Shortest month

Teacher: Mavis, can you tell me which month is the shortest?

Mavis: It’s May, miss.

Teacher: No, it isn’t. The shortest month is February.

Mavis: But, miss, February has eight letters in it while May only has three!

Vocabulary Help

• letters – letras
• month – mês
• shortest – mais curto, menor
• tell (tell, told, told) – dizer
• while – enquanto