Buffalo Before Breakfast
Chapter 2 Ocean of Grass
Vocabulary
| magically |
buckskin |
fringed |
| mountain man |
Great Plains |
prairie |
| farther |
rippling |
slope |
| rise |
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Directions: Change the underlined word with one of the words from the vocabulary
list that means the same thing.
- Annie wore a tasseled border buckskin dress. tasseled border
means _______________
- Jack walked through the tall, flowing grass. flowing means
___________________
- Jack said he felt like a trapper from the hills. trapper from the
hills means _____________
- Come on. Just a little longer. longer means
____________
- Jack had on a tanned hide shirt and pants. tanned hide
means ____________
- The grassland covered nearly a fifth of America's land. grassland
means ______________
- They went down a small hillside then up a small upgrade. hillside
means _____________ upgrade means _____________
- Jack and Anne traveled to the middle of the United States. middle of
the United States means _______________
Directions: Find the words from the vocabulary list that have a short vowel
sound. Circle the letter that makes the short sound.
Hint: a as in apple
e as in elephant
i as in igloo
o as in octopus
u as in umbrella
| a |
i |
u |
| __________________ |
__________________ |
__________________ |
| __________________ |
__________________ |
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