Christmas Activity Booklet 2 Word FUN with answer key

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Christmas Crossword Solve the festive clues below and spell the words correctly to reveal the hidden word. 6 2 4 1 38 10 5 7 9 11 Christmas Word Fun

Christmas Crossword Across 1. What you hope to find beneath the tree on Christmas morning. 3. The month that Christmas is celebrated in. 5. Hang one of these on your fireplace to be filled with presents. 7. Gabriel is one of these. 9. Santa sometimes uses this to enter your home. 11. Father Christmas is also known as Saint . Down 2. You may put one of these on top of your Christmas tree. 4. A type of pie popular at Christmas time. 5. The vehicle that Father Christmas rides in. 6. Rudolph, Prancer and Vixen are all this type of animal. 8. Some people go to church at this time on Christmas Day. 10. You open this type of calendar in the lead-up to Christmas. What is the hidden word? What does the hidden word mean? Use a dictionary or research in your own way. © 2020 twinkl.com 2

Christmas Close-Up How much do you actually know about the word Christmas? Well, it’s about to be a lot more. Complete the activities below to thoroughly examine the word Christmas in every way possible! c ch Writedtohwe nw..o.rndoCchhreisattminags! upside Write tahdedwinogrdonCehlreitsttemr aesacinh a pyramid, time. Write the word Christmas in as many words as yaosuCcharnisttmhaats.share the same bubble writing. root word Write CharptInihsofdteWivmncowthoawsaons,etrshlldoowsonoCwaokahurnelmrlitdikwssaettnaomhiryrneaethpwsawowo1miornordpittrroshrtiohin2sr?t? Write the word Christmas back to front. Which letter goes first? Write the word Christmas in this box with your eyes closed. Christmas Word Fun

Christmas Close-Up Extra Challenges Write a mnemonic to help you to remember how to spell the word Christmas. Arrange all the letters of the word Christmas into alphabetical order. Which word comes before Christmas in the dictionary? Which word comes after Christmas in the dictionary? © 2020 twinkl.com

Wondrous Word Search How many of these festive words can you find hidden in the word search below? rdxde i vaszur sgpe f d f gtd f a x c g cmu n f omb d chaoyggyc i c x h j d rw j twk s hu i evao i i r i t r l ms l t v l n e n l i p nu j i j dsage s f es tobf e t s t t f y a d n h s l h f omv nev s l e i gheae x i wp r e s e n t s t nativity mistletoe stockings decorations Jesus carols wreath presents sleigh tinsel chimney Christmas Christmas Word Fun

Magical Mosaics Look at the words below and decide whether they are nouns, verbs, adjectives or adverbs. Each answer has a special colour. Colour in the words to reveal the hidden Christmas picture. Some squares do not need to be coloured because they do not fit into any of the word classes below. Noun: Brown Verb: Yellow Adjective: Green Adverb: Red because since the their unwrap which though as and whose this we pretty white fluffy it I those yet they so slowly sparkly colourful them or he that me happy jolly carefully yearly quietly us our she you peaceful wonderful magical excitable fantastic my these your fancy great beautiful mystical magnificent tenderly religious what his angelic significant cold again today cosy heavenly while exciting festive annually downstairs holy joyful merry lavish seasonal gently early special symbolic wintry wondrous shiny snowy chilly for a nor tree gift stocking but an her © 2020 twinkl.com

Crack(ers) the Code The festive words on the crackers below are written in code. Break the code using the information in the table below. Find the letter from the code word on the top row and swap it for the letter below it. What hidden words are being spelled? On the last cracker, hide your own Christmas word and ask a friend to crack the code. abcde f gh i j k lm j z v q gwr y t f o e a n o p q r s t u vwx y z u d h i x l cmn p b k s lsclz eglliqvez tlslxgmil iqvzls Christmas Word Fun

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Festive Word Morphs The Festive Word Morph game is about building word chains by changing one letter at a time. Use the clues to help you figure out the word which is only one letter different to the word above it. See if you can complete the chain to change the first word into the last word. An example has been done for you. tree f r e eSomething that doesn’t cost any money is... If you run away from something, you... f lee g l e eIf you are happy, your face can light up with... g l ue Christmas Word Fun

The past tense of ‘go’. Festive Word Morphs I to go and see Santa. To breathe heavily in short, quick breaths. sent pas t Another word for an elevator. gi f t The opposite direction to right. sent The past tense of the word ‘lend’. wr ap Something you can use to catch small animals. A piece of board which can be used to carry food and drinks on. Something religious people do to communicate with their God. p l ay © 2020 twinkl.com 0

Unscramble the Lyrics Can you unscramble the words on the baubles below and hang them back into these classic Christmas tunes? mrnage frgifuthl cbir thete wnat waeehtr feri mrleiry Christmas Word Fun

Unscramble the Lyrics All I . for Christmas is my two front Away in a no for a bed. Ding dong! on high. Oh, the is so delightful. outside is but the © 2020 twinkl.com 2

Christmas Word Maze Find your way through this festive maze by correctly spelling these festive words. celebration decoration exchange fruitcake gingerbread togetherness snowball In c dde e e c e ro t a be l broyde c wi nt t e l i t on decorat i t be i tde a eeeo rbrat cor r r renx ang gt iur f fe e ai ebigc efg xex t grb i gab f rgaacxc t i naa gnahch nigiact iur f a eg ekf rui t egn re f wb l l l t on rbrbb roa l l t oge bb unr rh t eg e m r ead s r r eheec t ibe a sn rne tnt nba c ow sti aaa a owb b b s m Out Christmas Word Fun

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Christmas Word Fun Answers Christmas Crossword 2 6 s r e 4 i tm ai n d 1 present s ce 3 e c e 8m b e r d ir 10 da 5 d s t ock i ng l iv 7 ge 9c h i m n e y ange l i g t t 11 n i cho l as The hidden word is noel. Noel is another word for Christmas and can also refer to Christmas carols. In a sentence: ‘We sang a noel around the manger.’ Page 1 of 4 visit twinkl.com

Christmas Word Fun Answers Christmas Close-Up Many of the answers to this activity are down to the child’s particular writing style and the specific brand of dictionary used but generic answers are as follows: Christmas is worth 16 points. Christmas back to front is samtsirhC Christmas in alphabetical order is aChrimrsst Examples of words which share the same root word as Christmas are: Christian, Christingle, Christ, Christ, christening, christened. Wondrous Word Search rdxde i vaszur sgpe f d f gtd f a x c g cmu n f omb d chaoyggyc i c x h j d rw j twk s hu i evao i i r i t r l ms l t v l n e n l i p nu j i j dsage s f es tobf e t s t t f y a d n h s l h f omv nev s l e i gheae x i wp r e s e n t s t Page 2 of 4 visit twinkl.com

Christmas Word Fun Answers Magical Mosaics because since the their unwrap which though as and whose this we pretty white fluffy it I those yet they so slowly sparkly colourful them or he that me happy jolly carefully yearly quietly us our she you peaceful wonderful magical excitable fantastic my these your fancy great beautiful mystical magnificent tenderly religious what his angelic significant cold again today cosy heavenly while exciting festive annually downstairs holy joyful merry lavish seasonal gently early special symbolic wintry wondrous shiny snowy chilly for a nor tree gift stocking but an her Crack(ers) the Code The decoded words should read: elves, greetings, celebrate, tinsel, frankincense, Santa, candy canes, Bethlehem, Rudolph. Festive Word Morphs The completed word morphs should read as follows: sent went want pant past gift lift left lent sent wrap trap tray pray play Page 3 of 4 visit twinkl.com

Christmas Word Fun Answers Unscramble the Lyrics The completed answers should read: All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth... Away in a manger, no crib for a bed... Ding dong! Merrily on high... Oh, the weather outside is frightful but the fire is so delightful... Christmas Word Maze In c dde e e c e ro t a be l broyde c wi nt t e l i t on decorat i t be i tde a eeeo rbrat cor r r renx ang gt iur f fe e ai ebigc efg xex t grb i gab f rgaacxc t i naa gnahch nigiact iur f a eg ekf rui t egn re f wb l l l t on rbrbb roa l l t oge bb unr rh t eg e m r ead s r r eheec t ibe a sn rne tnt nba c ow sti aaa a owb b b s m Out Page 4 of 4 visit twinkl.com