Cross Out
Puzzle One - Solution
Materials Designed to Build Vocabulary - For English as a Second Language Students and Teachers
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- Words that mean the same as "DIRTY" in rows 1, 5, 7, 10, 12.
(muddy, grungy, shopworn, gritty, filthy)
- Verbs in the Present Progressive tense in even rows. (going,
seeing, jumping, falling, walking, sitting, standing)
- Names of colours in columns A, C, E, F. (magenta, mauve, copper,
silver, teal)
- Four-letter words with a double vowel in the middle. (peek, toot,
feel, foot)
- Words that are kinds of candy in columns B, D, E, F. (fudge,
fondant, macaroon, lollipop, sucker)
- Names of towns in British Columbia, Canada. (Barriere,
Vavenby, Coombs, Hazelton, Clearwater, Popkum, Quesnel, Comox)
- Words that are still words when preceded by "RE-" in odd rows.
(turn, shape, work, touch, quest, make)
- Names of Provinces of Canada in rows 1-5. (Alberta, Quebec,
Manitoba, Ontario)
- Words that rhyme with "BOUQUET. " (betray, foray, relay, delay,
crochet, matinee, throughway, sashay)
- Verbs that precede "UP" to make the phrasal verb "___ UP."
(split, smell, call, wake, turn, shake, beat, start, hold)
Crossing out the words above leaves you with the proverb "A bird in the
hand is worth two in the bush."
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