1. Fill in the words below in the following sentences.
Leeks tenacious
weary slaughter
contending shriek
pitched convivial
plundering thistle
conclusive

a. The Lancastrians and the Yorkists were the two ... houses for the English throne in the Wars of the
Roses.
b. The Norsmen landed in Scotland with the intention of ... and settling in the country.
c. As they arrived late in the day, ... and tired after a long march, they ... their camp and rested, not
expecting the enemy before the next day.
d. They intended to take the Scots by surprise and ... them in their sleep.
e. One of the Norsemen stepped on a ... .
f. The sudden and sharp pain he felt caused him to ... .
g. There is ... evidence that Welshmen wore ... on St David’s Day in Shakespeare’s time.
i. An equally ... observance on St. Patrick’s day is wetting the Shamrock, the ... aspect of Irish loyalty to
their patron saint.

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