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The month of April always celebrates Earth Day on April 22st.

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We have six other diverse exercises using 12 to 24 words:

Puzzle #1 - Directions

Rooty*Hoot*Hoot® - Puzzle #1 "text"; All 4 Earth Day words are environmentally related NOUNS:

Answer 1:--7 letter noun--root is EU = good, well -- word means: *** science concerned with improving living conditions
Answer 2:--5 letter noun--root is the Roman God of the animals -- word means: *** a list of the animals of a given region or period
Answer 3:--9 letter noun--root are SYM & BIO = together & life -- word means: *** mutual living together of two different organisms
Answer 4:--5 letter noun--root is OZEIN = smell -- word means: *** form of oxygen produced that absorbs ultra-violet light

PUZZLE #1 - Rooty*Hoot*Hoot® - Answer Sheet

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"Hi, I'm Cinny Nym, Dean of Faculty at Vocabulary University."

In the list of 44 environmental words below, which 4 are the correct answers for the puzzle above?

abundance, admonition, amazon, apathetic, biota, biodegradable, botanical, catastrophe, defoliate, deplete, ecology, effluent, endangered, endemic, environs, erode, euthentics, evolution, fauna, fertile, flora, flourish, inspiration, migratory, morphology, nascent, ozone, permutation, pollute, primeval, prognosis, protean, rectify, renewable, retrogression, revitalize, sediment, seismic, soluble, sustainable, symbiosis, terrain, toxin, vegetation

Puzzle #2

Rooty*Hoot*Hoot® - Puzzle #2 "text"; All 4 Earth Day words are environmentally related VERBS:

Answer 5:--10 letter verb--root is VIT = life -- word means: *** to give or impart new life, vitality, or vigor to
Answer 6:--7 letter verb--root is PLE = fill -- word means: *** to reduce or lessen in quality, effectiveness or value; to empty or exhaust
Answer 7:--9 letter verb -- root is FOLI = leaf -- word means: *** to destroy or cause widespread loss of leaves in an area like a jungle or forest
Answer 8:--8 letter verb -- root is FLOR = flower -- word means: *** to be in a vigorous state; to grow luxuriantly or to thrive in growth

PUZZLE #2 - Rooty*Hoot*Hoot® - Answer Sheet

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"Hi, I'm Dick Shinary, Chancellor of Literacy at Vocabulary University."

In the list of 44 environmental words below, which 4 are the correct answers for the puzzle above?

abundance, admonition, amazon, apathetic, biota, biodegradable, botanical, catastrophe, defoliate, deplete, ecology, effluent, endangered, endemic, environs, erode, euthentics, evolution, fauna, fertile, flora, flourish, inspiration, migratory, morphology, nascent, ozone, permutation, pollute, primeval, prognosis, protean, rectify, renewable, retrogression, revitalize, sediment, seismic, soluble, sustainable, symbiosis, terrain, toxin, vegetation

Puzzle #3

Rooty*Hoot*Hoot® - Puzzle #3 "text"; All 4 Earth Day words are environmentally related ADJECTIVES:

Answer 9:--10 letter adjective--root is DONGIER (French) = damage -- word means: *** being in a state or circumstance of peril, risk or harm
Answer 10:--9 letter adjective--root is PATHY = feeling -- word means: *** lacking concern in things that others find moving and exciting
Answer 11:--11 letter adjective--root is TEN-TAIN = hold -- word means: *** enduring without giving away or yielding; keeping up and continuing
Answer 12:--9 letter adjective--root is BOTAN = herb -- word means: *** pertaining to, or derived from plants; of or belonging to a plant species

PUZZLE #3 - Rooty*Hoot*Hoot® - Answer Sheet

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In the list of 44 environmental words below, which 4 are the correct answers for the puzzle above?

abundance, admonition, amazon, apathetic, biota, biodegradable, botanical, catastrophe, defoliate, deplete, ecology, effluent, endangered, endemic, environs, erode, euthentics, evolution, fauna, fertile, flora, flourish, inspiration, migratory, morphology, nascent, ozone, permutation, pollute, primeval, prognosis, protean, rectify, renewable, retrogression, revitalize, sediment, seismic, soluble, sustainable, symbiosis, terrain, toxin, vegetation

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