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Larry's Rice Dilemma

An engaging A2 reading worksheet focused on the English L and R sounds, featuring Larry and his rigorous grandmother.

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An engaging A2 reading worksheet focused on the English L and R sounds, featuring Larry and his rigorous grandmother.

Reading Text

Larry is a young lad who loves food. However, he is very carefree with his pronunciation. He does not carefully choose his 'L' and 'R' sounds. Yesterday, Larry went to the kitchen. He wanted a warm meal. He looked at his grandmother and said, 'Granny, please give me a big bowl of lice!' Larry wanted rice, but his pronunciation was wrong. His rigorous grandmother, Lolita, decided to teach him a lesson. She did not laugh. Instead, she went to the garden and found real lice. She served him a bowl of real lice. Larry looked at the bowl and yelled. He learned his lesson. Now, Larry always practices his words carefully before he orders food.

Activities

Vocabulary

Items:

Label: lad
Answer: v1
Label: carefree
Answer: v2
Label: pronunciation
Answer: v3
Label: rigorous
Answer: v4
Label: lesson
Answer: v5
Label: served
Answer: v6

Definitions:

Text: A boy or a young man.
Text: Having no worries or heavy responsibilities.
Text: The way in which a word is pronounced or spoken.
Text: Strict, exact, and demanding.
Text: An experience that teaches you how to behave better in the future.
Text: Provided food or drink to someone.

Fill In The Blanks:

Before: The young
After: helped his neighbor carry the heavy bags.
Answer: lad
Before: She had a
After: attitude during her summer vacation.
Answer: carefree
Before: If you practice, your English
After: will get much better.
Answer: pronunciation
Before: The teacher is very
After: about homework deadlines.
Answer: rigorous
Before: Losing the game taught him a valuable
After: about teamwork.
Answer: lesson
Before: The waiter
After: our dinner with a big smile.
Answer: served

Comprehension

Questions:

Text: Larry is very careful when he speaks.
Answer: false
Text: Larry wanted to eat a bowl of rice.
Answer: true
Text: Granny Lolita laughed out loud at Larry's mistake.
Answer: false
Text: Granny Lolita got real lice from the garden.
Answer: true
Text: Larry learned that correct pronunciation is important.
Answer: true

Scrambled:

Text: carefree Larry pronunciation very is his with
Answer: Larry is very carefree with his pronunciation
Text: wanted bowl big a rice of he
Answer: He wanted a big bowl of rice
Text: lesson him grandmother a taught his rigorous
Answer: His rigorous grandmother taught him a lesson
Text: lice garden found she the in real
Answer: She found real lice in the garden
Text: always carefully practices words his Larry now
Answer: Larry now always practices his words carefully

Written Expression

Questions:

Text: Write two sentences about what you like to eat for dinner. Pay attention to your spelling!
Text: Imagine you are Larry. Write a short apology to Granny Lolita asking for real rice.

Examples:

Example 1: I like to eat fried chicken and hot rice for dinner. My mother cooks it beautifully.

Example 2: Dear Granny, I am so sorry for my bad pronunciation. Please take away these lice and give me rice instead!

Critical Thinking

Title: Discussion & Deep Thought

Instructions:

Why do you think Granny Lolita gave Larry real lice instead of just correcting his English? Was she too mean, or was it a good lesson?
Think of two words in your own language or English that sound very similar but mean completely different things. What happens if you mix them up?