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Crossword – Irregular Verbs 2 (Solution)
Posted on 2012/03/19
Crossword – Irregular Verbs 2
Posted on 2012/03/18
Here is another crossword with irregular verbs. I’ve given the present tense of the verb – you have to put the right form of the past tense or past perfect in the puzzle. Have fun!
Across
1. hit
4. light
5. blow
8. ride
9. see
10. lose
11. think
15. read
16. stand
17. become
18. is/am
19. sell
21. teach
24. forget
26. set
27. wake
28. win
Down
1. has/have
2. tear
3. wear
4. lead
5. build
6. write
7. hang
9. steal
11. throw
12. understand
13. swim
14. buy
16. sit
17. bring
20. leave
22. grow
23. fly
25. run
Crossword – TOEFL 2
Posted on 2012/02/26
Across
1 able to move quickly and easily (5)
3 disreputable (6)
5 to inflict disfiguring damage on (3)
6 have a tendency to do something (3)
7 departing markedly from the usual or customary (7)
9 carried out without one’s conscious wishes (11)
10 not making or not based on careful distinctions (14)
13 impossible to dispute (16)
17 deceit by trickery (9)
19 anger, wrath (3)
21 to cover, as if with dots (3)
22 a charge, usually monetary, for something (3)
23 indignation or ill will felt as a result of a real or imagined grievance (10)
27 looking ill, not bright (3)
28 a prophetic sign (4)
29 to officially end a law, legal agreement, practice etc. (8)
30 to live (5)
31 to feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for (3)
Down
1 complete opposite of someone or something (10)
2 using or marked by the use of few words (7)
3 the existing condition or state of affairs (6,3)
4 not in the correct position (4)
5 suggesting of or characterized by expediency, deceit, and cunning (13)
6 existing or available in large quantities so that there is more than enough (8)
8 present or potential but not evident or active (6)
11 to level to the ground (4)
12 an outstanding work of art or craft (11)
14 rough; unrefined (5)
15 of or in the night (9)
16 a surprise attack by a small armed force (4)
18 very similar to something (4)
20 to improve something (7)
22 a deception deliberately practiced in order to secure unfair or unlawful gain (5)
24 to arrange according to class, kind, or size (4)
25 to change from a frozen solid to a liquid by gradual warming (4)
26 to draw or pull behind by a chain or line (3)
27 deep distress or misery, as from grief (3)
Crossword: TOEFL 1 (Solution)
Posted on 2012/02/13
Crossword: TOEFL 1
Posted on 2012/02/12
This crossword puzzle might be kind of difficult – the vocabulary comes from a list of words that are common on the TOEFL test. Give it a try, and see how you do. Have fun, and learn from the words you don’t know!
Across
1. praise for a person or their achievements
4. a situation in which two people, ideas, or statements agree with each other
5. to not do something, especially something enjoyable, because you think it is bad for your health or morally wrong
7. hand or swing loosely
11. take the whole attention, enslave
12. a trick
14. no longer useful, outdated
16. unspoken, silent
19. astonish
21. the ability to think quickly and make good judgments
22. unreasonably impatient or irritable
24. death-like, pale and ill
25. very similar to something
26. looking ill, not bright
27. good at doing something that needs care and skill
28. to hate a type of behavior or way of thinking, especially because you think it is morally wrong
Down
1. to change something so that it can be used in a different way or for a different purpose
2. to repair
3. good enough in quality for a particular purpose or activity
4. angry or threatening behavior or feelings that often result in fighting
6. distress, suffering
8. to praise highly
9. yield, die
10. to make understandable
13. invent, prepare by mixing together
15. rub or wipe out, obliterate
17. to tell or warn someone severely that they have done something wrong
18. take away from, prevent from using
20. to slander
23. to decide officially to give something to someone or use something for a particular purpose
Crossword: Irregular Verbs 1
Posted on 2012/01/29
For this crossword, you have to replace the verb in parentheses with the correct form. All of these verbs are irregular. Have fun!
Across
1. He (say) he was going to see a movie.
5. The children (ring) the doorbell and ran away.
6. The harder he worked, the more thirsty he (become).
7. I (be) doing my homework when the alarm went off.
9. These pants (cost) only twelve dollars.
11. The child did not tell his mother that he had (take) a cookie without permission.
12. You did not choose me, but I (choose) you.
13. The bride (wear) a beautiful white gown.
14. The teacher (bring) a rat for the science lab.
16. John was here earlier, but now he’s (go).
17. The moon (shine) bright on the newfallen snow.
18. On our vacation we (take) many pictures.
20. She (throw) away his old, worn-out shoes.
22. They (eat) cold pizza and hot dogs for breakfast.
23. I (read) all the homework that the teacher had assigned.
24. He (hang) the picture over the crack in the wall.
26. The obedient child (do) what his mother asked.
27. I (keep) my promise to take him to the zoo.
Down
1. She (shut) the door loudly and woke the baby.
2. It was so hot that we (drink) iced tea.
3. I should have (know) that you were going to come late.
4. He reluctantly (lend) out his favorite pen.
6. The dog (bite) the mailman the other day.
8. She (see) the movie after she read the book.
10. Tom was so tired he (sleep) through his English class.
11. I (think) you were going to see your aunt this weekend.
12. We have (choose) to stay home this time instead of going camping.
13. The boys’ team has not (win) a game all season.
14. The camera was (break) when he bought it.
15. I had just (get) out of bed when the phone rang.
17. We (swim) all summer long.
19. He (know) the answer to the teacher’s question.
21. I (hear) you quit your job.
23. She (run) as fast as she could, but still got fifth place.
24. The ball jumped up and (hit) him in the nose.
25. The children (get) a dog for Christmas.
Christmas Crossword I
Posted on 2011/12/25
Here is a crossword puzzle with some Christmas vocabulary. Give it a try and have fun!
Across
1. the name of Christ, the central figure of Christianity
8. the star that announced the birth of Jesus and guided the wise men to find Him
11. the wise men from the East who brought gifts for the baby Jesus
12. a yellow precious metal, one of the gifts that the three wise men gave to Jesus
16. a bird like a large chicken, traditionally eaten at Christmas
17. a person who looks after sheep
18. a spiritual being acting as a messenger of God (usually shown as a human being with wings)
20. abbreviation or informal term for Christmas
21. a thing given to somebody as a gift
22. a gum used for perfume or incense, one of the gifts that the three wise men gave to Jesus
23. an object that adds beauty to something; a decoration
Down
1. the husband of Mary (the mother of Jesus)
2. a bright point in the night sky which is a large, distant incandescent body like the sun
3. water vapor from the sky that falls as white flakes and covers the ground
4. a sledge or light cart on runners pulled by horses or reindeer over snow and ice
5. an evergreen plant with prickly dark green leaves and red berries
6. a gift or present given at Christmas
7. December 25, the birthday of Jesus Christ
9. the mother of Jesus
10. a greetings card that people send to friends and family at Christmas
11. a trough for food for horses or cattle (used by Mary as a cradle or bed for Jesus)
13. the small town in the Middle East believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ
14. the coming (or second coming) of Jesus Christ; the month leading up to Christmas
15. a vertical pipe in a house that allows smoke and gases to escape from a fireplace (Father Christmas traditionally enters a house through its chimney)
19. a traditional Christmas drink made of alcohol with beaten eggs and milk