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Context Clues Exercise 2

The story is about an ugly duckling who is made fun of by the other farm animals. As he grows up, he discovers he is not actually a duck but a beautiful swan. The ugly duckling faces ridicule and abuse from the other animals on the farm until he runs away in distress.

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Context Clues Exercise 2

The story is about an ugly duckling who is made fun of by the other farm animals. As he grows up, he discovers he is not actually a duck but a beautiful swan. The ugly duckling faces ridicule and abuse from the other animals on the farm until he runs away in distress.

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Word Detective: The Ugly Duckling

Hans Christian Andersen wrote the story of “The Ugly Duckling.” It


tells about a small baby duck, called a duckling, who is a very ugly
duck. He is not very happy because all the farm animals make fun
of him. Then, one day the duckling grows up. He finds out he is not
a duck, but a beautiful swan!
Below is part of the story.
The poor duckling had crept out of his shell last of all. He looked so
ugly! He was bitten and pushed and made fun of, not only by the
ducks, but by all the poultry. “He is too big,” they all said. The
turkey, who fancied himself really an emperor, puffed himself out
like a vessel in full sail. He flew at the duckling, and became quite
red in the face with passion. The poor little duckling did not know
where to go. He was quite miserable because he was so ugly and
laughed at by the whole farmyard. So it went on from day to day till
it got worse and worse. The poor duckling was driven about by
every one; even his brothers and sisters were unkind to him. They
would say, “Ah, you ugly creature, I wish the cat would get you.”
The ducks pecked him, the chickens beat him, and the girl who fed
the poultry kicked him with her feet. So at last he ran away,
frightening the little birds in the hedge as he flew off.

As you can see in the highlighted portion of the text, there is an


example of using context clues by giving the definition of the word
itself.
Circle the letter of the word that means almost the same thing as
the underlined word. Use the rest of the sentence to help find the
correct meaning of the word.

1. “...made fun of, not only by the ducks, but by all the poultry.”
A. vegetables B. birds C. clouds

2. “The turkey, who fancied himself really an emperor...”


A. ran B. dressed C. believed

3. “...puffed himself out like a vessel in full sail.”


A. ship. B. cake. C. goose

4. “...became quite red in the face with passion...”


A. sunrise. B. rain. C. anger

5. “was quite miserable because he was so ugly and laughed at...”


A. calm B. unhappy C. hungry

6. “...even his brothers and sisters were unkind to him...”


A. mean B. helpful C. asleep
7. “...would say, ‘Ah, you ugly creature, I wish the cat would get
you.’”
A. door B. animal C. apple

8. “So at last he ran away, frightening the little birds...”


A. writing B. feeding C. scaring

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