Grade 6 English - Worksheet Digital - Free Printable

Let’s solve this step by step.

We have a word bank:
- bark
- friendly
- tricks
- animals
- wag
- special
- smell
- guide
- kinds
- friends
- brighter
- nose

And we need to fill in the blanks in the text about dogs.

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First paragraph:

> Dogs are wonderful ________. They are known for their loyalty and ________ nature. Did you know there are more than 340 different ________ of dogs?

- “Dogs are wonderful ________” → likely “animals” (makes sense — dogs are animals)
- “loyalty and ________ nature” → “friendly” fits well (dogs are known for being friendly)
- “340 different ________ of dogs” → “kinds” (we say “kinds of dogs”)

✔ So far: animals, friendly, kinds

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Second paragraph:

> Their amazing sense of ________ is much better than ours. Dogs use their ________ to explore the world around them. Dogs also like to communicate with us. They ________ their tails, and even make funny sounds.

- “sense of ________” → “smell” (dogs have great sense of smell)
- “use their ________” → “nose” (they use their nose to smell/explore)
- “They ________ their tails” → “wag” (dogs wag their tails)

✔ So far: smell, nose, wag

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Third paragraph:

> Dogs make great ________, and love to spend time with their human families. They are good at learning ________ and love to play games. Some dogs help people by being ________ dogs or therapy dogs.

- “Dogs make great ________” → “friends” (common phrase: dogs are great friends)
- “good at learning ________” → “tricks” (dogs learn tricks)
- “being ________ dogs” → “guide” (guide dogs are a thing — also fits with “therapy dogs”)

✔ So far: friends, tricks, guide

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Fourth paragraph:

> Dogs ________ for about 10 to 13 years. During that time, they bring lots of joy and happiness to the people who love them. So, whether big or small, every dog is ________ and makes life ________!

- “Dogs ________ for about 10 to 13 years” → This is tricky. The verb should be something like “live”. But “live” isn’t in the word bank. Wait — let’s check again.

Wait — maybe it’s “bark”? No, that doesn’t fit. “Smell”? No. “Wag”? No.

Hold on — perhaps I missed something. Let’s look again at the word bank:

Word bank: bark, friendly, tricks, animals, wag, special, smell, guide, kinds, friends, brighter, nose

None of these are verbs like “live”. Hmm.

Wait — maybe it’s “bark”? But “Dogs bark for about 10 to 13 years” — that doesn’t make sense. You don’t bark for your whole life as a duration.

Actually — perhaps it’s a mistake? Or maybe we’re supposed to use “live” but it’s not there? Wait — no, let’s think differently.

Maybe the blank is “live”, but since it’s not in the word bank, perhaps we misread earlier.

Wait — let’s re-read the sentence:

> Dogs ________ for about 10 to 13 years.

This must be “live” — but it’s not in the word bank. That can’t be right.

Wait — maybe it’s “stay”? Not in word bank.

Hold on — perhaps I made a mistake earlier. Let’s check if any word could fit.

What if it’s “bark”? Still doesn’t make sense.

Wait — maybe the word is “live”, but it’s not listed? That would be an error.

But let’s look again — maybe I missed a word.

Word bank: bark, friendly, tricks, animals, wag, special, smell, guide, kinds, friends, brighter, nose

No “live”.

Wait — perhaps it’s “exist”? No.

Alternatively — maybe it’s “thrive”? Not there.

Hmm.

Wait — perhaps the sentence is: “Dogs [live] for about 10 to 13 years” — but since “live” isn’t there, maybe we’re supposed to use “bark” metaphorically? No, that’s wrong.

Wait — let’s look at the last part:

> So, whether big or small, every dog is ________ and makes life ________!

- “every dog is ________” → “special” (makes sense — every dog is special)
- “makes life ________” → “brighter” (common phrase: makes life brighter)

So those two are likely “special” and “brighter”.

Now back to: “Dogs ________ for about 10 to 13 years.”

Is there any word left? We’ve used:

Used: animals, friendly, kinds, smell, nose, wag, friends, tricks, guide, special, brighter

Left from word bank: bark

Only “bark” is left.

But “Dogs bark for about 10 to 13 years” — that’s grammatically correct but semantically odd. It implies they bark continuously for their entire lifespan, which isn’t true.

But maybe in the context of the worksheet, it’s accepted? Or perhaps it’s a trick.

Wait — let’s double-check all blanks.

Total blanks:

Paragraph 1: 3 blanks → animals, friendly, kinds

Paragraph 2: 3 blanks → smell, nose, wag

Paragraph 3: 3 blanks → friends, tricks, guide

Paragraph 4: 3 blanks → ???, special, brighter

That’s 12 blanks, and 12 words in word bank.

So the last blank must be “bark”.

Even though it’s odd, perhaps the worksheet intends “Dogs bark for about 10 to 13 years” meaning they are active/barking throughout their life? It’s a stretch, but given the constraints, it’s the only word left.

Alternatively — maybe I misassigned a word earlier.

Let’s try swapping.

Suppose in paragraph 3: “They are good at learning ________” — could it be “tricks”? Yes, that’s standard.

“Some dogs help people by being ________ dogs” — “guide” is perfect.

“Dogs make great ________” — “friends” is best.

What if “guide” was used elsewhere? No.

Another idea: in paragraph 4, “Dogs ________ for about 10 to 13 years” — maybe it’s “live”, but since it’s not there, perhaps the word is “stay”? No.

Wait — perhaps “bark” is not for that blank. Let’s see if any other word can fit.

What about “smell”? “Dogs smell for about 10 to 13 years” — no.

“Wag”? “Dogs wag for about 10 to 13 years” — no.

“Special”? “Dogs special for about 10 to 13 years” — no, grammar wrong.

“Brighter”? No.

So only “bark” is left, and it’s the only verb that can grammatically fit, even if semantically weak.

Perhaps the worksheet has a typo, but for the purpose of this exercise, we’ll go with “bark”.

Alternatively — wait! Maybe “live” is implied, but we have to use “bark” as a placeholder? No.

Another thought: in some contexts, “bark” can mean “to be alive” colloquially? Like “he’s still barking” meaning he’s still alive? But that’s slang and not appropriate for a school worksheet.

I think we have to accept that “bark” is the intended answer for that blank, even if it’s not ideal.

So final assignment:

1. animals
2. friendly
3. kinds
4. smell
5. nose
6. wag
7. friends
8. tricks
9. guide
10. bark
11. special
12. brighter

Now, let’s write the completed text to verify:

> Dogs are wonderful animals. They are known for their loyalty and friendly nature. Did you know there are more than 340 different kinds of dogs?
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> Their amazing sense of smell is much better than ours. Dogs use their nose to explore the world around them. Dogs also like to communicate with us. They wag their tails, and even make funny sounds.
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> Dogs make great friends, and love to spend time with their human families. They are good at learning tricks and love to play games. Some dogs help people by being guide dogs or therapy dogs.
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> Dogs bark for about 10 to 13 years. During that time, they bring lots of joy and happiness to the people who love them. So, whether big or small, every dog is special and makes life brighter!

The only awkward part is “Dogs bark for about 10 to 13 years.” But since all other words are perfectly placed, and “bark” is the only one left, we’ll go with it.

Perhaps the worksheet meant “live” but forgot to include it, but based on the given word bank, “bark” is the answer.

Final Answer:

animals, friendly, kinds, smell, nose, wag, friends, tricks, guide, bark, special, brighter