Buffalo Before Breakfast
Chapter 3 Black Hawk
Vocabulary

admire tepees Native Americans
Lakota tribe neighed
quiver of arrows warrior rustled
galloped research

Directions: Change the underlined word with one of the words from the vocabulary list that means the same thing.

  1. Behind Jack and Annie a horse whinnied.  whinnied means _______________
  2. He rode at full speed toward them.  rode at full speed means ________________
  3. The boy carried a holster of arrows. holster means _____________
  4. Fighting broke out between Lakota fighters and white soldiers.   fighters  means ____________
  5. The grass crackled as the warrior passed by them. crackled means ______________
  6. Jack opened the study book. study means  _______________
  7. Jack stared at a circle of tents ahead.  tents means ________________
  8. Many Native American clans lived on the Great Plains.  clans means __________________

 

Hint: a as in apple
        e as in elephant
        i as in igloo
        o as in octopus
        u as in umbrella

a i u
__________________ __________________ __________________
__________________ __________________

Directions:  Find the words from the vocabulary list that have a long vowel sound. Circle the letter that makes the short sound.

Hint: a as in ape
        e as in even
        i as in ice
        o as is oak
        u as in unicorn

a e i o
__________________ __________________ __________________ __________________
__________________ __________________

 

 

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