Test your vocabulary skills with this context clue quiz worksheet, designed to enhance your ability to decipher word meanings from surrounding text.

Read the passage. Then, select the synonym of the word in quotation marks.
Our old dog Buddy has very "coarse" fur, especially on his back. When I pet him, his fur feels rough to the touch.

What is the meaning of the word coarse as used below? Use the synonym to help you determine its meaning.
Our old dog Buddy has very "coarse" fur, especially on his back. When I pet him, his fur feels rough to the touch.


Read the passage. Then, select the synonym of the word in quotation marks
Do you think those statements we heard on the news were "accurate"? After all, that channel's reports aren't always correct.

What is the meaning of the word accurate as used below? Use the synonym to help you determine its meaning.
Do you think those statements we heard on the news were "accurate"? After all, that channel's reports aren't always correct.

Read the passage. Then, select the synonym of the word in quotation marks
Rose and Harriet "adore" cricket. In fact, they love playing cracket, going to cricket games and even watching cricket on television.

What is the meaning of the word adore as used below? Use the synonym to help you determine its meaning.
Rose and Harriet "adore" cricket. In fact, they love playing cracket, going to cricket games and even watching cricket on television.

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