Winter -- Mix and Match (Answer Key)

Winter – Mix and Match (Answer Key)

Name

Date

Find the definition that matches each word. Write the letter of the definition next to the word.

dormant

a plant that stays green all year

windy

an opening in a chimney for holding a fire

icicle

to pass the winter in a state of dormancy or inactivity; to lie dormant

ice

a brief, light snowfall; a brief outburst of activity

coat

one of a pair of long runners made of wood, metal, or fiberglass, which are fastened to boots for gliding over snow

wool

coldness

boot

a snowstorm with high winds

blizzard

a shoe that covers the foot and ankle or lower leg

skate

a shoe with wheels or a blade on the sole

10.

fireplace

the soft hair of sheep

11.

February

inactive

12.

solstice

a thin, hanging piece of ice

13.

frozen

frozen water

14.

earmuff

a team game played on a field or ice rink in which players score points by hitting a puck through the opposing team's goal with a hooked stick

15.

winter

one of a pair of ear coverings connected by a flexible band and worn as protection against the cold

16.

wind

air moving quickly

17.

slippery

having a surface likely to cause slipping or sliding

18.

ski

a covering for the head

19.

evergreen

having a low temperature.

20.

hibernate

the twelfth month of the year

21.

chill

influenza

22.

cold

a covering for the hand

23.

hockey

a long, flat-bottomed sled for coasting downhill

24.

toboggan

the second month of the year

25.

flurry

the season between fall and spring

26.

hat

the past participle of freeze

27.

glove

AA.

outer clothing

28.

flu

AB.

the time of the year when the sun is farthest north (about June 22), or south (about December 22 ) of the equator

29.

snowman

AC.

with much wind or air movement

30.

December

AD.

a human-like figure made of snow

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