(Beginner - Easy) Crossword 8: Build Your Vocabulary (Descriptive Adjectives)
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The purpose of this challenge is to build your English and Spanish vocabulary, particularly descriptive adjectives. The clues are in English to help the English learners and the crossword is solved using the Spanish words from "El banco de palabras".
-- If you need help with the clues, refer to the Word Bank in English.
-- For your answers, only use the words in "El banco de palabras".
-- One clue per member please, though you may participate every 1-2 hours.
-- Feel free to post a sentence and/or picture!
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Note: You do not have to do the clues in any particular sequence!
Flashcards: (Beginner - Easy) Crossword 8: Build Your Vocabulary (Descriptive Adjectives)
El banco de palabras:
¡Estas son las palabras que irán en el crucigrama!
| aburrido | ágil | ancho | barato | |||
| caliente | cansado | corto | curioso | |||
| delicado | difícil | divertido | dulce | |||
| duro | estrecho | fácil | flaco | |||
| frío | interesante | justo | lleno | |||
| modesto | nuevo | pequeño | puro | |||
| sencillo | sensible | sucio | triste |
Word Bank
| agile | boring | cheap | cold | |||
| curious | delicate, dainty | difficult | dirty | |||
| easy | entertaining | fair | full | |||
| hard | interesting | lean | modest | |||
| narrow | new | pure | sad | |||
| sensitive | short | simple | small | |||
| sweet | tired | warm | wide |
| 4. The small lizard is -----. (f) | 1. fewest difficulties. | |
| 5. The "Big Apple", ----- York | 2. containing as much as possible. | |
| 7. thin, skinny (person) | 3. not easily broken, bent, or pierced. | |
| 9. He found the gold by ----- chance. (f) | 6. Do you drink ----- tea? | |
| 11. A ----- fuse with dynamite can be dangerous. (f) | 8. The cave entrance was -----. (f) . | |
| 13. chill, frosty, icy | 10. He was ----- because the fish dropped off his hook. | |
| 15. Beavers chew through big and ---- trees. | 12. not interesting, dull | |
| 18. unclean, foul, nasty | 14. eager to learn. | |
| 19. arouses curiosity and holds attention | 16. funny, fun, entertaining. | |
| 20. The plant is ----- to light. (f) | 17. She likes ----- sauce. | |
| 21. a ----- situation (f) | 22. Friendship can be a ----- act of kindness. | |
| 23. hard, laborious | 25. The boy took a nap because he was -----. | |
| 24. In the Grand Canyon, the mules travel on a ----- path. | ||
| 26. follows the rules and standards | ||
| 27. low in price | ||
| 28. A ----- person doesn´t boast about their abilities. |
9925 views
updated Jun 25, 2013
edited by bandit51jd
posted by bandit51jd
a new one. gracias! :) - chellapadua, Jun 19, 2013
Thank for all the fun. - katydew, Jun 20, 2013
De nada, Katy y gracias, Chell! - bandit51jd, Jun 20, 2013
This is a great idea!! Cool! - szhang, Jun 20, 2013
Gracias, Szhang! Have you seen the crossword puzzle games for compound words? - bandit51jd, Jun 20, 2013
29 Answers
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19 across interesante/ interesting
arouses curiosity and holds attention
updated Jun 25, 2013
posted by 0083f5dc
I didn't know Ripley's had a museum! Cool! - bandit51jd, Jun 25, 2013
They have museums in many locations. - 0083f5dc, Jun 25, 2013
I have been to the one in Orlando, FL and San Antonio, TX. There is also Wonderworks in Orlando that is similar. - 0083f5dc, Jun 25, 2013
5
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24 across
estrecho- narrow
updated Jun 20, 2013
posted by chellapadua
They must be carrying supplies down to ¨Phantom Ranch¨. - bandit51jd, Jun 19, 2013
5
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#28 across - modest - modesto
updated Jun 20, 2013
posted by 0095ca4c
Fútbol! - bandit51jd, Jun 19, 2013
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7 Across: Flaco
updated Jun 20, 2013
edited by kdfore
posted by kdfore
Muy bien! - bandit51jd, Jun 19, 2013
Oooh, she does not look well! :( - Scribe-Lady, Jun 20, 2013
Oh, I thought that one was 'hambre'. - katydew, Jun 20, 2013
lol - EL_MAG0, Jun 20, 2013
Tiene mal aspecto.... pobrecita. - katydew, Jun 20, 2013
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9. across pura
He found the gold by pure chance. (f)
updated Jun 20, 2013
posted by bandit51jd
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13 across: cold/frío
updated Jun 20, 2013
posted by Scribe-Lady
It looks very cold! - bandit51jd, Jun 19, 2013
This feels like Santiago today. - katydew, Jun 20, 2013
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10. down - He was ----- because the fish dropped off his hook.
triste - sad
updated Jun 24, 2013
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
Though sad, he's still adorable! Muchas gracias, Katy! - bandit51jd, Jun 23, 2013
Aawwee! :) - chellapadua, Jun 24, 2013
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12 down : aburrido - boring
The lesson is boring and the students are bored.
La lección es aburrida y los estudiantes ...están aburridos
updated Jun 23, 2013
edited by Castor77
posted by Castor77
I wonder if it's "shop" (automotive) class! Bien hecho, Castor! - bandit51jd, Jun 23, 2013
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26 across Justo/ Fair
follows the rules and standards
updated Jun 23, 2013
edited by 0083f5dc
posted by 0083f5dc
Jejejejejejeje. Finally, the law cracks down on those ever-present nose stealers. - katydew, Jun 23, 2013
:) You made Katy's day! Bien hecho! - bandit51jd, Jun 23, 2013
3
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23. across
Difícil- Difficult
updated Jun 23, 2013
posted by chellapadua
Buena palabras! Muy significativa! (meaningful) - bandit51jd, Jun 23, 2013
3
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8. down
Ancho - Wide
updated Jun 22, 2013
posted by chellapadua
Oh, wow, that's a cool looking waterfall! - bandit51jd, Jun 22, 2013
Neat, it's slightly covering a cave entrance. Sorry I didn't see that at first! - bandit51jd, Jun 22, 2013
3
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27 across
Cheap; barato (low in price)
updated Jun 21, 2013
posted by szhang
The link takes us into "Best Web Hosting Directory" rather than an image. Did you want to try again? If you want to practice you can do here: http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/250353/reviewlearn-and-practice-how-a-member-posts-a-picture- - bandit51jd, Jun 20, 2013
Muchas gracias por jugando! - bandit51jd, Jun 20, 2013
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18. across - unclean, foul, nasty
sucio
updated Jun 20, 2013
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
He's lucky he doesn't have to wear glasses! - bandit51jd, Jun 20, 2013
3
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2 down Lleno/ Full
containing as much as possible
updated Jun 20, 2013
posted by 0083f5dc
3
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2o.across =Sensitive=sensible.
updated Jun 20, 2013
posted by osas-baby
Bien hecho, Osas! - bandit51jd, Jun 20, 2013
