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Gulliver's Travels Word List No.Word Clue/Definition 1 Teacher’s Pet Publications a unique educational resource company since 1989 To: Professional Language Arts Teachers From: Dr. James Scott, Teacher’s Pet Publications Subject: Teacher’s Pet Puzzle Packs Thank you for your interest in Teacher’s Pet Publications teaching resources. The sample pages from the Teacher’s Pet Puzzle Packs are enclosed. The goal of our Puzzle Packs is to give you title-specific, ready-to-use games and activities that are specifically designed to help your students learn to identify and define key vocabulary, quotations, and characters from the books they’re studying. Each book opens with a list of the vocabulary and characters to be studied throughout the book as well as their definitions or key clues about characters. 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Collins © 2005 Teacher’s Pet Publications All Rights Reserved ISBN 978-1-58337-638-6 Item No. 304859 Gulliver's Travels Word List No.Word Clue/Definition 1. BALNIBARBI Continent under Laputa 2. BIDDLE Captain who found Gulliver near Blefuscu 3. BLEFUSCU Land of enemies of Lilliput 4. BROBDINGNAG Land of big people 5. DUTCH Only Europeans allowed in Japan 6. EGGS Proper way to break them was disputed in Lilliput 7. ENGLAND Gulliver's home 8. EXTERMINATE Houyhnhnm plan for Yahoos 9. FARMER Displayed Gulliver to make money 10. FLAPPERS Servants who hit their masters 11. FLIMNAP Gulliver's enemy in Lilliput 12. FRAUD Worst crime in Lilliput 13. GLUBBDUBDRIB Governor here called forth dead persons 14. GLUMDALCLITCH Gulliver's 'little nurse' 15. GRAND Houyhnhnm council meeting: ___ Assembly 16. GULLIVER Wrote about his adventures 17. GUNPOWDER King of Brobdingnag refused this gift 18. HOPEWELL Ship that was attacked by pirates 19. HOUYHNHNMS Reasoning animals 20. IMPEACHMENT Articles of treason against Gulliver 21. KITE Bird that carried Gulliver's box out to sea 22. LAPUTA Floating island 23. LILLIPUT Land of little people 24. LINDALINO Rebellious city in Laputa 25. LOW Currently in power in Lilliput: ___ Heels 26. LUGGNAGG Gulliver licked the king's floor here 27. LYING None done in land of Houyhnhnms 28. MAIDS Unpleasant company for Gulliver: ___ of Honor 29. MANNIKIN Gulliver's name in Brobdingnag 30. MARY Gulliver's wife 31. MONKEY Thought Gulliver was his young one 32. MUNODI Gulliver's friend in Lagado 33. PIRATES Set Gulliver adrift in a sloop 34. PRIDE Man's worst vice, according to Gulliver 35. PROJECTORS Academy trying new methods 36. QUEEN Fond of Gulliver's company in Brobdingnag 37. SPLACKNUCK Animal of Brobdingnag 38. STRULDBRUGS People who live forever 39. SWIFT Author of GULLIVER'S TRAVELS 40. YAHOO Bestial man-like creature Gulliver's Travels Fill In The Blanks 1 1. Displayed Gulliver to make money 2. Author of GULLIVER'S TRAVELS 3. Academy trying new methods 4. Houyhnhnm plan for Yahoos 5. Thought Gulliver was his young one 6. Continent under Laputa 7. Set Gulliver adrift in a sloop 8. Fond of Gulliver's company in Brobdingnag 9. Gulliver licked the king's floor here 10. Articles of treason against Gulliver 11. Animal of Brobdingnag 12. None done in land of Houyhnhnms 13. Houyhnhnm council meeting: ___ Assembly 14. Captain who found Gulliver near Blefuscu 15. Governor here called forth dead persons 16. Man's worst vice, according to Gulliver 17. Currently in power in Lilliput: ___ Heels 18. Floating island 19. Gulliver's name in Brobdingnag 20. Land of big people Gulliver's Travels Matching 1 ___ 1. GUNPOWDER A. Only Europeans allowed in Japan ___ 2. DUTCH B. Fond of Gulliver's company in Brobdingnag ___ 3. GULLIVER C. Wrote about his adventures ___ 4. MONKEY D. Gulliver's enemy in Lilliput ___ 5. QUEEN E. Gulliver's home ___ 6. ENGLAND F. Floating island ___ 7. GRAND G. Gulliver licked the king's floor here ___ 8. SPLACKNUCK H. Thought Gulliver was his young one ___ 9. HOUYHNHNMS I. Land of enemies of Lilliput ___10. BLEFUSCU J. Academy trying new methods ___11. MANNIKIN K. Servants who hit their masters ___12. PROJECTORS L. Displayed Gulliver to make money ___13. FLIMNAP M. Houyhnhnm council meeting: ___ Assembly ___14. HOPEWELL N. Unpleasant company for Gulliver: ___ of Honor ___15. BROBDINGNAG O. Worst crime in Lilliput ___16. PRIDE P. Animal of Brobdingnag ___17. FRAUD Q. Land of big people ___18. GLUBBDUBDRIB R. King of Brobdingnag refused this gift ___19. LAPUTA S. Reasoning animals ___20. FLAPPERS T. Governor here called forth dead persons ___21. FARMER U. Bird that carried Gulliver's box out to sea ___22. LUGGNAGG V. Set Gulliver adrift in a sloop ___23. PIRATES W. Man's worst vice, according to Gulliver ___24. KITE X. Ship that was attacked by pirates ___25. MAIDS Y. Gulliver's name in Brobdingnag Gulliver's Travels Magic Squares 1 A. GLUBBDUBDRIB G. STRULDBRUGS M. HOUYHNHNMS B. MONKEY H. GRAND N. FRAUD C. SPLACKNUCK I. KITE O. MUNODI D. FLIMNAP J. PROJECTORS P. FARMER E. LOW K. BIDDLE F. GLUMDALCLITCH L. EXTERMINATE 1. Animal of Brobdingnag 9. Reasoning animals 2. Academy trying new methods 10. Houyhnhnm council meeting: ___ 3. Gulliver's 'little nurse' Assembly 4. Gulliver's friend in Lagado 11. Houyhnhnm plan for Yahoos 5. Displayed Gulliver to make money 12. Governor here called forth dead 6. Currently in power in Lilliput: ___ persons Heels 13. Thought Gulliver was his young one 7. Bird that carried Gulliver's box out to 14. Captain who found Gulliver near sea Blefuscu 8. Gulliver's enemy in Lilliput 15. People who live forever 16. 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