Cut-out cards Matching sheet

Jonah and the Whale

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.

1. LORD
A. Leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering
2. JONAH
B. To refuse to go along with
3. NINEVEH
C. Small vessel that floats on water
4. BOAT
D. To deliver a sermon
5. STORM
E. Title for a master or for God
6. RUNNING
F. Bad weather with strong wind and rain
7. OVERBOARD
G. The region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
8. FISH
H. Scaly swimmer that breathes through gills
9. WHALE
I. Moving fast on foot
10. BELLY
J. A book in the Old Testament that tells the story of ___ and the whale
11. PRAY
K. To address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship
12. SPIT
L. A narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
13. PREACHED
M. A very large person
14. MERCY
N. From on board a vessel into the water
15. DISOBEYED
O. An ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris across from the modern city of Mosul in the northern part