Missing Words

After listening the story of the ant and the bird, you can practice the reading skills with this activity.

The ant and the bird

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble.

One day a little tiny went down to the river for a drink of . She was so thirsty, but she couldn’t reach the water. She stretched down down down to sip the water but…Whoops! The little ant fell into the water. And guess what…the ant didn’t know how to ! She tried to yell for help but her voice was too small.
Sitting in a tree along the river was a . The bird was not doing much – just singing to himself as usual. Now he heard some splashing in the water and he saw the ant trying to swim. The bird felt sad for the poor ant, but he didn’t know how to help.
“What can I do?” he thought. Hmmm… pick the ant up in his beak? Ouch! No, with his sharp beak he would probably hurt the little ant. How else could the ant get out of the ? Maybe on a boat…but the bird didn’t have a . Too bad….