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.