When I'm Sixty-Four (Lennon/McCartney)
Intermediate exercise designed by Viv Quarry. (www.vivquarry.com)
When I get _______________ losing my hair,
Many years _______________ now.
Will you still be _______________ me a valentine
Birthday greetings _______________ of wine.
If I'd been out till _______________ to three
Would you lock the _______________,
Will you still _______________ me, will you still feed me,
When I'm sixty-four.
You'll be older _______________,
And if you _______________ the word,
I _______________ stay with you.
I could be handy, _______________ a fuse
When your _______________ have gone.
You can knit a _______________ by the fireside
_______________ mornings go for a ride,
Doing the _______________, digging the weeds,
Who _______________ ask for more.
Will you still need me, _______________ you still feed me,
When I'm sixty-four.
Every _______________ we can rent a cottage,
_______________ the Isle of Wight, if it's not too dear
We shall scrimp and _______________,
Grandchildren _______________ your knee
Vera, Chuck _______________ Dave
_______________ me a postcard, drop me a line,
Stating point _______________ view
Indicate precisely what you _______________ to say
Yours_______________, wasting away
Give me your answer, _______________ in a form
Mine _______________ evermore
Will you _______________ need me, will you still feed me,
When I'm sixty-four.
Here are the missing words (Put them in the correct form):
Modal verbs:
can (X2)
will
Verbs:
fill
mean
mend
need
save
say
send (X2)
Adjective:
old
Nouns:
bottle
door
garden
lights
quarter
summer
Sunday
sweater
Prepositions & adverbs:
for
from
in
of
on
sincerely
Linking words:
and
still
too