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3. The sage was _______________ all the day.

4. The sage did spin but it did not _______________ a pin.

5. Though the sage twisted, twirled and tacked but still the pigtail was _______________
to his back.
B. Can you match the meanings in column B with the expression in column A?

Column A Column B
1. In days of yore a) I have found the answer to my problem

2. Mused upon the curious case b) he thought about the problem

3. The mystery I’ve found c) many-many years ago
4. Pigtail stout d) he did not give up

5. Efforts never slack e) it still hangs behind his back

6. Still faithful to his back f) the pigtail was determined to hang
behind him
C. Is the poem ‘The Pigtail’ a sad poem or is it a funny one? What do you think and why?

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Vocabulary Booster
Vocabulary Booster
Vocabulary Booster

A. In each of the following sets of words, only one word is correctly spelt. Tick ( ) the 3
word and check out the spelling in your dictionary.

1. Yore Yor Yoar Yoer
2. Wandered Wondered Wondared Wonderad

3. Curios Cureous Curious Curoius

4. Steadly Stadily Steadily Stedily
B. Write a suitable adjective to describe the following nouns.

1. a _____________ man (quality)
2. _____________ money (quantity)

3. _____________ shop (ownership / relation)

4. _____________ hens (demonstrative)

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