See sample answer below.

Why these words?
“Shunned,” “sneered,” and “spitefully” all have negative social connotations. The person on the receiving end of any one of these words would likely have been viewed very negatively by the people around them. The use of words like these in the story enhances the reader’s understanding of the social exclusion Lil and Else face.

Practice
After making a fool of myself on the first day of class, I was shunned for the rest of the semester.
“Whatever, I’m the oldest, so what I say goes,” Eliza sneered at her little brother.
Jake spitefully switched the sugar jar and the salt jar when his mother wasn’t looking.