Student Name: _______________________________

WORD POWER – USING CONTEXT CLUES

Key Words

genuine sincere imposter

Many people went to the new flea market for good deals on jewelry. The salesman there
assured the crowd that the jewelry was genuine. Many people believed him to be sincere and
bought his jewelry. Later, they discovered that he was an imposter and his jewelry was fake.
A. Based on the passage write down what you think each word means.

1. genuine ____________________________________________________________

2. sincere ____________________________________________________________

3. imposter ____________________________________________________________

B. Replace the words in parentheses with the appropriate key words.

1. Matt’s father wanted to purchase a (real) leather briefcase. ____________

2. The (faker) tried to pretend that he was actually a famous artist. ____________

3. The chairman was (truthful) when he thanked the committee for its hard work. ____________

C. Circle the synonyms.

1. genuine: real proven doubtful unsure true actual

2. sincere: earnest deceitful undisguised honest false truthful

3. imposter: deceiver pretender honest fraud generous faker

D. Write the correct word on each line.

1. I really do appreciate your help on this project. ____________

2. I’ll fool them by pretending to be a reporter. ____________

3. That is a real necklace from ancient times. ____________