🧠 Vocabulary from Context: Inference Practice Worksheet
Instructions:
Read each sentence carefully. Use context clues to guess the meaning of the bolded word or expression. Answer the three prompts below each sentence.
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“After hours of negotiations, they finally reached a _mutual_ agreement that satisfied both sides.”
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What do you think mutual means?
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What clues in the sentence helped you guess?
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Use it in your own sentence:
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“Even though she was nervous, she _pulled it off_ and delivered a great presentation.”
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What do you think pulled it off means?
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What clues in the sentence helped you guess?
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Use it in your own sentence:
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“He’s been working around the clock to meet the deadline — he’s completely _burned out_.”
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What do you think burned out means?
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What clues in the sentence helped you guess?
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Use it in your own sentence:
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“Their new product completely _flopped_, and the company lost thousands in the first week.”
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What do you think flopped means?
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What clues in the sentence helped you guess?
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Use it in your own sentence:
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“She tried to sound confident, but her voice _gave her away_.”
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What do you think gave her away means?
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What clues in the sentence helped you guess?
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Use it in your own sentence:
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“He’s always been a bit of a _lone wolf_ — prefers to work and spend time alone.”
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What do you think lone wolf means?
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What clues in the sentence helped you guess?
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Use it in your own sentence:
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“They finally _called it quits_ after years of trying to keep the business afloat.”
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What do you think called it quits means?
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What clues in the sentence helped you guess?
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Use it in your own sentence:
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“I was _taken aback_ by how rude the customer was — I didn’t expect that at all.”
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What do you think taken aback means?
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What clues in the sentence helped you guess?
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Use it in your own sentence:
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“Although she didn’t get the promotion, she handled the situation with _grace_.”
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What do you think grace means?
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What clues in the sentence helped you guess?
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Use it in your own sentence:
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“He’s trying to _cut corners_ by using cheaper materials, but it might backfire.”
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What do you think cut corners means?
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What clues in the sentence helped you guess?
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Use it in your own sentence:
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