MY WORLD OF ENGLISH: Using Context Clues ; Exercise A

Exercise A : Read the sentences. Use the context clues to figure out the meaning of each underline word. Then write the meaning of each word.

1. The boy’s mumbled words were inaudible, impossible to hear.

Inaudible [adj.] หูหนวก / ไม่ได้ยิน

2. Casabianca is the story of obedient son, Who listened to his father’s instructions.

Obedient [adj.] เชื่อฟัง / ที่เชื่อฟัง

3. Sweet peas are legume, plants in bean family.

Legume [n.] พืชตระกูลถั่ว

4. In the green house, we saw a tulip, a spring-blooming flower of western Asia.

Tulip [n.] ดอกไม้ชนิดหนึ่งที่บานในฤดูใบไม้ผลิในภูมิภาคเอเชียตะวันตก

5. Whales have blubber, a fat of sea animal.

Blubber [n.] ไขมันของสัตว์ทะเล

6. The golfer took several strokes, or swings the club, to hit the ball.

Stroke [n.] วงสวิง

7. Bird of prey have strong talons, or claws.

Talon [n.] กรงเล็บ

8. Rayon is a synthetic, or man-made fabric.

Synthetic [n.] ผ้าใยสังเคราะห์

9. Climbing Everest is an arduous task and is extremely tough a conclusions.

Arduous [adj.] ยากลำบาก

10. You need a good wisdom or sound judgement to arrive at a conclusion.

Wisdom [n.] คำพิพากษา

11. The crystal curio was fragile and easily breakable

Fragile [adj.] แตกหักได้ง่าย

12. Do you plan to forbid or stop the children from going ?

Forbid [v.] ห้ามปราม

13. His suit was immaculate this morning and still so clean now.

Immaculate [adj.] สะอาด

14. Pumas, the mountain lions, are good hunters.

Pumas [n.] สิงโตชนิดหนึ่งที่อาศัยอยู่บนภูเขา

15. There were a lot of amusements at the carnival, but I was not interested in fun.

Amusement [n.] ความสนุก

16. During the Ice Age, some animals adapted, or got used to cold.

Adapt [v.] ปรับตัว

17. My uncle lives like a recluse, never seeing other people.

Recluse [n.] สันโดษ

18. We can store water for irrigation in a reservoir, a man-made lake.

Reservior [n.] อ่างเก็บน้ำ

19. He crumpled, or crushed, the paper.

Crumpled [v.] ขยำ

20. Wading through the flood was ordeal, very hard experience.

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