Robert and the Three Envelopes

1. Write the past forms of the following verbs.

sail, watch, buy, look, see, think, feel, drop, read, open, fly, happen, decide, try,
carry, put, take, leave

Infinitive form Past form

Sail Sailed

2. Classify the past forms of the verbs into regular and irregular.

Regular Irregular
Watched Bought
3. Choose five of the previous verbs and write sentences about the story.

4. Match the halves. Pay special attention to the use of so.

a. Robert lived in the city so,
b. Roberts mother had to work at
the busy hospital so,
c. Robert and his mother didnt have
enough money so,
d. Robert saw a boat, a train and a
plane when he was on the bus so,
e. Robert didnt want to go back
home by bus so,
f. They couldnt buy train tickets or
stay in a hotel.
g. He walked.
h. He could only see tall grey
buildings and lots of roads.
i. They couldnt go on holiday.
j. He wished he could travel in all of
them one day.

5. Describe the characters using comparatives and superlatives.

busy, big, nice, fast, old, thin, wonderful, tall, small, young
 Robert The grandmother The mother
Eg: Robert was the smallest character in the story.









6. Order the scenes from the story.
7. Write sentences to describe each scene using the following verbs and
prepositions.

VERBS: go (to bed/on holiday), spend

(time/money) pick up, fall out, put
(the phone) down, run, give, believe,
speak, find (something), know, buy. sit
down.

PREPOSITIONS: across the river, on an

island, out of/through the window, the
top/bottom of a hill, under/on a
bridge, near the station.

Eg: Roberts mother spent money on tickets to stay on an island.