Fourth of July
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
1.
R
o
c
e
t
Any vehicle self-propelled by a ___ engine (plural)
2.
r
e
w
o
r
k
A device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames (plural)
3.
i
n
i
c
A day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
4.
a
t
e
m
e
l
n
An African melon
5.
P
a
t
S
a
l
a
Any of various ___ having chopped ___ as the base
6.
A
n
t
Social insect living in organized colonies (plural)
7.
S
w
i
m
i
Moving through water using your arms and legs
8.
n
d
e
e
n
d
e
e
The successful ending of the American Revolution
9.
R
v
u
t
i
o
n
A drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
10.
B
i
t
i
h
The people of Great Britain
11.
m
e
i
c
a
Land of the free; the USA
14.
r
e
e
o
m
Being able to act without being controlled
15.
F
n
k
i
n
United States historian noted for studies of Black American history
16.
a
n
c
o
k
American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress
18.
A
r
n
o
English poet and literary critic
19.
C
r
n
w
l
l
i
Commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence
20.
Y
k
t
o
w
A historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of Newport News
21.
B
s
o
n
State capital and largest city of Massachusetts
22.
P
a
e
l
p
h
i
a
The largest city in Pennsylvania