Vocabulary Crossword Puzzles
-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 …
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 …
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 …
Vocabulary #9
lightning: comes before thunder, milkyway: candy bar named after a galaxy(2 wds), moon:the earth has one of these orbiting around it, calf: baby cow, cartoons: …
Shakespearean Vocabulary
amiable: friendly, charming, flout: to mock, progeny: offspring, quaint: dainty, discourse: conversation, collied: coal-black, interlude: a period of time …
aw/ough Words
bought : purchase something past tense, fought : engaged in a war or battle, thought : an idea, ought : you really should do something, sought : finding …
The Letter F
feathers : these are on birds, face : where you find your eyes, nose and mouth, funny : what lori spiak is, frog : it says ribbit, four : the number before 5, …
Vocabulary Practice
scheme: outline or model, maximum: the largest amount, technology: the study of tech, proportion: portion in relation to the whole, sequence:following one thing …
Vocabulary #5
electrolyte: ions flow through the __________ in a battery. , rocky: the four planets that are closest to the sun have what physical property in common., …
Analogies
lock : switch is to light as key is to, four : spider is to eight as wolf is to, forest : cactus is to desert as tree is to, herbivore : bear is to omnivore as …
Spelling Lesson
noun:person, place thing or idea, week: 7 days equals 1 ___., third: i like pizza first, spaghetti second, but hamburgers would be my ____ choice., second: …
IR Words
flirt : a way of letting someone know you like them, twirl : moving around and around, thirsty : the feeling of needing a drink, shirk : avoid responsibility , …
Homophones (homos = same + phone = sound)
altar : part of a church, break : to damage, coarse : vulgar, rough, cue : prompt, on time, dual : double, 2x amount, flair : talant, natural ability, hoard : …
Hyphenated Words
cooperate: to work together, coown: to own something jointly, reenergise: to give fresh enthusiasm to, coauthor: a joint writer of a book, poem or article, …
