Italian Vocabulary-Asking And Giving Directions

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Italian Vocabulary-Directions Vocabulary nord

north

sud

south

ovest

west

est

east

Write the Italian word. north south west east

Put the Italian words into the crossword puzzle.

Across 2. north 4. east

Down 1. south 3. west

Three of these words have been scrambled and placed in a box. Unscramble the words and write them on the lines provided. The answers are on page 7.

_______________ _______________ _______________

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Vocabulary a destra

on the right; to the right

a sinistra

on the left; to the left

dritto

straight

sempre dritto

straight ahead

fino a

to; up to

prima

before

dopo

after

dietro l’angolo

around the corner

all’angolo

at the corner of

all’incrocio

at the intersection

Write the Italian words and phrases. on the right; to the right on the left; to the left straight straight ahead to; up to before after around the corner at the corner of at the intersection

Put the Italian words and phrases into the crossword puzzle.

Across 1. after 3. to; up to 5. on the left 6. straight ahead 7. straight Down 2. before 4. on the right

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Vocabulary davanti a

in front of

dietro a

behind

accanto a

next to

vicino a

beside

di fronte a

opposite

è proprio qui vicino

it’s very near

lontano

far

è lontano

it’s far

Write the Italian words and phrases. in front of behind next to beside opposite it’s very near far it’s far

Find the Italian words and phrases in the word search puzzle. The words can appear forward, backward, horizontally, vertically, and diagonally. The answers are on page 7.

B C C I F F A A O E L R E C W

X K L E A O C Z N H T R R L T

M K K K R C L P A L I D Y V S

L C V T A O W G T M K I C P Z

Q T E N N E E I N L G J J Z Y

J I T T A S I U O A K Y L K E

D O A N F S U L L Y E S Q E V

A N H Z R Z C L È O T W J V W

O X A I T N A V A D Z B V O X

T Q W L G V I C I N O A O X R

Z M I D A X O X K W D Y G I O

D I F R O N T E A Y H S Y Y I

J W T X O R A U E N N H H X Q

M F Y J B S I G V Q K A W E J

X Z T B Y W U W B G Z V G P B

in front of behind next to beside opposite far it’s far

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Vocabulary il marciapiede

sidewalk

la piazza

square

il ponte

bridge

la strada

road, street

il viale

avenue

la via

road, street

Write the Italian word or phrase. sidewalk square bridge road, street avenue road, street

Unscramble the letter tiles. The answers are on page 7.

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Matching. The answers are on page 7.

1. _____ dritto

a. straight ahead

2. _____ il ponte

b. north

3. _____ accanto a

c. at the intersection

4. _____ è lotano

d. next to

5. _____ sud

e. at the corner of

6. _____ la strada

f. far

7. _____ lotano

g. around the corner

8. _____ il marciapiede

h. avenue

9. _____ sempre dritto

i. in front of

10. _____ all’incrocio

j. road; street

11. _____ a sinistra

k. it’s far

12. _____ dietro a

l. after

13. _____ a destra

m. opposite

14. _____ fino a

n. bridge

15. _____ all’angolo

o. on the right

16. _____ vicino a

p. behind

17. _____ la piazza

q. east

18. _____ est

r. straight

19. _____ davanti a

s. south

20. _____ il viale

t. west

21. _____ di fronte a

u. square

22. _____ nord

v. on the left

23. _____ ovest

w. to; up to

24. _____ é proprio qui vicino

x. sidewalk

25. _____ dopo

y. it’s very near

26. _____ dietro l’angolo

z. beside

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True or False? Circle the correct answer.

1. ovest = east

5. la strada = sidewalk

a) True b) False 2. nord = north

a) True b) False 6. la via = avenue

a) True b) False 3. est = east

a) True b) False

a) True b) False 10. il ponte = road a) True b) False

7. il marciapiede = sidewalk

a) True b) False

4. sud = south

9. la piazza = square

a) True b) False 8. il viale = avenue

a) True b) False

a) True b) False

Choose the correct answer.

1. a destra a) to the right b) to the left c) after d) before 2. sempre dritto a) b) c) d)

around the corner up to straight straight ahead

3. fino a a) b) c) d)

straight ahead up to before at the intersection

4. dietro l’angolo a) at the intersection b) around the corner c) straight ahead d) on the left 5. all’angolo a) at the intersection b) at the corner of c) around the corner d) on the left 6. a sinistra a) on the left b) around the corner c) straight d) on the right

7. all’incrocio a) at the intersection b) around the corner c) at the corner of d) up to 8. prima a) before b) after c) on the left d) on the right 9. dopo a) up to b) straight c) after d) before

Write the Italian word or phrase. in front of _______________

far _______________

opposite _______________

next to _________________

beside _______________

it’s far _______________

it’s very near _______________

behind _______________

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The Answers Scrambled Words __nord__ _ovest__ __sud__ Word Search

A A O

O C

R C L

N

A

I T T

E N N

T A O

T

D O A

N

O

L

A N

O A I T N A V A D

Ăˆ

D I F R O N T E A

V I C I N O A

Letter Tiles IL

M

IL

LA

AR

P

P

CI

ON

IA

AP

TE

ZZ

Matching 1. R 2. N 3. D 4. K 5. S 6. J

7. F 8. X 9. A 10. C 11. V 12. P

13. O 14. W 15. E 16. Z 17. U 18. Q

IE

19. I 25. L 20. H 26. G 21. M 22. B 23. T 24. Y

A

DE