SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2017
© 2017 by Vicki Whiting, Editor
Jeff Schinkel, Graphics
Vol. 33, No. 46
Some people consider the number 13 to be
bad luck. They worry whenever the 13th of
the month falls on a Friday. Floor buttons in
some elevators skip the number 13, going
right from 12 to 14. Use the code at left to
discover the name for this phobia.
5 B
Work with a parent to fill in
the missing letters on each
line. The circled letters spell
the gigantic word that means
the fear of gigantic words!
They’re creepy and crawly. And every
one of the 40,000 types of spiders
(arachnids) in the world have fangs and
venom. But most spider venom won’t
really harm people. The fear of spiders is
called arachnophobia.
If you just can’t stand spiders, there’s
really only one continent on Earth that is
spider-free. (You’d better bring a heavy
coat, though). Circle every third letter to
find out the name of this continent.
C
Follow the maze.
The letters along
the correct path
spell the word for
the fear of bats!
V
U
J
H
Vampires have a
lot of phobias!
Alliumphobia
is the fear of:
V
C
P
S
Y
O
L
H
Unscramble
the letters!
A
B
X
I
T
O
K
R
I
O
Write the
letters in
these circles.
P
Z
Clowns are all about
silliness and fun,
right? Right? Well, if
clowns freak you out,
your fear is known
as coulrophobia.
Set your fears aside
and see if you can
find the two
identical clowns!
Catoptrophobia is a fear of mirrors. How many differences
can you find between this creature and its reflection?
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.
A
Cut out the four
puzzle pieces below.
Put them together to
discover another
phobia.
Spooky
Search
Look through
the newspaper
to find:
• the scariest
item you see
• a pumpkin
• a black cat
• a spider
• a word that
rhymes with
ghost
• a word
containing
the letters
B-O-O
Standards Link: Research:
Use the newspaper to
locate information.
Find the words by looking up,
PUMPKINS
down, backwards, forwards,
HALLOWEEN
sideways and diagonally.
CLOWNS
B R Y R R O W B E W
VAMPIRES
T N C S T S O H G S
CREEPY
C H A L L O W E E N
GHOSTS
LUCK
O R V T O R L B Q I
BATS
A L E K F W U A M K
VENOM
T Z C E L E N T O P
CAT
V U A B P O A S N M
COAT
WEB
L P T J N Y T R E U
FEAR
W S E R I P M A V P
WORRY
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical
LOT
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
1. Opposite of SAD
2. What your brain does
3. Credit cards are made of this
4. Opposite of WORK
5. The color of lemons
6. A heavy musical instrument
7. Opposite of SHORT
8. Main ketchup ingredient
9. You sweep it with a broom
10. Another word for MOTHER
11. Opposite of LEADER
12. Opposite of SOME
13. The sound a snake makes
14. Lives above the beanstalk
15. Short name for automobile
16. You sleep on this
17. Actors in a show
18. Large mammal with a trunk
19. Fragile drinkware
20. Female royalty
21. Use this when it rains
22. You write or draw with this
23. Opposite of DOWN
24. Werewolves, vampires, etc.
25. Moving to the music
26. Largest U.S. state
27. Caused by something funny
28. A lot of this during storms
29. Eight-armed sea animal
30. Short name for telephone
31. Opposite of LOW
32. Where Dracula sleeps
33. Short name for a bicycle
34. Opposite of LOSE
35. Response to a question
Phantom Letters
Look through the newspaper to find words
where the letters ph are blended to make
the sound f. List these words and then
create sentences using these words. Then
see if you can do the same exercise with
the letters gh blended to make the sound f.
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