Spelling Words

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. The cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees (5)
  2. 4. Of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles (6)
  3. 7. The passage between the pharynx and the stomach (5)
  4. 8. Food or meals in general (5)
  5. 10. The phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe (4)
  6. 11. Bad weather with strong wind and rain (5)
  7. 12. A brief statement (4)
  8. 13. Cutlery used for serving and eating food (4)
  9. 15. English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned (4)

Down

  1. 1. The land along the edge of a body of water (5)
  2. 2. People in general (5)
  3. 5. A disrespectful laugh (5)
  4. 6. A software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over (4)
  5. 9. The act of rising upward into the air (4)
  6. 11. A mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services (5)
  7. 14. Yellow vegetable that grows in ears (4)