Romeo and Juliet - reading activity worksheet - Free Printable

Let’s solve the worksheet step by step.

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Part 1: What’s the word?

We are given a list of words and pictures. We need to match each picture with the correct word from the list.

List of words:
- family
- fight
- love
- angry
- get married
- drink
- sleep
- wake up
- letter
- dead
- poison
- knife

Now, let’s go row by row.

First row of pictures (top row):

1. Green bottle with skull → poison
2. Group of people (parents + kids) → already labeled “family” ✔
3. Sword/dagger → knife
4. Paper with writing → letter
5. Two people facing each other, looking upset → angry
6. Red heart → love

Second row of pictures (bottom row):

7. Boy with arms crossed, frowning → angry? Wait — we already used “angry” above? Let’s check again.

Wait — actually, in the first row, picture #5 is two people arguing → that’s “angry”.
Picture #7 is one boy looking mad → could also be “angry”, but maybe it’s “fight”? No — “fight” usually means physical or verbal conflict between two. This is just one person being mad → still “angry”? But we can’t repeat words.

Hold on — let’s look at all pictures carefully.

Actually, let’s reassign based on best fit:

Top row:

1. Poison bottle → poison
2. Family group → family (already filled)
3. Dagger → knife
4. Letter/envelope → letter
5. Two people arguing → angry
6. Heart → love

Bottom row:

7. Boy with red shirt, angry face → this might be angry, but we already have “angry” for picture 5? That can’t be right — probably I misassigned.

Wait — perhaps picture 5 (two people) is fight? Because they’re confronting each other. And picture 7 (one boy) is angry.

That makes more sense!

So revise:

Top row:

1. Poison → poison
2. Family → family
3. Knife → knife
4. Letter → letter
5. Two people arguing → fight
6. Heart → love

Bottom row:

7. Angry boy → angry
8. Bride and groom → get married
9. Person sleeping in bed → sleep
10. Person waking up in bed (stretching?) → wake up
11. Cup of tea/coffee → drink
12. Tombstone → dead

Yes! That uses all 12 words without repetition.

So final matching for Part 1:

Row 1:
- poison
- family
- knife
- letter
- fight
- love

Row 2:
- angry
- get married
- sleep
- wake up
- drink
- dead

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Part 2: Match them up!

We are to draw lines from characters to their names.

Given names:
- Prince of Verona
- Romeo
- Mercutio
- Juliet
- Tybalt
- Friar Lawrence
- Mr Capulet
- Mrs Montague

Pictures (top row left to right):

1. Boy in blue shirt → likely Romeo (already matched via line to Friar Lawrence? Wait — no, the line goes from top-left boy to bottom-middle monk? Actually, looking at the diagram:

The line drawn connects the first character in top row (boy in blue) to “Friar Lawrence” — but that doesn’t make sense. Probably that’s an example or mistake? Or maybe it’s showing how to do it?

Wait — instruction says: “Draw a line to match the character and their name.”

And there’s already one line drawn: from top-left boy (blue shirt) to “Friar Lawrence” — but that must be wrong unless... Hmm.

Actually, looking again — the line starts at the top-left boy and points to “Friar Lawrence” — but Friar Lawrence is the monk in brown robe, who is in the bottom row, second from left.

Wait — the layout is:

Top row: 4 characters (left to right)

Bottom row: 4 characters (left to right)

Then below that, a table with 8 names arranged in 2 rows x 4 columns.

Names table:

Row A: Prince of Verona | Romeo | Mercutio | Juliet
Row B: Tybalt | Friar Lawrence | Mr Capulet | Mrs Montague

So total 8 characters to match to 8 names.

Characters shown:

Top row (left to right):

1. Boy in blue t-shirt, jeans → young man → likely Romeo
2. Girl in pink dress → Juliet
3. Boy in red vest, white shirt → fancy clothes → Mercutio or Tybalt
4. Boy in dark blue shirt, hands in pockets → calm → maybe Prince of Verona? Or another?

Bottom row (left to right):

5. Monk in brown robe → Friar Lawrence
6. Man in lab coat? Or doctor? White coat, glasses → not sure — wait, maybe Mr Capulet? He’s older, father figure.
7. Woman in blue dress, arms crossed → stern woman → Mrs Montague? Or Lady Capulet? But only Mrs Montague is listed.
8. Older man in suit, tie → businessman type → Mr Capulet or Prince

This is tricky without visual cues beyond description.

But standard casting in simplified versions:

- Romeo: young male lead → top-left boy
- Juliet: young female lead → top-second girl
- Mercutio: Romeo’s friend, often flashy → top-third boy (red vest)
- Tybalt: aggressive, cousin of Juliet → maybe bottom-right? Or top-fourth?
- Friar Lawrence: monk → bottom-first
- Mr Capulet: Juliet’s father → older man, suit → bottom-fourth?
- Mrs Montague: Romeo’s mother → woman in blue dress → bottom-third
- Prince of Verona: authority figure → maybe top-fourth boy? Or bottom-second?

Wait — bottom-second is man in white coat — that doesn’t fit anyone well. Maybe he’s meant to be Mr Capulet? But he looks like a scientist.

Perhaps the white-coat man is Dr. something — but no such name. Only options are the 8 given.

Alternative approach: use common associations.

In many children’s versions:

- Romeo = top-left boy
- Juliet = top-second girl
- Mercutio = top-third (flashy clothes)
- Tybalt = top-fourth (serious look) OR bottom-fourth
- Friar Lawrence = bottom-first (monk)
- Mr Capulet = bottom-fourth (older man in suit)
- Mrs Montague = bottom-third (woman)
- Prince of Verona = ? Maybe bottom-second? But he’s in white coat — odd.

Wait — perhaps the white-coat man is not a character? No, there are exactly 8 characters and 8 names.

Another idea: maybe the bottom-second man is Prince of Verona? Sometimes princes are depicted formally — but white coat? Unlikely.

Perhaps it’s a mistake in my interpretation.

Let me assign based on most logical fits:

Top row:

1. Boy in blue → Romeo
2. Girl in pink → Juliet
3. Boy in red vest → Mercutio (he’s Romeo’s friend, often dressed colorfully)
4. Boy in dark blue → Tybalt (he’s Juliet’s cousin, often serious/cool)

Bottom row:

5. Monk → Friar Lawrence
6. Man in white coat → ??? Not fitting. Unless... is he Mr Capulet? In some versions, he’s a nobleman — but white coat suggests doctor. Perhaps it’s Prince of Verona? Still odd.

Wait — maybe the white-coat man is not part of the main cast? But we have to use all.

Another thought: perhaps "white coat" is meant to be formal attire — like a judge or prince? In some illustrations, the Prince wears a uniform or formal wear.

Let’s try:

Bottom row:

5. Monk → Friar Lawrence
6. White coat man → Prince of Verona (assuming formal wear)
7. Woman in blue → Mrs Montague
8. Suit man → Mr Capulet

That leaves Tybalt as top-fourth.

But then what about Mercutio? Top-third is red vest — good for Mercutio.

And Romeo top-left, Juliet top-second.

So assignments:

Top row:
1. Romeo
2. Juliet
3. Mercutio
4. Tybalt

Bottom row:
5. Friar Lawrence
6. Prince of Verona
7. Mrs Montague
8. Mr Capulet

Check if all names used:

Used: Romeo, Juliet, Mercutio, Tybalt, Friar Lawrence, Prince of Verona, Mrs Montague, Mr Capulet → yes, all 8.

Perfect.

So lines should be:

- Top-left boy → Romeo
- Top-second girl → Juliet
- Top-third boy → Mercutio
- Top-fourth boy → Tybalt
- Bottom-left monk → Friar Lawrence
- Bottom-second white-coat man → Prince of Verona
- Bottom-third woman → Mrs Montague
- Bottom-fourth suit man → Mr Capulet

Note: The existing line in the image from top-left boy to “Friar Lawrence” is incorrect — it should go to “Romeo”. Probably it was an example drawn wrongly, or to show format.

For the student, they should draw correct lines.

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Final Answer:

Part 1: Words under pictures

Top row (left to right):
poison, family, knife, letter, fight, love

Bottom row (left to right):
angry, get married, sleep, wake up, drink, dead

Part 2: Character-name matches

Draw lines as follows:

- Top-left boy → Romeo
- Top-second girl → Juliet
- Top-third boy → Mercutio
- Top-fourth boy → Tybalt
- Bottom-left monk → Friar Lawrence
- Bottom-second man (white coat) → Prince of Verona
- Bottom-third woman → Mrs Montague
- Bottom-fourth man (suit) → Mr Capulet