A Long Life
Nancy wants to live a long time. She wants to live for one hundred years. She is five years old now. She wants to live 95 more years. Then she will be 100. Her father is 30 years old. He wants to live a long time, too. He wants to live for one hundred years. He wants to live for 70 more years. "Daddy, we will grow old together, okay?" Nancy said to her father. "Yes, honey, we will grow old together," he said to Nancy. Then Nancy smiled. She gave her daddy a big hug.
1. Do you want to .............. for a long time? Where do you ..............?
2. He is one .............. years old. Last year he was 99 years old.
3. Will we .............. old together?
4. Give me a big ...............
5. Do you have a mother and a ..............?
6. Did she ..............? Does she have a pretty ..............?
7. Did she .............. her daddy a hug?
8. He wants to live for 70 .............. years.
9. She smiled. .............. she gave her daddy a hug.
10. My father and I will grow old ...............
11. Bees make sweet ............... Yes, .............. = Yes, dear.
From: English as a second language
Barking Dog
Bobby woke up because he heard a dog. He heard a dog barking outside his window. Bobby woke up when he heard the dog barking. Bobby got out of bed. He got out of bed and walked to the window. He looked out the window. He saw a big brown dog. It was barking very loud. Bobby opened his window. He looked at the barking dog. "Why are you barking so loud?" he asked the dog. The dog looked at Bobby. Then it stopped barking.
1. Did the dog .............. him up from his sleep?
2. He ..............ed to his car.
3. He got out of bed .............. he heard the dog barking.
4. It's cold ............... Stay warm INSIDE the house.
5. Why are you barking so ..............? Your .............. barking woke me up.
6. It was hot. He ..............ed the window.
7. Did he .............. a dog barking outside?
8. Was he sleeping in ..............? Did he get out of ..............?
9. Why did the dog .............. so loud?
10. What did he .............. when he looked out the window?
11. Did he look out the ..............? What did he see?
12. He ..............ed out the window. He saw a brown dog.
13. Did the dog .............. barking?
From: English as a second language
Red Rubber Ball
Fred had a red rubber ball. He kicked the ball. It flew through the air. He picked it up. He threw it against a wall. The ball came back to Fred. He kicked it with his foot again. The ball flew over the wall. He picked it up again. He bounced it on the street. The ball bounced up and down. Then it stopped bouncing up and down. It didn't move. Fred's dog barked at the ball. Fred kicked the ball. His dog ran after the ball.
1. He had a red .............. ball. A car has four .............. tires.
2. He drives his car on the ...............
3. The dog ..............ed at the ball. A dog ..............s, and people talk.
4. .............. me the ball, and I will catch it.
5. Did the ball .............. through the air? Birds .............. over the street.
6. He ..............d to another town.
7. The ball ..............d up and down.
8. He ..............ed the ball with his foot. You cannot .............. a ball with your hand.
9. A car ..............s when it has no gas.
10. Did the dog .............. after the ball?
11. A rubber .............. rolls and bounces.
12. He kicked the ball with his left ............... Your left shoe is on your left ...............
From: English as a second language