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Matching Practice: Worksheet


Match each term to it's sentence.





- assail - - vanguard - - hover - - contrive - - insolence - - sting - - deem - - sheathe - - teem - - bandy -




Therefore Aragorn now set the host in such array as could best be ____d;
and they were drawn up on two great hills of blasted stone and earth
that orcs had piled in years of labour.

‘They are a remarkable race,’ said the Warden, nodding his head.
‘Very tough in the fibre, I ____.’

Yet they knew that all the hills and rocks about the Morannon were filled with hidden foes, and the shadowy defile beyond was
bored and tunnelled by ___ing broods of evil things.

The weather of the world remained fair,
and the wind held in the west, but nothing could waft away the
glooms and the sad mists that clung about the Mountains of Shadow;
and behind them at whiles great smokes would arise and ___ in
the upper winds

But Gandalf and Aragorn rode with the ____ to the entrance of Morgul Vale and looked on the evil
city.

Thus we crossed over Gilrain, driving the allies of Mordor in rout
before us; and then we rested a while. But soon Aragorn arose, saying:
‘‘Lo! already Minas Tirith is ___ed.

‘Do not ___ words in your ____ with the Mouth of Sauron!’
he cried. ‘Surety you crave! Sauron gives none. If you sue for his
clemency you must first do his bidding. These are his terms. Take
them or leave them!’

Then the Messenger of Mordor laughed no more. His face was
twisted with amazement and anger to the likeness of some wild beast
that, as it crouches on its prey, is smitten on the muzzle with a
___ing rod.

‘Where such laws hold,’ said Gandalf, ‘it is also the custom for
ambassadors to use less _____.

Nay, it is the last move in a great jeopardy, and for one
side or the other it will bring the end of the game.’ Then he drew
Andu´ril and held it up glittering in the sun. ‘You shall not be ____d
again until the last battle is fought,’ he said.