PRE- READING ACTIVITY

(The Fourth Voyage of Sinbad)

INSTRUCTION: Beside each sentences, you will find a set of jumbled letters. Unscramble these
letters to form the correct words or phrases.

1. Her eyes were also the same shade of blue, sparkling with life and ___________. (miteernmr)
2. The _______ (stirat) of Dover separates the English Channel and the North Sea.
3. The group traveled for the rest of the day in a _______ (risbk) rain.
4. The tight face trembled like a _______ (slalqu) rippling over the surface of the sea.
5. The dog ____________ (serlvade) with excitement when told it was time for a walk.
6. I need to raise the (_____________ (ddaesl) on my bicycle.
7. Verna pulled her horse around and put a foot into the _________. (prrusit)
8. She wore a scarf with a ________. (fgnier)
9. I felt so _______ (wcetrhde) because I thought I might never see you again.
10. Few creatures are able to thrive in this _______ (mrig) and hostile land.
11. They hear something __________ (crusyr) up the tree and cannot recognize it.
12. The maid reappeared soon with three leather cases brimming with jewels and other
__________. (tresntik)
13. The kids kept ________________ (wiigggnrl) about as I tried to tuck them in.
14. I peered through a ___________ (nchik) in the curtains and saw them all inside.
15. His body was buried in a linen _________________. (sruodh)
16. In connection ________________, (thteerhiw) the subway should be extended for a station.

PRE- READING ACTIVITY

(The Fourth Voyage of Sinbad)

INSTRUCTION: Beside each sentences, you will find a set of jumbled letters. Unscramble these
letters to form the correct words or phrases.

1. Her eyes were also the same shade of blue, sparkling with life and ___________. (miteernmr)
2. The _______ (stirat) of Dover separates the English Channel and the North Sea.
3. The group traveled for the rest of the day in a _______ (risbk) rain.
4. The tight face trembled like a _______ (slalqu) rippling over the surface of the sea.
5. The dog ____________ (serlvade) with excitement when told it was time for a walk.
6. I need to raise the (_____________ (ddaesl) on my bicycle.
7. Verna pulled her horse around and put a foot into the _________. (prrusit)
8. She wore a scarf with a ________. (fgnier)
9. I felt so _______ (wcetrhde) because I thought I might never see you again.
10. Few creatures are able to thrive in this _______ (mrig) and hostile land.
11. They hear something __________ (crusyr) up the tree and cannot recognize it.
12. The maid reappeared soon with three leather cases brimming with jewels and other
__________. (tresntik)
13. The kids kept ________________ (wiigggnrl) about as I tried to tuck them in.
14. I peered through a ___________ (nchik) in the curtains and saw them all inside.
15. His body was buried in a linen _________________. (sruodh)
16. In connection ________________, (thteerhiw) the subway should be extended for a station.
 VOCABULARY
1. mer·ri·ment (n.) 5. slav·er (v.) 9. wretch·ed (adj.) 13. wrig·gle (v.)
/ˈmerəm(ə)nt/ /ˈslavər,ˈslāvər, /ˈreCHəd/ /ˈriɡ(ə)l/
ˈslävər/
2. strait (n.) /strāt/ 6. sad·dle (n.) 10. grim (adj.) 14. Chink (n.)
/’ sa-dᵊl/ /ɡrim/ /CHiNGk/
3. brisk (adj.) 7. stir·rup (n.) 11. scur·ry (v.) 15. Shroud (n.)
/ (brɪsk) / / ˈstər-əp/ /ˈskərē/ /ˈshrau̇ d/
4. Squall (n.) 8. Fringe (n.) 12. trin·ket (n.) 16. there·with (adv.)
/skwôl/ /frinj/ /ˈtriNGkət/ /T͟HerˈwiT͟H/

ANSWER KEY:
1. Merriment
2. Strait
3. Brisk
4. Squall
5. Slavered (Slaver)
6. Saddle
7. Stirrup
8. Fringes
9. Wretched
10. Grim
11. Scurry
12. Trinkets
13. Wriggling
14. Chink
15. Shroud
16. Therewith