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This activity can develop confidence in reading and handwriting. Your child can use the picture clues
in the text to identify the words from the word bank to fill in the gaps to make the story make sense.
This story is about a realistic situation in a familiar setting and might spark conversations about pets
and going to the hospital.
What skills does this practise? Further Activity Ideas and Suggestions

Reading: Realistic Story We have more handwriting activities for year 1 and year 2. Get
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Finish the Realistic Story
Fill in the Gaps Handwriting Practice

Here is a realistic story – but some of the words are missing! Can you
use the pictures and the word bank to help you fill in the gaps and
finish the story? Use your neatest handwriting. You may use some
words more than once.

Word Bank

• hand • leg • lolly

• leg • chair • tree
• X-ray • car • door
• tree • wasps • dog
• cat • phone • foot

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The Injury
Rex, the , had to go to the vet.
Mum tried to put him in the
but he jumped out and ran away, limping.
Sam went to find him. He was hiding behind
the bush in the garden.
“It’s OK, Rex,” said Sam gently, stroking his
fur. “The vet will help your sore .
I’ll come with you.” Rex let Sam take him to
the .
On the way, Sam stroked Rex between his
ears. Rex lay down and closed his eyes. Mum
drove to the vet and parked the ,
then carefully picked Rex up.
In the waiting room, Rex saw all sorts of
animals.

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There was a bushy grey
which sat in a cage staring at him. One man
had a tiny which yapped and
pulled on its lead. One woman had a huge
which Rex thought looked more
like a wolf! It lay on the floor, snoozing.
The vet came to the and called
the next pet. “How much longer?” asked Mum
grumpily.
“Don’t worry Mum, it’ll be our turn soon,”
said Sam, smiling at her to reassure her. She
was worried about Rex. Sam held her
as he stroked Rex.
A few minutes later, the
opened and Rex was called in. Mum carried
him and laid him on the table. She explained
that Rex had been running on the field but

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had fallen down a hole. He couldn’t walk
properly on his anymore.
“I see,” said the vet, looking closely at Rex’s
and feeling up his
Rex whined and tried to pull his .
away. “Ooh yes, that seems very sore. I think
he needs an . Leave him with
us and we’ll get that done for you. You can
collect him later.”
“Please look after him!” said Mum. Sam kissed
Rex and Rex nuzzled into Sam.
“It’ll be fine. We’ll see you later for treats!”
said Sam quietly. Sam looked back. Rex looked
very sad. “I promise – we’ll be back soon!”
called Sam and the vet picked the
up and carried him through the back
into another room.

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Mum made some lunch and waited for the
to ring. Sam played outside in
the . He played superheroes,
running as fast as possible round and round
and hiding behind the to spy.
Mum brought him out a .
He climbed the lowest branches of the
in the corner and sat watching
over the , licking his
and thinking about Rex.
Suddenly, there was a buzzing sound… a
wasp! Sam was afraid of and
he waved his hands to try to waft it away.
It came back, this time with two other
. They were after his
! Sam waved them away
again but he lost his balance and he toppled

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out of the , landing with his
underneath him.
Mum came rushing out. “Whatever’s
happened?” she cried. Sam could feel an
awful pain in his . Mum held
his arm and tried to pull him up, but Sam
couldn’t put any weight on his
or . She managed to get him
to a to sit down. He started
to cry. The pain really was bad. Mum
touched his to check it but he
winced and pulled away. “This is familiar…”
murmured Mum.
Just then, the rang. Mum went
through the back and Sam
watched as she answered, nodded and

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talked. She put the down and
came back out into the .
“That was the vet,” she said. “Rex has a
broken .
They've put a cast on it and he’ll need some
rest, but he will be fine. As for you, I think it’s
a trip to the !”
“I’m scared,” whispered Sam. Mum took his
.
“It’ll be fine. I’ll be with you. Remember
how Rex was scared?” Sam nodded. “And
remember how you reassured him?” Sam
nodded again. “The vet was really gentle and
kind. That's what it’ll be like at the
.”

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Mum carried Sam gently to the .
She started the engine.
“Wait!” cried Sam. “I can’t go without Rex.
Can we go and get him on the way to the
?”
“Of course,” replied Mum, smiling kindly.
“You looked after him; now it’s his turn to
look after you.” And off they went.

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Finish the Realistic Story
Fill in the Gaps Handwriting Practice
The Injury
Rex, the dog, had to go to the vet. Mum tried to put him in the car but
he jumped out and ran away, limping. Sam went to find him. He was
hiding behind the bush in the garden.
“It’s OK, Rex,” said Sam gently, stroking his fur. “The vet will help your
sore leg. I’ll come with you.” Rex let Sam take him to the car.
On the way, Sam stroked Rex between his ears. Rex lay down and closed
his eyes. Mum drove to the vet and parked the car, then carefully picked
Rex up.
In the waiting room, Rex saw all sorts of animals. There was a bushy
grey cat which sat in a cage staring at him. One man had a tiny dog
which yapped and pulled on its lead. One woman had a huge dog which
Rex thought looked more like a wolf! It lay on the floor, snoozing.
The vet came to the door and called the next pet. “How much longer?”
asked Mum grumpily.
“Don’t worry Mum, it’ll be our turn soon,” said Sam, smiling at her
to reassure her. She was worried about Rex. Sam held her hand as he
stroked Rex.
A few minutes later, the door opened and Rex was called in. Mum carried
him and laid him on the table. She explained that Rex had been running
on the field but had fallen down a hole. He couldn’t walk properly on his
foot anymore.
“I see,” said the vet, looking closely at Rex’s foot and feeling up his leg.
Rex whined and tried to pull his leg away. “Ooh yes, that seems very
sore. I think he needs an X-ray. Leave him with us and we’ll get that
done for you. You can collect him later.”

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“Please look after him!” said Mum. Sam kissed Rex and Rex nuzzled into
Sam.
“It’ll be fine. We’ll see you later for treats!” said Sam quietly. Sam looked
back. Rex looked very sad. “I promise – we’ll be back soon!” called Sam
and the vet picked the dog up and carried him through the back door
into another room.
Mum made some lunch and waited for the phone to ring. Sam played
outside in the garden. He played superheroes, running as fast as possible
round and round and hiding behind the tree to spy. Mum brought him
out a lolly. He climbed the lowest branches of the tree in the corner and
sat watching over the garden, licking his lolly and thinking about Rex.
Suddenly, there was a buzzing sound… a wasp! Sam was afraid of wasps
and he waved his hands to try to waft it away. It came back, this time
with two other wasps. They were after his lolly! Sam waved them away
again but he lost his balance and he toppled out of the tree, landing with
his leg underneath him.
Mum came rushing out. “Whatever’s happened?” she cried. Sam could
feel an awful pain in his leg. Mum held his arm and tried to pull him up,
but Sam couldn’t put any weight on his leg or foot. She managed to get
him to a chair to sit down. He started to cry. The pain really was bad.
Mum touched his leg to check it but he winced and pulled away. “This is
familiar…” murmured Mum.
Just then, the phone rang. Mum went through the back door and Sam
watched as she answered, nodded and talked. She put the phone down
and came back out into the garden.
“That was the vet,” she said. “Rex has a broken leg. They've put a cast on
it and he’ll need some rest, but he will be fine. As for you, I think it’s a
trip to the hospital!”
“I’m scared,” whispered Sam. Mum took his hand.
“It’ll be fine. I’ll be with you. Remember how Rex was scared?” Sam
nodded. “And remember how you reassured him?” Sam nodded again.

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 “The vet was really gentle and kind. That's what it’ll be like at the
hospital.”
Mum carried Sam gently to the car. She started the engine.
“Wait!” cried Sam. “I can’t go without Rex. Can we go and get him on
the way to the hospital?”
“Of course,” replied Mum, smiling kindly. “You looked after him; now it’s
his turn to look after you.” And off they went.

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