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picture clues if you are having trouble with a word.
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Directions:
Read each story below and look at the unknown word.
Choose the correct meaning of the word.
Austin
was a very timid boy. In class
when the teacher would call on him he was so quiet she could hardly
hear his answer. Austin would not play with the other kids in
the class, he liked to play by himself.
On
Halloween night a small boy was petrified
when he saw a very scary monster. He quickly grabbed on to his
mother's hand and began to cry. When she asked him what was
wrong he told her that the monster scared him. His mother made
him feel better when she reminded him it was Halloween and it was
someone in a costume.
Sue
was very eager for the first day of
school. She couldn't wait to go and had a lot of trouble
sleeping that night. Sue was so excited that she asked her
mother every five minutes how many more days until school begins.
The
massive elephant put on a show at the
zoo yesterday. After the show the trainer brought the elephant
to the fence for the children to pet. He was so big when you
looked at him up close. The elephant looked at us like we were
tiny ants.
Austin
was a very timid boy. In class
when the teacher would call on him he was so quiet she could hardly
hear his answer. Austin would not play with the other kids in
the class, he liked to play by himself.
On
Halloween night a small boy was petrified
when he saw a very scary monster. He quickly grabbed on to his
mother's hand and began to cry. When she asked him what was
wrong he told her that the monster scared him. His mother made
him feel better when she reminded him it was Halloween and it was
someone in a costume.
Sue
was very eager for the first day of
school. She couldn't wait to go and had a lot of trouble
sleeping that night. Sue was so excited that she asked her
mother every five minutes how many more days until school begins.
The
massive elephant put on a show at the
zoo yesterday. After the show the trainer brought the elephant
to the fence for the children to pet. He was so big when you
looked at him up close. The elephant looked at us like we were
tiny ants.
Yesterday
I saw a minute insect. The insect
was so tiny I had to get my magnifying glass to see him. I
have never seen such a little bug before.
