N A M E : ________________________________ DATE: ____________________

THANKSGIVING
Question: What do you know about Thanksgiving?
⚫ Complete the 15 sentences with the words on the left.

1. Thanksgiving is an important _______________ in

the United States and Canada.

2. Another word for ________________ is “grateful.”

3. Thanksgiving is a ________________ in the USA (in

November) and in Canada (in October).

4. _______________ is a popular Thanksgiving dessert.

5. Thanksgiving is a holiday in the _______________,

not in the winter.

6. “_______________” was the name of a ship that

carried people from England to North America in 1620.

C celebration n. 7. ________________s were the first people to live in

cranberries n. North America.

F fall n. 8. Red berries called ______________ are often eaten at

Thanksgiving.
feast n.

gravy 9. ________________ is a kind of meat sauce.

G n.

harvest 10. The passengers on the Mayflower in 1620 are now

H n.
holiday n.
M Mayflower
N Native American
P Pilgrims n.
pumpkin pie
S sweet potato
thankful
T adj.
known as the ________________.
11. ________________, a kind of large bird, is a popular
n.
food at Thanksgiving.
n.
12. A _______________ holiday is one that has been
celebrated for a long time.
n.
13. People celebrate Thanksgiving to express thanks and
n. celebrate the ________________ (collecting) of food
from farms.

traditional adj. 14. A ________________ is usually yellow or orange.

turkey n. 15. Thanksgiving dinner is a ________________, a large

meal.
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WORD BANK Thanksgiving
Aim Supplementary vocabulary building
Level Intermediate
Time Approximately 15 – 20 minutes

ANSWER KEY My Notes

1. celebration
2. thankful
3. holiday
4. pumpkin pie
5. fall
6. Mayflower
7. Native American(s)
8. cranberries
9. Gravy
10. Pilgrims
11. Turkey
12. traditional
13. harvest
14. sweet potato
15. feast

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