Vocabulary Words for Chapter 8 of Stone Fox

rooted   abreast
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Page 64  -  They had a race for the youngsters first, and the crowd cheered and rooted for their favorites.

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Circle the 6 words that mean the same as rooted.

applaud booed cheered praised encouraged berated
approved hissed hailed criticized disapproved hated

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Is rooted used correctly in the sentences below? True or False

______________ Little Willy's eye was black, puffy, and rooted.

______________ Miss Williams rooted her hands together until her knuckles turned white.

______________ The people rooted for their favorite team to win the contest.

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Page 65  -  They stood nine abreast. Stone Fox in the middle.

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Circle the 6 words that mean the same as abreast .

side by side equal disarrangement next to alongside unaligned
single file in alignment one behind the other mixed beside clutter

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Is abreast used correctly in the sentences below? True or False

______________  The abreast positioned themselves directly beneath the long that stretched across the street.

______________  The ships were docked two abreast.

______________  Please stand two abreast before entering the stadium.