This week's spelling words

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. The vast area beyond Earth's atmosphere (5)
  2. 5. Natural satellite that orbits the Earth (4)
  3. 6. Having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age (3)
  4. 7. The day immediately before today (9)
  5. 9. In the near future (4)
  6. 10. Something regarded with special ___ or liking (8)
  7. 12. Twinkling lights in the night sky (5)
  8. 13. The second nearest planet to the sun (5)

Down

  1. 1. The month following February and preceding April (plural) (4)
  2. 3. The person or thing chosen or selected (6)
  3. 4. Everything that exists anywhere (8)
  4. 6. Where the air is unconfined (8)
  5. 8. Any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine (6)
  6. 11. To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits (3)