Dinosaurs Before Dark
Chapter 5
Pages 24 - 32  "Gold in the Grass"

medallion engraved glittering
grunted calmly gazed
nudged magnolia tree kneeled
knelt incredibly scrambled
rhinoceros shield-like slung
shoulder cheerfully
  1. The short u sound can be heard at the beginning of the word umbrella. Write 3 words from the list above that have the short u sound.

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  1. Divide the following words into the correct columns below:

    knelt        magnolia         medallion        

short e clue:  elephant short a  clue:  apple
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  1. The Triceratops looked like a ___________________ .
  2. The medallion was __________________ in the sun. It was ________________ with the letter "M".
  3. The past for kneeled is _________________ .