  They see whose cabbages are largest.  A man in New England raised giant 6.__________.  They weighed 580 pounds each!

5. cultivate     send     ride     mail 6. fields    feasts     pumpkins    ants

d. Some people fear alligators, but there are not many authentic cases of alligators attacking people.  Most reports have not been backed by facts.

In this paragraph, the word authentic means: long, real, thin, lengthy

Match the words with their close meanings:

Answers:

Context

1. vary
2. identify
3. climate
4. vacations
5. cultivate
6. pumpkins
7. real

Match the words.