THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG (INTERMEDIATE) (EXERCISE I20E94)

Read the story and put an adverb or an adjective from the box into each gap. Use each word only once.

	Adjectives	Adverbs
	Green Hot Angry Deep Beautiful Handsome Unhappy	Carefully Happily Quickly Suddenly Immediately Unfortunately Quietly

Once upon a time there was a ________________ princess who had a golden ball. She lived in a palace with her father, the King, and her seven sisters. Every day she played with her ball in the garden of the palace.

    At the end of the garden there was a _______________, dark pond. When the weather was _______________ , the princess liked playing near the pond. ______________, one day she dropped her golden ball into the water. She was very ________________ and she sat on the grass and started to cry.  _______________, she heard a voice: “Don’t cry, princess.” She opened her eyes and saw a large _____________ frog. “Oh, please help me! She said, “I can’t get my ball.”

“I’ll help you,” said the frog, “if I can come and live with you in the palace!”

“Yes, yes, of course. I promise,” said the princess.

So the frog jumped into the water and came back with the ball. The princess laughed and took the ball. She ran _______________ back to the palace and forgot all about the frog.

     The frog was very _____________. He followed the princess into the palace and told his story to the King.

“A promise is a promise,” said the frog.

“Yes,” said the King and called his daughter. “A promise is a promise, my daughter. Take this frog to your room and look after him _______________.”

    The princess cried again, but she took the frog and put him on her bed. The frog looked at her and said________________, “Please kiss me, princess.” She closed her eyes and kissed him. ________, the frog turned into a _________________ prince. Of course, he and the princess fell in love. One week later they married and lived ________________ ever after.

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THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG

Read the story and put an adverb or an adjective from the box into each gap. Use each word only once.

	Adjectives	Adverbs
	Green Hot Angry Deep Beautiful Handsome Unhappy	Carefully Happily Quickly Suddenly Immediately Unfortunately Quietly

Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess who had a golden ball. She lived in a palace with her father, the King, and her seven sisters. Every day she played with her ball in the garden of the palace.

    At the end of the garden there was a deep, dark pond. When the weather was hot, the princess liked playing near the pond. Unfortunately, one day she dropped her golden ball into the water. She was very unhappy and she sat on the grass and started to cry.  Suddenly, she heard a voice: “Don’t cry, princess.” She opened her eyes and saw a large green frog. “Oh, please help me! She said, “I

can’t get my ball.”

“I’ll help you,” said the frog, “if I can come and live with you in the palace!”

“Yes, yes, of course. I promise,” said the princess.

So the frog jumped into the water and came back with the ball. The princess laughed and took the ball. She ran quickly back to the palace and forgot all about the frog.

     The frog was very angry. He followed the princess into the palace and told his story to the King.

“A promise is a promise,” said the frog.

“Yes,” said the King and called his daughter. “A promise is a promise, my daughter. Take this frog to your room and look after him carefully.”

    The princess cried again, but she took the frog and put him on her bed. The frog looked at her and said quietly, “Please kiss me, princess.” She closed her eyes and kissed him. Immediately, the frog turned into a handsome prince. Of course, he and the princess fell in love. One week later they married and lived happily ever after.

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