The Frog

The frog likes to sit or spend time near ponds, swamps, and muddy, damp places. It enjoys sitting on lily pads, in water puddles, and on the wet banks of ponds where it is cool and moist.

The frog catches its food with its long, sticky tongue. It flicks its tongue out very quickly to catch insects like mosquitoes and flies that come near it.

In water, the frog uses its webbed feet to swim smoothly and quickly. On land, the frog moves by hopping or jumping on its strong back legs.

The frog's green and brown colours help it hide in its surroundings. Its colours match the plants, leaves, and muddy ground around it, so it can camouflage itself and stay safe from enemies.

It would be a very exciting and adventurous life! In water, it would feel cool and refreshing to swim freely. On land, hopping around on grass and mud would be fun. However, we would always have to watch out for snakes and other enemies. Living in two worlds — water and land — would make life very interesting.

If I could hop as high as a frog, I would hop over walls and fences, jump across puddles without getting wet, reach fruits on tall trees, and play exciting hopping games with my friends. It would be great fun to explore high places that are normally out of reach.

A frog can live both in water and on land, while a fish can only live in water. A frog hops on land and swims in water, but a fish only swims. A frog breathes air through its lungs (and also through its skin), while a fish breathes through gills. A frog eats insects, while most fish eat smaller fish or water plants.

A frog's webbed feet have skin stretched between the toes, which helps it push against the water and swim fast. Similarly, scuba divers wear flippers that are wide and flat, helping them push against the water and move quickly. Both the frog's webbed feet and the diver's flippers work in the same way — they increase the surface area to make swimming easier and faster.

The correct word is and.
Filled sentence: My colours match the plants and trees.
*Reason:* 'And' is used to join two similar things (plants and trees) together.

The correct word is and.
Filled sentence: Would you like to learn about frogs and tadpoles?
*Reason:* 'And' joins two nouns (frogs and tadpoles) in a question.