Romeo and Juliet
1. Match them up!
Draw a line to match the character and their name.
Romeo
Juliet
Tybalt
Mercutio
Friar Lawrence
Prince of Verona
Mr Capulet
Mrs Montague
2. What’s the word?
Write the word under the pictures.
family
fight
angry
love
get married
drink
letter
sleep
wake up
dead
family
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3. What’s the order?
Watch the video and put the pictures in order.
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4. True or false?
Circle True or False for these sentences.
a.
The Capulet family and the Montague family don’t like each other.
true
false
b.
Romeo meets Juliet at a Montague party.
true
false
c.
Romeo and Juliet get married in secret.
true
false
d.
Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin, kills Mercutio, Romeo’s friend.
true
false
e.
Romeo kills the Prince of Verona and is sent away.
true
false
f.
Friar Lawrence gives Juliet some food to make her sleep.
true
false
g.
Romeo doesn’t get the letter from Friar Lawrence.
true
false
h.
Romeo thinks Juliet is sleeping.
true
false
i.
Romeo kills himself.
true
false
j.
Juliet sees Romeo is dead and goes home.
true
false
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5. Complete the sentences!
Complete the sentences to retell the story in your own words. Play the matching
game under the video first to help you!
a. The Capulet family and the Montague family
are always fighting.
b. Romeo and Juliet fall in love and they ___________________________________________________.
c.
Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin, kills ____________________________________________________________.
d. Romeo kills Tybalt so the Prince of Verona _______________________________________________.
e. Friar Lawrence sends Romeo a letter to _________________________________________________.
f.
Romeo doesn’t get the letter and he thinks _______________________________________________.
g. Romeo kills himself, then _____________________________________________________________.
h. The families are so sad that ___________________________________________________________.
6. Write and draw!
Imagine the Montagues and the Capulets have a party together to celebrate the
end of their fighting. At the party Mrs Montague and Mr Capulet say sorry to each
other. Draw a picture and write their conversation!
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7. Think about it!
What do you think? Is it important to try to forgive people when they do
something bad to you, instead of fighting with them?
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