Question

match each definition with the correct spelling word.
______ (1) could (a) a bag designed to expand when filled with a gas
______ (2) junior (b) what person; which person
______ (3) whom (c) a grave
______ (4) tomb (d) the facts
______ (5) balloon (e) a regular procedure
______ (6) fluid (f) younger; relating to youth
______ (7) truth (g) a substance that flows
______ (8) routine (h) was able to

______ (9) wolf (i) the hard covering of some animals feet
______ (10) sewage (j) using the hands; done with the hands
______ (11) hoof (k) an animal with black and white facial markings
______ (12) manual (l) cruel; harsh
______ (13) brutal (m) a soft pillow or pad
______ (14) vacuum (n) waste matter
______ (15) raccoon (o) a wild doglike animal
______ (16) cushion (p) an empty space

______ (17) cougar (q) a fact that helps solve a mystery
______ (18) bushel (r) referring to the country
______ (19) rooster (s) great destruction
______ (20) rural (t) a large, wild cat
______ (21) clue (u) a unit of dry measure equal to 32 quarts (35.24 liters)
______ (22) ruin (v) a group of citizens chosen to hear evidence in court
______ (23) jury (w) a male chicken

Explanation:

To solve this matching problem, we analyze the meaning of each word and match it with the corresponding definition:

(1) could

The definition of "could" is "was able to", so it matches (H).

(2) junior

"Junior" means "younger; relating to youth", so it matches (F).

(3) whom

"Whom" is used to ask "what person; which person", so it matches (B).

(4) tomb

A "tomb" is a "grave", so it matches (C).

(5) balloon

A "balloon" is "a bag designed to expand when filled with a gas", so it matches (A).

(6) fluid

A "fluid" is "a substance that flows", so it matches (G).

(7) truth

"Truth" refers to "the facts", so it matches (D).

(8) routine

A "routine" is "a regular procedure", so it matches (E).

(9) wolf

A "wolf" is "a wild dog - like animal", so it matches (O).

(10) sewage

"Sewage" is "waste matter", so it matches (N).

(11) hoof

A "hoof" is "the hard covering of some animals’ feet", so it matches (I).

(12) manual

"Manual" means "using the hands; done with the hands", so it matches (J).

(13) brutal

"Brutal" means "cruel; harsh", so it matches (L).

(14) vacuum

A "vacuum" is "an empty space", so it matches (P).

(15) raccoon

A "raccoon" is "an animal with black and white facial markings", so it matches (K).

(16) cushion

A "cushion" is "a soft pillow or pad", so it matches (M).

(17) cougar

A "cougar" is "a large, wild cat", so it matches (T).

(18) bushel

A "bushel" is "a unit of dry measure equal to 32 quarts (35.24 liters)", so it matches (U).

(19) rooster

A "rooster" is "a male chicken", so it matches (W).

(20) rural

"Rural" means "referring to the country", so it matches (R).

(21) clue

A "clue" is "a fact that helps solve a mystery", so it matches (Q).

(22) ruin

"Ruin" means "great destruction", so it matches (S).

(23) jury

A "jury" is "a group of citizens chosen to hear evidence in court", so it matches (V).

Answer:

(1) H
(2) F
(3) B
(4) C
(5) A
(6) G
(7) D
(8) E
(9) O
(10) N
(11) I
(12) J
(13) L
(14) P
(15) K
(16) M
(17) T
(18) U
(19) W
(20) R
(21) Q
(22) S
(23) V