Name________________________
Date _________________________
Vocabulary Words T5W6G5
Going West: Bill Pickett Rodeo Ridin’ Cowboy
Please use the words from the box below to complete the following sentences:
*adventure
croaker-sack
*challenge
*lariat
*homespun
*trek
ravage
*parched
stockyards
*slew
*brazen
straddled
*corn pone
duds
rickety
*breaking
bedclothes
*feisty
*ornery
mossback
The words with an * asterisk will be on Friday’s test.
1. A large sack used for carrying or storing belongings:_____________________.
2. Lasso: _____________.
3. Not sturdy: ______________________.
4. Spun or woven at home; hand-made:___________________.
5. A long, slow journey: __________.
6. Another word for sheets and blankets:____________________.
7. Stubborn:_____________________.
8. A fun or exciting experience:_____________________.
9. Another word for clothing:______________________.
10. To feel thirsty:_____________________.
11. Something that may be difficult to do:___________________.
12. To walk, stand, or sit with the legs wide apart; stand or sit
astride:______________________.
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13. To destroy:____________________.
14. To train horses to wear a saddle, bridle, etc; to train a horse to have a
rider:__________________.
15. A lot:____________________.
16. An enclosure with pens, sheds, etc., connected with a railroad, market, etc., for the
temporary housing of cattle, sheep, swine, or horses:________________________.
17. Bold, fearless:__________________________.
18. A wild bull or cow:__________________________.
19. Corn bread:___________.
20. Frisky and brave, eager for excitement:________________________.
A few study ideas:
Make flashcards and quiz yourself
Partner quiz
Write the definition of the word using your own words
Draw a picture of each vocabulary word
Go to Spelling/Vocabulary City (website linked from www.mrspechan.com)
Bill Pickett Rodeo Ridin' Cowboy T5W6G5
Across
2. a large sack used for carrying or storing belongings.
8. another word for sheets and blankets.
10. an enclosure with pens, sheds, etc., connected with a railroad, market, etc., for the
temporary housing of cattle, sheep, swine, or horses.
12. frisky and brave, eager for excitement.
14. not sturdy.
15. a long, slow journey.
17. another word for clothing.
19. stubborn.
Down
1. something that may be difficult to do.
3. a fun or exciting experience.
4. to feel thirsty.
5. lasso.
6. To train horses to wear a saddle, bridle, etc; to train a horse to have a rider.
7. a wild bull or cow.
8. bold, fearless.
9. corn bread.
11. a lot.
13. to walk, stand, or sit with the legs wide apart; stand or sit astride.
16. to destroy.
18. woven or spun at home; hand-made.