“Centerfield Ballhawk”

By: Matt Christopher

vanish –

to go suddenly out of sight, disappear

fault –

responsibility for a mistake, blame

depend –

to rely

concentrate –

to pay close attention

outfielder –

a baseball player whose position is in the outfield

ballhawk –

a baseball player who always seems to get the ball and catch it

Let’s Practice…

Use the appropriate vocabulary word to complete the sentence.

outfielderdepend

faultvanish

ballhawkconcentrate

1. We really ___________ on your hitting.

outfielderdepend

faultvanish

ballhawkconcentrate

2. It was my________ the other team got that third run.

outfielderdepend

faultvanish

ballhawkconcentrate

3. I really tried to _________ on my fielding today.

outfielderdepend

faultvanish

ballhawkconcentrate

4. That ball you hit seemed to _________ into the air!

outfielderdepend

faultvanish

ballhawkconcentrate

5. No _______ could have caught that ball.

outfielderdepend

faultvanish

ballhawkconcentrate

6. You’re a real __________. Not too much gets by you!

outfielder

depend

faultvanish

ballhawkconcentrate

1. That’s right! We really ___________ on your hitting.

outfielderdepend

fault

vanish

ballhawkconcentrate

2. It was my________ the other team got that third run.

outfielderdepend

faultvanish

ballhawk

concentrate3. I really tried to _________ on my fielding today.

outfielderdepend

fault

vanish

ballhawkconcentrate

4. That ball you hit seemed to _________ into the air!

outfielder

depend

faultvanish

ballhawkconcentrate

5. No _________ could have caught that ball.

outfielderdepend

faultvanish

ballhawk

concentrate

6. You’re a real __________. Not too much gets by you!