(Lesson Topic 1) Use Context Clues to Select the Correct Definition from a Dictionary Entry

Click on the meaning of buckle that matches its use in the sentence below.

Kendra worried that the shelf would buckle under the weight of all the heavy textbooks.

Click on the meaning of range that matches its use in the sentence below.

Our public bus system has a range of about ten miles.

Click on the meaning of command that matches its use in the sentence below.

The soldiers followed their officer’s command to return to their base camp.

Click on the meaning of handle that matches its use in the sentence below.

Pierce volunteered to handle all of the note-taking at the meeting.

Click on the meaning of pound that matches its use in the sentence below.

Gus had to pound on Felicity’s front door in order for her to hear him knocking while she was in the basement.

Click on the meaning of charge that matches its use in the sentence below.

During the battle, the soldiers had to charge at the gate in order to knock it down and get inside the castle.

Click on the meaning of shower that matches its use in the sentence below.

I need to shower after spending all day working hard in the garden.

Click on the meaning of pool that matches its use in the sentence below.

The wolf wiggled through a clump of trees to drink from a pool on the other side.

Click on the meaning of entrance that matches its use in the sentence below.

Tim would not grant his friends entrance into his home until they took off their shoes.

Click on the meaning of mine that matches its use in the sentence below.