just like josh gibson by angela johnson

Just Like Josh Gibsonby Angela Johnson

Vocabulary Vocabulary

Let’s Say the Words

• field• cheers• threw• sailed• plate• bases

• soar• forties• Louisville

Slugger• guess• pretty • science

a piece of land used for some special purpose-noun

We stayed at the baseball _______ all day on Saturday.

field

Calls out or yells loudly to show that you like something- verb

cheersMeagan ______ for her team when they make a basket.

Sent something through the air by force of your arm- verb

ARod (Alex Rodriguez) _____ the ball to first base and got the runner out.

threw

Moved smoothly like a ship with sails- verb

The U.S. Navy Sailing Team _______ across the lake to win the race.

sailed

A hard rubber slab that a baseball player stands beside to bat- noun

Anna stepped up to the _____ when it was her turn to bat.

plate

Places that are stations or goals in certain games, such as baseball- noun

The Padres celebrated after Loretta ran all the ______ when he hit a homerun.bases

To fly upward- verb

When you hang glide, you can _____ over the treetops.

soar

The years between 1940 and 1949- noun

Josh Gibson was a great baseball player in the twenties, thirties, and _______.forties

A popular kind of baseball bat- noun

They make the ____________ baseball bats in Louisville, Kentucky. You can go there and see the factory.

Louisville Slugger

An opinion formed without really knowing-verb

Marki always had to ______ when answering questions on “Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?” because she didn’t know the answers.

guess

Nice; good to see or hear- adjective

I saw a very ______ bird in my backyard.

pretty

A study of the Earth, animals, sky, and people- noun

Jo loves to do experiments in ______ class.

science

• to fly upward• soar• the years between 1940

and 1949• forties• a popular kind of baseball

bat• Louisville Slugger• an opinion formed without

really knowing• guess• nice; good to see or hear• pretty• a study of the Earth,

animals, sky, and people• science

• a piece of land used for some special purpose

• field• calls out or yells loudly to

show that you like something• cheers• sent something through the

air by force of your arm• threw• moved smoothly like a ship

with sails• sailed• a hard rubber slab that a

baseball player stands beside to bat

• plate• places that are stations or

goals in certain games, such as baseball

• bases

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