Helping English

Words from Names

Write the spelling Word that fits each clue.

1. A man might wear this to a party. _____________________
2. It’s made from ground beef. _____________________
3. You read this writing with your fingers. _____________________
4. You make this kind of mistake when you mix up the sounds of words. _____________________
5. You and your friends might do this to the products of a company you think is unfair. _____________________
6. It’s a long journey, fille with adventures. _____________________
7. It’s a kind of evergreen. _____________________
8. In this temperature scale, 32 degrees marks the freezing point of water. _____________________
9. In this temperature scale, 0 degrees marks the freezing point of water. _____________________
10. It’s a kind of coat. _____________________
11. It’s similar to a blimp. _____________________
12. You make this kind of mistake when you unintentionally us the wrong word. _____________________
13. It’s a metallic element used in thermometers. _____________________
14. Dairies do this to destroy bacteria in milk. _____________________
15. It’s a kind of sausage. _____________________
16. It’s two slices of bread enclosing almost any kind of filling. _____________________

Answer Key

1. tuxedo
2. hamburger
3. Braille
4. spoonerism
5. boycott
6. odyssey
7. sequoia
8. Fahrenheit
9. Celsius
10.  mackintosh
11. zeppelin
12.  malapropism
13. mercury
14. pasteurize
15. frankfurter
16. sandwich