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The Knight at Dawn
Chapter 8 "The Knight" Pages 50 - 55 |
| flailed |
tread (water) |
afloat |
| sputtered |
dog-paddle |
streaked |
| imagined |
slithering |
embankment |
| shivering |
chattering |
swallowed |
| whinny |
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- Find one word with a short a ___________________ clue: a as in apple
- Find one word with a short e ___________________ clue: e as in elephant
- Find one word with a short i ___________________ clue: i as in igloo
- Find one word with a short o ___________________ clue: o as in octopus
- Find one word with a short u ___________________ clue: u as in umbrella
Long vowels sound the same as their name.
- Find one word with a long a ___________________ clue: a as in ape
- Find one word with a long e ___________________ clue: e as in easy
- Find one word with a long o ___________________ clue: o as in oak
- Jack _______________ his arms as he tried to tread through the water.
- The children were ______________________ as they stood in cold, wet clothes.
- A person who can not swim well will usually _____________________ .
- Matching: Place the letter of the correct definition in the blank before each
word at the right.
| _________ embankment |
a. to stay on top of the water |
| _________ whinny |
b. to move quickly |
| _________ afloat |
c. ditch |
| _________ chatter |
d. to spit and try to breath when coming out of water |
| _________ streak |
e. the sound a horse makes |
| _________ sputter |
f. to talk |
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