Read the story of Valentine’s Day. Choose the correct word to go in each gap.

*women *Pan and Juno *February * husband *love

In Roman times, people celebrated a festival of _________ and

fertility in _____________. The festival was called Lupercalia.
It was the festival of the Roman gods ______________.
Young men and young ___________ played games to find a wife
or a ___________.

*wall *killed *loved *signed *times *woman *secret

In early Christian _________ St. Valentine was a rebel priest who

helped soldiers get married in ________. He was __________ for
his beliefs. Before he died, some people say he wrote a message on
the prison ____________. The message was for the _________ he
loved, and he _______ the message ‘Your Valentine’.

*poems *book *day *fourteenth *sender *cards

The feast day of St. Valentine’s is on February

___________. St. Valentine’s became the __________ of
lovers. Young men write _________ to give to young women.
If they are not good at writing poetry, they copy one from a
______. Girls make _____ to give to the young men. The
___________ of the card can be a secret if people don’t
sign the cards.

*post *cards *century

In the nineteenth ____________, the postal service started.

Now people could __________ their Valentine’s
cards.
Today you can buy lots of ___________ and
presents to send on Valentine’s Day.
Read the story of Valentine’s Day. Choose the correct word to go in each gap.

*women *Pan and Juno *February * husband *love

In Roman times, people celebrated a festival of _________ and

fertility in _____________. The festival was called Lupercalia.
It was the festival of the Roman gods ______________.
Young men and young ___________ played games to find a wife
or a ___________.

*wall *killed *loved *signed *times *woman *secret

In early Christian _________ St. Valentine was a rebel priest who

helped soldiers get married in ________. He was __________ for
his beliefs. Before he died, some people say he wrote a message on
the prison ____________. The message was for the _________ he
loved, and he _______ the message ‘Your Valentine’.

*poems *book *day *fourteenth *sender *cards

The feast day of St. Valentine’s is on February

___________. St. Valentine’s became the __________ of
lovers. Young men write _________ to give to young women.
If they are not good at writing poetry, they copy one from a
______. Girls make _____ to give to the young men. The
___________ of the card can be a secret if people don’t
sign the cards.

*post *cards *century

In the nineteenth ____________, the postal service started.

Now people could __________ their Valentine’s
cards.
Today you can buy lots of ___________ and
presents to send on Valentine’s Day.
In Roman times people celebrated a festival
of LOVE and fertility in FEBRUARY.
The festival was called Lupercalia. It was the festival of the Roman gods PAN
AND JUNO.
Young men and young WOMEN played games to find a wife or a HUSBAND.

In early Christian TIMES St Valentine was a rebel priest who helped soldiers
get married in SECRET.
He was KILLED for his beliefs. Before he died, some people say he wrote a
message on the prison WALL.
The MESSAGE was for the WOMAN he LOVED, and he SIGNED the message
‘Your Valentine’.

The feast day of St Valentine’s is on February FOURTEENTH.

St. Valentine’s became the DAY of lovers.
Young men write POEMS to give to young women. If they
are not good at writing poetry, they copy one from a BOOK .
Girls make CARDS to give to the young men. The SENDER of the card can be a
secret if people don’t sign the cards.

In the nineteenth CENTURY, the postal service started.

Now people could POST their Valentine’s cards.
Today you can buy lots of CARDS and
presents to send on Valentine’s Day.