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Contents

The History of Crossword Puzzles

What is a Crossword Puzzle?

Puzzle

Practice

Common Expressions in Puzzle Clues

Common Two-Letter Words

States, Capitals, and Abbreviations

Contractions

Common

Abbreviations

Abbreviations 13

U.S.

Presidents

Holidays and Events in the U.S.

Crossword Puzzles

Answers to Crossword Puzzles

A crossword puzzle is a word puzzle* in a grid* of black and white squares. The goal* is to write

one letter in each white square to make the words given by clues*. The black squares tell where the
word ends.

This kind of puzzle is very popular. People buy magazines full of puzzles.

Today, puzzles are often used in schools to help build vocabulary and spelling. Puzzles are a

popular way to pass time while waiting or traveling.

This book has beginner puzzles that have been specially made for English language learners.

One way to do a crossword puzzle

a. Read the clue for number 1 ACROSS.
b. Write the answer, starting in square number one in the puzzle.
c. Write one letter in each blank square. The number of blank squares tells you how many letters are in
the word.
d. Use capital* letters. Print carefully.
e. Use a pencil so you can erase letters if you made a mistake

f. If you don’t know the answer to number one, skip it* and go to the next clue.

g. Then read the clues for number 1 DOWN
h. The letter in the answer for 1 ACROSS will be the same beginning letter for 1 DOWN.

Clues

ACROSS

1. A language that people speak
in the U.S.A.

DOWN

1. Not diffi cult; simple

WORD HELP
capital noun. Uppercase letter; opposite of small letter.
clue noun. Hint, defi nition.
goal noun. Purpose; reason to do something.
grid noun. A rectangle with squares.
puzzle noun. A game in which you have to fi nd the answers.
skip verb. Leave until later.

What is a Crossword Puzzle?

square

↑

ACROSS

DOWN

ACROSS

1. The title of this book is Easy English
Crossword ________.
7. Monkey, chimpanzee, or gorilla
8. Frozen water
9. A male sheep
11. Love, hate, sadness, or anger
14. Road (abbreviation)
15. Tennessee (abbreviation)

DOWN

1. You write on this.
2. Opposite of down
3. Nothing; three, two, one, ___
4. The speed ____ is 55 miles per hour.
5. Initials for Elizabeth Claire
6. Past participle of see
10. Preposition: He lives ___ 134 Main Street.
12. Medical Doctor (abbreviation)
13. Preposition: Dinner is __ the table.

Puzzle Practice

Helpful Hints

a. Do all the words ACROSS that you can do. (Skip the ones you can’t do.)

b. Then do all the words DOWN that you can do. (Skip the ones you can’t do.)

c. Then try the words across again. You will have more letters to help you.

d. If the clue is plural, the answer will be plural. Example: Boy children = sons

e. Ask a friend for help. For example, “What’s a four letter word that means nothing?”

f. When you have done all you can, check the answers.

ANSWERS

A kind of: a kind of fi sh = tuna, salmon, etc.

abbreviation: A short way to write a word:
Road (abbreviation)

affi rmative word: A word meaning yes: yes, OK,
yeah.

article: A little word before a noun: a, an, or the.

having to do with: Related to. Having to do with
medicine = medical

initials: The fi rst letter in a word. Initials for Jane
Doe = J.D.

Latin term: Et cetera, etc. (and others of the
same kind.)

negative word: A word meaning no: Not, no,
never, nothing, nowhere, nay

objective form of: The form of a pronoun when
it receives the action of a verb or a preposition.
Subject forms Objective forms:

I -

he - him

he - her

we - us

they - them

opposite of: The opposite of up is down.

past participle: The form of a verb that is used
with have, has, had. The past participle of see is
seen.

past tense of: The past tense form of see is saw.

Common Expressions in Puzzle Clues

preposition: A part of speech. at, in, on, to, with,
by, for, near, under, over, etc. I’ll meet you __
three o’clock.

Roman numeral for:

one = I

seven = VII

two = II

eight = VIII

three = III

nine = IX

four = IV

ten = X

fi ve = V

fi fteen = XV

six = VI

twenty = XX

ninety-fi ve = VC
ninety-nine = IC
one hundred = C
one hundred ten = CX
fi ve hundred = D
one thousand = M

same as: the exact same answer. Number 8
DOWN is the same as number 3 ACROSS

short name for: A short name for Emily = Em

short word for: A short word for Internet is net.

similar to: Like, almost the same

sound: Sound made by a cow = moo

title: Mr., Mrs., Ms., Miss, Dr.

verb: BE: am, is, are.
verb: Past form of BE: was, were

word ending: ing, ed, es, ese

Common Two-Letter Words

Ad Short form for advertisement. He put an ad

in the newspaper.

Am Verb. I am a student.
An Article before a word beginning with a

vowel; an apple

As Adverb.

He ran as fast as he could.

At Preposition; near, by. He sat at the table.
Ax A large cutting tool. He used an ax to cut

down the tree. (Sometimes spelled axe)

Be Verb.

I want to be a teacher.

By Preposition; near, at; done with the help of a

person. She sat by me. The book was written
by Elizabeth Claire.

Do Verb.

Please do your homework.

Ed Short form for Edward. Abbreviation for

editor

El Short for elevated train. We rode the el to

134th Street.

Em Short name for Emily.
Et Latin word for and. We saw birds, geese,

monkeys, elephants, etc. at the zoo. Et cetera
= and other things.

Ev Short name for Evelyn

Go  Move in a direction. Let’s go to the park.
Hi  Friendly way to say hello.
If   Conditional word. If you help me, I can do it.
In  Preposition.

Put this money in your pocket.

Is Verb. He is my best friend.

It Pronoun for a thing. Give it to Jane.
La A musical note: do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do
Lo Exclamation.

Lo and behold—A pot of gold

was in the cave.

Ma  Short word for mother
Me  Objective form of I. Give it to me.
Mi  A musical note: do re me fa sol la ti do

My Possessive word. This is my puzzle book.
No A negative word; the opposite of yes.
Of Preposition; belonging to, about; The leg of

the table is broken. Think of a way to fi x it.

Oh A word to show surprise. Oh! It’s snowing!
On Preposition; atop of. The book is on the

table.

Or Conjunction; either this or that. Do you want

milk or tea?

Ow A cry of pain; ouch.
Ox Large male of the cattle family used for farm

work.

Oz The imaginary land of a famous story and

movie: The Wizard of Oz.

Pa Father; Ma’s husband
Pi A letter of the Greek alphabet used as a

math term (the symbol is π) for the number
3.14285...

Re Regarding;

about.

I’m writing to you re the

order you sent to us. Usually used in writing,
not speaking.

Si Yes, in Spanish
So Adverb.

I love you so much, it hurts me.

Ti A musical note: do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do
To Preposition: in the direction of. We went to

the park.

Up The direction toward the sky; opposite of

down.

Us Objective pronoun; you and me. Please take

us to the movies.

We Pronoun, plural; You and I.

There are 44 common two-letter words in English.

Many of them are used in the crossword puzzles in this book.

States, Capitals, and Abbreviations

Alabama

Montgomery

Alaska

Juneau

Arizona

Phoenix

Arkansas

Little Rock

California

Sacramento

Colorado

Denver

Connecticut CT

Hartford

Delaware

Dover

Florida

Tallahassee

Georgia

Atlanta

Hawaii

Honolulu

Idaho

Boise

Illinois

Springfi eld

Indiana

Indianapolis

Iowa

Des Moines

Kansas

Topeka

Kentucky

Frankfort

Louisiana

Baton Rouge

Maine

Augusta

Maryland

MD Annapolis

Massachusetts MA Boston
Michigan

Lansing

Minnesota MN St. Paul
Mississippi MS Jackson
Missouri

MO Jefferson City

Montana

Helena

Nebraska

Lincoln

Nevada

Carson City

New Hampshire

NH Concord

New Jersey NJ

Trenton

New Mexico NM Santa Fe
New York

Albany

North Carolina NC Raleigh
North Dakota ND Bismarck

Ohio

Columbus

Oklahoma

Oklahoma City

Oregon

Salem

Pennsylvania PA

Harrisburg

Rhode Island RI

Providence

South Carolina SC

Columbia

South Dakota SD

Pierre

Tennessee

Nashville

Texas

Austin

Utah

Salt Lake City

Vermont

Montpelier

Virginia

Richmond

Washington  WA  Olympia
West   Virginia  WV  Charleston
Wisconsin  WI

Madison

Wyoming

WY Cheyenne

isn’t

= is not

aren’t

= are not

wasn’t

= was not

weren’t

= were not

won’t

= will not

don’t

= do not

doesn’t

= does not

hasn’t

= has not

haven’t

= have not

hadn’t

= had not

can’t

= cannot

couldn’t

= could not

wouldn’t

= would not

shouldn’t = should not

mustn’t

= must not

I’m

= I am

you’re

= you are

he’s

= he is

she’s

= she is

it’s

= it is

that’s

= that is

what’s

= what is

we’re

= we are

they’re

= they are

I’ve

= I have

you’ve

= you have

he’s

= he has (the same as he is)

she’s

= she has (the same as she

is)

it’s

= it has (the same as it is)

we’ve

= we have

they’ve

= they have

I’ll

= I will

you’ll

= you will

he’ll

= he will

she’ll

= she will

they’ll

= they will

we’ll

= we will

I’d

= I had or I would

you’d

= you had or you would

he’d

= he had or he would

she’d

= she had or she would

it’d

= it had or it would

we’d

= we had or we would

they’d

= they had or they would

Contractions

Mr.

Mister

Mrs.

Mistress [missiz]

Dr.

Doctor

Sr.

Senior, Sister

Jr.

junior

St.

Saint

Capt.

Captain

Prof.

Professor

Pres.

President

V.P.

Vice President

M.D.

Medical Doctor

P.h.D.

doctor

R.N.

Registered Murse

CEO

Chief Executive Offi cer

Sun.

Sunday

Mon.

Monday

Tue.

Tuesday

Wed.

Wednesday

Thur.

Thursday

Fri.

Friday

Sat.

Saturday

Sun.

Sunday

A.M.

morning

P.M.

afternoon

year

hour

min

minute

sec

second

Jan.

January

Feb.

February

Mar.

March

Apr.

April

May

May

Jun.

June

Jul.

July

Aug.

August

Sept.

September

Oct.

October

Nov.

November

Dec.

December

A.D.

Anno Domini, in the year of our

lord. That is, since the birth of

Jesus
B.C.

Before Christ

B.C.E.

Before the Common Era

C.E.

Common Era

St.

street

Ave.

avenue

Rd.

road

Dr.

drive

Pl.

Place

Ter.

Terrace

Ct.

Court

Hwy.

highway

Apt.

apartment

Blvd.

boulevard

Fl.

fl oor

Rm.

room

No.

number

Ste.

suite [sweet]

Dept.

department

Bldg.

building

university

Ft.

fort

north

east

south

west

northeast

northwest

southeast

southwest

ocean

lake

river

Mt.

mountain

U.N.

United Nations

U.S.

United States

U.S.A.

United States of America

Common Abbreviations

More Abbreviations

Alcoholics Anonymous

ABC

Already Been Chewed

Air Conditioning

AKA

Also Known As

ASAP

As Soon As Possible

ATM

Automated Teller Machine

B&B

Bed and Breakfast

Before Christ or Because

BCE

Before the Common Era

BLT

Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato

Bowel Movement

BYOB

Bring Your Own Bottle (beverage:

wine,

beer,

etc.)

CST

Central Standard Time

EST

Eastern Standard Time

Extra Terrestrial (from outer space)

ETA

Estimated Time of Arrival

FYI

For Your Information

General Manager

Identifi cation

Intelligence Quotient

JFK

John F. Kennedy

Master of Ceremonies

MLK

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Modus Operandi (Latin for “style,

manner”)

Manuscript

NIMBY

Not in my backyard

Orange Juice

PBJ

Peanut Butter and Jelly

Politically Correct

PDA

Personal Data Assistant or Public

Display

Affection

Private Investigator

PIN

Personal Identifi cation Number

POA

Power Of Attorney

Public Relations

Post Script

PSI

Pounds per Square Inch

PST

Pacifi c Standard Time

Q&A

Question and Answer

R&R

Rest and Relaxation

RIP

Rest in Peace

RSVP

Réspondez S’il Vous Plaît

(French for “Please reply”)

SOP

Standard Operating Procedure

SOS

Save Our Ship

SPF

Sun Protection Factor

TBA

To Be Announced

TBD

To Be Determined / Decided

TGIF

Thank God It’s Friday

TLC

Tender Loving Care

TMI

Too Much Information

UFO

Unidentifi ed Flying Object

VIP

Very Important Person

WASP

White Anglo-Saxon Protestant

YTD

Year To Date

1 George

Washington

1789-1797

2 John

Adams

1797-1801

3 Thomas

Jefferson

1801-1809

4 James

Madison 1809-1817

5 James

Monroe

1817-1825

6 John

Quincy

Adams

1825-1829

7 Andrew

Jackson 1829-1837

8 Martin

Van

Buren

1837-1841

William Henry Harrison

March

4-April

1841

10 John

Tyler 1841-1845

James K. Polk

1845-1849

12 Zachary

Taylor 1849-1850

13 Millard

Fillmore 1850-1853

14 Franklin

Pierce 1853-1857

15 James

Buchanan 1857-1861

16 Abraham

Lincoln 1861-1865

17 Andrew

Johnson 1865-1869

Ulysses S. Grant

1869-1877

Rutherford B. Hayes 1877-1881

20 James

Garfi eld

March 4- Sept. 19,

1881

Chester A. Arthur

1881-1885

22 Grover

Cleveland 1885-1889

U.S. Presidents

23 Benjamin

Harrison

1889-1893

24 Grover

Cleveland 1893-1897

25 William

McKinley 1897-1901

26 Theodore

Roosevelt

1901-1909

27 William

Howard

Taft

1909-1913

28 Woodrow

Wilson 1913-1921

Warren G. Harding 1921-1923

30 Calvin

Coolidge 1923-1929

31 Herbert

Hoover 1929-1933

Franklin D. Roosevelt 1933-1945

33 Harry

Truman 1945-1953

34 Dwight

Eisenhower

1953-1961

John F. Kennedy

1961-1963

Lyndon B. Johnson 1963-1969

Richard M. Nixon

1969-1974

Gerald R. Ford

1974-1977

39 Jimmy

Carter

1977-1981

40 Ronald

Reagan 1981-1989

George H. W. Bush 1989-1993

42 Bill

Clinton

1993-2001

43 George

Bush 2001-2009

44 Barack

Obama

2009-

Holidays and Events in the U.S.

• New Year’s Day

January

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

3rd Monday in January

• Groundhog Day

February

• Lincoln’s Birthday

February

• Valentine’s Day

February

• Presidents Day & Washington’s Birthday

3rd Monday in February

• Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday)

February

March

• Ash Wednesday/Lent begins

February

March

• African American Heritage Month

February

• St. Patrick’s Day

March

• Good Friday March

April

• Easter

Sunday

March or April

• Passover

March or April

• Spring

begins

March 22

• Women’s History Month

March

• April Fools’ Day

April 1

• Income

Tax

Deadline

April 15

• Earth

Day

April 22

• Adminstrative Professionals Day

April

• Cinco de Mayo

May 5

• Mother’s Day

2nd

Sunday

May

• Armed Forces Day

3rd

Saturday

May

• Memorial Day

Last Monday in May

• Asian-American Heritage Month

May

• Flag

Day

June 14

• Father’s Day

3rd

Sunday

June

• Summer

begins

June 21

• Independence

Day

July 4

• Women’s Suffrage Day

August 26

• Labor Day

1st

Monday

Sept

• Patriot Day (9/11 Anniversary)

September 11

• Grandparents’ Day

1st

Sunday

after

Labor

Day

• Citizenship

Day

September 17

• Fall begins

September

• Hispanic Heritage Month

September 15 to October 14

• Rosh

Hashanah

September or October

• Columbus Day

2nd

Monday

October

• Halloween

October

• All Saints’ Day

November

• All

Souls’

Day November 2

• Veterans’

Day

November 11

• Election Day

1st

Tuesday

after

1st

Monday

November

• Thanksgiving Day

4th

Thursday

November

• Black

Friday

The day after Thanksgiving

• American-Indian Heritage Month

November

• Winter begins December

• Christmas

Day

December 25

• Hanukkah

(Chanukah)

December

• Kwanzaa

December 26 - Jan 1

• New

Year’s

Eve

December 31

1. People who go to school

7. Verb: I __ thinking.

9. A walking stick

10. Either this __ that

11. Girl’s name, short for Susan

12. Past form of hide

13. To join together

14. Made from vegetable oil; margarine

16. You and I

17. To place something somewhere

18. Registered nurse (abbreviation)

20. Woman: Miss, Mrs., or __

21. Louisiana (abbreviation)

23. Wish or hope for; desire

25. First Monday in September (two words)

29. Police officer (slang)

30. Rhode Island (abbreviation)

31. Give information

32. Number: ___, two, three, four

33. Parts of legs

35. School furniture

36. Cars need ___.

37. Pronoun for a man

1. Place to learn

2. A dog can wag its __.

3. Opposite of over

4. Delaware (abbreviation)

5. Opposite of yes

6. Real; factual; honest

7. Season in September; fall

8. Is introduced to a new person

11. Drink slowly

15. Opposite of 3 DOWN

16. She is ____ a new dress today.

19. United _______ of America

22. Not with someone; by oneself

23. People eat, sleep, ___, and play.

24. North Dakota (abbreviation)

26. Monkeys

27. Affirmative answer; opposite of no

28. Sticky liquid; it holds things together

29. A type of fish

34. Each (abbreviation)

ACROSS

DOWN

Crossword #1

1. Good-looking; America the _______
7. Girl’s name
8. Say something that is not true
9. Part of the body between the shoulder

and the hand

10. Color; the U.S. flag is ___, white, and

blue.

11. Japanese island famous from a World

War II battle: ___ Jima

13.  Big
15.  A kitten grows into a ___
16.  Daughters of the American Revolu-

tion (abbreviation)

17. United States of America (abbrevia-

tion)

19. I have (contraction)
21. Article: I want ___ easy way to learn

English.

22.  Verb: Where ____ your brother live?
23.  Sound of pain or sadness (Yiddish)
25.  Opposite  of  winning
28.  Preposition:  I’ll meet you

__ 2 p.m.

29. Gets married
30. Number after thirty-nine

  1.  Able to speak two languages
  2.  A continent; name of a country
  3.  Old customs, habits, and ways of doing

things

4. Groups of people who are related to each

other

5. Holiday on the first Monday of September

(two words)

6. A place of higher education; it may have

several colleges

12.  Washington  (abbreviation)
14.  Georgia  (abbreviation)
18.  It falls from the sky in winter.
20.  To act like a vegetable; to sleep or relax all

day, watch TV, etc: ___ out

22. Past form for do
24. A type of grain. Cereal or meal is made

from it; horses like to eat it.

26. Southeast (abbreviation)
27. The opposite of stop

ACROSS

DOWN

Crossword #3

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