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Practise choosing a word from meaning, word class and agreement. Read the full sentence, test the option and then review the text for coherence.

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Why a Metal Spoon Warms Up

Stories with blanks and answer keys on ready-to-print worksheets.

When a metal spoon is placed in hot soup, the end under the surface warms first. Fast-moving particles in the soup bump into particles in the spoon and pass on some energy. This transfer from the hotter soup to the cool…

Level
Primary
Words
124 words
Blanks
3
Blank type
Words
Language
English
Story gaps English

The Safe Way Round

Stories with blanks and answer keys on ready-to-print worksheets.

On their first visit to Hilltop Farm, Maya and her cousin Ben followed the main footpath towards the _____. Overnight wind had blown an _____ across its gate, and broken branches hung above it. Ben wanted to squeeze und…

Level
Primary
Words
123 words
Blanks
3
Blank type
Words
Language
English
Story gaps English

Why a Metal Spoon Warms Up in Soup

Stories with blanks and answer keys on ready-to-print worksheets.

When a metal spoon is placed in hot soup, the submerged end warms first. Particles in the soup collide with particles at the spoon’s surface and transfer thermal energy to them. The liquid does not travel along the spoo…

Level
Secondary
Words
190 words
Blanks
3
Blank type
Words
Language
English
Story gaps English

The Dark Stage

Stories with blanks and answer keys on ready-to-print worksheets.

On Thursday, Leo and Mari led the final _____, the last full practice before Friday's school play. As Mari switched on the stage lamps, they flashed and went dark. A metal chair had crushed an extension _____ until the…

Level
Secondary
Words
183 words
Blanks
3
Blank type
Words
Language
English
Story gaps English

Why a Metal Spoon Warms in Soup

Stories with blanks and answer keys on ready-to-print worksheets.

When a cool metal spoon is placed in hot soup, the submerged end gains thermal energy from the liquid. Fast-moving molecules in the soup collide with atoms at the spoon's surface and transfer some energy to them. Withi…

Level
High school
Words
221 words
Blanks
3
Blank type
Words
Language
English
Story gaps English

The Damaged Delivery

Stories with blanks and answer keys on ready-to-print worksheets.

In the new laboratory, Maya and Jonah prepared a demonstration of how food colouring spreads through warm and cold water. Equipment had arrived in a battered tray, so they checked each item before filling it. Jonah exa…

Level
High school
Words
225 words
Blanks
3
Blank type
Words
Language
English
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