Theme July 4th – Independence Day

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Vocabulary Word List: (18) words: colony, constitution, crescendo, crescendo, declaration, declaration, detonation, explode, flag, inalienable, independence, parade, patriotism, preamble, proclamation, pyrotechnics, republic, revolutionary

Vocabulary Word List for July 4th – Independence Day (340)

  • A

    ablaze, activities, admiration, advantages, affirmation, all-day, alliance, ancestors, anniversary, anthem, appetizer, appreciation, ardent, attachments, attitude

  • B

    backyard, baking contests, ball game, band, bandanna, bang, banners, baton twirling, battlefield, belonging, birth, blast, blessings, blue, boisterous, bonfires, boom, burst

  • C

    camping, cavalcade, celebrate, celebration, charming, checkered table cloths, chili cook-off, citizen(s), citizenship, civic, color, commemorate, common, communication, community. companionship, concentration, concerts, constitution, cooperation, coordinate, corps, country, countryside, crackle, crescendo, crowds, culture

  • D

    dangerous, dash, dazzling, decoration, defense, delicious, democracy, dessert, detonate, detonation, devotion, dignitaries, dignity, dramatic, duty

  • E

    ebullient, embellishments, emergency, emotional, encounter, endure, energy, entertainment, enthusiasm, equality, equine, eruption, exchanges, expectations, explode, explosion, eye-popping

  • F

    fabulous, fair, family, fanciful, fascination, fatherland, feast, feeling, festival, festivity, firecracker(s), fireworks, fizzle, flag, flash. foil, folks, food, foolishness, forefather, forever, free, freedom, friendships, frivolity, fun

  • G

    games, gardens, gatherings, glitter, glory, goal(s), good name, grand marshal, grandeur, grill, groups

  • H

    habitual, haste, heat, herald, heritage, hero, history, holiday, home, homeland, honor, hoopla, hooray, hope(s), horses, hospitality, humble, humidity

  • I

    ideal(s), illuminations, illusions, imagery, imagination, immortality, importance, inalienable, independence, indulgence, informative, insight, inspiration, integral

  • J

    jaw dropping, jeans, join, joy, joyful, joyous, jubilation, judges

  • K

    ka-boom, keen, kids, kin, kindness, kitsch

  • L

    laughter, legendary, liberation, liberty, life, loiter, love, loyalty

  • M

    march, marching units, memorable, memorial, memories, merriment, merrymaking, military, music, musical, mutual

  • N

    nation, national, native, neighborhoods, nibble, noise, nonsense

  • O

    occasion, official(s), oneness, opportunities, opportunity, outdoors, outing, outside, overwhelming

  • P

    parade, participation, parties, passionate, patriot, patriotic, patriotism, perennial, pickles, picnic, pie, pinwheels, plethora, pomp, pool, pop, potatoes, preparations, preservation, preserve, pride, public service, pyrotechnics

  • Q

    quaint, quality, quantity, questions, quick, quiet

  • R

    races, rambling, reaffirmation, recreation, red, refreshment, rejoicing, relatives, relaxation, republic, reputation, responsibility, restful, revelry, revere, ribbons, rights, rituals, rocket

  • S

    sacrifices, safety, sausages, service, sharing, shindig, shows, shrieking, shrine, sizzle, sky, slices, slogan, snap, solemn, sparkle, special, spectacle, sports, squirt guns, stars, states, storyteller, streamers, stripes, stroll, stunning, summer, sunburn, super-patriot, support, surprise, swimming, symbol, symbolism

  • T

    taffy, tea, territory, toasting, traditions, tribute, truths

  • U

    unbelievable, unify, union, unique, unite, universal

  • V

    vacation, valiant, valor, values, vegetables, versatile, veteran, victory, viewing, views, vision, visionary, vital, vivacious

  • W

    water balloons, wave, waving, weekend, welfare, whistle, white, widespread, willingness, wisdom

  • X

  • Y

    yearn, yelling, youth

  • Z

    zeal, zest

  • A

    Americana

  • D

    Declaration of Independence

  • J

    July

  • O

    Old Glory

  • U

    United States

July 4th Food list (36 words) suggestive of Independence Day and celebration word list. Can you help to add other favorites? Please email jancook@myvocabulary.com

apple pie
barbecue, beans, beer
cake, chicken, chili, chips, coleslaw, cookies, corn on the cob

deviled eggs, dip
fruit (blueberries, cherries, peaches, pears, plums, strawberries,
guacamole
hamburgers, hot dogs

ice cream, ice-tea

ketchup
lemonade

onions
pasta salad, pepper, pies, pop, Popsicles, potato salad, pulled pork

ribs, rolls
salads, salsa, sauce, salt, sandwiches, sausages, seafood, soda, steaks
tomatoes
vegetables
watermelon, wieners, wine

An July 4th and Fireworks onomatopoeia word list typical of celebrations:

aaaah, bang, blare, blast, boom, buzz, clap, cackle, crackle, fizzle, giggle, hiss, hooray, jabber, pop, rattle, shriek, sigh. sizzle, slurp, snap, splish-splash, squeal, whish, whistle, whoop, wow, yum

General Information about Fireworks
Fireworks may have been used first in 12th-century China to ward off evil spirits. Today, they are commonly associated with civic and private celebrations.

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