Exercise: Gap Filling

Transcription of words

Fill in all the gaps with the correct transcription of the words. Then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues! Good luck!

The north wind [] and the sun [] disputing which was the stronger, when a traveller [] came along wrapped [] in a warm cloak. They agreed [] that the one who first succeeded [] in making the traveller his cloak off, should be considered stronger [] than the other. Then the north wind blew [] as hard as he could, but the more he blew the more closely [] did the traveller fold [] his cloak around him. And at last the north wind gave up the attemp []. Then the sun shone out warmly [], and immediately the traveller took off his cloak []. And so the north wind was obliged [] to confess [] that the sun was the stronger of the two [].