worksheet for chapters 13 & 14

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

Unscramble the word and find correct word for the definition:

1.  ecnatsiser __________________________ to oppose with force
                         (resistance)

2.  deyarf ____________________________a rope that's unraveled
                      (frayed)

3.  ecnart ____________________________ a stunned or bewildered condition; daze
                         (trance)

4.  gnidurtorp _________________________ bulge out
                                 (protruding)

5. ydegart ____________________________ disaster;  widespread destruction
                          (tragedy)
6.  tnalibuj ____________________________  feeling or expressing joy
                       (jubilant)
7.  xaoc  ____________________________   to persuade someone to do something
                        (coax)

8.  nmelos ___________________________ to be very serious
                        (solemn)

9  ytnab ______________________________ a small type chicken
                            (banty)

10. deklus _____________________________ withdrawn;  widespread destruction
                            (sulked)

11.  dednuofbmud  _______________________temporarily unable or unwilling to speak
                                  (dumbfounded)