Chapter 6
"Keep Low!"

Vocabulary

Directions  Use the following words to fill in the blank spaces:

 

boom        clods         crouched         exploding         muskets        neighed         swayed         trenches         whizzed

1. The wagon jerked and _________ as it bumped over the dry ground.

2. The _________ of cannons grew louder and louder.

3. Jack heard the _________ fire.

4. Cannon shells were _________.

5. The soldiers dug _________ for the battle.

6. Jack and Annie _________ down in the driver's seat.

7. Another cannon shell _________ overhead, then another.

8. Dirt _________ flew everywhere.

9. The horses _________ and whinnied.



----------Key----------

Chapter 6

1. The wagon jerked and swayed as it bumped over the dry ground.

2. The boom of cannons grew louder and louder.

3. Jack heard the muskets fire.

4. Cannon shells were exploding.

5. The soldiers dug trenches for the battle.

6. Jack and Annie crouched down in the driver's seat.

7. Another cannon shell whizzed overhead, then another.

8. Dirt clods flew everywhere.

9. The horses neighed and whinnied.

 

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