IXL | Use context to determine the meaning of homonyms

Read the story.

I know they are here somewhere, Kiki thought. She peeked behind the TV. She looked under her bed, on her desk, and in her backpack. She even checked inside the fridge! Where did my new glasses go? She touched the top of her head and laughed. "Well, I guess I had them this whole time," she said. With a sigh, she pulled them down over her eyes.

What is the meaning of the word glasses as it is used in the story above?

clear containers that are made to hold drinks and other liquids

two clear plastic pieces in a frame that help people see better

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Read the story.

Harry leaned down to look under the frame of the car. He and Grandpa had been working on Grandpa's new truck all afternoon. They were tightening the final screw when Harry heard a strange flapping sound. He looked up and gasped. A pair of black wings were swooping down over their heads. Grandpa was about to stand up when Harry shouted, "Watch out for the bat!"

What is the meaning of the word bat as it is used in the story above?

a large wooden stick used to play baseball

a small flying animal with wings like a bird

key idea

If you don't know the meaning of a word, you can look for context

clues.

Context clues are nearby words and phrases that help you figure out the meaning of an unknown word.

Some words have more than one meaning, like the word

light.

Looking for context clues can help you figure out the right meaning.

For example, look at this text with the word light below:

"It should be light enough now!" Colin called down to his sister. Kaya ran up the stairs to her bedroom and picked up her backpack. "You are right! I can actually carry it now," Kaya said.

To figure out the meaning of the word

light,

look at the underlined clues.

"It should be light enough now!" Colin called down to his sister. Kaya ran up the stairs to her bedroom and picked up her

backpack.

"You are right! I can actually carry it

now,"

Kaya said.

The underlined clues show that Colin and Kaya are talking about a backpack. Kaya says she is able to pick it up. So, the meaning of light here is "something that has little weight."

solution

In the story, Harry sees something with black wings flying overhead. Harry then warns his grandpa to watch out for the

bat.

So in this story, bat means a small flying animal with wings like a bird.

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