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This activity is NOT interactive but the answers are at the bottom of this page. You have permission to make a hard copy for further vocabulary study.
Word bank for the matching sentences below (alphabetically):
1 - After the funeral, the mourners walked to the small ______ where they participated in the final moments of the burial.Feel free to make a copy for home or the classroom!2 - Did you hear that odd _____ which sounded very much like the noise a hen or chicken would make?
3 - Two common _____ include negative effects: a walk under a ladder and a black cat who crosses in one's way which brings bad luck.
4 - The ____ who had assembled deep in the forest were clad in black robes and held lanterns high above their heads to illuminate the altar.
5 - From the depths of the sewer, a _____ floated out into the street forcing people to scurry away.
6 - The mean old goblin delivered a _____, "The moon will not shine tonight! Without light, there will be terror among the citizens!"
7 - At first, I was convinced that the apparition was a ghost but quickly realized it was, instead, a _____.
8 - The elders kept the children away from the _____ scene which was just too grisly for young people to observe.
9 - In order to make the meal, the witch placed carrots, onions, beef and potatoes into the large _____ which cooked over the fire grate.
10 - As a result of cruel fate, at the stroke of midnight, the young person was transformed from a man into a terrifying _____.
11 - If, all of a sudden, for no apparent reason, a chandelier begins to spin, it would _____ even the most brave of souls!
12 - Upon her death, the body was placed into a _____ which had already entombed nine other family members who had died.
We have four other exercises using these same 12+ words:
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The word definitions in these puzzles are used with permission from Random House Inc. and come from their "Random House Webster's College Dictionary".
Interactive, grade level puzzles:
["S140 Level 1-Easy"] --
["S140 Level 2-Medium"] --
["S140 Level 3-Hard"]
Fill-in-the-Blanks:
["S140Level 1-FITB"] --
["S140Level 2-FITB"] --
["S140Level 3-FITB"]
Crosswords:
["S140Level 1 C/W"] --
["S140Level 2 C/W"] --
["S140Level 3 C/W"]
Definition MATCH:
["S140Level 1-Match"] --
["S140Level 2-Match"] --
["S140Level 3-Match"]
Synonym/Antonym Encounters:
[S140Level 1-Syn/Ant] --
[S140Level 2-Syn/Ant] --
[S140Level 3-Syn/Ant]
Find the Words:
["S140Level 1 WF"] --
["S140Level 2 WF"] --
["S140Level 3 WF"]
Contextual Stories:
["S140Level 1 Story"] --
["S140Level 2 Story"] --
["S140Level 3 Story"]
Is It True or False?:
["S140Level 1 T/F"] --
["S140Level 2 T/F"] --
["S140Level 3 T/F"]
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