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Study the word PETRIFIED: (Source) When things petrify, they turn into stone. Here's a piece of petrified wood, found in a forest in Arizona. Over millions of years, the wood slowly petrifies, or turns into stone: (Source) When something petrifies you, it scares you so badly that you can't even move, as if you've turned into stone. If you're petrified of something, you're really, really afraid of it. And something petrifying is really, really scary. Hermione points her wand at Neville and says the magic spell Petrificus Totalus. She petrifies Neville: turns him into stone. (Source) Here, SpongeBob is petrified! He's so scared of something that he can barely move. (Source)   Make a flash card: You can write your own definition and choose your own picture, or copy mine. Term Definition Picture petrified terribly afraid   Write your own sentence! You can use either of the two ideas I'll suggest, or you can invent your own. Include as much detail as you can! (Source)   Write a sentence with the word PETRIFIED: Remember: if an object, like wood, petrifies, that means it turns into stone. And if you're petrified by something, you're filled with so much fear that you stand still, like a stone. Idea 1: "I stood, petrified, unable to look away as (some insect or animal) (did something creepy or scary)." Idea 2: "I'm brave enough to (do something scary), but I'd be too petrified to (do something else even scarier)." You can type in here. When you're done, copy and paste your sentence wherever you'd like it to go.