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1. Look at the containers. Match the number in the bubble with the corresponding picture.

( ) bag ( ) bottle ( ) box ( ) bunch ( ) can ( ) carton ( )container ( ) dozen ( ) head ( ) jar ( ) loaf/loaves ( ) pack ( )package ( ) roll ( ) six-pack( )stick ( ) tube ( ) pint ( )quart ( ) half/gallon ( ) gallon( )liter ( ) pound

Use the picture clues to complete each phrase.

1. a _________ of pills2. a ________ of tea3. an ________with a letter4. a _______ of lemonade5. a ________ of honey6. a ________ of hot water7. a ________ of tea8. a _________ of milk9. a _________ of paint10. a ________ of clothes11. a ________ of rum

12. a ______ of toothpaste13. a ________ for flowers14. a _______ full of money15. a _________ of crayons16. a _________ of toys17. a carpenter’s _________18. a _________ of fruit19. a ________ of oxygen (gas)20. a ______ full of soapy water.

21. The carpenter’s tools were kept in s large metal ____________.

22. Audrey hung her best dress in her mother’s _______________.

23. The __________ was filled with warm water for bathing.

24. A ____________ is needed to keep food from spoiling.

25. Mother carried a __________ of fresh fruit to her ailing sister.

26. Jill took a coin out of her __________ to pay for the flowers.

27. Mike drank a ________ of milk before going to bed.

28. The waitress pours hot steaming coffee in a __________ for her customer.

29. Troy lowered the __________ into the well to fetch water.

27. The drunken college students had a wild party with a ___________ filled with Irish liquor.

28. The art teacher mixed the dye in a plastic ___________.

29. The scientist’s _______ was filled with dangerous gases.

30. Dad placed the __________________ at the curb for collection by the garbage collectors.

Complete each sentence by choosing any appropriate container. Use a container ONCE ONLY.