Lesson 17 Spelling Words

2. a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.
4. be filled with wonder or astonishment.
5. a measure of capacity equal to 64 US pints (equivalent to 35.2 liters), used for dry goods.
6. a short and striking or memorable phrase used in advertising.
9. the space between two intersecting lines or surfaces at or close to the point where they meet.
11. a large fish-eating wading bird with long legs, a long S-shaped neck, and a long pointed bill
12. give one's attention to a sound.
14. a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level.
16. laugh quietly or inwardly.
18. a cylindrical container bulging out in the middle, usually wood or plastic.
19. a gesture, action, or sound that is used to convey information or instructions

1. a crisp biscuit baked in the form of a knot or stick and flavored with salt.
3. make (someone) afraid or anxious.
7. make or become longer.
8. of or concerned with the actual doing or use of something rather than with theory and ideas.
10. made wholly or partly of wool.
13. a light shoe with either an openwork upper or straps attaching the sole to the foot.
15. a cylindrical or round spout at the end of a pipe, hose, or faucet.
17. the person in command of a ship, aircraft, or sports team
20. relating to the whole world; worldwide.