The Canterbury Tales

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
a n c i l
2.
F r k l n
United States historian noted for studies of Black American history
3.
R e e
To pass a rope through
4.
S i p e r
A student who fails to attend classes
5.
a d o e r
A person who ___ or forgives or excuses a fault or offense
6.
S u m n r
7.
e a v e
A craftsman who ___ cloth
8.
K i h t
Originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry
9.
S q i e
Young nobleman attendant on a knight
10.
H a b e r h e
A merchant who sells men's clothing
11.
P w m a n
A man who plows
12.
l l e r
United States bandleader of a popular big band
13.
e m a n
Officer in the bodyguard of the British monarch
14.
i o r e s
The superior of a group of nuns
15.
a r s o
A person authorized to conduct religious worship
16.
M r c a n
A businessperson engaged in retail trade
17.
C l e i
A clergyman or other person in religious orders
18.
D y r
Someone whose job is to dye cloth
19.
i a r
A male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
20.
D c o r
Person who treats sick people
21.
S e r j t
An English barrister of the highest rank
22.
a r p e t m e
23.
o s t
A person who invites guests to a social event and who is responsible for them while they are there
24.
C a r p e r
A woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects