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Spelling/Vocabulary

Yule: another word for Christmas

Catechism: religious knowledge

Wassail: ale or wine spiced with apples, sugar, and cloves or cinnamon

Cornucopia: a horn containing a lot of food

Naughty: misbehaving

Custom: a practice common to many

Encompass: to include

Honor: to show respect

Illuminated: lit up

Mass: church service

Origin: beginning

Celebrate: observe an occasion with special activities

Banquet: feast

Ornaments: decorations

Portion: a part; a serving

Exchange: to give something in return for getting something

Prosperity: success

Scarce: very little of something

Immigrant: someone who moves from one country to live in another

Traditional: usual; handed down over time from generation to generation

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Assignment 1 Assignment 2

Write your words in ABC Write each word three times. Spell them correctly!

order. They must be spelled

correctly!

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Assignment 3 Assignment 4

Write the number of syllables in Tell what part of speech each word is.

each word.

_____ mass _______________ wassail

_____ scarce _______________ custom

_____ Yule _______________ encompass

_____ portion _______________ scarce

_____ banquet _______________ traditional

_____ exchange _______________ ornaments

_____ wassail _______________ naughty

_____ naughty _______________ celebrate

_____ honor _______________ mass

_____ custom _______________ illuminated

_____ immigrant _______________ banquet

_____ ornaments _______________ catechism

_____ origin _______________ portion

_____ encompass _______________ prosperity

_____ celebrate _______________ honor

_____ traditional _______________ origin

_____ catechism _______________ Yule

_____ prosperity _______________ cornucopia

_____ cornucopia _______________ exchange

_____ illuminated _______________ immigrant

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Assignment 5

Write the word being defined on the line. Spell it correctly. Then find it spelled correctly in the word search

puzzle.

Y T I R E P S R O P T N A R G I M I

P O M R T I O N R Y N A U L S E M L

P A M O T S U C I S O U S C A S T L

O L I E C H I S G M I G N A U G A U

R A G H T Y E N E R T H C O N M M M

T N R P A S S H N O R Y O N I U I I

O O A R T R A D I N O T I O G T N N

N I N C O R N U C O P I A A I S L A

I T T L A L U M I H N L A T R O E T

D I S C A T R C E O S U P M O C N E

A D R R I G C I N C E M L E B E R D

E A A O Y T E H B A N I Q U S L E O

P R O S P E R I T Y T N C O S I R R

O T R A D I S H O N L A N U A B C N

C C O N P I C A O R N E E A P R M M

A L I A S S A W E N T T L S M A C E

N U S H T O R M E X C E A H O T A N

R N G C E P S R O S P D S E C E R T

O I T X R T E U Q N A B S Y N W A S

C E L E B R A T E S S A A I E L I M

M I N G R A N T Y C U L W N E L M A

S O R N A M E N T S R S I L Q L U U

H M I N A T E D E G N A H C X E T Y

R N A U G H T Y A D U T C I O N T A

L C A T E C C A T E C H I S M H I T

_______________________________ a part; a serving

_______________________________ another word for Christmas

_______________________________ church service

_______________________________ religious knowledge

_______________________________ misbehaving

_______________________________ to include

_______________________________ to show respect

_______________________________ usual; handed down over time from generation to generation

_______________________________ lit up

_______________________________ very little of something

_______________________________ beginning

_______________________________ observe an occasion with special activities

_______________________________ feast

_______________________________ a horn containing a lot of food

_______________________________ decorations

_______________________________ a practice common to many

_______________________________ to give something in return for getting something

_______________________________ success

_______________________________ ale or wine spiced with apples, sugar, and cloves or cinnamon

_______________________________ someone who moves from one country to live in another

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Assignment 6

Using the definitions as clues, complete the puzzle. Be sure to spell the words correctly!

Yule Catechism Wassail Cornucopia Naughty Custom Encompass

Honor Traditional Illuminated Mass Origin Banquet Portion

Celebrate Ornaments Exchange Prosperity Scarce Immigrant

Across

3. to show respect

6. religious knowledge

8. misbehaving

11. to include

13. lit up

14. another word for Christmas Down

16. someone who moves from one 1. a part; a serving

country to live in another 2. decorations

17. very little of something 4. beginning

18. success 5. feast

20. to give something in return for 7. usual; handed down over time from generation to

getting something generation

9. ale or wine spiced with apples, sugar, and cloves or

cinnamon

10. a practice common to many

12. church service

15. a horn containing a lot of food

19. observe an occasion with special activities

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Assignment 7

Unscramble each of the words, using the definitions as clues. Spell them correctly! Then, copy the letters in

the numbered cells to other cells with the same number to solve the puzzle at the bottom.

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Assignment 8

Complete each sentence with the correctly spelled word.

The adults drank _____________________________ after going Christmas caroling.

It’s _____________________________ in our family to open one present on Christmas Eve each year.

Mom always cooks up a huge _____________________________ for Christmas dinner.

One common Christmas _____________________________ is to hang stockings.

We always _____________________________ Christmas by exchanging gifts.

Every member in our family draws someone’s name, and then they _____________________________ gifts.

The _____________________________ on the Christmas tree sparkled and glittered.

It’s traditional that _____________________________ children receive a lump of coal in their stockings.

The Christmas lights _____________________________ the entire neighborhood with their twinkling glow.

We spent a moment of silence to remember and _____________________________ those who served our

country.

People on the sidewalks wished each other a happy _____________________________ during the holiday

season.

The children learned _____________________________ in Sunday School,

During the famine, food was _____________________________.

My next door neighbor is an _____________________________ from Sweden.

That cake was so delicious that I’d like another _____________________________, please!

Mom used a _____________________________ as the centerpiece on the table for Christmas dinner.

We’ve learned that our celebrations _____________________________ many different countries’ traditions.

The family went to a special Christmas Eve _____________________________ at church.

I wish you peace and _____________________________ in all that you do.

The _____________________________ of many Christmas traditions can be found in Germany.

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