Guided Practice 2
A. Directions: For each underlined word, use the context clues or words that
surround it to find the meaning.
Example A: The river was dry so we could not get any water.
Answer: dry-a lack of water
1.I had to set my alarm before the first day of school.
2. I was excited to go to the theme park because I had never been there.
3.My mom had to fix the leak before all the water came out.
4. We were stranded on the island because the boat left us.
5. We had our last meal because there was no more food left.
6.My dad came home from the office after work.
7.We had to raise money to give to the charity.
8.The swimmer kept afloat by laying on her back in the
water.
9.I shared the cake with my friends.
10. The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.
(UNDERLINED)
1.SET
2.EXITED
3.LEAK
4.STANDARD
5. MEAL
6. CAME HOME
7. RAISE
8.AFLOAT
9.SHARED
10.INVENTED
Answers & Comments
2.excited- to feel enthusiasm
3.leak-to escape from a hole or crack
4.stranded-left without the means of moving somewhere
5.meal- another term for food
6.came home- to go back to your house
7.raise- increase the amount
8.afloat-not sinking
9.shared-to share
10.invented-to invent