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Name:_________________________ Date:_______________
Read the passage and fill in the blanks.
The Crow And The Fox
The farmer chased and ___________ (yelled , talked) at a crow that
had stolen ______________ (many , some) cheese from his kitchen. The
crow ____________ (flies , flew) away to the forest and _____________
(perched , sat) on a tree to ___________ (catch , have) its breath.
"I am ____________ (save , safe) from pursuit here. Now to have a
____________ (bite , bit) of my cheese," the crow ____________ (think ,
thought). Just then a hungry fox happened to pass __________ (above ,
below).
"That cheese looks ___________ (good , smelly)! I'll ___________
(trick , tell) the crow and snatch it away __________ (to , from) her," the
fox thought.
"Oh, _____________ (how , so) beautiful you are. Since you are so
beautiful, you must also have a _________ (sound , voice) as wonderful
as the canary's," praised the fox.
The crow was so ____________ (thrilled , bored) that it opened its
bill widely to let the fox hear its voice.