This is the alphabet. Read out loud all the words arranged alphabetically.

For each letter there is a corresponding number in the top right corner. These numbers will help you solve the puzzle from the exercise below.

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Change the numbers to their corresponding letter and then match the words you discovered to their definition on the left.

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technical meanings. 2. a good luck. 3. a ago. 4. the or special words,

is a list of especially those occurring in a particular text, explaining their is an object

a. 10 5 12 12 25 6 9 19 8

b. 14 21 13 9 19 13 1 20 9 3 19

that is thought to have magic powers and to bring is an often c. 8 15 18 15 19 3 15 16 5

very large animal, now extinct, that lived long is an d. 3 8 15 3 15 12 1 20 5

imaginary area of the sky containing the positions of the sun, the moon and the main planets, divided into 12 equal parts, named after 12 groups of stars. 5. a their thoughts and feelings. is the system

e. 7 12 15 19 19 1 18 25

of sounds and words used by humans to express

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the

f. 5 14 3 25 3 12 15 16 5 4 9 1

framework of bones supporting the body of a person or an animal and protecting the organs in it. 7. an carry goods or passengers. 8. a sting. 9. a magical powers. 10.a is a forecast of somebodys future based on a chart showing the relative positions of the planets, etc at a particular time. 11.a 12.an set of books giving is a person l. 18 5 17 21 5 19 20 is a book or information arranged m. 20 1 12 9 19 13 1 14 walking in the street, not somebody in a vehicle. k. 1 9 18 3 18 1 6 20 is a man who appears usually in fairy stories and who has j. 26 15 4 9 1 3 is a sea creature with body like jelly and tentacles that can i. 6 9 18 5 23 15 18 11 is any machine or structure that can fly in the air and h. 2 1 12 12 15 15 14 g. 4 9 14 15 19 1 21 18

alphabetically, about every branch of knowledge, or about one particular subject. 13.an is a book published once a year, giving details of events, etc of the previous year, especially those that concern a particular area of activity. 14. is a brown

n. 25 5 1 18 2 15 15 11

o. 24 5 18 15 24

edible substance in the form of powder or a solid block, made from the seeds of a tropical tree. 15.a greatest work, done with great skill. 16.a is a thin q. 13 1 19 20 5 18 16 9 5 3 5 brightly coloured rubber bag that one blows into to fill with air and used as childrens toys or decoration at parties. 17.an instruments together. 18.a number of words in a language. 19. coins and medals. is the study of is the total s. 15 18 3 8 5 19 20 18 1 is a usually r. 23 9 26 1 18 4 large group of people playing various musical is an artists p. 12 1 14 7 21 1 7 5

t. 19 11 5 12 5 20 15 14 20. an is a meeting u. 17 21 5 19 20 9 15 14 14 1 9 18 5 at which somebody applying for a job, a place on a course, etc is asked questions to discover whether they are suitable. 21.something that is is unlike anything else or the only one of its type. 22.a for producing documents, etc. 23.a very young children. 24.a politely asking for something. 25.a especially at celebrations. 26.a is a written or z. 11 9 14 4 5 18 7 1 18 20 5 14 printed list of questions to be answered by a number of people, especially as part of a survey. is a device y. 21 14 9 17 21 5 containing chemicals that burn or explode, used is an act of x. 9 14 20 5 18 22 9 5 23 is a school for photographic is a process copies of letters, w. 22 15 3 1 2 21 12 1 18 25 v. 16 5 4 5 19 20 18 9 1 14

Arrange the words you discovered in alphabetical order.

Give examples of at least three more words that start with each of the letters of the alphabet, from A to Z.

a. jellyfish b. numismatics c. horoscope d. chocolate e. glossary f. encyclopedia g. dinosaur h. balloon i. firework j. zodiac k. aircraft l. request m. talisman n. yearbook o. Xerox p. language q. masterpiece r. wizard s. orchestra t. skeleton u. questionnaire v. pedestrian w. vocabulary x. interview y. unique z. kindergarten

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