Spring-themed worksheet for children, including vocabulary, listening exercise, and discussion questions about the season.

To solve this worksheet, I need to look at the pictures numbered 1–11 and match them to the blanks in the sentences based on what makes sense for spring.

Step 1: Identify the words for each picture.
Looking at the images, here are the likely vocabulary words:
1. Flowers (bouquet)
2. Tree branch with buds/leaves
3. Sun
4. House
5. Rain / Rain cloud
6. Puddle / Water
7. Bicycle
8. Grass / Meadow
9. Butterfly
10. Cloud
11. Rainbow

Step 2: Fill in the blanks sentence by sentence.

* Sentence 1: "It \_\_\_\_\_ a lot in the spring."
* Looking at picture #5 (rain cloud), it rains in spring.
* Answer: rains

* Sentence 2: "The trees are full of \_\_\_\_\_..."
* Looking at picture #2 (branch with leaves/buds), trees grow leaves in spring.
* Answer: leaves

* Sentence 3: "...and the flowers are starting to bloom." (This part is already filled in the text, but confirms the topic).

* Sentence 4: "My favorite spring flowers are \_\_\_\_\_..."
* Looking at picture #1 (flowers), this fits. Since it asks for a specific type and shows a bouquet, "flowers" or a specific name like "tulips" or "daffodils" might work, but based strictly on the image label, it is likely just flowers or perhaps the student is expected to name their own. However, looking at the pattern, it usually matches the image directly. Let's look closer. Actually, often these worksheets expect the word from the image key. Image 1 is flowers. But saying "My favorite spring flowers are flowers" is redundant. Let's re-evaluate. Maybe the blank is for a color or specific type not pictured? No, usually it's the vocab list. Let's assume the answer is simply flowers or the student fills in their own preference. Wait, looking at the context of ESL worksheets, sometimes the image *is* the answer key. Let's stick to the visible vocab. Actually, looking at the sentence structure "My favorite spring flowers are ____", it implies a plural noun. If I have to choose from the images, maybe it's not image 1. But image 1 is the only flower image. Let's assume the answer is flowers (as a general category) or the student writes their own. *Self-correction*: In many of these specific "iSLCollective" worksheets, the answer key often uses the exact word from the picture. Let's look at the other blanks first to see if "flowers" is needed elsewhere. No other blank fits "flowers". So, flowers is the most likely intended answer, or perhaps tulips if the image is specific enough (they look like tulips/daffodils). Let's go with flowers as the safe vocab word, or note that it could be a specific type. *Refined thought*: The prompt asks me to solve it. I will provide the word that matches the image #1.

* Sentence 5: "The \_\_\_\_\_ comes back from the south."
* This is a classic spring fact. Birds migrate. Is there a bird picture? No. But picture #9 is a butterfly. Butterflies don't typically "come back from the south" in the same way birds do in elementary texts, though some do. Wait, let's look at the images again. Is there a bird? No. Maybe the "sun" comes back? "The sun comes back from the south"? No, the sun gets higher. What about "swallows"? Not pictured. Let's look at the remaining images. 3 is Sun. 10 is Cloud. 11 is Rainbow. 9 is Butterfly.
* Actually, usually, the text says "The sun shines..." or similar. But "comes back from the south" is very specific to birds. Is it possible image #9 (butterfly) is being used loosely? Or maybe I missed an image detail. Let's look at image 9 again. It's a butterfly.
* Alternative: Maybe the word is sun? "The sun comes back..." (metaphorically). But "from the south" is weird for the sun.
* Let's check the URL provided in the text: `english-portal.com.au/worksheet/spring-worksheet/signals`. I can't browse live, but I can infer.
* Let's reconsider the "south" clue. In the Northern Hemisphere, birds come from the south. If there is no bird, maybe the worksheet expects swallows or birds even if not explicitly pictured as a distinct number, OR perhaps image #9 is meant to represent nature returning.
* *Correction*: Let's look at the sentence again. "The \_\_\_\_\_ comes back from the south." Could it be rain? No. Wind? No.
* Let's look at the images one more time. 1-flowers, 2-leaves, 3-sun, 4-house, 5-rain, 6-puddle, 7-bike, 8-grass, 9-butterfly, 10-cloud, 11-rainbow.
* Maybe the answer is sun and the text is slightly poetic/imprecise? Or maybe butterflies? Some butterflies migrate. Let's guess sun is unlikely due to "south". Let's guess birds is the intended concept even if the image is a butterfly (common in lower-level ESL to mix concepts).
* *Wait*, looking at similar worksheets online for this specific text: The sentence is often "The sun shines..." or "The birds come back...". If the image key doesn't have birds, maybe the student writes "birds". But usually, these are "look and fill" tasks.
* Let's look at image #3 (Sun). "The sun comes back..." is a common phrase for winter ending. "From the south" might be a distractor or I am overthinking the geography. Actually, the sun *does* appear to move northward in the sky during spring. So sun is a strong candidate if we interpret "south" as the lower winter path.
* *Alternative*: Is it possible the text says "The swallows come back..." and the student has to write it without a picture? The instructions say "Listen and fill in". Ah! "Listen and fill in". This means the answers might *not* all be in the pictures. The pictures are just decoration or partial aids.
* Okay, relying on general spring knowledge + listening comprehension logic:
* "It rains a lot..." (Matches pic 5)
* "Trees are full of leaves..." (Matches pic 2)
* "Favorite flowers are tulips/daffodils..." (Student choice or specific listen answer. Pic 1 is generic flowers).
* "The sun comes back..." or "birds come back...". Given "from the south", birds (or swallows) is the scientifically correct answer for migration. Sun is also possible in a poetic sense. Let's provide sun or birds. Actually, "The sun comes back from the south" is a bit odd. "The birds come back from the south" is a standard textbook sentence. I will bet on birds or swallows. But since I must solve it based on the visual aid usually provided in these "silent" solves: Let's look at the images again. Is there a bird hidden? No.
* Let's look at the next sentences for clues.
* "The air smells so fresh... muddy in our yard... There are a lot of \_\_\_\_\_ in my yard." -> Picture #6 is a puddle. Answer: puddles.
* "I sometimes splash in the puddles... I have to go into the \_\_\_\_\_." -> Picture #4 is a house. Answer: house.
* "I like it when the \_\_\_\_\_ has melted..." -> Snow melts. Is there snow? No. But "melted" implies snow or ice. Maybe snow? Or maybe ice?
* "...the rain has stopped, and the \_\_\_\_\_ comes out." -> Picture #11 is a rainbow. Answer: rainbow.
* "On sunny days I always get together with my friends. On those days we either ride our \_\_\_\_\_ or play ball." -> Picture #7 is a bike. Answer: bikes (or bicycles).
* "My parents like to go for walks on spring evenings. They also like to \_\_\_\_\_ the yard in the spring." -> Picture #8 is grass/yard. Verb needed. clean? mow? The discussion question asks "Do you always do spring cleaning?". So the verb is likely clean.
* "Everyone seems to be outside. The springtime brings people out of their houses." (No blank).

* *Re-evaluating the "Listen" aspect*: Since I cannot listen, I must deduce the most logical words that fit the context and the available images where applicable.
* Blank 1: rains (Pic 5)
* Blank 2: leaves (Pic 2)
* Blank 3: flowers (Pic 1 - though redundant, it's the only flower vocab). Or maybe tulips. Let's stick to flowers as the primary vocab word shown.
* Blank 4: "The \_\_\_\_ comes back from the south." Context: Migration. Word: birds (or swallows). Even though not pictured, it's the only thing that fits "from the south" perfectly. *However*, if forced to use a picture, sun (Pic 3) is the only celestial body. But "from the south" is wrong for sun. I will provide birds as the most accurate completion, noting it might be sun if the worksheet is loose with facts. Actually, looking at the image #9 (Butterfly), maybe the text considers butterflies migrating? Unlikely for this level. Let's go with sun as a metaphorical "return" or birds as the factual answer. Given the "Listen" instruction, birds is highly probable.
* Blank 5: "There are a lot of \_\_\_\_ in my yard." Context: muddy, splash. Word: puddles (Pic 6).
* Blank 6: "go into the \_\_\_\_." Context: escaping mud/rain. Word: house (Pic 4).
* Blank 7: "when the \_\_\_\_ has melted". Context: Spring thaw. Word: snow (Not pictured, but implied by season). Or ice. Snow is standard.
* Blank 8: "the \_\_\_\_ comes out." Context: after rain. Word: rainbow (Pic 11).
* Blank 9: "ride our \_\_\_\_". Context: sunny day activity. Word: bikes (Pic 7).
* Blank 10: "like to \_\_\_\_ the yard". Context: spring activity, discussion question mentions "spring cleaning". Word: clean.

* *Refining the "South" blank*: If this is a strict "match the picture" task despite the "listen" instruction, maybe the answer is sun and the text is just "The sun comes back [implied: to us/from the south horizon]". But "birds" is so standard. I'll provide sun as the likely intended answer if restricted to images, but birds is better English. Let's look at the images again. Is #9 a bird? No, definitely a butterfly. Is #3 the sun? Yes. I will bet on sun being the intended answer for a visual worksheet, assuming the "south" part is just flavor text about the sun's path, OR the student is expected to know "birds" from listening. I will list sun as the primary visual match but mention birds. Actually, let's look at the flow. "It rains... trees full of leaves... flowers bloom... The [sun/birds] comes back...". "Sun" fits the positive tone. "Birds" fits the "south" clue. I'll go with sun because it's in the pictures (Pic 3) and worksheets usually rely on the provided visuals. Wait, "The sun comes back from the south" is actually a specific phrase used in some elementary texts to explain seasons (the sun's path moves north). So sun is likely correct.

* *Refining "Melted"*: "When the snow has melted". Snow isn't pictured. But it's the only thing that melts in spring contexts.

* *Refining "Clean"*: "Like to clean the yard". Matches the discussion question "spring cleaning".

* *Refining "Flowers"*: "My favorite spring flowers are tulips". Pic 1 looks like tulips. "Flowers" is too generic. I'll suggest tulips or daffodils, but since I can't be sure of the specific flower name intended without audio, I will use flowers as the safe fallback or note the specific type. Actually, looking at the bouquet, they are red and yellow. Likely tulips.

* *Final check of the blanks*:
1. rains
2. leaves
3. tulips / flowers
4. sun (or birds) -> I'll go with sun based on Pic 3 presence.
5. puddles
6. house
7. snow
8. rainbow
9. bikes
10. clean

* *Wait, let's look at the "Listen" instruction again.* If the student has to listen, the answers might *not* be in the pictures. The pictures might just be a "word bank" for *some* words.
* Let's assume the standard answers for this specific popular worksheet (it looks like a standard iSLCollective template).
* Common answers for this text:
* "It rains a lot..."
* "Trees are full of leaves..."
* "Favorite flowers are tulips..." (or daffodils)
* "The sun comes back..." (or birds)
* "Lot of puddles..."
* "Go into the house..."
* "When the snow has melted..."
* "The rainbow comes out..."
* "Ride our bikes..."
* "Like to clean the yard..."

* I will provide the most logical words that fit the grammar and context.

* *Self-Correction on "South"*: If I have to choose between Sun and Birds for "comes back from the south", Birds is the biologically correct term for migration. Sun is astronomically technical (declination). For a kid's worksheet, Birds is 90% likely the intended answer if it's a listening task. If it's a picture task, Sun is the only option. The prompt says "Listen and fill in". I will prioritize the listening/logic answer: birds. But I will acknowledge sun if they are restricted to images. Actually, looking at the layout, the images are numbered 1-11. There are roughly 10 blanks. This suggests a 1-to-1 mapping might be intended *if* it were a matching task. But the instruction is "Listen". This implies the audio provides the words. The images are likely just thematic.
* However, without the audio, I must use context.
* "The sun comes back from the south" -> The sun's path shifts north.
* "The birds come back from the south" -> Migration.
* Given the ambiguity, I will provide the answer that fits the *context* best. "Birds" is the standard collocate for "from the south". I'll use birds.
* Wait, looking at the image #9 again. It's a butterfly. Could the text be "The butterflies come back..."? Some do migrate. But "birds" is more common.
* Let's look at the "melted" blank. "When the snow has melted".
* Let's look at the "clean" blank. "Like to clean the yard".

* *Decision*: I will provide the answers based on strong contextual clues and common spring vocabulary found in such exercises.

* Blank 1: rains
* Blank 2: leaves
* Blank 3: tulips (or flowers)
* Blank 4: sun (or birds) -> I'll list sun because it's in the pictures (Pic 3) and "comes back" fits the end of winter theme well for kids. "From the south" might be a simplification of the sun's changing position.
* Blank 5: puddles
* Blank 6: house
* Blank 7: snow
* Blank 8: rainbow
* Blank 9: bikes
* Blank 10: clean

* *Actually*, let's look at the "Listen" instruction one last time. If I can't hear it, I should give the most probable words.
* "The sun comes back from the south" is a bit awkward. "The swallows come back from the south" is perfect. But "swallows" isn't a basic vocab word usually. "Birds" is.
* Let's check if the image #3 (Sun) is used elsewhere. No.
* Let's check if image #9 (Butterfly) is used. No blank fits "butterfly" perfectly except maybe "favorite flowers are [visited by] butterflies"? No.
* Maybe the blank "The ____ comes back from the south" is sun and the "south" refers to the southern sky in winter?
* I'll stick with sun as the primary guess because it matches a picture, but add a note about birds. Actually, for a direct answer, I should pick the best fit. Sun matches the visual aid. Birds matches the text clue. In "Listen and fill" tasks, text clues usually win. But without audio, visual aids are the only hard data. I will provide sun as it is visually present.

* *Wait*, looking at the text "The ____ comes back from the south."
* If I search my internal database for this specific worksheet text...
* Found similar texts. Often it is "The sun shines..." or "The birds return...".
* Let's look at the images again. 1-flowers, 2-leaves, 3-sun, 4-house, 5-rain, 6-puddle, 7-bike, 8-grass, 9-butterfly, 10-cloud, 11-rainbow.
* Blanks:
1. rains (5)
2. leaves (2)
3. flowers/tulips (1)
4. ??? (3 or 9?) -> "Comes back from south". Sun moves north. Birds move north.
5. puddles (6)
6. house (4)
7. snow (not pictured)
8. rainbow (11)
9. bikes (7)
10. clean (implied by discussion)

* If I assume every picture is used:
* Pic 8 (Grass) -> "The grass turns green"? No blank for that.
* Pic 9 (Butterfly) -> "The butterflies come back"?
* Pic 10 (Cloud) -> "The clouds go away"?
* Maybe the blank "The ____ comes back from the south" is sun.
* I will provide the most standard answers.

* Final List:
1. rains
2. leaves
3. tulips (or flowers)
4. sun
5. puddles
6. house
7. snow
8. rainbow
9. bikes
10. clean

* *Correction on "Tulips"*: The image shows red and yellow flowers. Tulips are the quintessential spring flower in these worksheets. I'll use tulips.
* *Correction on "Sun"*: I'll use sun because it's pictured.
* *Correction on "Snow"*: It's the only logical word for "melted" in spring.

* Let's double check the "clean" blank. "They also like to ____ the yard". Discussion Q: "Do you always do spring cleaning?". Yes, clean is the intended verb.

* One more check: "The ____ comes back from the south."
* If the answer is sun, the sentence is "The sun comes back from the south."
* If the answer is birds, the sentence is "The birds come back from the south."
* Grammatically, "The sun comes" (singular) vs "The birds come" (plural). The text says "The ____ comes" (singular verb).
* Therefore, the answer MUST be singular.
* "Birds" is plural. "Swallows" is plural.
* "Sun" is singular.
* So the answer is definitely sun. (Even if "from the south" is geographically debatable for a kid's level, the grammar "comes" forces a singular noun).

* Great, that solves the ambiguity.

* Final Answers:
1. rains
2. leaves
3. tulips (or flowers)
4. sun
5. puddles
6. house
7. snow
8. rainbow
9. bikes
10. clean

* Wait, is "tulips" singular or plural? "My favorite spring flowers are ____". Plural. "Tulips" fits.
* "There are a lot of ____ in my yard." Plural. "Puddles" fits.
* "Ride our ____". Plural. "Bikes" fits.

* Everything aligns.

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Final Answer:
Here are the words to fill in the blanks:

1. It rains a lot in the spring.
2. The trees are full of leaves.
3. My favorite spring flowers are tulips (or flowers).
4. The sun comes back from the south. *(Note: The verb "comes" is singular, so it must be "sun" and not "birds")*
5. There are a lot of puddles in my yard.
6. I have to go into the house.
7. I like it when the snow has melted.
8. The rainbow comes out.
9. We either ride our bikes or play ball.
10. They also like to clean the yard in the spring.