UK Worksheet

1. Identify, on the map, the constituent countries of the

United Kingdom. Write on the map the name of each
country.
2. Fill in with the missing names of the countries and their
capitals:
Country Capital

E ________________ L ________________

S ________________ E ________________

W_______________ C _______________

N_______________
B_______________
I _______________

3. Write the entire title of the country UK:

4. Identify the flags. Write the correspondent country.

5. Read the text and do the tasks:

Great Britain (in Welsh Prydain Fawr and Breatainn Mhr in Scottish Gaelic) is an

island situated to the north-west of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in
the world, the largest European island and has a population of about 62.3 million
people. The entire island is territory of the state of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and most
of the UKs territory is in Great Britain. The rest of the island in the region are known as the British Isles.
a) What is the capital city of Scotland? (a) Dundee/Dn D (b) Glasgow/Glaschu or (c) Edinburgh/Dn ideann?
b) Where is Wales? (a) north of England (b) east of England or (c) west of England?
The capital of England is London, while Cardiff (Caerdydd) is the capital of ____________________ (Cymru).
c) Can you name any other major cities in Great Britain?
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6. Find the following words in the text above.

W____ _ n _ _ _ _ K_ _ g _ _ _ __r__f_
G____ B______ _d_n____h S__t_a__
i__a_d _o__o_ ____g_w
S__t____ E___a__ B _ _ _i _ _ I _ _ _ _

7. Using the internet (I know you usually do), find the missing information about the four patron saints of each British
country and complete the table.

SAINT DATE of Celebration COUNTRY

1 March

Northern Ireland

St. George

Scotland

8. Each of the UK countries have a flower/plant as its national symbol. Can you guess the country? Write the names of
the countries above the pictures. Write the names of flowers/plants as well, in each given box, below the pictures.

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