The alphabet Capital and small letters
These are capital letters.
A BC DE F G HI J K L MN OP QRS TUVWXYZ
These are small letters.
a b c d e f g h i j k l mn opqrstuvwxyz
All the letters from Aa to Zz are called the alphabet. There are 26 letters in the English alphabet. Say all the letters of the alphabet aloud.
Capital and small letters B
Match the words in small letters to the same words in capital letters. antt an FATHER boy bo y HOUSE carr ca GIRAFFE doll C AR eagle ANT father DOLL giraffe EAGLE house BOY
C
Look at the letters carefully. Circle the letter that is wrongly written in each word. queeN icecReam
jumP ju mP
Long
mAngo
Ne
kangarOo
osTrich
The alphabet ABC order ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Look at the order of the letters. A comes before B, C comes after B, and so on. The small letters have the same order too. abcdefghij klmnopqrstuvwxyz h comes before g.
Yes
No
ABC order is also called the alphabetical order
A
.
What comes before, after and in the middle? Fill in the blanks.
ABC order B
Arrange the names of these childre Arrange children n in the correc correctt ABC order. Number them from 1 to 10.
Karma
Luna
Mary
ABC order C
Arrange these animals in the alphabetica alphabeticall order. tiger
bear
lion
horse
peng pe nguin uin
rhino
The alphabet Vowels and consonants aeiou These five letters are vowels. All the other letters of the alphabet are called consonants. bcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxyz
Is w a vowel or a consonant?
A
All the words below have vowel vowels s in them. Write the vowels in the circles.
umbrella cauliflower
Vowels and consonants B
All the words below have consonants in them. Write the consonants in the squares.
tiger
dragon
needle
trousers
marigold
Vowels and consonants C
Fill in the missing vowels.
fl _ _ g
d __ sk
m __ rror
Vowels and consonants D
Fill in the missing consonants.
__ utterfly
sol __ ier
rai __ bow
Nouns A
Look at the picture.
Do you see an animal? Do you see something that can fly? Do you see a boy or a girl? Do you see a place to live in? Do you also see a place where ducks like to swim?
Nouns B
Look at the words below and look at the picture again. Do you see them in the picture? Tick them if you see them.
a i rpl ane
boy
ca r
cat
d og
duc k
garden
girl
house
log
mo o n
p on d
river
road
sun
tree
Remember! Everything that you see in the picture is a noun.
Nouns C
Look at the nouns below. Put them into the correct groups.
bal l chai r hos pit a l pa pa y a school
ba na n a computer jug pa r r ot teac her
people
bo y e lephant man pe nci l temple p l a c es
c a r r ot girl mouse pla yg roun d wo ma n
c a u l i f l o we r h or s e pa nd a radish z oo t hi n g s
Nouns Singular and plural A
B
Here is a vase full of beautiful flowers. How many flowers do you see altogether altogether? ? 1 flower
2 flowers
3 flowers
9 flowers
10 flowers
11 flowers
Count the number of flowers and write the number in
Singular and plural C
Colour the correct pictures.
d og
b a na na s
hens
s hi r t
Singular and plural D
Circle the correct word for each picture.
tulip
tulips
bag
bags
boy
boys
Singular and plural E
Write S if the noun is singular and P if the noun is plural.
d oc t or
nu r s e s
helicopters
soaps
zoo
swimming pool
t r ee
apples
We can change many singular nouns into plural nouns by adding the letter s. cow
c o ws
Articles a and an
an apple on a tree
an elephant in a car
a man with an umbrella
a bow and an arrow
a an an A
What is this? Tick the correct answer and copy it.
an ant
a cow
a bat
an ox
an owl
a fan
a parrot
an umbrella
a and a n B
Do you use a or an before these words? Write your answers in the given spaces.
____ engine
____ table
____ pencil
____ oar
____ insect
____ teleph telephone one
____ mask
____ envelop envelopee
____ inkpot
____ train
Use
only with singular nouns.
a and a n D
Write the correct noun for each picture. Then write an before the singular nouns.
owll ow
balloons
pizza
momos
a or
Adjectives A
Look at Karun’s family photo. Everyone looks different in the photo. How are they different?
Adjectives dirty thin angry fat old happy small These words tell us about the people and animals in the picture. They are adjectives adjectives.. An adject adjective ive is a word that tells us more about a noun. Adjectives Adject ives are also calle called d descri describing bing words words.. a happy boy Which is an adjective and which is a noun noun?? ha p p y bo y
C
Choose an adjective from the box for each animal. Then complete the sentences.
Adjectives D
Match the opposites.
1. beautiful
cold
2. big
heavy
3. fast
low
4. fat
sad sa d
5. happy
short
6. high
slow
7. hot
small
8. light
thin
9. long
1
ugly
10. old
wrong
11. right
young
9
2
Adjectives Colours can also be adjectives. What do colours tell us about the nouns? Of course they tell us about their colour! green grass black shoes black shoes white shirt
F
Fill in these words in the puzzle.
blue
b r o wn
red
yellow C O
purple
Nouns Male and female
father and mother Is father a man or a woman? Are you a boy or a girl? male nouns
female nouns
father
mother
Male and female B
Now copy the male nouns and their female nouns in the space below. boys and girls
C
Here are some names of animals. Write M for male and F for female in the boxes.
li on lioness
cow bull
hen cock
nanny goat billy goat
he-buffalo she-buffalo
Now write the male name or the female name for each
Nouns Young ones Look at the animal families. Do you know what the young ones are called?
cock
hen
nanny goat
billy goat
Young ones B
Whose babies are these? Match the babies with their parents. 1. lamb
bear
2. gosling
cat
3. chick
cow
4. calf
dog
5. cub
duck
Young ones C
Now fill in the missing nouns. The babies are on the left and the parents are on the right. BABIES
PARENTS
calf
hen
cub cu b duck
Nouns Proper nouns A
Look at these two lists of nouns. How are they different?
day boy bo y place book These nouns begin with a smalll letter smal l etter..
Monday Laxman Kathmandu Hello Grammar These nouns begin with a capital letter.
We give special names to people. The names begin with a capital letter.
Do you know my name? Can you give me a name too?
________________
________________
Your name is a special name. Your name. Your Y our name is a proper noun. noun. A proper A proper noun is a special name of of people people,, places places,,
Proper nouns D
Circle the proper nouns.
girl
Nim a
Town
river
De l h i
animal
Jonny Bravo
Sunday
sto ry
Ms Ta y lor
m ot he r
C i nd e r al l a
Names of the days are proper nouns too.
Pronouns Hello. My name is Muna Muna.. I am six years old. This is my brother brother.. He is ten years old.
This is my mother mother.. She is very nice.
This is my father. He is very nice too.
Pronouns
I
he
she
it
y ou
we
they
These words are pronouns pronouns.. Pronouns are words that can be used in place of nouns. nouns. The pronoun I is always written with a capital letter.
A
Put the correct pronoun in the blank space.
My name is Sam Sam.. I He ______ am six years old. I have a brother brother..
HELLO
Pronouns B
Choose the correct pronouns from the box to fill in the blanks.
I
you
he
s he
Hello. Do ______ know me? Do ______ My name is Sunny. ______ am ______ am six years old.
it
they
we
Adjectives Comparisons
A rhino is a big animal animal..
An elephant is also a big animal.
But an elephant is bigger than a rhino.
Comparisons A
Circle the correct adjective for each picture.
bi g bi g g e r
b i g bi g g e r
thick thicker
thin thinner
thin thinner
fat fatter
thick thicker
fat fatter
omparisons B
Answer these questions. Which is thicker, your grammar book or your science book?
____ __ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ _ Which is sweeter, icecream or honey? ____ __ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ _ Which is deeper, a well or a water tank? ____ __ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ _ Which is shorter, a giraffe or an elephant? _______________________________ Which is colder, hills or mountains? ____ __ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ _ Which is bigger, your house or your school?
Verbs Action words A
Tick (9) the things you do every day and cross out the things you do not do.
I brush my teeth. I wash my hands and face. I drink milk. I play with my pet. I pluck flowers from the garden. I eat my breakfast. I help my mother. I polish my shoes.
Action words C
D
Some words are verbs and some words are nouns. Write V Write V for verb and N for noun.
a ppl e
bird
bring
c hai r
cut
d ance
door
jump
ru n
see
sing
ta l k
tre e
walk
w ri te
zoo
Write the correct verb for each action.
sing dance swim walk play
Action words E
Write the correct verbs in the blanks.
bite
clap
eat
hug
kick
pluck
smell
taste
Ver s a m , iiss and a r e A
Who is right?
I am a girl.
He is a doctor.
I am a boy.
He is an artist.
a m , iiss and a r e It is a cat. It is a rat.
They are tall. They are short.
a m , iiss and a r e am is are These are also verbs. They are called be verbs. You use am with I. You I am You use is with he You he,, she and it it.. He is She is
It is
You use are with you You with you,, we and they they.. You Y ou are We are They are You Y ou is my friend. Right
B
Wrong
Use am , is or are to complete each sentence.
I _____ reading a book. __________ ______ _ reading
a m , iiss and a r e Singular nouns take is and plural nouns take are are.. a cow is a house is elephants are mountains are Two nouns or two pronouns take are are.. Usha and Tara are You and I are My friend and I are
D
Circle the correct choice.
A whale is
A whale are
a very big animal.
a m , iiss and a r e E
Fill in the blanks with am , is or are are..
1. We ______ watching television. 2. Rohit ______ a strong boy. 3. It ______ eight o’clock now. 4. She ______ a taxi driver. 5. Cats and dogs ______ pet animals. 6. You ______ late again. 7. My brother ______ a waiter.
Verbs have and h a s A
Who is saying the right thing?
I have three eyes.
The boy
It has two legs.
I have two eyes.
The girl
It has four legs.
have and h a s B
Use have or has correctly to fill in the blanks.
1. He __ ____ ____ __ a sis siste ter. r. 2. The Theyy ___ _____ ___ _ a big hou house. se. 3. Sh She e ____ ______ __ a nice nice car car.. 4. We __ ____ ____ __ lot lotss of of book books. s. 5. I ____ ______ __ a lit little tle br broth other. er. 6. Yo Youu ____ ______ __ tw twoo pens pens.. 7. It ___ _____ ___ _ a long long tai tail. l. 8. He __ ____ ____ __ man manyy penc pencils ils.. 9. We __ ____ ____ __ a good good sch school ool.. 10. She ______ a grandmother. An elephant has a long trunk.
An elephant has big ears.
have and h a s Singular nouns take has has.. Plural nouns take have have.. an elephant has elephants have a bird has birds have
C
Choose the correct noun from the box to fill in the blanks.
1. __________ has horns.
A goat
Goats
have and h a s E
Fill in the blanks with have or has has..
I ______ two brothers and two sisters. My dog ______ a bushy tail. She ______ a beautiful dress. We ______ new shoes. It ______ long ears. Lions ____ ______ __ manes. A donkey ______ small ears. You ______ a bottle of water. They ______ many friends. Mohan ______ a pet monkey.
Prepositions Where is my doll?
Where are my shoes, my hat and my teddy bear?
Your doll is on the table.
Your shoes are under the table. Your hat is in the bag. But I don’t see your teddy bear.
Prepositions The words on on,, under under,, in and between are prepositions. A preposition is a word in front of a noun or A preposition pronoun to show its relation with other words in a sentence.
Here are some common prepositions.
on behind beh ind
in overr ove
under between
near in fron frontt of
Prepositions A
Look at the pictures below. Fill in the blanks with prepositions.
The cat is jumping ________ the fire.
The monkey is _________ the wall.
Prepositions B
Draw the pictures in the correct places.
Draw a cat on this table.
Draw a tree near this house.
Conjunctions I will put this in my bag.
I will now put this in my bag.
What is there in Meena’s bag? a book and a pencil.
We use and to join words. It is a joining word. A joining word is called a conjunction conjunction..
Is the word and a conjunction? Yes
No
Conjunctions B
C
Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box.
1.
father and __________
2.
teacher and __________
3.
the __________ and the stars
4.
__________ and drink
5.
air and __________
food student mother water moon
Find words in the box that can be put together. Write them using and .
daughter shoes brother black
nig ht day
son coffee
trousers ca t s
Sentences These are letters.
ABD FLO abd flo
These are words. Letters combine to make words. cow
girl go
w a nt s
river
Sentences A
B
Can you rearrange the jumbled letters to make words? hpenaelt It is the name of a big animal: ______________ astonumni They are taller than hills: ______________ sorfet Animals live there: _____________ sfih They love water: _____________ icnelp You have it in your bag: ______________ Rearrange the jumbled words to make sentences. Begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop.
1. fly birds can
Sentences C
Look at the picture and write ten sentences about it.
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