21 TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR

Twinkle, twinkle, little star;

How I wonder what you are!

Up above the world so high,

Like a diamond in the sky.

When the blazing sun is set,

And the grass with dew is wet,

Then you show your little light,

Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.

In the dark blue sky you keep,

And often through my window peep;

For you never shut your eye

Till the sun is in the sky.

And your bright and tiny spark

Lights the traveler in the dark;

Though I know not what you are,

Twinkle, twinkle, little star.

(Jane Taylor)

Word list

twinkle: to shine in the dark

blazing: burning, on fire

set: to go down

dew: wetness on the earth

You Practice

A) Answer the following questions.

1) How can stars help travellers?

2) According to the writer, what does the star look like?

3) What other things could a star look like?

4) Do you like stars? Why or why not?

5) What other things can we see in the sky at night?

B) Rhyming—Find words in the poem that rhyme with these words.

1) cow - h _ _

2) through - b _ _ _

3) dark - s _ _ _ _

4) dry - e _ _

5) white - b _ _ _ _ _