Support vocabulary development and enhance reading comprehension with this set of games and activities to complement chapter 7 of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. A crossword puzzle, word search activity, vocabulary application worksheet, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats.
Specifically, the following vocabulary terms are addressed: bulbous, crossly, dismay, falter, gale, glower, intently, lichen, plead, plight, plod, refuge, taut, and unimpeachable.
By engaging with these activities, students will:
- Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words
- Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings
- Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
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