Use the sentence to complete the activity. There was something incongruous about hearing a lecture from my friend on not giving up, when she does not follow through with any sports she plays. In 2-3 sentences, define incongruous and explain how both the context clues and word parts can help you discover the word’s meaning.
Incongruous means not in harmony or not consistent with the surroundings or expectations. In the sentence, it refers to the contradiction between the friend giving a lecture on perseverance while not putting it into practice with her own sports activities. The context clues in the sentence, such as "not giving up" and "does not follow through," suggest that the friend does not demonstrate persistence or commitment. Additionally, the word parts "in-" (meaning not) and "-ous" (denoting full of) further indicate that there is a lack of harmony or consistency in the friend's actions.
