Vocabulary Crossword Puzzles
Reading Words
antonym: word with an opposite or almost opposite meaning, base: the part of the word without any prefixes or suffixes, compound: a word made up of two words, …
Halloween Vocabulary
eerie : mysterious, creepy : causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin, bewitch : cast a spell over someone or something, cauldron : a very large …
Words that start with "N"
naked : when you don't have any clothes on, name : people call you by your _______, nine : comes after the number eight, necklace : you wear it around your …
Collective Nouns
bale: a .. of turtles , parrots: a pandemonium of ... , ambush: an .... of tigers , fish: a school of ... , skulk: a ... of foxes , knot: a ... of frogs , …
-tious and -ious Words
superstitious: a belief that is not based on fact ie. a black cat is bad luck, fictitious: not real, cautious: careful to avoid danger, infectious: able to be …
Compound Words
outlook : idea of what a situation will be like in the future/your general attitude to things, drawback : disadvantage, outcome : result (e.g. of a process, …
Prefixes
reread : to read again, refund : to give back money that someone paid for something, revise : to make changes or correct something, uncover : to remove cover …
Ninth Grade Vocabulary List
accord: to agree; to be in harmony with, accrue: to grow or accumulate, as the interest on capital, acquiesce: to consent without protest, but without …
Long E Spelling Words
secret: can you keep a _________?, seed: where plants come from, meter: to measure length in europe, asleep: i was so tired that i fell _______ in the movies., …
Collocations with Give
priority: the hospital always gives ______________ to the people in a wheelchair., credit: the boss doesn't like to give me_________ for all my work., …
Prefixes 'anti' and 'inter'
interfere : to get in between two people when it is not your problem or issue, intervene : take part in something to prevent or alter a result or course of …
Know These Words
verdant: green with vegetation; inexperienced, hegemony: the domination of one state or group over its allies, sardonic: cynical; scornfully mocking, …
Japanese Loanwords
sushi : a japanese dish of small cakes of cold cooked rice, with vinegar added and served with raw fish, etc. on top, sashimi : a japanese dish consisting of …
Prefix Challenge
nonsense: not making sense, midsummer: middle of summer, premade: made before needed, supernatural: beyond natural, superstar: beyond famous, unkind: to not be …
'are' Sound
rare: something precious and not common, compare: to look at the differences between two things, fare: what you have to pay to go somewhere, bare: something …
