Buffalo Before Breakfast
Chapter 8 Sacred Circle
Vocabulary

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

1. A cool breeze blew sparks into the gray night fall.  night fall means _______________
2. The smoke from the holy pipe joined all things to the Great Spirit. holy means _____________
3. Sometimes courage can call forth help from the beyond. call forth means  _______________
4. Buffalo Girl and Rides-Like-Wind showed great bravery.   bravery  means ____________
5. The Great Spirit is the beginning of all things in the sacred circle of life. beginning means ______________
6. Teddy nestled between Jack and Annie. nestled means  _______________
7. Showing off made you behave without thinking. without thinking means ___________________
8. Black Hawk scared the buffalo. scared means ____________________
9. The singing and drumbeats grew louder and louder.  singing means ___________________
10. The pipe-smoking ritual was over.  ritual 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

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

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