Interactive worksheet helping students understand word meanings using context clues.

Let's solve each question by using context clues — the surrounding words and sentence meaning — to figure out the correct definition of the word in orange.

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A. She showed great *prowess* in painting and won first prize for her school.

- Context: She won first prize, which means she was very good at painting.
- So, *prowess* must mean something like great ability or skill.
- Options:
- anxiety – no, that’s worry
- patience – not directly related
- skill ✔ – yes, this fits
- power – too general; not about strength

✔ Answer: skill

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B. He would not listen to anyone who tried to *persuade* him to stay at home.

- Context: People are trying to get him to stay home, but he refuses.
- "Persuade" means to convince someone to do something.
- Options:
- convince ✔ – matches the meaning
- force – implies coercion, not persuasion
- please – not quite right
- discourage – opposite of persuade

✔ Answer: convince

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C. He took off his hat and held it upside down, shaking it *briskly*.

- Context: The action is quick and energetic — “shaking it” with energy.
- “Briskly” means quickly or energetically.
- Options:
- rapidly ✔ – means quickly, fits well
- slowly – opposite
- lovingly – emotional, not matching
- forcefully – might be possible, but “briskly” is more about speed than strength

✔ Answer: rapidly

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D. This expensive handbag is made of *superior* leather.

- Context: It's an expensive handbag, so the material must be high quality.
- “Superior” means better than others.
- Options:
- kind – doesn’t fit
- cheap – opposite
- better ✔ – yes, superior = better
- bored – irrelevant

✔ Answer: better

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E. I haven't had much sleep lately, so I feel *drowsy*.

- Context: Not enough sleep → feeling sleepy.
- “Drowsy” means sleepy or tired.
- Options:
- tired ✔ – perfect match
- active – opposite
- energetic – also opposite
- helpful – unrelated

✔ Answer: tired

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F. The chef added a pinch of salt to *enhance* the flavor of the dish.

- Context: Adding salt to improve taste.
- “Enhance” means to make better or stronger.
- Options:
- decrease – opposite
- destroy – no
- improve ✔ – yes
- remove – opposite

✔ Answer: improve

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✔ Final Answers:

| Letter | Word | Correct Meaning |
|--------|------------|------------------|
| A | prowess | skill |
| B | persuade | convince |
| C | briskly | rapidly |
| D | superior | better |
| E | drowsy | tired |
| F | enhance | improve |

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💡 Tip: Always look at what’s happening in the sentence. What does the character do? How do they feel? What’s the result? These details help you guess the meaning of unfamiliar words.

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