Name: ___________________________ St. Patrick’s Day Words Part I. Below are words connected with Ireland. Match the word with its meaning by writing the letter in the blank. 1. __________ leprechaun A. a thick stick used as a club or walking stick 2. __________ shamrock B. a female spirit that warns of death 3. __________ Eire C. a deep green color 4. __________ colleen D. a small elf or sprite 5. __________ shillelegh E. argument or wild fight 6. __________ banshee F. small 7. __________ blarney G. a clover plant with three leaves on a stem 8. __________ donnybrook H. girl or young woman 9. __________ emerald I. charming talk 10. __________ wee J. Irish name for Ireland Part II. Write three sentences using at least one of the Irish words above in each sentence. 1.________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.________________________________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2015 K12reader.com. All Rights Reserved. Free for educational use at home or in classrooms. Name: ___________________________ Key St. Patrick’s Day Words Part I. Below are words connected with Ireland. Match the word with its meaning by writing the letter in the blank. D 1. __________ leprechaun A. a thick stick used as a club or walking stick G 2. __________ shamrock B. a female spirit that warns of death J 3. __________ Eire C. a deep green color H 4. __________ colleen D. a small elf or sprite A 5. __________ shillelegh E. argument or wild fight B 6. __________ banshee F. small I 7. __________ blarney G. a clover plant with three leaves on a stem E 8. __________ donnybrook H. girl or young woman C 9. __________ emerald I. charming talk F 10. __________ wee J. Irish name for Ireland Part II. Write three sentences using at least one of the Irish words above in each sentence. Student’s choice 1.________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.________________________________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2015 K12reader.com. All Rights Reserved. Free for educational use at home or in classrooms.