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completing sen tenc es

Here are the endin gs of ten sente nces. Add words of your own
to make intere sting sente nces. The pictur es will help you.

and fell over.

2

but did not win.

3

and count ed his mone y.

4

when her puppy ran off.

5
while his friend s put
up the tent.
6

and it flew away .

7

before the fireme n came .

becau se of the deep snow.

but found nothin g.

when the Queen came.

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The spider

The spider's body is in two parts. An insect's body has three

parts. Spiders have eight legs while insects have six legs.
Many spiders spin webs to catch insects. The spider hides in
a silk tube and darts out on the insect trapped in the web. The
insect is killed by the spider's poisono us bite.
The female spider lays her eggs in a cocoon or silk bag. The
young hatch out as complet e spiders in the spring.
None of the British spiders is harmful so .you need not be
frightened of them.

Answer these question s in sentences.

1 How many legs has a spider?
2 How many legs has an insect?
3 How many parts has an insect's body?
4 How many parts has a spider's body?
5 What does a spider spin?
6 Where does the spider hide?
7 How does a ·spider kill an insect? .
8 In what does the female lay her eggs?
9 When do young spiders hatch out?
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A Wnte o f o r of f to co m pl et e th e se nt en ce s.
I bu y tw o pa ck et s - - - cr
1 M ay isp s?
M ha t wa s bl ow n - - - Y t b h .
2 e w in d.
3 Brian fe ll _ _ _ hi s sk qt eb oa rd .
4 Have yo u he ar d _ _ _
Ji m Fl oy d lq te ly ?
5 One _ _ th e ac ro ba t's tri ck s w as di vi ng _ _ th
e pier.

to , to o or tw o
B W rit e to , to o or tw o to co m pl
et e th e se nt en ce s.
1 W e sa w _ _ _ m en cl im b
th e la dd er .
2 Ar e yo u go in g _ _ _ th e ci
ne m a?
3 Pa t is _ _ _ ol d jo in th e Br ow ni es .
4 O ur do g is _ _ _ fa t _ _
_ go on lo ng wa lks .
'f 5 _ _ _ ca rs w en t fa st in th e fo g.

w e re or w h e re .

C W rit e w er e or_w he re to co
m pl et e th e se nt en ce s.
1-
- - ar e yo u go in g fo r yo ur
2 ho lid ay s?
Th er e - - - m an y sh ip s
-3 I ' in th e do ck s.
do n t _know - - - m y do g
is. .
4 Th e ch1-ldr_e n - - - ve ry
5 - tir ed af te r sw im m •n ~- ht?
t - - do yo u th in k yo u _ _
_ go in g laSt nig
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Toucans

Most toucans live in the rain forests of the River Amazon.

Toucans have a very large and brightly-coloured bill. Even
though it is so large the toucan's bill is light in weight. This is
because of the air spaces between the bill's thin, bony sides.
Toucans have a very long tongue. They feed mostly on
fruits but they also eat insects, small reptiles and the eggs and
chicks of small birds. Their long bills are very useful for
plucking and crushing ~he food before it is swallowed.
Toucans lay their eggs in holes in trees.

Answer ·these questions in sentences.

1 Near which river do most toucans live?

2 In which kind of forests do the toucans live?
3 Which part of the toucan is very long?
4 Which part of the bird is very large and brightly-coloured?
5 What is the bill made of?
6 Why is the toucan's bill so light?
7 Where does the toucan lay its eggs?
8 What does a toucan eat?
9 Write down two uses of a toucan's bill.
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r npleting sentenc es
Co_
These sentences have been divided, but the · halves are not
A in the right order.
Write out the correct sentences.

gorilla . . • • • • swam away.

1 The
has a roof.
2 Birds • • · · · ·
scor~d a goal.
3 The fish · · · · · · ------
• •· was in the zoo.
4 The airliner . •
5 Mark .. • • • · landed at the airport.
6 A house .. • • have feathers.

eA word has been left out of these sentences.

word from the brackets to complete the
Choose the right. ' ' \

sentences~
The first one has been done for you.
1 Tom shuts the door. (shuts, bends, sleeps)
2 The dog _ _ _ _ his tail. (sits, wags, runs)
3 The farmer the cow. (runs, looks, milks)
4 Jane into the mirror. (lifts, looks, digs)
5 The postman the letters. (b.u ilds, feeds, brings)
6 Dad his motor car. (dr,ives·, bakes, writes)
7 Sue her bicycle. (reads, rides, barks)
8 Mum the clothes. (paints, writes, washes)
9 Mark always his teeth every day. (writes,
brushes, ·sits)

10 The baby - - - - in the pram. (runs, sleeps, writes)

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The best word

complet e the followin g sentences by choosin g the best word

from the Iist.
A l..-b-a-ng_e_d__b_l_e_w__a_t_e--sw_a_m__a_s_k_e_d_l

1 The .rabbit _ _ _ _ _ two carrots.

2 The fish under the weeds.
3 Gary his drum.
4 Mary me to go for a walk.
5 The strong wind down the tree.

B
I chased drank crawled flew marched I
1 The soldiers _ _ _ _ _ along the road.
2 Joan was so thirsty she - - - - - two bottles of pop.
3 The aeroplan e from London to Paris.
4 The dog the cat out of the garden.
5 Jenny under the hedge for the ball.

C
whispere d baked climbed bought cheered

1 Dad - - - - - a new lawnmo wer.

2 We when Darren scored a goal.
3 Nicola so softly I could not hear her.
4 The cat up the ta II tree.
5 My mother a cake for our School Fair.
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Find th e be st w or d
Co mp let e the fol low ing se nte nc es by
ch oo sin g the best Word
fro m the Iist.
A
I cru el bra ve bli nd he av y bu sy )

1 Th e _ _ _ _ _ ma n kic ke d the pu pp
y.
2 A ma n ca nn ot see . .
3 Th e fire ma n res cu ed the lad y fro m the fire
4
.
To m fou nd the bo x too _ _ _ _ _ to lift .
5 Ch ris tm as is a _ _ _ _ _ tim e in the
sh op s.

B
I sh arp so ur ste ep lou d sw ee t \

1 Th e mo un tai n wa s too _ _ _ _ _
to cli mb .
2 Su ga r is _ _ _ __
3 Bil l cu t his fin ge r on a . . .•-
;. - - - - kn ife .
4 Th e fire wo rk ma de a
no ise .
5 Th e lem on wa s _ _ _ __

C
un ha pp y fie rce dir ty dif fic ult bri gh t

1 Th e wi ldc at is a _ _ _ _ _ an im al.
2 Sa lly cri ed be ca us e sh e wa s _ _ _ _
_. .
3 Mi ch ae l· co uld no t se e be ca us e the su
n wa s --- --- --- ---
4 Jo hn wa s - - - - - aft er he fel
l in the mu d .. h
5 Th e pu zz le wa s too _ _ _ _ _
for Da vid to finis ·
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ct,oosing words
. k out six foods.
(4 PIC ·

matches bread pebbles

eggs
coal string apples
sticks
bacon books bottles
pans
onions spoons cakes watches

pick out six things we see on a farm.

8

fields lions plough barn

soldiers cows parrots train
hens planes ship elephant
igloos shop tractor rocket

c Pick out six things we wear.

boots books stairs jackets

.
tools shoes · Jeans bricks
shirts cups boxes rugs
mirrors pencils fields skirts

· D Pick out six things that travel on roads.

buses ships castles bicycles

Planes motorbikes books houses
.
helicopters schools forests taxis
lorries cars boats
yachts