Water Ways

Match the words and their meanings.

1 a creek - a small river
2 a canoe - a small open boat
3 paddling - using oars to move a boat through the water
4 a bridge - a structure built so you can walk across a river
5 a swan - a large white bird
6 flooding - filling with water
7 swamped - covered with water
8 reinforce - to build up
9 threat - possibility
10 bagpipe - a musical instrument from Scotland

a large white bird
a musical instrument from Scotland
to build up
possibility
filling with water
a small river
covered by water
a structure built so you can walk across a river
a small open boat
using oars to move a boat through the water

Choose the best answer:

In spring ..............

waterways start moving again
waterways freeze up
waterways are warm

Some people can't wait to ..............

begin swimming again
begin canoeing and kayaking
enjoy the spring flooding

There is a funny parade in Stratford when..............

the swans return to the ocean
the swans return to Lake Ontario
the swans return to the Avon River

There have been severe floods...........................

in the province of Manitoba
in the province of Ontario
in the province of Saskatchewan

Manitoba is ............................

east of Ontario
north of Saskatchewan
between Ontario and Saskatchewan

Now the Red River is starting to .....................

rise again
ebb
leak

The threat of flooding in Manitoba

may take several weeks to pass
is completely finished
is definitely going to get much worse