Teacher's Notes: Cinderella
In this fairy tale, students choose the correct word to complete each blank AND put it in past tense. The worksheets focus on vocab rather than on verb tenses.
New Words
evil
miserable
unfortunately
ball (a dance)
invitation
kingdom
extremely
servant
fairy
magic wand
appear
ruin
use
midnight
spell
stairs
slipper
ballroom
disappointed
mysterious
order
try on
attic
get ready
angry
throw
perfect
lock, unlock
mouse, mice
fall in love
break
huge
organize
Worksheet Answers
Verbs in blanks:
First group: died, married, had, died, wanted, worked, washed, cleaned, cooked, were;
Second group: decided, wasn’t, organized, invited, hoped, arrived, received, laughed, told, could, finished;
Third group: was, cleaned, made, saw, ruined, ran, cried, appeared, used, told, had, broke;
Fourth group: looked, entered, fell, danced, talked, was, knew, lost, felt, didn’t know, had, ordered, went, tried;
Fifth group: came, locked, tried, were, got, unlocked, saved, were, saw, threw, broke, had;
Sixth group: tried, was, laughed, didn’t laugh, married, was, lived
Match with pictures: (left to right) invitation, midnight, stairs, slipper, attic, angry, magic wand, throw, fairy
Synonyms: servant – worker who cleans and helps; get ready – prepare; kingdom – land city; appear – to come into sight; ruin – destroy, break; mysterious – secret, unknown; fortunately – lucky; miserable – terrible; ballroom – place for dancing; spell – magic words; perfect – exactly right; unfortunately – unlucky; evil – bad, cruel, wicked, mean; lock – close with a key; extremely – very; ball – dance, party; disappointed – sad
Sentences: 1. hope, 2. ballroom, 3. ruined, 4. extremely, 5. fairy, 6. attic, 7. spell, 8. Unfortunately, 9. kingdom, 10. angry, 11. threw, 12. invitation, 13. perfect, 14. miserable, 15. magic wand, 16. lock, 17. evil, 18. stairs, 19. appeared, 20. servant, 21. mysterious, 22. get ready, 23. midnight, 24. disappointed, 25. fortunately
