Practice: Happily Ever After

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Finish the sentences with these words:
[ hurry – however – choice – sword – rescue ]

1. Help! I'm stuck in this elevator! Please ____________ me!

2. I hate fish; ____________, I love chicken.

3. A knight uses a ___________ to fight.

4. We are late! We have to ___________!

5. Do I want chocolate or strawberry ice cream? It’s a difficult ______________.

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[ exactly – trust – covered – in trouble – in order to ]

6. Don’t worry – I know ____________ what to do!

7. You must have milk ____________ make ice cream.

8. My sister always tells lies. Don’t _____________ her.

9. After playing at the park, the children were ___________ in mud.

10. I will be ____________ at school because I forgot to do my homework.

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[ bite – tree stump – actually – melt – crashed ]

11. The beautiful girl thought the beast was mean, but ____________, he was kind and gentle.

12. When they cut down the tree, they left only a ____________.

13. When I was learning to drive, I _____________ into a tree.

14. The little boy wanted to keep his snowman in the house, but his mother told him that it would __________ inside.

15. I was hungry, so I took a big ___________ of the apple.

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[ grabbed – turned around – attack – brave – foolish ]

16. The teacher asked me an easy question, but I didn’t know the answer. I felt very ______________.

17. The greedy monkey ____________ my banana and ran.

18. In a war, the army has to ____________ the enemy.

19. I heard a person behind me, so I ______________.

20. Everyone says I’m _____________ because I’m not afraid of snakes.

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[ guilty – hopped – certainly – way – licked ]

21. I’m lost. Do you know the _____________ to the library?

22. The rabbit ____________ quickly away from the fox.

23. I felt ____________ because I told a lie.

24. John always comes to class, so ____________ he will come today too.

25. I ____________ my fingers because they had chocolate on them.

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[ cave – nodded – pointed – honest - kneel ]

26. I tell the truth because I am an _____________ person.

27. The wolves live in a ___________ in the forest.

28. Many people ____________ when they pray.

29. My father ___________ at the airplane in the sky so I would know where to look.

30. My brother asked if he could borrow my camera. I agreed and ____________ my head.

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[ transformed - howling - captured - waste - furious ]

31. The man ___________ a beautiful bird in Africa and sold it for a lot of money.

32. Don't throw away that shirt! There is nothing wrong with it, so you shouldn't __________ it.

33. During the year, the skinny little girl _______________ into a beautiful woman.

34. When my father came home and saw that the children had broken his new expensive computer, he was _____________.

35.The children were afraid when they heard the sound of the wolf _____________ in the distance.

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[ exhausted - helmet - cage - spell - magic wand - bog - knight ]

36.My mom says my pet lizard has to stay inside of his ___________.

37. A __________ often wore heavy, metal armor that weighed 70 kg!

38.You should wear a _____________ to protect your head if you ride a motorcycle.

39.The witch pointed her _________________ at the water, and it turned to ice.

40.The children loved to play by the ____________. It was full of mud, water, grass, and frogs.

41.The new mother looked _____________ because her baby cried all night long.

42.Every time he looked at the girl, he forgot what to say. It was as if she put a _________ on him.


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