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LEXIS WORKSHEETS

WORKSHEET 1
Name: ____________________________________________________ No. _____ Class: _________

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
A. Help Jason organise the venue for a concert. Label the instruments
with the right names.

• cymbals • drums • tambourine • clarinet

• violin • guitar • bass • trumpet
• synthesiser • piano • violoncello • saxophone

1. _______________ 2. _______________ 3. _______________ 4. _______________

5. _______________ 6. _______________ 7. _______________ 8. _______________

9. _______________ 10. _____________ 11. ____________ 12. ______________

B. O
rganise the instruments above under the appropriate heading.
Percussion Wind String Keyboard
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LEXIS WORKSHEETS

WORKSHEET 2
Name: ___________________________________________________ No. _____ Class: _________

VERBS AND MUSIC

A. Match the verb in the column I with the correct noun from the column II.

I. II.
1. compose a) an instrument
2. conduct b) a piece of music
3. play c) the drums
4. write d) an orchestra
5. blow e) the lyrics
6. tap f) a tune
7. improvise g) a song
8. beat h) a solo
9. sing i) your foot
10. hum j) a horn

B. Fill in the blanks with a word from the exercise above. If it is a verb, make sure
you use the right form!
1. Don’t you think the maestro ______________ the orchestra well for his age?
2. He beats the ______________ like a madman!
3. John Lennon ______________ the lyrics to many of the Beatles’s best songs.
4. You can tell when Sam is in a good mood, because she usually ______________
one of her favourite tunes.
5. The most famous opera ______________ by Puccini is Madame Butterfly.
6. Jazz musicians almost always ______________ their solos.
7. The musicians in the ______________ always tune their instruments before the
beginning of each concert.
8. I can remember the time when President
Clinton stood up on MTV to _____________
his horn – the saxophone.
9. Would you please not tap your
______________ in time to the music?
10. Some of the best rock singers don’t
______________ their songs, they shout them!