Thanksgiving (9)
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
1.
g
i
m
s
One of the colonists from England who sailed to America on the Mayflower and founded the colony (plural)
2.
m
z
Tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many
3.
J
t
o
w
A former village on the ___ River in Virginia to the north of Norfolk
4.
M
o
w
r
Low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant
5.
c
r
Yellow vegetable that grows in ears
6.
b
d
Baked food made from flour, used for sandwiches
7.
t
k
y
Large bird eaten at Thanksgiving
8.
u
m
n
Big orange squash carved at Halloween
9.
c
l
r
i
o
The public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual
10.
e
s
o
Meat from a deer used as food
11.
w
r
l
d
The hemisphere that includes North America and South America
12.
l
s
g
s
The formal act of approving (plural)
13.
q
u
a
Any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
14.
o
r
n
o
p
A goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity
15.
g
a
A state of sanctification by God
16.
f
t
A ceremonial dinner party for many people
18.
a
n
k
g
i
n
Fourth Thursday in November in the United States
19.
r
e
t
Gathering crops when they are ripe
22.
y
u
t
h
A town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620
24.
n
c
n
Taking a series of rhythmical steps in time to music