Romeo and Juliet Act 1
Romeo and Juliet Act 2
Word Ladder
Vocabulary Review
100
What house is Romeo a part of?
Montague
100
Who keeps Juliet in suspense over Romeo's response to getting married?
The Nurse
100

To walk, taking large steps

BRIDE (take away the first letter, then add 2)

stride

100

Sort these words in the correct order from gross to tasty:

disgusting

________

________

________

________

________

succulent

disgusting

inedible

unappetizing

bland

appetizing

scrumptious

succulent

200
What does Wherefore mean?
Why
200
What does Romeo compare Juliet to?
The sun. (Also acceptable: an angel)
200

to travel on an animal or in a vehicle

STRIDE (take away 2 letters)

ride

200

Sort these words in order from spending a little to a lot:

miserly

______

______

______

______

______

lavish

miserly

stingy

thrifty

economical

generous

extravagant

lavish

300
Who wants Romeo thrown out of the Party?
Tybalt
300
Why does Friar Lawrence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
It thinks it will stop the family feud.
300

to remove something as in "Get __ of that junk."

RIDE (take away 1 letter)

a long, thin stick

change the vowel of your previous answer

rid

rod

300

Choose 3 words to define:

miserly, stingy, thrifty, economical, generous, extravagant, lavish

Double points if you can use 1 of the words you chose in a sentence.

miserly: living poorly in order to save money; greedy

stingy: spending less than is expected or needed

thrifty: wise use and saving of money

economical: using what is needed (not wasteful)

generous: spending more than the average person (often to benefit others)

extravagant: spending foolishly

lavish: excessive amounts of spending

400
What analogy does Romeo use to get Juliet to kiss him?
Pilgrims visiting a shrine.
400
Fill in the blank: "What's in a name? A ______ by any other name would smell as sweet."
Rose
400

to have ridden on something

ROD (add 1 letter)

another word for street or path (take away 1 letter, then add one from your previous answer)

rode

road

400

Define 3 of the following words:

inaudible, muted, muffled, audible, blaring, deafening

Double points if you put 1 of the words you chose in a sentence.

inaudible: impossible to be heard

muted: silent

muffled: faint sound that's hard to understand

audible: loud enough to be heard

boisterous: noisy & rowdy

blaring: harsh & loud noise

deafening: extremely loud noise that can cause deafness

500
What does Benvolio vow to do for Romeo at the end of scene 1?
He vows to get Romeo to forget all about Rosaline.
500
Who gives the speech about Queen Mab?
Mercutio
500

to go from place to place. to wander

ROAD (change 1 letter)

a section of a house or building (change 1 letter from previous answer)

the partner of a bride (add 1 letter to your previous answer)

roam

room

groom

500

Define 3 of the following words:

disgusting, inedible, unappetizing, bland, appetizing, scrumptious, succulent

Double points if you can use 2 of the words you chose in a sentence.

disgusting: looks & smells rotten (can make you sick)

inedible: not able to be eaten

unappetizing: does not look or smell good enough to eat

bland: little taste or flavor

appetizing: very pleasing to the senses

succulent: juicy & fresh; very tasty