Story Vocab

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Feeling joy (5)
  2. 6. Organ that pumps blood around the body (5)
  3. 7. Informal terms for a mother (3)
  4. 9. An occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more ___ (7)
  5. 11. A message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events (5)
  6. 12. The sister of your father or mother (4)
  7. 13. To be successful in a contest or competition. (3)

Down

  1. 1. A loud utterance (3)
  2. 3. The state of being active (6)
  3. 4. An informal term for a father (3)
  4. 5. The child of your aunt or uncle (6)
  5. 6. A message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter (5)
  6. 8. The supreme effort one can make (4)
  7. 10. A tight or amorous embrace (3)