Woodsong
The Race
Day 15

Words to Learn

abate
canter
lope
gesture
Use a dictionary to familiarize yourself with any of the words above that may be new to you.


Plurals

Make each of these words plural by adding the appropriate ending. Think of what you have learned in spelling about the particular rules for adding -s or -es to words such as these.

harness

.

puppy

.

child

.

Eskimo

.

courtesy

.

toy

.

 1. Read through the race rules and policies. Pay special attention to the Musher Conduct rules of numbers 21 - 37. What rules may not have applied in the year that Gary Paulsen raced? Can you see some differences in this chapter compared with what you see in the rules and policies?

 

 

2. List a few rules that are new now that didn't apply to Gary Paulsen's first year of racing in 1983. Make guesses if you aren't certain.

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