English for kids

Practice Nº 1

Name:______________________________ Date:_____________________

1. Read the words in the box. Then, look at the pictures and write their names in the blanks.

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2. Choose some of the words from exercise 1 to complete the groups of words.

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1. mule 1. vest

2. ____________ 2. _______________

3. ____________ 3. _______________

4. _______________

Long i Strong a

1. bike 1. can

2. ____________2. _______________

3. ____________ 3. _______________

3. Write sentences with the following words.

a. school

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b.robot

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c. eat

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d. read____________________________________________________________

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e. bed

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f. go

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THE FLYING CONTEST
By Pedro Pablo Sacristan
Two bats were training for a great flying competition, one of them was very small and the other was very big. All the bats wanted the big bat towin.
On the day of the race, the smaller bat flew incredibly well, clearly deserving the prize, he was the champion. The bigger bat was very sad because he didn’t win, but anyway he ran to congratulatethe smaller bat, while the other bats were very angry and started criticising him, at the end they went away.
Grateful, the new champion decided to share the delicious fruits he received as aprize. The little bat had not only won the race and the prize, but he had also won a friend. And all this came about from knowing how to lose in a sporting manner.
1. Read the story and complete the...