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Spelling List 4-23

4-23 Spelling Tip
Proper nouns.
Naming words are called proper nouns.
Holidays, calendar words, and names of places are proper nouns.
Proper nouns are Easter, Atlantic, and Asia.

 

Words Definitions
1. Easter a Christian holiday.  Easter comes on a Sunday every spring.
2. Atlantic the ocean east of North and South America.
3. Halloween October 31; a time for ghosts, witches, and jack-o'-lanterns.
4. Asia part of the largest mass of land on the earth; a continent.
5. Hanukkah a holiday, usually in December, when Jewish people give gifts and light candles.
6. South Pole the point farthest south on the earth.
7. Washington, D.C. the capital of the United States.
8. Fourth of July a holiday on which Americans celebrate the birthday of the United States.
9. Christmas December 25, a day when Christian people go to church and give gifts.
10. United States of America the U.S.