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The alphabet
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Capital and small letters A
Look at the picture below. It shows the order of letters on a computer keyboard. They are all capital letters.
B
Now make a keyboard using small letters. Use the same order as the keyboard above.
All the letters from Aa to Zz are called the alphabet .
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Capital and small letters C
The order of letters on a keyboard is not alphabetical. Use the space below to write all the letters in alphabetical order.
Capital letters
Small letters
D
How many letters are there in the English alphabet? Count and write in the given box.
E
Do you know how to type? Practise typing your name using the keyboard on page 5.
On a real keyboard you have to pressshift to type a capital letter.
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Capital and small letters F
G
Look at the picture. Colour the capital letters green and the small letters blue.
Do you see these letters in the picture? a b f h n s t
Write the noun beginning with each letter.
a b f h n s t
aeroplane ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________
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Capital and small letters H
Now give a name to each child in the picture on page 8. The name must start with the letter on his or her T-shirt.
L ________________ M________________ R________________ T________________
I
Fill in the names. Begin each name with a capital letter.
My name is _________________. I live in _________________. My favourite cartoon character is _________________. The name of this book is _________________. My favourite cartoon character is J erry Mouse.
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The alphabet Vowels and consonants Each letter in the circle is a vowel.
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z A
Count and write the number in the box below. There are vowels in the English alphabet. Now copy the vowels here.
____
____
____
If a, e, o, u, and are i vowels , what are the other letters?
B
____ b c d f ghjk lm np qrst vwxy z
____
They are consonants.
Now copy the consonants here.
____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____
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Vowels and consonants C
Look at the words below. Write their vowels and consonants in the correct columns.
vowels
consonants
alphabet computer consonant photograph vowel telephone
D
Each child on the left has a partner on the right. Draw a line between them so that the letters they have can combine to make a word. Then write the word in the blank space.
c
oor
____________________
d
amb
____________________
f g
ite omb
____________________ ____________________
k
irl
____________________
l
our
____________________
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Vowels and consonants E
Match the consonants on the left to a part on the right to form a word. Then write the word next to the picture.
sk
own
___________
tr
ake
___________
sn
amp
___________
cl
irt
___________
st
ain
___________
fr
eep
___________
sh
ass
___________
fl
ider
___________
gr
uit
___________
sp
ower
___________
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Vowels and consonants F
Write the names below the pictures.
an
a
a
a
an
an
the
a
Articles
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aa, an and the A
What do you see in the picture? Put a tick() or a cross () in the boxes.
a boy flying a kite a big dog running after a small cat a girl playing with a balloon a woman eating an ice-cream an aeroplane in the sky an artist drawing a picture an old man with an umbrella an owl on the branch a tree the sun behind a cloud
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aa, an and the We use a a a a
before words that begin with a consonant. b oy t ree b ig dog
We use an before words that begin with a vowel. an aeroplane an artist an o ld man Which is right, a mountain or an mountain? __ ___________
B
Do you use a or an before these words?
_____ orange
_____ doctor
_____ elephant
_____ inkpot
_____ frog
_____ bicycle
_____ tiger
_____ egg
_____ umbrella
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aa, an and the We But We We
C
know that a or an means one. we never say a sun, a moon, a earth, and a sky. always say the sun, the moon, the earthand the sky. also say the rain. a sun
the sun
Fill in the blanks with
a, an or the.
1. ______ bird is flying in ______ sky. 2. ______ earth goes round ______ sun. 3. Take ______ umbrella when you go out in ______ rain. 4. ______ astronaut can go to ______ moon. 5. ______ old man cannot become ______ young boy again.
A or an means one. A boy means one boy . A big dogmeans one big dog . An aeroplanemeans one aeroplane . An old manmeans one old man .
D
Can we say...
a man?
Yes
No
an apples?
Yes
No
a dogs?
Yes
No
an owl?
Yes
No
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Nouns Common nouns
A
This is a picture of a ... school
B
Look at the picture again. Fill in the missing letters to get the names of people, animals and things you see in the picture.
park
river
People
Animals
Things
g___________
m___________
t___________e
b___________
d___________
b___________k
b___________y
b___________l f___________ r
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Common nouns The words that you completed on page 16 are all nouns. A noun is a naming word. It names people, places, animals or things. Is park anoun?Yes
C
No
Are these words for people, animals, places or things? Tick () the correct boxes. People
book jackal bee aeroplane village man road teacher fan grandmother school
Animals
Place s
Things
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Common nouns D
Write correct nouns for the pictures.
E
Now put the nouns in the correct groups. P e op l e Pl ace s A n i mal s Th in g s _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________
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Common nouns F
Look at the animals on the right. Write their names. Then draw an arrow to show the animals their homes.
stable
hive
web
den hole
nest
water
kennel
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Common nouns G
Find ten nouns hiding in the puzzle. Use the picture clues to help you.
O
Y
L
O
T
C
W
BF
N
T
A
P
W
N
G
U
O
O
W
E H
VEP P
E
FL T
F
E
J
D
H
W
AZ
O E
R
OW
L
N
R
SJ
L
H
O
R
S
E
X
N
T
R
E
E
FEATHERVUY SN H
S TE
RBOO
RDO
NKE
KS
D K
EM
E
Y SK
T
RA
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Nouns Proper nouns The girl has a special name. Her name is Daisy. Her dog has a name too. His name is Snowy. The place where they live is called London. It is the special name of a place. Daisy , Snowy and London are proper nouns. A special name given to a person, place, animal or thing is a proper noun.
Your name is a proper noun too.
A
Write the correct proper nouns in the spaces below. Remember that proper nouns always begin with a capital letter. What is your name?
My name is __________________. Where do you live?
I live in __________________. What is your school’s name?
My school’s name is __________________.
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Proper nouns B
The days of the week and the twelve months are also proper nouns. They are all jumbled up in the circle. Write them down in the right columns.
Tuesday Wednesday Sunday
December Friday
November
April October
Thursday
February
August J uly
Ma y
September
J a nua ry March
Monday
Saturday
Names of the days
Names of the months
J une
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Proper nouns C
Can you name the following? They are all proper nouns.
1. two movies or films you like _________________ and _________________ 2. two places in Nepal you like _________________ and _________________ 3. two books you have read _________________ and _________________ 4. two teachers from your school _________________ and _________________
D
Look at the box. Pick out only the proper nouns. Copy them in the chart. The first letter of each word should be capital.
sunday teacher nepal girl ramayana baisakh jurassic park april monkey meena village hello grammar new york book roshan
PROPER NOUNS
Nouns Singular and plural
A
Look at the picture. Then fill in the cart bleow.
Things I can count
Things I cannot count
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
Can you say one milk? YES NO Can you say two flowers? YES NO
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Singular and plural Nouns you can count are called countable nouns. A countable noun may be one or more than one. One is singular. More than one is plural. Egg This is a singular noun. Eggs This is a plural noun.
We sometimes add s to a noun to make it plural.
B
Look at yourself. Then complete the sentences with the correct noun – singular or plural.
1. I have one
______________. (nose/noses)
2. I have two
______________. (hand/hands)
3. I have one
______________. (tongue/tongues)
4. I have ten
______________. (finger/fingers)
5. I have two
______________. (eye/eyes)
6. I have one
______________. (head/heads)
7. I have two
______________. (leg/legs)
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C
Singular and plural Put each of these nouns in the correct group.
guitar
bus
pen
books
tables hen
Singular nouns
D
Count and write.
one pencil
three books
garden goats
foxes train
man lions
Plural nouns
legs stars
Nouns
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Masculine and feminine
This is the picture of a family. In the picture we can see: grandfather and grandmother father and mother son and daughter
Grandfather, father and son belong to the he-group or male members . We call the nouns in this group masculine. Grandmother, mother and daughter belong to theshe-group or female members. We call the nouns in this group feminine.
I am feminine. I am masculine.
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Masculine and feminine A
Some animals also have masculine and feminine names. Can you match the males to the females?
1
lion
mare
2
bull
bitch
3
rooster
cow
4
billy goat
hen
5
dog
lioness
6
horse
nanny goat
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Masculine and feminine B
Complete the chart by filling in the missing masculine or feminine forms of the nouns. aunt god
C
bride madam
brother man
gentleman girl niece wife
M a s c u line
F em inine
boy ________________
________________ sister
________________
lady
husband
________________
________________
woman
uncle
________________
sir
________________
nephew
________________
bridegroom
________________
________________
goddess
Solve the following puzzle. All the words to be filled are the feminine forms of the nouns given in the clues.
Ac ross 3.bull 5.son 6.bull
Down 1.uncle 2.boy 4. husband
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Pronouns
Ram has a cat. He likes the cat very much. It has kittens. They are very small. Ram is a noun. We use he in place of Ram. Cat is a noun. We use it in place of cat. Kittens is a plural noun. We use they in place of kittens.
Here are some common pronouns.
we
her
us
me
they I
she
you
him them
he
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Pronouns A
Use the correct pronouns to complete the sentences. This is Lucy. ______ likes skipping. This is a monkey. ______ lives on a tree. Tom is in the street. ______ is eating an icecream. This is the Thapa family. ______ are all very happy.
B
Choose correct pronouns and fill in the blanks.
they
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
eh
she
it
them
him
her
Mr George is a policeman. ______ catches thieves. Ms Alex is a teacher. ______ teaches in a school. Boys and girls go to school. ______ learn to read and write. The elephant is a wild animal. ______ lives in the jungle. Foxes are wild animals. ______ live in the jungle too. Ms Sharma is kind to children. The children love ______. I have a piece of meat. I will give ______ to the dog.
8. My father loves me and I love ______ too. 9. My mother is very nice. I love ______ a lot. 10. I have many books. I keep ______ in my bag. Mr (say mister) is a title for men. Ms (say mz) is a title for women.
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Pronouns C
Look at the picture. Write a sentence using a pronoun to answer each question about the picture.
Questions 1. What is the boy doing? 2. What is the girl doing? 3. Where is the monkey? 4. What is the colour of the sky? 5. What are the old man and the old woman doing? 6. What are the birds doing?
Answer s
He is 1. ........................................................................................................................................... 2. ........................................................................................................................................... 3. ........................................................................................................................................... 4. ........................................................................................................................................... 5. ........................................................................................................................................... 6. ...........................................................................................................................................
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Pronouns D
Answer these questions about yourself. Use pronouns.
1. What is your name? .......................................................................................................................................... 2. What school do you go to? .......................................................................................................................................... 3. What class do you read in? .......................................................................................................................................... 4. What do you and your friends like to do together? .......................................................................................................................................... 5. Where does your father work? .......................................................................................................................................... 6. Who teaches you English? ..........................................................................................................................................
E
Now circle all the pronouns in your answers.
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Adjectives
The boy has a balloon.
The fat boy has a balloon.
The boy has a kite.
The tall boy has a kite.
The boy has a football.
The thin boy has a football.
The words fat, tall and thin tell us more about each boy. These words describe the nouns. These words areadjectives. An adjective is a word that tells us more about a noun.
A
Use a suitable adjective to describe each picture.
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Adjectives B
Colour each picture any colour you like. Then write the name of the picture with a colour adjective.
C
Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with the correct adjectives.
1. Mary is a ____________ lady. (young/old) 2. It is a ____________ day. (rainy/sunny)
1
2
4. The rabbit has a____________ tail. (long/short)
3
4
5. The box is ____________. (empty/full) 6. It is a _____________ day. (cold/hot)
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6
7
8
9
10
3. She is wearing a ____________ dress. (new/old)
7.
The river is_____________. (wide/narrow)
8.
Jenny is ____________ today. (happy/sad)
9.
This lady is very ______________. (rich/poor)
10. The dogs are ______________. (quiet/noisy)
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Adjectives Comparison I am Mani. I am Gopi. I am Nitesh.
Gopi is taller than Nitesh. Mani is taller than Gopi. Mani is the tallest boy in the group.
We compare the heights of Gopi and Nitesh. We say: Gopi is taller. We compare Mani and Gopi and say: Mani is taller. We compare all three boys and say: Mani is the tallest.
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A
Comparison Colour the pictures correctly.
1. Here are three monkeys. Colour the biggest one.
3. Here are many balloons. Colour the smallest one red and the biggest one blue.
2. Here are two trees. Colour the shorter one.
4. The costliest shirt is green. Colour it.
5. Here are 4 cars in a race. Which is thefastest? Colour it yellow. Colour the slowest car black.
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Comparison B
Fill in the missing words.
1.
hot
2.
good
3.
dirty
4. 5.
hard
6.
wide
bad
9.
thin
10. 11.
smart
I am the strongest.
dirtier happiest hardest
wider softer
8.
hottest best
happier
7.
12.
hotter
softest
worse thinnest smarter wiser funnier I am the smartest.
I am the wisest.
Verbs
Look at the picture. You see two actions.
You clap with your hands.
You kick with your foot.
A
Which of the following actions can you do with your hands?
touch
Yes
No
think
Yes
No
hold
Yes
No
push
Yes
No
Kick, clap, think, touch, hold and push are words that show different actions. They are verbs. A verb is a word that tells an action.
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B
Verbs Look at the pictures. Fill in the blanks with verbs given in the box. walk taste catch see punch hear eat smell
You ____________ with your tongue.
You ____________ with your fist.
You ____________ with your hands.
You ____________ with your nose.
You ____________ with your ears.
You ____________ with your legs.
You ____________ with your eyes.
You ____________ with your mouth.
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Verbs C
Look at the action in each picture. Write a verb to tell the action.
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Verbs D
Use these verbs to fill in the blanks below. swim
play
drink
fly
wear
ride
write
drive
c ut
read
ring
sing
draw
sleep
walk
1.
You __________ a kite.
2.
You __________ a car.
3.
You __________ with a knife.
4.
You __________ your uniform.
5.
You __________ story books.
6.
You __________ with a pen.
7.
You __________ a bell.
8.
You __________ a picture.
9.
You __________ a horse.
10.
You __________ games.
11.
You __________ songs.
12. 13.
You __________ at night. You __________ in the swimming pool.
14.
You __________ along the road.
15.
You __________ water.
More about verbs I eat apples every morning.
He eats bread.
The girl says: I eat apples. He eats bread. eat and eats are both verbs.
We use a verb without adding s with I, you, we, they and plural nouns. I eat You eat We eat They eat Boys eat
We use a verb with s with he, she, it and singular nouns. He eats She eats It eats Rohan eats
I eat meat and she eats grass.
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More about verbs A
Read the following sentences. Put a tick() in the box if the verb is used correctly. Put a cross ( ) in the box if the verb is used wrongly.
1. I writes neatly. 2. Harry reads a lot. 3. We love our parents. 4. You knows me. 5. Alex go to school. 6. Seema and Rita play together. 7. He knows that place. 8. They go to bed early. 9. It rains heavily. 10. I get up early. 11. She paint beautifully. 12. We likes that flower. 13. You come on time. 14. He think so. 15. It look beautiful.
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More about verbs B
C
Choose the correct verb from the box to fill in each blank.
1. The sun __________ brightly.
shine
shines
2. The stars __________ at night.
twinkle
twinkles
3. It __________ funny. 4. I __________ watching TV.
sound enjoy
sounds enjoys
5. He __________ coffee a lot.
drink
drinks
Fill in the blanks with the verbs below. Add ‘s’ to the verb where necessary.
fly
give
set
roar
smell
run 1.
boil bark croak A monkey __________ a tree.
climb
2.
Lions __________.
3.
A bat __________ at night.
4.
Frogs ___________ in summer.
5.
The Sun ___________ us light.
6. 7.
Water ___________ at 100 degree C. Dogs ___________ at strangers.
8.
The sun ___________ in the west.
9.
A rose __________ sweet.
10.
Hares __________ fast.
Verbs
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The past tense The dog wanted to catch the cat. It chased the cat. The cat climbed the tree. It escaped the dog. Wanted, chased, climbed and escaped are verbs with –d or –ed added to them. These verbs show a past action.
We add –d or –ed to some verbs when we want to show that the action happened in the past.
A
Choose the correct verb from the box to fill in the blanks. 1. play
played
2. started
start
3. watch
watched
4. wanted
want
5. live
lived
1. We __________ cricket yesterday. 2. He __________ building the house last month. 3. They __________ a film on TV last night. 4. She __________ to be a nurse when she was a little girl. 5. Dinosaurs __________on the earth many years ago.
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The past tense All verbs do not add –d or –ed in their past forms. Some verbs have their own past forms. go–went think – thought see–saw drive – drove sing – sang
B
read–read make – made break–broke write – wrote
Fill in the blanks with the past forms of verbs given in the brackets.
1.
She __________ beautiful song. (sing)
2.
Tom __________ a goal for his team. (score)
3.
Mother __________ a cake for us. (bake)
4.
He __________ the story many years ago. (write)
5.
We all __________ at her jokes. (laugh)
6.
You __________ the car carefully. (drive)
7.
Who __________ the window? (break)
8.
He __________ me for my help. (thank)
9.
It __________ to rain heavily last night. (start)
10.
I __________ to the temple yesterday. (go)
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The past tense C
Rewrite each sentence by changing the verb to the past form.
1.
She waits for me at the bus stop. She waited for me at the bus stop.
2.
They try to solve the problem themselves. ______________________________________
3.
The monkeys jump from tree to tree. ______________________________________
4.
The goldsmith thinks of a clever plan. ______________________________________
5.
The lady carries a handbag. ______________________________________
6.
The bus stops suddenly. ______________________________________
7.
We move all the furniture. ______________________________________
8.
An old man opens the door. ______________________________________
9.
I see a lion in the forest. ______________________________________
10.
We clean the classroom. ______________________________________
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Verbs The future tense Tomorrow is a holiday.
I will play football with my friends.
I will go to the park.
I will watch TV.
I will visit my aunt.
We say will go, will watch, will visit and will pay when we want to talk of the action in the future.
I went to the cinema tomorrow. Right I will go to the cinema tomorrow. Right
Wrong Wrong
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The future tense A
Choose the correct verb and complete the sentences.
1. We ____________ in grade 3 next year. were
willbe
2. We ____________ our exams next month. wrote
willwrite
3. I ____________ early from tomorrow. will get up
got up
4. You ____________ home after school today. went
willgo
5. I _____________ to school tomorrow. will come
B
came
Fill in the blanks with the future form of the verbs given in brackets.
1.
I ____________ you my photo album. (show)
2.
Hari ___________ fish in the river. (catch)
3.
I ____________ my homework in the evening. (do)
4.
Mr. James ____________ Mount Everest. (climb)
5.
Seema ___________ vegetables in the market. (buy)
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The future tense C
The verbs in these sentences are used wrongly. Change them into the future form.
1.
Rina went to school tomorrow.
_____________________________________________ 2.
I celebrated my birthday next week.
_____________________________________________ 3.
She opened the window soon.
_____________________________________________ 4.
We started morning classes from next month.
_____________________________________________ 5.
The headmaster visited our class this afternoon.
_____________________________________________ 6. I saw the doctor the day after tomorrow. _____________________________________________ 7.
I phoned you tomorrow evening.
_____________________________________________ 8.
We played games after this class.
_____________________________________________ 9. It rained tonight. _____________________________________________ 10.
I study in grade 3 next year.
_____________________________________________
Conjunctions
The boy and the girl are wearing hats.
What is there behind the tree? I am not sure. It is a monkey or a cat.
A
The boy has a hat but the man does not have a hat. He has a cap. The words and, but and or join two parts. They are joining words. Joining words are called conjunctions .
What do you see in the picture? Write it using and.
a dog and a cat
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Conjunctions B
Fill in the blanks withand or but.
1. Tom is tall ________ thin.
2. Nick is tall ________ he is not thin.
5. The dog _______ the cat are fighting.
9. I knocked at the door ________ nobody opened it.
3. I found the book ________ I can’t find the pen.
6. The dog is sleeping ________ the cat is not.
10. I knocked at the door again ________ an old man opened it.
4. I have found the book ________ the pen.
7. Lisa ________ Mary are dancing.
8. She is rich ________ she is not happy.
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Conjunctions C
Use or to join the following.
1. Do you like tea? Do you like coffee? Do you like tea or coffee? 2. Is your shirt red? Is your shirt green? ________________________________________ 3. Is that Meena? Is that Rita? ________________________________________ 4. Was that a tiger? Was that a lion? ________________________________________ 5. Do you like momos? Do like pizza? ________________________________________ 6. Does he live in a village? Does he live in a town? ________________________________________ 7. I will have milk. I will have honey. I will have milk or honey. 8. She is drawing a dog. She is drawing a cow. ________________________________________ 9. He wants to buy a book. He wants to buy a pen. _______________________________________ 10. They will play football. They will play cricket. ________________________________________ 11. The girl is at home. The girl is at school. ________________________________________ 12. He lives in London. He lives in France. ________________________________________
Prepositions
This is Sanjeev's room. Sanjeev is in bed. His books are in the bag. There is a clock on the table. His shoes are under the table. His mother is at the door to wake him up. in shows the relation between bed and Sanjeev. in shows the relation between bag and books. on shows the relation between table and clock. under shows at relates doorthe to relation mother. between table and shoes. Words such as in, on, under and at are called prepositions. A preposition is a word that shows the relation between a noun or pronoun to other words ina sentence.
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Prepositons A
Look at the picture. Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions from the box. at
on
in
near behind
under
1. The cat is ________ the table. 2. The mouse is ________ the table. 3. There is a bowl ________ the table. 4. The mouse ________ the bowl. 5. There is cheese ________ the bowl. 6. The dog is ________ the door. 7. The dog is hiding ________ the door.
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Prepositons B
Here are some more prepositions. Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks with correct prepositions from the box. in on over under
above below behind between 1. The monkey is sitting ________ the trees
2. The dog is sitting ________ a chair.
3. The mouse is hiding ________ the bed.
4. The fox is waiting ________ the tree.
5. The fan is ________ my head. I am ________ the fan.
6. The lizard and the fly are ________ the wall. The lizard is ________ the fly. The fly is ________ the lizard.
Adverbs
The The The The
cat comes silently into the room. small mouse runs quickly. big mouse runs slowly. cat catches the big mouseeasily.
The words silently, slowly, quickly and easily show how the action (verb) is done. They areadverbs. come silently run quickly or slowly catch easily An adverb is a word that tells us how an action is done.
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Adverbs A
Look at the pictures. Choose the correct adverb from the box to fill in each blank. neatly heavily
laugh _____________
angrily happily
quic kly brightly
run _____________
sadly loudly
slowly beautifully
shout _____________
shine _____________
walk _____________
cry _____________
smile _____________
write _____________
dance _____________
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Adverbs B
Use the following adverbs to complete these sentences. brightly carelessly sweetly clearly proudly
slowly
angrily
1. Speak ___________ so that I can understand you.
4. The lion roared ___________.
loudly
heavily
2. The tortoise walked ___________ but won the race.
5. The dog growled ___________.
easily
3. Meena showed the first prize ___________.
6. He drives ___________.
7. Ram won the race ___________.
8. It rained ___________.
9. The sun was shining ___________.
The sentence
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Look at what Simran has written in her notebook. Milk us gives cow the. She is trying to write a sentence but her sentence doesn’t make sense. Her words are not in the correct order. The correct order should be: The cow gives us milk. Remember! A sentence always begins with a capital letter and mostly ends with
a full stop. The cow gives us milk. A sentence is a group of words in the correct order that makes sense. A sentence always begins with a capital letter and mostly ends with a full stop.
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The sentence A
Put a tick () in the box if the group of words makes a correct sentence. Put a cross () in the box if the group of words does not make a correct sentence. 1. 2. 3. 4.
Ram the is a boy. It is a beautiful picture. The baby soundly sleeping was. I have books two.
5. The boys are playing. 6. that is a bag. 7. I the know answer. 8. The dog is barking. 9. my dress is beautiful. 10. I like that song
B
The following groups of words are not in the correct order. Rewrite them as correct sentences. Do not forget the capital letter and the full stop.
1. long a has cow a tail ______________________________________ 2.
in sun shines the sky the
______________________________________ 3.
are of proud we country our
______________________________________ 4.
red is the rose.
______________________________________ 5.
are green trees the
______________________________________ 6.
school to go every day we
______________________________________
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The sentence 7.
i student a am
______________________________________ 8.
plane the is flying
______________________________________ 9.
the sleeping cat under table the is
______________________________________ 10.
in park the are children the playing
______________________________________
C
Write a sentence of your own using each of the following words.
1.
book
_______________________________________________ 2.
telephone
_______________________________________________ 3.
my friend
_______________________________________________ 4.
was walking
_______________________________________________ 5.
river
_______________________________________________
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Questions and statements What are you eating? Can I have one?
I am eating sweets. Yes, you can have it.
Thank you.
Ram and Sushmita are talking to each other. They are using sentences. They are using two kinds of sentences. Ram says: What are you eating? Can I have one? He uses asking sentences. They end in a question mark (?). Sushmita says: I am eating sweets. You can have it . She uses telling sentences. They end in a full stop (.).
A sentence that asks something is called an interrogative sentence or simply a question. It ends in a question mark (?). A sentence that tells something is called a statement. It ends in a full stop (.).
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Questions and statements A
Look at each sentence. WriteS in the box if it is a statement and Q if it is a question. 1. They are happy. 2. What does that mean? 3. Can you swim? 4. The boy went out. 5. Do you speak English?
B
Write these sentences again. End each statement in a full stop and each question in a question mark. Remember to start with a capital letter.
1.
where do you live
_______________________________________________ 2. i had tea and biscuits _______________________________________________ 3.
mary had a little lamb
_______________________________________________ 4.
are you reading
_______________________________________________ 5.
whose book is this
_______________________________________________ 6.
did you see the sea
_______________________________________________
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Questions and statements 7.
david broke the window
_______________________________________________ 8.
who drew this picture
_______________________________________________ 9. my cat is lovely _______________________________________________ 10.
will you open the door
_______________________________________________
C
Write five statements of your own.
1. __________________________________________ 2. __________________________________________ 3. __________________________________________ 4. __________________________________________ 5. __________________________________________
D
Write five questions of your own.
1. __________________________________________ 2. __________________________________________ 3. __________________________________________ 4. __________________________________________ 5. __________________________________________
