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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in the box.

   whoop	sing	work	bask	disappear
   glitters	sail	graze	prepare	flows

    

   Spring is here again. The snow is slowly ______________ from the mountains. The day is bright and shiny. Small fluffy clouds ______________ in the blue sky. The green fields ______________ in the sunlight, the stream ______________ laughing and the lake ______________ like gold. The birds are ______________, the plough-boy is ______________ and men and women are ______________ in the fields, ______________ for the sowing. Herds of cattle are ______________ in the meadows.

2. 2.

   Match the columns.

   1. birds	a. creak
   2. owls	b. jingle
   3. leaves	c. chime
   4. doors	d. hoot
   5. bells	e. twitter
   6. clocks	f. rustle

    

3. 3.

   What do these phrases mean? Tick (√) the correct answers.

   1. The small birds twitter.
      1. The small birds are frightened.
      2. The small birds chirp.
   2. Blue sky prevailing.
      1. The sky is clear and blue.
      2. There are clouds in the sky.
   3. The green field sleeps in the sun.
      1. The field is sleeping in the sun because of the cold.
      2. The sun is shining on the green field.
   4. There are forty feeding like one.
      1. The cattle are all very busy grazing together.
      2. The cattle are eating too much.
   5. the plough-boy is whooping - anon anon.
      1. The plough-boy is suffering from cough.
      2. The plough-boy is shouting againg and again.
4. 4.

   Complete the verse with the correct rhyming words from the box.

   daffodils

   sunflowers

   breeze

   crowd

    

   I wandered lonely as a cloud
   That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
   When all at once I saw a ___________________
   A host, of golden ___________________
   Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
   Fluttering and dancing in the ___________________

5. 5.

   Match these old English words to their meanings.

   1. thou	a. are
   2. thine	b. has
   3. thy	c. know
   4. art	d. your
   5. knowest	e. yours
   6. hath	f. you