Autumn and Verb Review

October 22, 2025

REVIEW. VERBS FROM LESSONS 32–36

English Pronunciation Lithuanian
to be right /raɪt/ būti teisiam
to be sure /ʃʊə/ būti tikram
to be tired /ˈtaɪəd/ pavargti
to break into blossom /ˈblɒsəm/ pražysti
to dance /dɑːns/ šokti
to decorate /ˈdekəreɪt/ puošti
to dress apsirengti
to join /dʒɔɪn/ su(si)jungti
to melt tirpti
to plant /plɑːnt/ sodinti
to put to death /deθ/ nuteisti mirčiai
to smile /smaɪl/ šypsotis
to spell pasakyti (parašyti) paraidžiui
to strike /straɪk/ (struck, struck) mušti (valandas)
to take off nu(si)vilkti / pakilti (apie lėktuvą)

POEM: THE AUTUMN WINDS BLOW

by Winifred & E. Bernard

The autumn winds do blow and the brown leaves fall
Down to the earth below,
They cover the flowers and keep them all warm,
Safe from the frost and snow.

The squirrels are scampering round the trees,
Finding the nuts that fall,
They gather them quickly and hide them away,
Shiny ones, big and small.

The swallows are flying across the sea,
Going to countries warm,
Away from the cold wind, the rain and the fog,
Safe from the winter’s storm.


TEXT. AUTUMN

Autumn begins in September.
The summer holidays are over.
Autumn is the harvest season.
There are a lot of vegetables and fruit in the gardens and fields.

The sun shines, but the weather isn’t hot.
All the trees shed yellow, red, and brown leaves.
Indian Summer brings warmth and pleasant days.

Then the weather changes. It gets colder and colder.
The sky is often grey and cloudy.
Sometimes it rains and snows together.


VOCABULARY

English Pronunciation Lithuanian
the earth /ðɪ ɜːθ/ žemė
below /bɪˈləʊ/ žemiau
safe /seɪf/ saugus
a squirrel /ˈskwɪrəl/ voverė
to scamper /ˈskæmpə/ šuoliuoti
quickly /ˈkwɪkli/ greitai
shiny /ˈʃaɪni/ blizgantis
a swallow /ˈswɒləʊ/ kregždė
a harvest /ˈhɑːvɪst/ derlius
to shed /ʃed/ mesti lapus
pleasant /ˈpleznt/ malonus
to change /tʃeɪndʒ/ keisti
Indian Summer /ˈɪndiən ˈsʌmə/ bobų vasara

Exercises

Exercise 1Vocabulary – Autumn

Translate into English.

  1. derlius
  2. voverė
  3. mesti lapus
  4. žemiau
  5. malonus

Exercise 2Fill in the Blanks – Verbs

Complete the sentences using verbs from the list:
smile, melt, plant, dance, strike

  1. The ice will ___ in spring.
  2. Ted likes to ___ with his friends.
  3. Please ___ the flowers in the garden.
  4. The boy began to ___ when he saw his dog.
  5. The clock will ___ at noon.

Exercise 3Choose the Correct Answer

  1. “To take off” can mean:
    a) to sit down b) to remove clothes c) to write

  2. “To strike” means:
    a) to hit or beat b) to fly c) to sleep

  3. “To decorate” means:
    a) to clean b) to make beautiful c) to break

  4. “To join” means:
    a) to connect or come together b) to stop c) to cut

  5. “To be tired” means:
    a) to sleep b) to be happy c) to feel no energy

Exercise 4Pronunciation Practice

Say these words aloud and mark the vowel sounds (/aɪ/, /iː/, /ɒ/, /ʊ/, /ɔː/):

to look, a joke, a meaning, a book, an island, a bee, a theatre, a monument, below, kindness, to be, sugar, holiday, to hide, easy, cold, to feel, slight.

Exercise 5Vocabulary – Autumn

Translate these words.

  1. squirrel
  2. harvest
  3. to shed
  4. pleasant
  5. Indian Summer

Exercise 6Fill in the Blanks – Autumn Text

Complete the sentences.

  1. Autumn begins in ___.
  2. The summer holidays are ___.
  3. There are a lot of ___ in the fields.
  4. The weather gets ___ and ___.
  5. The sky is often ___ and ___.

Exercise 7Grammar Review – Pronouns

Insert the correct pronoun: all, anything, both, each, somebody.

  1. ___ of us went to that festival.
  2. I don’t know ___ about the life of swallows.
  3. ___ changed the time of the lesson.
  4. ___ present from him is pleasant for Nelly.
  5. ___ the squirrels scamper quickly among the trees.

Exercise 8Poem Comprehension – The Autumn Winds Blow

Answer the questions.

  1. What do the winds do?
  2. What do the squirrels gather?
  3. Where do the swallows go?
  4. What protects the flowers from frost?
  5. What season is the poem about?

Exercise 9Reading Comprehension – Autumn Text

Answer the questions.

  1. When does autumn begin?
  2. What is the harvest season?
  3. What happens to the trees?
  4. What is Indian Summer?
  5. What is the weather like later in autumn?

Exercise 10Write Sentences with Verbs

Write 5 sentences using these verbs: to smile, to dress, to dance, to melt, to strike.