Spelling List #11

Question 1

a length of water wider than a strait, joining two larger areas of water, especially two seas.

or

a band of frequencies used in radio and television transmission, especially as used by a particular station.

Answer 1

Channel

Question 2

a metal container with a sloping hinged lid and a handle, used to fetch and store coal for a domestic fire.

Answer 2

scuttle

Question 3

all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively.

or

the production of something.

Answer 3

generation

Question 4

of, characteristic of, or occurring in autumn.

Answer 4

autumnal

Question 5

move unsteadily from side to side.

or

an unsteady movement from side to side.

Answer 5

wobble

Question 6

a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory.

Answer 6

nation

Question 7

a tube or pipe that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for guiding liquid or powder into a small opening.

or

a metal chimney on a ship or steam engine.

Answer 7

funnel

Question 8

a day or period of celebration, typically a religious commemoration.

Answer 8

festival

Question 9

(of a liquid) flow in a small stream.

or

come, go, or appear slowly or gradually.

Answer 9

trickle

Question 10

an institution providing medical and surgical treatment and nursing care for sick or injured people.

Answer 10

hospital

Question 11

the action or process of adding something to something else.

or

the process or skill of calculating the total of two or more numbers or amounts.

Answer 11

addition

Question 12

a small patch of light brown color on the skin, often becoming more pronounced through exposure to the sun.

Answer 12

freckle

Question 13

a speech sound which is produced by comparatively open configuration of the vocal tract, with vibration of the vocal cords but without audible friction, and which is a unit of the sound system of a language that forms the nucleus of a syllable.

ex: a, e, i, o, u

Answer 13

vowel

Question 14

make a soft, muffled crackling sound like that caused by the movement of dry leaves or paper.

or

round up and steal (cattle, horses, or sheep).

Answer 14

rustle

Question 15

the process or skill of taking one number or amount away from another.

or

the process of taking a matrix, vector, or other quantity away from another under specific rules to obtain the difference.

Answer 15

subtraction

Question 16

go from one place to another, typically over a distance of some length.

or

(of an object or radiation) move, typically in a constant or predictable way.

Answer 16

travel

Question 17

a formal examination of evidence before a judge, and typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings.

or

a test of the performance, qualities, or suitability of someone or something.

Answer 17

trial

Question 18

the action of marking one’s pleasure at an important event or occasion by engaging in enjoyable, typically social, activity.

Answer 18

celebration

Question 19

of great significance or value; likely to have a profound effect on success, survival, or well-being.

or

(of a person) having high rank or status.

Answer 19

important

Question 20

young human beingas below the age of puberty or below the legal age of majority.

*Plural version of child

Answer 20

children