Week 9 Spelling

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. An association of criminals (4)
  2. 5. Frozen flakes that fall in winter (4)
  3. 7. A geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock (4)
  4. 8. A period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field (plural) (7)
  5. 9. The season when the leaves fall from the trees (6)
  6. 10. The act of grasping (4)
  7. 11. The season of growth (6)

Down

  1. 1. North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng (4)
  2. 2. Shiny yellow metal used in jewelry (4)
  3. 3. The coldest season of the year (6)
  4. 4. Low in temperature; also a sniffly illness (4)
  5. 5. The act of catching an object with the hands (4)
  6. 6. A vigorous blow (4)
  7. 8. A small fragment (6)
  8. 10. A special way of doing something (4)
  9. 11. Hottest season of the year (6)