Name________________________
Date _________________________
Vocabulary Words T5W5G5
Going West: Old Yeller and the Bear
Please use the words from the box below to complete the following sentences:
*tangled-up
*whopper
*spasms
sulled
whisper
*propped
*rowdy
*yarns
*frantic
game
*trek
fib
wagged
tracing
ravage
*brazen
spooked
*poultice
*ached
*feisty
The words with an * asterisk will be on Friday’s test.
1. A long, slow journey:_____________________.
2. A lie: _____________.
3. Wild animals hunted for food: ______________________.
4. A soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the
body:___________________.
5. Scared: __________.
6. To destroy:____________________.
7. Sore:_____________________.
8. Mixed up and stuck together:_____________________.
9. To shake or wave back and forth:______________________.
10. Froze in place out of fear :_____________________.
11. A sudden violent and temporary effort, emotion, or sensation:___________________.
12. An exaggerated tale:______________________.
OVER
13. Bold, fearless:____________________.
14. To talk in a soft voice:__________________.
15. Made-up stories:____________________.
16. To hold up; support:________________.
17. Rough and disorderly:__________________________.
18. Frisky and brave, eager for excitement:__________________________.
19. Very worried and afraid:___________.
20. The act of copying:________________________.
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)
Ask Mrs. Pechan for a crossword puzzle
Old Yeller and the Bear, T5W5G5
Across
4. A soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to
the body
7. bold, fearless
8. made-up stories
10. scared
11. to talk in a soft voice
15. mixed-up and stuck together
16. very worried and afraid
18. the act of copying
19. frisky and brave; eager for excitement
Down
1. frozen in place out of fear
2. rough and disorderly
3. a lie
5. held up; supported
6. a long, slow journey
9. A sudden violent and temporary effort, emotion, or sensation
11. an exaggerated tale
12. to destroy
13. to shake or wave back and forth
14. wild animals hunted for food
17. sore