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A. Select the correct vocabulary word from the choices in
parentheses. Write the word on the line provided.
Practice
Vocabulary
1. Horses were important to the cowboy’s job. They enabled the cowboy to
travel easily over the (vastness, horizon) of the countryside.
2. The cowboys had great (hunger, enthusiasm) for their job and eagerly
helped the rancher herd the cattle.
3. Sometimes it seemed as though the horses could ride all the way to the
(horizon, vastness), where the land met the sky.
4. The (vastness, presence) of the horses helped keep the cattle under
control.
5. Both cows and horses had to be careful not to slip into a (horizon, ravine).
Such a steep, narrow canyon was a danger.
6. Horses (suspended, swerved) around the cows to keep the herd moving in
the right direction.
7. The cowboys and their horses relaxed as the campfi re (fl ickered, swerved)
and fl ashed.
8. The horses slept with the cowboys’ spurs (fl ickered, suspended) from the
top of their saddles.
B. Write new sentences for two of the vocabulary words used
above. Then underline the vocabulary word.
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