Turtle’s Race with Beaver as told by Joseph Bruchac and James Bruchac Vocabulary Words

Words To Know Challenge Word Dam Halfway Above Toward Whole Buried Enough Ago Embarrassed Lodge

To invite someone to take part in a game or an argument, a dare I wanted to ____________ my friend to a running race. challenge

Group of letters with meaning I read every ______ in my favorite book. word

Where beavers make a lodge, something that blocks the flow of water The beavers built their home near the ____ made of sticks. dam

In the middle She was _________ up the rock wall. halfway

Over, on top of The fireworks are __________ the Washington Monument in Washington D.C. above

Going to The turtle was swimming __________ me. toward

Complete, all I couldn’t believe that the baby ate the _________ cake. whole

Under the ground, covered My dog _________ his bone under the tree in our backyard. buried

No more needed I couldn’t swim fast _________ to get away from the shark. enough

A long time before now Long, long ______, in a land far, far away lived a princess who needed to find a prince. ago

Uncomfortable or ashamed Andrew gets very ________________ when his mother kisses him in public. embarrassed My favorite author wrote this book!

A beaver’s den The beavers built a _______ near the dam on the creek. lodge

Review No more needed enough Something that blocks the flow of water To invite someone to take part in a game or an argument A long time before now In the middle Group of letters with meaning Uncomfortable or ashamed A beaver’s den Complete, all Under the ground, covered buried ago dam whole halfway word embarrassed lodge challenge Over, on top of above Going to toward