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Most Commonly Used Words 4

What do you get when you cross an elephant with a jar of peanut butter? Either peanut butter with a wonderful memory, or
an elephant that sticks to the roof of your mouth.
Using the Across and Down clues, write the correct words in the numbered grid below.
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ACROSS

DOWN

1. Looks after children when the parents are

away.

2. Plural of "he", "she", "it."

3. Utilizing the energy of the sun.

5. An inclination to want things.
9. Leisure time away from work devoted to rest
or pleasure.

6. The part of the body between the neck and

the upper arm.

10. On the contrary.

11. According to popular legend, lives at the
North Pole and makes toys for Santa Claus.
13. ______ and lightning.
17. As soon as; "______ we are home, we can
rest."
19. Objects that can be used to hold things; to
"contain" them.
20. Plural form of "film."
21. Something you can build in a tree.
US
BECAUSE
FILMS
REACHED
SOLAR
INSTEAD

THUNDER
ONCE
ECONOMY
CONTAINERS
NARROW
PLANNING

4. Past tense of "reach."

7. Setting up plans for something.

8. A sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter.
12. "We didn't have school today ______ it was
snowing."
13. Charges against a citizen for the support of
government.
14. The objective case of we.
15. The system of production and distribution
and consumption.
16. Used to style your hair, not a comb.
18. Opposite of wide.

SHOULDER
BABYSITTER
ELF
VACATION
TAXES

DESIRE
TREEHOUSE
THEY
CAPE
BRUSH