The Knight at Dawn
Chapter 3 "Across the Bridge" Pages 17 - 23

 

foggy leather dangerous
piercing shriek helmet weighed
drawbridge moat protect
enemies crocodiles peer
mist windmill hawks
fanfares announce feasts
peacocks vanished inner ward
  1. Tell whether each bold letter has a long or short vowel sound.

Short a as in apple or Long a as in ape

fan             __________________
danger      __________________

Short e as in elephant or Long e as in easy

leather        __________________
feast            __________________
peacock     __________________
helmet        __________________

Short i as in igloo or Long i as in ice

bridge        __________________
mist            __________________
windmill     __________________
pierce        __________________

Short o as in octopus or Long o as in oak

fog              __________________
crocodile    __________________
moat            __________________
protect       __________________

  1. Two birds are ________________________ and __________________________ .
  2. ______________________ live in the moat around the castle.
  3. To get into the castle you must lower the ___________________________ .
  4. Another word for fog is ________________ .
  5. Another word for look is __________________ .
  6. In one story the knight fought a _______________________ thinking it was a dragon.
  7. The king was announced with a noisy ______________________ .

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