A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
1.
S
c
o
g
e
A selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
4.
s
p
i
r
A person's soul or inner feelings
6.
p
a
t
The time that has elapsed
7.
p
r
s
e
t
The period of time that is happening now
8.
f
u
u
r
The time yet to come
9.
a
e
n
t
i
c
e
Works for an expert to learn a trade
10.
n
h
e
w
A son of your brother or sister
11.
c
e
r
An employee who performs ___ work
13.
c
r
t
c
A wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground
14.
s
f
i
s
h
Concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
15.
p
r
s
o
s
A correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment (plural)
16.
w
o
k
h
o
s
s
A poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor (plural)
17.
g
e
e
Excessive desire to acquire or possess more than one needs or deserves
18.
e
m
i
o
n
Any strong feeling
19.
r
c
t
i
n
A process in which one or more substances are changed into others
20.
i
n
o
a
n
e
The lack of knowledge or education
21.
w
n
t
A state of extreme poverty
22.
s
v
n
t
s
A person working in the service of another (plural)
23.
t
r
a
n
o
m
a
t
n
A qualitative change
24.
t
m
b
t
n
e
A stone that is used to mark a grave