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Crossword – Basic Vocabulary 11 (solution)
Crossword – Basic Vocabulary 11
Across
1 a small piece of something solid, without a particular shape (4)
3 the way an event, action, or person changes something (6)
6 a preposition used to show what a part belongs to or comes from (2)
9 a frame with wheels on which a large heavy gun is moved around (3-8)
11 the force that makes a moving object keep moving (8)
12 a hot drink that is not as strong as coffee (3)
13 one of the pieces of flesh inside your body that you use in order to move (6)
15 to have to have something or someone, because you cannot do something without them (4)
17 a preposition used to indicate towards a higher place or position (2)
18 something that you don’t know (7)
19 making an animal able to work for people or live with them as a pet (13)
22 adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing numbers (11)
24 a building containing a large machine for crushing grain into flour (4)
25 a close or careful observation or listening (9)
26 something used for catching fish, insects, or animals which is made of threads or wires woven across each other with regular spaces between them (3)
27 something that is typical of a particular group or thing (14)
Down
2 another word for mailman (7)
3 a statement in mathematics that shows that two amounts or totals are equal (8)
4 a group of people and animals who travel to different places performing skilful tricks as entertainment (6)
5 having qualities that are typical of most people or things (7)
7 something that holds two pieces of cloth, etc together so it is closed (9)
8 a combination of two or more parts (8)
10 ways of sending information (14)
14 a quantity of goods that are sent somewhere, especially in order to be sold (11)
16 a common domestic animal with fur and four legs, related to the wolf (3)
20 relating to the army, navy, or air force (8)
21 a member of your family (8)
22 a series of metal rings which are joined together in a line and used for fastening things (5)
23 a metric measure of volume (5)
24 there are sixty of these in one hour (6)
Crossword – Irregular Verbs 3
Here is another crossword about irregular verbs. The clue gives the simple present, and you have to fill in the crossword with either the past or past participle. Have fun!
Across
2. wake
3. lay
5. bite
6. forget
7. lend
9. understand
12. ride
14. shoot
15. sell
17. draw
19. become
22. steal
23. hear
24. get
25. swim
27. cut
28. ring
30. tear
32. eat
33. hide
34. win
35. shine
36. stand
Down
1. leave
2. write
3. light
4. drink
5. break
7. let
8. throw
10. speak
11. drive
13. do
15. sing
16. lose
18. read
19. begin
20. cost
21. mean
26. make
27. choose
28. rise
29. give
31. run
33. hold
34. is
Crossword – Basic Vocabulary 10
Across
1 very good; excellent (5-4)
6 to do something in a particular way or for a particular reason (3)
8 a small, bitter, egg-shaped black or green fruit, used as food and for making oil (5)
9 the power exerted by a horse in pulling (10)
12 a place where sick people go to get better (8)
15 the process of sending out a signal or message using radio, TV, or similar equpiment (12)
17 an estimate (13)
19 firm, hard, or difficult to bend (5)
21 a device used to measure how hot or cold something is (11)
25 conjunction used for comparing two things (2)
26 an adjective used to indicate there is just one thing, and no others (4)
27 a mark that is difficult to remove, especially one made by a liquid such as coffee, blood, ink, etc (5)
29 the final part (3)
30 a salty body of water (3)
31 to move from one place to another (2)
33 an examination of how two or more things are similar (10)
36 auxiliary verb (2)
37 a strong protest or objection (6)
Down
1 the part of a room that you stand on (5)
2 liquid water coming from the sky (4)
3 at a particular time in the past or the future (4)
4 one of the little bones in your mouth that you use for eating and talking (5)
5 a particular way of thinking about a problem or subject (9)
6 the number of years someone has lived, or something has existed (3)
7 without stopping or interruption (10)
10 a little sticker from the post office that lets you mail a letter (5)
11 opposite of no (3)
13 opposite of crooked (8)
14 a place where a river or stream falls down a rock or over a cliff (9)
16 caring and feelnig sorry about someone’s problems (11)
18 a part of the inside of a building that has its own walls, floors, and ceiling (4)
20 idea (7)
22 to decay by a gradual, natural process (3)
23 the first day of the work week (6)
24 a piece of electronic equipment that lets you listen to programs (5)
27 a part inside a plant or animal that is shaped like a bag and contains liquid or air (3)
28 the part of your body that connects your hand to your body (3)
30 unhappy (3)
32 a straight, narrow beam of light (3)
34 a preposition used to show what a part belongs to or comes from (2)
35 opposite of yes (2)
Crossword – Basic Vocabulary 9
Across
2 a preposition used to say where someone or something goes (2)
3 acceptance of a plan, decision, or a person (8)
5 the long, thin part of a plant, from which leaves, flowers, or fruit grow (4)
7 to use your eyes (3)
8 to reverse an action (4)
10 to turn with a circular movement around a central point (8)
13 done, used, or experienced before now (4)
15 a strong, alcoholic drink made from sugar (3)
17 not closed (4)
18 ways of sending information (14)
20 to fasten things together using a piece of string or a rope (3)
22 a large pot, often used for making soup (6)
23 rock or earth from which metal can be obtained (3)
24 a promise to yourself (10)
27 what cars use for fuel (3)
28 a word used when talking about something that might happen or be true, or might have happened (2)
29 opposite of under (4)
30 on a line or course parallel and close to; continuously beside (5)
31 not dead, alive (6)
34 what the doctor gives you to eat to make you feel better (8)
36 admiration for someone because of their qualities (7)
37 a deep breath that you take when you are tired or sleepy (4)
38 opposite of yes (2)
Down
1 the act or process of destroying something (11)
2 a device used to measure how hot or cold something is (11)
3 a clear liquid with a strong, bad smell that is used for cleaning (7)
4 to move quickly by moving your legs more quickly than when you walk (3)
5 a salty body of water (3)
6 a dry, brown fruit inside a hard shell that grows on a tree (3)
9 as different as possible from something else (8)
11 pants; especially, men’s pants (8)
12 a car and driver that you pay to take you somewhere (4)
14 when you guess about the possible causes or effects of something without knowing all the facts (11)
16 mirror (7-5)
19 the movement of air, liquid, etc in a system (11)
21 someone kept in prison as a legal punishment for their crime (8)
25 what you hear with (3)
26 opposite of on (3)
29 a part of the body, like the heart or the lungs, that has a particular purpose (5)
32 what you are able to see; the whole area that you can see from somewhere (4)
33 to move from one place to another (2)
34 the fifth month (3)
35 the small drops of water that form on outdoor surfaces during the night (3)
Crossword – Basic Vocabulary 8
Across
1 a large farm animal used for producing milk and meat (3)
2 a track that has been made deliberately or made by many people walking over the same ground (4)
6 a piece of electronic equipment that lets you listen to programs (5)
9 a conjunction used to join two words, phrases, etc referring to things that are related in some way (3)
10 relating to money or the management of money (9)
12 the part of the body that you see with (3)
13 the reflexive form of “one” (7)
14 a person (5)
15 completely correct in every detail (5)
17 a statement that is not strong enough to express how good, bad, etc something really is (14)
18 the use of painting, drawing, sculpture, etc to represent things or express ideas (3)
19 a strong, alcoholic drink made from sugar (3)
20 a statement that is in exaggerated terms (13)
23 a place where alcoholic drinks are served (3)
24 to do something more than is suitable or natural (6)
25 the dried brown leaves that are smoked in cigarettes, pipes, etc (7)
29 a preposition used to indicate towards a higher place or position (2)
30 to reverse an action; to open or unwrap (4)
32 to decay by a gradual, natural process (3)
33 a word used to refer to the second of two people or things, which is not the one you already have or the one you have already mentioned (5)
34 a sound, especially one that is loud or unpleasant (5)
35 the feeling that something is definitely true, or definitely exists (6)
Down
1 the ability to behave in a sensible way and make practical decisions (11)
2 a round, metal container that is used for cooking, usually one with a long handle and a lid (3)
3 a small metal container in which food or drink is sold (3)
4 typical of or relating to men or boys (4)
5 a picture or set of words that is intended to persuade people to buy something (13)
6 a regular repeated pattern of sounds or movements (6)
7 the number below the line in a fraction (11)
8 a way in which two or more people or things are not like each other (10)
10 lacking or exhibiting a lack of good sense or judgment (7)
11 a helper (9)
16 something that you mention or add later because you did not think of it or plan it before (12)
18 a strong desire to achieve something (8)
21 an adverb used when emphasizing the degree or amount of something by saying what the result is (2)
22 the feeling of wanting something that someone else has (4)
26 a preposition used to what by means or method someone uses to do something (2)
27 the process of looking after someone, especially because they are ill, old, or very young (4)
28 opposite of in (3)
31 a smooth, thick liquid that is used to make machines run easily or is burned to produce heat (3)
33 a preposition used to show what a part belongs to or comes from (2)