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