THE ICE CREAM MAN -POEM

The Ice-cream Man – poem –

 

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CLASS-V- ACTIVITY SHEET- THE ICE CREAM MAN-2021.

 

UNIT -1 CHAP-2 –WONDERFUL WASTE

GOOD MORNING (POEM)- CLASS -3 ENGLISH.

DEAR STUDENTS & PARENTS,

                   “Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise”. It is a saying that is viewed as a common proverb, which was included in “A Method of Prayer” by Mathew Henry who also listed it as a phrase “long said.”^[3] Franklin is also quoted as saying: “The early morning has gold in its mouth”, a translation of the German proverb “Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund”.

“The early bird gets the worm” is a proverb that suggests that getting up early will lead to success during the day. Which brings to mind the immediate counterpoint: “what about the early worm, shouldn’t he have stayed in bed?” ^[

     So, here listen to another song, “GOOD MORNING SONG FOR KIDS”.

 

 

Benefits of early rising

There are multiple benefits in getting up early. The following are some of them.

1. They can do exercise or a light warm up which makes them fresh for the day ahead. – There is a misconception that exercise is meant for people above 40.  Even children need to do physical exercises. They also need to bend and stretch their body to keep it flexible.  Not many schools concentrate on physical exercise or sports.  Hence, it is all the more important to encourage them to do alight warm up in the morning.
2. They have time to finish their morning duties leisurely. – Children should be trained to complete their routine morning duties before they leave for school.
3. They can plan for the day’s work. – Children can plan their study by themselves given the sufficient time.  This makes them organised.
4. They can help themselves by arranging their things to get ready for school. – Children get time to arrange their school bag without forgetting anything, dress up and organise their things. They can also help their parents by filling water bottles, packing snacks and lunch, if required. It inculcates a sense of responsibility in them.
5. They can have a good and wholesome breakfast. – Many children have the habit of drinking a glass of milk for breakfast and rush to school, for want of time.   The breakfast should be wholesome with a cereal, pulses combined with nuts or fruits.  This gives them the required energy to be active for the whole day.
6. It makes them stress free. – They have ample time to finish all their work on time. This keeps them cool without tension.  They are free to think and do their work with perfection.

Children must be habituated to get up early from their young age.  It is also equally important that they have sufficient sleep.  So they must go to bed early the previous night. Parents should take effort in shutting down their TV or computer or mobiles by 8 pm so as to make the children go to bed, prepare them to sleep by telling stories and make them doze off on or before 9 pm.  This will surely make a difference in the child’s behaviour.  S/he will have the confidence to do things properly at the right time.

LISTEN AND ENJOY THE SONGS & LEARN BY HEART.

 

 

 

 

ACTIVITY :

1. MAKE A COLLAGE WORK ON DAY AND NIGHT USING WASTE MATERIALS AND WRITE FEW SENTENCES ABOUT EACH.  FEW SAMPLES ARE GIVEN. CREATE YOUR OWN.

 

 

 

                                     

 

ACTIVITY :2  : ENGLISH WORKSHEET

CLASS: III SEC:__     LN: Good Morning           DATE: ______

1. Write rhyming words for the given words.       bee     – _____________                                               sky   – _________________                                                                                                   good   –  _____________                                              sun   – _____________   play – _______________                                               right   – ______________________   sad  – _________________                                          how   – __________________________   wide – _________________                                          day – ___________________________

 

ACTIVITY SHEET: 3

See the picture  and match  their opposites and write them in the column given.

 

good,                     less,                           night,                           day,                awake, bad,                      hide,                         asleep,                          more,             seek, right,                   out,                            left,                                 in

 

1) _____good_______                                   ___bad__________

 

2) ____________                                  _____________

 

3) ____________                                  _____________

 

4) ____________                                   _____________

 

5) ____________                                 _____________

 

6) ____________                                _____________

 

ACTIVITY :4

Use the clue words given below and complete the word web.

(stars ,sun,  moon,brush, breakfast, dinner,  off to school ,  sleep,  birds  chirping).

                                                                                                            

 DAY  TIME: 

 

 NIGHT TIME: 

 

 

 ACTIVITY :5 (WORKSHEET) 

  

ACTIVITY :6

CREATIVE WRITING :

Use the clue words and  given below and write five   sentences  ON YOUR OWN looking at the picture given:

( sun, rising, cat, brushing up, getting ready,  SCHOOL, birds chirping)

 

        

   

 

                                                                                                                 

ACTIVITY  : 6

 

GO FOR A NATURE  WALK IN THE MORNING AND WRITE THE NAMES OF THE THINGS YOU SEE ON THE WAY IN THE BLANKS:

 

 

 

 

 

ACTIVITY :7

 HELLO STUDENTS! FIND OUT THE NAMING WORDS FROM  TH E TABLE AND WRITE DOWN SEPARATELY IN THE TABLE.

 

                    

 

 

 

GOOD MORNING Class- III- ENGLISH

One day when Rahul returned back from school he found that no one in the neighbourhood is there to play with him.He felt all alone and started crying. One day when Rahul returned back from school he found that no one in the neighbourhood is there to play with him.He felt all alone and started crying.

Source: GOOD MORNING – Class- III ENGLISH  Prepared By Padma P KV NO.1 Uppal. – ppt download

EXAM TIPS FOR ALL THE STUDENTS & WISHING THEM ALL THE BEST!

 

What techniques will help you to pass it and what to expect on the day?

 

 

       

             

 

1. Know the format and the content of the exam.

Most exams are divided into different parts (speaking, listening, reading, writing etc.). Each paper is usually further broken down into different sections. Find out beforehand how many parts your exam has, how many sections each part consists of, what each one contains, and – essentially – how much time you have to complete them.

 

2. Practice beforehand

No matter how good your English is, you’ll have a far better chance of doing well in the exam if you practice it first. Make sure you time yourself according to the exam guidelines in order to get used to working under time pressure.

 

3. Learn from your mistakes

All too often, when practising an exam or an exam task, the temptation is to mark your answers to see how much you got right and then forget about the test in question as you move anxiously onto the next one. Don’t! Learn much more vocabulary and get much more from the task than you otherwise would

4. Understand what is being tested

It might seem like grammar and vocabulary are all that’s being tested, but bear in mind that skills are often being assessed as well. In a writing exam, think about the type of text you have to write and who the reader would be, as this will dictate the style and formality of the language you use. In a speaking exam, think about what you’re being asked to do. Describe something? Persuade someone? Tell a story? Explain something? What you need to do with the language is as important as the language you have to do it with.

5.Practice exam technique

As with any test that involves more than just a straightforward test of knowledge, most English exams (and especially the Cambridge exams) draw on a range of skills and techniques.

For example, in a reading test it’s usually best to read the main text first to get an overall idea of the content before reading the accompanying questions. key words, look for paraphrases, eliminate wrong answers. In a listening text, use the first listen-through to locate the section of the text that contains the answer you’re after and the second listen-through the pinpoint it. In a writing exam, make sure you brainstorm ideas and make a basic plan first.

6.Reading is one of the best ways to learn new vocabulary and to consolidate your understanding of grammar. Most exams also include a writing element, and it goes without saying that those who write best are those that read most.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                  FOR BOARD EXAMS :

 

 

 

 

 

CLASS -IV- ENGLISH PRACTICE PAPER-2019.

DEAR PARENTS AND MY BELOVED STUDENTS!

I HOPE YOU WILL FIND THIS PRACTICE PAPER OF ENGLISH VERY USEFUL AND TO GET MORE MARKS IN YOUR SUBJECT.

WISHING YOU ALL THE BEST!

 

PORTIONS: FROM UNIT 6: THE MILKMAN’S COW TO UNIT 10: PINOCCHIO

PATTERN OF THE PAPER:

READING:  SEEN AND UNSEEN PASSAGE: 20 MARKS.

WRITING: 60

PROSE: 10    POETRY: 10     GRAMMAR: 15    CREATIVE WRITING: 10 SPELLING: 15   TOTAL: 80

Points to remember :

1. Read the passage twice or thrice carefully.

2. Understand the passage well.

3. Jot down the points.

4. Give a suitable title if necessary or asked. .

READING: 20

SEEN PASSAGE :

1) Read the following passage and answer the question :

Tree: come ,my boy , come and climb up my trunk and swing from my    branches.

Boy: I am too big to climb and play. I want to buy things and have fun . I want some money. Can you give me some money ?

Tree : I’m sorry but I have no money. I have only leaves and apples . You can pluck my apples and sell them in the market .Then you will have money.

Narrator : The boy happily plucked the apples and carried them away. t The tree was also happy. But the boy stayed away for a long time and the tree was sad. One day, the boy came back and the tree shook with joy.

Q1) Why was the tree sad ?

Q2) Why did the boy not climb the tree and play ?

Q3) What made the tree happy ?

Q4) Why did the boy pluck apples ?

Q5) The boy needed money to ______________?

Q6) _______is a place where we buy and sell things .( Refer to passage)

Q7 ) When the boy came back ,the tree ________with joy.

Q8) The tree was not  happy to give apples to the boy.      True/False

Q9) A tree and an elephant both have this as a part of their body. Pick out that part from the passage.

Q10) Name the lesson from which the above passage is taken .

2)Read the passage given below and answer the questions.

 

A learned Pundit once visited the court of Akbar. He told the king and his courtiers that he had mastery over many different languages.

The Pundit could speak many languages fluently.  He was so fluent that no one could find out what his mother tongue was. He challenged everybody at the court to name his mother tongue. When everyone failed, the challenge was taken up by Birbal.

That night, Birbal went quietly to the Pundit’s room when he was asleep. He whispered into Pundit’s ear and tickled it with a feather. The Pundit, half awake, cried out suddenly and shouted out words in his mother tongue.

 

1. Who visited Akbar’s court?
2. What did the Pundit tell  the king and his courtiers?
3. How did the Pundit challenge everybody?
4. How many languages can Pundit speak?
5. The Pundit’s challenge was taken up by _________.
6. He was so fluent _______________________________________ .
7. He ___________ into Pundit’s ear and _________ it with a feather.
8. The Pundit shouted out words in__________________.
9. Find a single word from the passage which means – an expert in a particular subject
10. Name the lesson from which the above passage is taken .

 

3)Read the following passage and answer the question :

Once upon a time , an old carpenter bought a very queer piece of wood. As he used his plane on it, he heard a little laughing voice say,  “ Stop! You are tickling me.” The old man was puzzled by the voice. He said , “ This is a strange piece of wood . What shall I do with it ?  I think I’ ll make it into a puppet.” He set to work , and as the puppet boy took shape , the old man said , “ He must have a name. I will call him Pinocchio.” As soon as he finished making the eyes , the carpenter was amazed to see them move.

Q1)  Who bought a very queer piece of wood?

Q2) What kind of voice did the old man hear?

Q3) Who was puzzled by the voice?

Q4) What did  the carpenter make with  the wood ?

Q5) He said, “ This is a __________ piece of wood.

Q6) He named the puppet_____________________.

Q7 ) ____________ was amazed to see the eyes move.

Q8) It was a simple piece of wood .     ( True/False )

Q9) Find the word from the passage that means –‘ completed’.

Q10) From which lesson is the above passage taken .

UNSEEN    PASSAGES

1)Read the following passage and answer the question :

Turkeys are interesting birds . A male turkey is called a Tom , a female turkey is called a hen and a baby is called a poult. Turkeys have a flap of skin under their chin called a waddle. They like to eat acorns, berries ,insects and seeds. The turkey is a favourite meal during Thanksgiving and Christmas . Wild turkeys can fly for about 100 yards . Some turkeys are very large and heavy weighing up to 17 kilograms. They prefer to sleep perched atop tree branches.

Q1) What is a female turkey called?

Q2) What is a waddle?

Q3) When is turkey served as a favourite meal?

Q4) What do the turkeys like to eat?

Q5) Turkeys prefer to sleep  on _____________ .

Q6) A baby turkey is called ___________.

Q7) Some turkeys weigh upto  ________________.

Q8) Turkeys are ________________.

Q9) Give a suitable title for the passage.

Q10) Find the word from the passage that means –‘ to choose’.

2) Read the passage given below and answer the questions: –  

Bees live in a house that is called a hive. There are three kinds of bees: workers, drones, and queens. Only one queen bee can live in each hive. If she is lost or dead, the other bees will stop their work. Bees are very wise and busy little creatures. They all join together to build cells of wax for their honey. Each bee takes its proper place and does its own work. Some go out and gather honey from the flowers; others stay at home and work inside the hive. It is not safe for children to handle bees. Bees have a painful sting that they use in their defence.

Q1) Why is it not safe for the children to handle bees?

Q2) Who is the most important bee in the hive?

Q3)  What are the different kinds of bees found in a beehive?

Q4) How is the work divided in the hive ?

Q5)  Bees live in a _____________.

Q6) Bees sting as a means of _______________.

Q7) If the queen bee is lost or dead , the other bees ______________.

Q8) Honey is stored in cells made of ___________.

Q9) Give a suitable title for the passage.

Q10) Identify the word in the passage that means – to collect.

 

 

 

• Read the passage given below and answer the questions.

Once a wolf, a bear and a jackal went hunting under the leadership of a lion. On the way, they came across a buffalo. The four of them cordoned off the buffalo and killed him with their joint efforts. The body of the buffalo was cut into four parts. All of them were eager to have their part of prey.

Suddenly the lion, their mightiest partner roared, “wait ! if anyone is eager to have his part of prey, then listen to me first ! Being the partner of this hunting team, I should get the first part of the buffalo, being the leader of our hunting team, I must get the second part, I want the third part of it for my cubs and anyone of  you willing to claim the fourth part, he should come and fight with me to get it.”

1. Who was the leader of the hunting team ?
2. Whom did they came across on the way ?
3. The body of the buffalo was cut into how many parts ?
4. Who will get the first part of the buffalo ?
5. The lion wanted the third part of the buffalo for it’s_________
6. The mightiest partner in the hunting team was _________.
7. Being the leader of our hunting team,____________________.
8. The three poor animals mentioned in the passage are________ ,________,_________ .
9. Find the word in the passage which mean same as powerful .
10. Write a suitable title for this passage.

 

3. Read the passage given below and answer the questions.

India is a land of festivals and many festivals are celebrated here.  Holi is one of them.  It is in fact, a festival of colours.  Holi is celebrated in all villages, towns and cities.  People sing folk songs and dance to the beat of drums.  Children as well as adults celebrate Holi with great enthusiasm.  People smear ‘gulal’ on each other’s forehead.  The children get ready with syringes and buckets full of coloured water. They throw it on friends relatives and even passersby.  Some throw water balloons.  In the true sense Holi is the festival of joy and celebrations.

1)Why India is known as the Land of festivals ?

2)Which festival is known as the festival of colours ?

3)How do people  enjoy  Holi ?

4)What did children do with coloured water?

• Children use ______ and ______ to fill coloured water.
• Children as well as adults celebrate Holi with great _______ .
• People smear ‘gulal’ on each other’s _______ .
• People sing folk songs and dance to ________________________ .
• Give a suitable title to the given passage.
• Find the word from the passage that means-      Intense and eager

Enjoyment

5) Read the following passage and answer the questions:

The cartoon character Mickey Mouse has become an icon for the Walt Disney Company. It was created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. Mickey Mouse first appeared in the short film ‘Steamboat Willie’ on November 18, 1928. Walt Disney originally called Mickey “Mortimer Mouse”.  Mickey wears red shorts, large yellow shoes, and white gloves. He has three fingers and one thumb on each hand. Mickey generally appears alongside his girlfriend Minnie Mouse, his pet dog Pluto, his friends Donald Duck andGoofy, among others.

Answer the following.

• Name the short film that Mickey Mouse first appeared in.
• What was Mickey’s original name?
• What does Mickey Mouse wear?Who is Mickey’s pet dog?

  Fill in the blanks.

• Mickey mouse was created by ______________and ________
• Mickey’s best friends are ____________and_____________

  Tick the Correct answer.

7) Mickey’s first appearance was in the year

[a] 1938                 [b] 1982               [c] 1928

8) Mickey is the icon for the company

[a] Walt Disney    [b] world Disney   [c] Mickey Disney

     9) Mickey has four fingers and one thumb on each hand.(True/ False)

10)Give a suitable title to the passage.

 

WRITING

THE MILKMAN’S COW

    Answer the following :

1. Why did the cow refuse to get up ?
2. Name those who tried to make the cow move ?
3. Who finally made the cow get up and how ?
4. “I have the strength of ten horses, so this should be fun” Who said these words ?
5. What did the grocer bring with him ?
6. What is the moral of the story “The milkman’s cow” ?

  HIAWATHA

1. Who was Hiawatha ?
2. Who was Nokomis ?
3. Name the animals mentioned in the poem “Hiawatha”.
4. What did he learn about the birds ?
5. What secrets did he learn about beasts ?

THE SCHOLAR’S MOTHER TONGUE ( PROSE)

1. Who came to Akbar’s court ?

 

2)  What did the Pundit claim to know ?

 

3) How did the Pundit challenge everybody ?

 

4) What did Birbal do to wake up the Pundit ?

 

5)  What was the Pundit’s mother tongue ?

 

6) In times of difficulty which language does a person speak ?

A WATERING RHYME

Q1) When should we not water the plants?

Q2) Which part of the plant should be watered?

Q3) Reference to context .

“ Watering at noonday ,

When the sun is high,

Doesn’t help the flowers,

Only makes them die.”

1. a) Name the poem .

b)What happens to the plants if you water it at noon ?

 

THE GIVING TREE 

Q1)What did the boy make with the branches of the tree ?

 

Q2) Why is the play called , ‘ The Giving Tree’ ?

 

Q3) How was the stump of the tree useful?

 

Q4) How did the tree help the boy earn money ?

 

BOOKS 

Q1 ) What did the library door say ?

Q2) Why did the child in the poem like looking at the pictures?

Q3 ) Reference  to context:

“ Tall skinny books

Up high on the shelf

Little fat books

That stood by themselves”.

1. Name the poem from which the above extract is taken.
2. What kinds of books did the child see on the shelves?

 

GOING TO BUY A BOOK

Q1) Why did grandfather give the children money?

Q2) Where did they go to buy books?

Q3) Did the girl buy a picture book?

 

THE NAUGHTY BOY

Q1)From where did the naughty boy come?

 

Q2) Where did the naughty boy go ?

 

Q3) What did the boy wonder about ?

 

PINOCCHIO

Q1) what did the carpenter buy ?

 

Q2) What did he call his puppet ?

 

Q3) What did Pinocchio say at the end ?

 

 

 

GRAMMAR

THE MILKMAN’S COW

1. Write the describing words for the following.

 

1. ______house                  2.  _______saree              3. _________earth    4. _________ food       5. ________Fox            6.  ________king

 

II. Fill in the blanks using the words given in the brackets.

1. Fish _________________ fly. (Can/Cannot)
2. It is ________________ to climb a mountain. ( easy/difficult)
3. Fox is a _____________ animal. (foolish/clever)
4. The _______of the match will get the trophy. (winner/looser)
5. Children are_______ when they get good marks.(happy/sad)

III. Write past tense of the following words.

1. Go – went                       b) sit – stand         c) can – could           d) pray – prayed                e) know – knew       f) lead – led

HIAWATHA

I. Complete the sentence using whoever, Wherever, Whenever.

1. ________________ I am hungry, I eat.
2. __________________comes first, wins.
3. ___________________ I go I have friend

II.  Choose the correct word from the box and fill in the blanks.

1. My grandmother told a long _______________ yesterday. (tail/tale)
2. There are seven days in a _______________ . (weak/week)
3. The _____________ water is salty . (sea/see)
4. The train is running one ________ late today. (our/hour)
5. The _____________rises in the east. (sun/son)
6. He is our school _______________ . (Principal/Principle)
7. Do you _______________ a secret ? (no/know)

 

THE SCHOLAR’S MOTHER TONGUE

I. Make one sentence with each of the following words.

1. Tickle :
2. Surprised:
3. Accepted:
4. Visited:

 

II.     Add ‘ly’ to the following words an re-write them.

1. Friend –
2. Most –
3. Probable –
4. Slow –
5. Angry –

 

III. Do as directed.

1. Mother : Children             2. Doctor : __________                       3. Teacher : ___________    4. Lawyer : ____________                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Add ‘a’ or ‘an’ to complete the sentences                                                         1.__________Elephant has a long trunk.
2.  __________ Umbrella protects us from rain.
3.    Eating ________ banana is good for health.
4.      _______Apple is sweeter than _________ Orange.
5.   Children played with ______ ball and ________bat.
6.       __Archer uses ______ bow and ______ arrow to shoot.

 

A WATERING RHYME

 

I. Pick out the silent letter /letters from the given words.

a) Know              b) walk                   c) doubt                        d) wrong

e) could               f) four                    g) light                           h ) bridge

2) Spell  the words correctly by adding __’ing’ to  the words given in the brackets and complete the sentence.

a) I found a rabbit __________(hide) in the bush .

b) The little boy kept _________(tug) at his father’s shirt .

c) ___________( swim) is a good exercise .

d) It is of no use ________ (cry) over split milk.

e) Menaka was __________( dance) gracefully.

3) Choose the correct word from the bracket and fill in the blanks.

a) We can see ____________( threw / through ) the glass window .

b) ____________( wear /where ) the red gown to the party .

c) Rotis made of wheat __________(flour / flower ) are

d) My class teacher has a _________( son /sun) .

e) __________( Their / There) are many books in my school library.

 

Punctuate the given sentences.

a) is amit coming home in june

b) on Sunday i will watch a tamil movie

c) rakesh seema and mohan are my friends

d) why are you late to school meena

 

THE GIVING TREE 

 

I. Make new words adding ‘- ly ‘  to the words in the bracket and complete the sentences .

1. Cross the road __________( careful) .
2. Speak to your elders ________( polite) .
3. Dress to the school _________ ( smart) .
4. The children played in the rain _______ ( happy).
5. The  little boy looked at the cake _____( greedy) .

II. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the word, given in the bracket.

             ( singular /plural)

1. How many (child) ____________are there in the bus?
2. The farmer had a dozen (goat)________.
3. I received a ( letter) ____________ today.
4. An (apple) __________a day keeps the doctor away.
5. Enid Blyton has written many (story) ________for children.

 

BOOKS

I. Make sentence using the word:

1. Library
2. Story
3. Wonderful

 

II. Rearrange the jumbled words into a meaningful sentence:

1. a / there /chart/ room/ is / in/ the
2. month / hottest/ May/ the /is
3. king / the / wasted/ foolish/ time /his

GOING TO BUY A BOOK:

I. Fill in the blanks with describing words in to the passage below.

One  ___________day, my ______________puppy jumped onto our __________couch and played with its _________ball. Suddenly a _______ boy with a _______ whistle  entered the room .  Seeing the _______ puppy, the boy blew his  whistle .  The _________puppy ran and hid behind the ______________ cupboard with a ____________handle. The ____________ boy went away  closing the  door.

2) Imagine that you are going for an excursion tomorrow. What will you do there? Write five sentences beginning with-

a) I shall __________________________________________

b) I shall __________________________________________

c) I shall __________________________________________

d) I shall __________________________________________

e) I shall __________________________________________

THE NAUGHTY BOY

1)Write the opposites of given words.

a) rough_________         b) light ____________

c) same__________        d) thin_____________

e) young__________       f) wise______________

2) Insert suitable ‘Articles’ ( a/an/ the) in the blanks and complete

       the sentence .

• 1) Lion is _________king of the jungle .
• I have ________ pet dog.
• The boy helped _________old man cross the road.
• I need _______ new pen and _________ inkpot.

3) Complete the sentences with appropriate preposition.

            (      in,  with,   of,   on,  to, into, by )

1.Ram is going _____the office.

2.     Pen is kept ________ the table.
3. Dia will reach _____ 2 hours.
4. I drank 3 cup ________ coffee yesterday.
5. Do you agree _________ me?
6. The letter was delivered _________ postman.
7. He dived _________ the sea to save the drowning child.

PINOCCHIO

1) Make opposites with the words – (dis_ ,  in__ )

respect ___________                 own ___________

able      ___________                  capable __________

efficient ___________                 secure ____________

satisfy    ___________                  active  ___________

correct    ___________                 agree  ___________

believe     ___________                 interest___________

2) Make naming words by adding ( ness , ity , ty ) at the end of the words given below. One has been done for you.

public    publicity

forgive ___________          blind ____________        kind ______________        cruel _____________

polite_____________         swift _____________       moral ____________         solid _____________

dark  ___________                equal ___________      active    ___________            lazy ___________

casual  ___________              dry ___________          public     ___________            valid ___________

3) Add ‘ – er ’ or ‘-r’ to the doing words below to make new words.

stiff ___________          strange  __________           fight ___________          dance  ___________

juggle ___________        ride  _____________            speak ___________         use  _____________

write ___________          joke  __________                 young    _________         silence ___________

bright     _________          read ___________           clever – _______________  drive – __________

SPELLING:

1. Add  oo / pp / tt / gg /  nn  to fill in the blanks.

1. GRI ____ ____ ED                  2.WH ____ _____ PED                3.   CLA ____ ____  ERED            4.TU ____ ____   ED               5.   CLA ____  ____ ED

ii. Find the person from the clues :

Eg.    Prison, thief, gun, uniform  –   Policeman

1. Vegetable, Basket, Balance, tricycle :- __________
2. Gym, dumbbell, muscles, weight lifting :-___________
3. Vannila, Strawberry, Bell, Cart :- _________

iii.   Rearrange the letters to make a meaningful word.

1. O R U C I R E T -________________                          2. R A L O H C S – _________________         3.  R E H A E T F -_____________________           4.  D E G N E L L A H C – _______________

iv. Continue the word chain as shown  in the example:

Example:  Tongue   –    empty   –   yard

1. Tickled _____    _______   ______
2. Whisper _____    _______   ______
3. Asleep : _____     _______   ______

v Correct the word wrongly spelt and rewrite the sentence:

1. My father bought a new pipe for wetering the plants.
2. Students were thursty after the parade.
3. I play football in the evineng.

 

vi. Identify the four or five lettered word from the grid.

 

a	b	w	e	a	r
c	s	o	a	k	n
h	o	u	r	j	l
d	g	t	t	f	m
y	t	q	h	n	o

Ans : soak

Earth

Hour

wear

vii. Circle the word with correct spelling:

1. Recognised / Recagnised  / Recognesed
2. Leafs / Leefs / Leaves
3. Married / Marryed / Marieed
4. Buisness / Buseniss  / Business

viii. Identify the word which means : ( Ans: stump ,delicious , pluck )

1. Remains of a tree : ____________
2. Very tasty :  ______________
3. To pull something sharply : ___________

• ix.  Make words ending with ‘ _ ell’ (eg: tell )

A)               i)____ell      ii) ____ell      iii) ____ell      iv) ___ell

B). Make words ending with ‘ _ ook  ‘( eg: book)

i) ___ook ii) ___ook   iii) ___ook  iv) ____ook

C) Make words ending with ‘ __ail’  ( eg : mail)

i) ___ail ii) ___ail iii) ___ail      iv ) ___ail

x. Fill in the the blanks with ( a, e, i, o, u ) and complete the words.

a) m _ chin _ s          b) cl  mb _ d            c) _  l _ ne        d) f _ n _ lly       e) p   ict  _ res

xi. Combine the given words.

grand + father ___________           play + ground ___________        some + body  ___________       news + paper ____________         book + shop  ____________        drawing + room —————— home + work ___________            cup + board ___________

xii. Write the rhyming words.

red  _________            hard __________         long ___________         found ___________

weighty ___________

xiii.  Write the missing letters and complete the words.

a) ca _ rpen _ er       b) a _ aze _           c) fi _ is _ ed          d) p _ a _ e         e) na _ gh _ y

xiv. Make 3 letter words from the following words.

PINOCCHIO                        CARPENTER

____________                  ____________

____________                  ____________

____________                  ____________

CREATIVE WRITING

1) Use the given clues and develop a story. Give a suitable title and write the moral of the story.

1. a) CLUES : dove __ tree Ant struggling __water __threw __leaf ___ ant climbed __safe . some days ___ hunter ___aim dove ___ant bit ___lose aim ____ save dove.

         

 

 

 

            

b)CLUES :  Farmer in a village …………… had a hen……. Golden egg……….. farmer became rich By selling golden eggs ………….. greedy …………… thought to get all eggs at a time ……… killed the hen ………….. found no eggs.

 

 

 

 

c) CLUES : donkey __ found  ___lion’s skin. Put it on  __looked like a   Animals ran away ___ scared . Night _____ other donkeys braying. Donkey ____ not stop himself _____ starts braying. All animals said-“ you are only a donkey.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• PARAGRAPH WRITING

a)Write about your school library in about 40-50 words.

b)Write about your favourite domestic animal in about 40-50 words.

1. c) Who do you think is the naughtiest child in your class? Describe her/him in about 40-50 words .

 

 

3) PICTURE COMPOSITION

In about 40-50 words describe the given pictures. You may use the clues.

jogging flying Feeding reading icecream park children bench birds happy

II.

 

 

busy people  girl fruits buying banana children ladies walking happy

 

 

III.

 

girls boys broomstick picking ground dirty bottles cleaning Plastic cover trees

THE END!

 

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLASS -V -SESSION ENDING PRACTICE PAPER-2019.

CLASS V ENGLISH QUESTION BANK
UNIT – 7

 

LESSONS: UNIT VI TO X (THE TALKATIVE BARBER  – WHO WILL BE THE NINGTHOU?)

PATTERN OF THE PAPER:

READING:  SEEN AND UNSEEN PASSAGE: 20 MARKS.

WRITING: 60

PROSE: 10    POETRY: 10     GRAMMAR: 15    CREATIVE WRITING: 10 SPELLING: 15   TOTAL: 80

Points to remember :

1. Read the passage twice or thrice carefully.

2. Understand the passage well.

3. Jot down the points.

4. Give a suitable title if necessary or asked. .

READING: 20

SEEN PASSAGE :

I.  GULLIVER’S TRAVELS

Dinner was brought for the farmer in a dish which was ten feet in meter. The farmer’s wife crumbled some bread and placed it before me. In the middle of the dinner I heard a noise behind me. It was the purring of a cat that was ten times larger than an ox. The farmer’s wife was stroking him. Then entered the farmer’s one year-old son in the arms of a lady. On seeing me the child grabbed me from the table and put my head into his mouth. I shouted so loudly that the baby dropped me. I would have broken my neck if the mother had not held her apron under me.

Read the passage and answer the questions given:-

FILL UP:-
1. Dinner was brought for the ________in a dish which was ten feet in meter.
2. The farmer’s wife was ______ him.
3. Choose from the passage-
One word for a protective garment worn over the front of one’s cloth_________________.
4. How big was the cat?

5. What did the farmer’s wife give Gulliver to eat?

6. What did the child do?

7. Why did the baby drop Gulliver down?

8. Did Gulliver break his neck?

9. How did the mother save Gulliver?

10. Complete the sentence:-
It was the __________________________________________.

 

II. THE LITTLE BULLY 

II. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions:

It so happened that the class went for a picnic to the seaside for a whole day. All the children were most excited. On that day, the sun shone bright, and all the children were wild with excitement.. They crowded into the train and sat down- but nobody wanted to sit next to Hari because he always pinched. When they arrived at the seaside, out jumped all the children  with a shout of joy. Down to the sands they raced, hand in hand-but nobody took Hari’s hand.  He went to a sandy corner and sat down by himself.

Q.1. Name the lesson from which the passage has been taken?
Ans. _____________________________________________________
Q. 2. Where did the class go for a picnic?
Ans. ______________________________________________________
Q. 3. Why didn’t the children want to sit with Hari?
Ans. ______________________________________________________
Q.4. Was Hari happy?
Ans. ______________________________________________________
Q5. Tick the correct answer:-
Hari was friendly/unfriendly with everyone.
Q. 6. Give one word for:
To have competition with ______________________________
Q. 7. Complete the sentence:
On that ________________________________________________.
Q. 8. Fill up:
When they _____________________ at the seaside , out jumped all the children.
Q.9. Make sentence:
Page 14 of 37
Bright: ____________________________________________________
Q. 10. Who taught Hari a lesson in this story, at the end?
Ans. __________

III.    AROUND THE WORLD
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:-
That evening they were on the train from San Fransisco to New York, which was three thousand seven hundred and eighty six miles away. In seven days the train would take them  from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean. The train steamed through California at full speed. It crossed steep mountain slopes, deep canyons and hair-raising curves moving through a few tunnels and bridges. Suddenly the train slowed down as a herd of buffaloes charged across the railway track. The train was forced to stop till the procession passed like a great brown river. The herd took a full three hours to cross the tracks.

1.Where were they travelling to?
2.How far is New York from San Francisco?
3.How many days would it take for the train to reach New York?
4.Why did the train slow down?
5. Complete the sentence-
It crossed steep________________________
6. Fill up:-
The procession was like a ______
7. Choose a word from the passage which mean:-
Body of persons or animals walking together ___________
8. How long did the train take to cross railway track?
9. Where is New York?
10. Name the lesson from which this passage is taken.

 

IV. MALU BHALU

High up in an icy lair
Lived a little polar bear
Snow white,snow bright was her mane
Malu Bhalu was her name.
Very soon our malu Bhalu
Learnt the things her parents knew
Fish to catch,big and small…
Malu was a clever girl.
Malu said to her mother one day
Ma, I am going far out to play.
I want to see the things that lie
There beyond the big blue sky.

Answer the following

1. Where did Malu Bhalu live?
2. Who was Malu Bhalu?
   3.What was the colour of her mane?
3. Fill up
   High up_______________________________lair.
4. Was Malu a clever girl?
5. Where did she want to go?
6. Choose the opposites from the stanza given-
   a. near x _________ b.low x —-__________
7. Choose the describing word from the stanza-
   a.__________polar bear b _________ girl
8. Choose the correct answer
   Malu learnt from her parent’s __________________________
   a) to walk b)to catch fish c)to eat
   10.Name the poetry from which the above stanzas are taken?

_______________________________________.

V. WHO WILL BE THE NINGTHOU?

READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE & ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:

Long ago in the land of Kangleipak in Manipur, there lived a Ningthou and Leima. They were loved by the people. The Ningthou and Leima loved meeyam, their people. The people were not only the one who loved them but also the trees, the birds and the animals loved them. Ningthou and Leima thought that everybody in Kangleipak should live in peace. The king had three sons, Sanajaoba, Sanayaima, Sanatomba. Twelve years later, a daughter was born. She was named Sanatobmi. She was a lovely child, soft and beautiful inside.
Q1. Name the place where the Ningthou and Leima lived?
Ans________________________________________________________________________

Q2. Fill up:
They never stopped thinking about their meeyam, their____________
Q3. Who all loved Ningthou and Leima?
Ans.________________________________________________________________________

Q4. Did Ningthou and Leima have a daughter?
Ans.________________________________________________________________________

Q5. Pick out two –ly words from the passage.
a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Q6. Describe Sanatombi in two words.
a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Q7. Complete the sentence:-
The Ningthou and Leima ________________________________.
Q8.Make sentenceTrees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Q9. Write any two qualities of a good ruler.
a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Q10. From which lesson is this passage taken.

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II. UNSEEN PASSAGE

I. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:-

 Weak and hungry, he Once a lazy young grasshopper danced and sang throughout the hot summer and colourful spring, without doing any work. Meanwhile, in an anthill nearly, a colony of hardworking ants stored food for winter. In winter, the grasshopper ate nothing went to the ants to beg for food. He said,”Honourable ladies, I am hungry, kindly give me some food. I will surely repay”. The ant said, What did you do all summer? I sang all day happily said the grasshopper.

Q1. What did the young grasshopper do throughout the summer?

Ans_________________________________________________________

Q2. Where did the ants live?
Ans_______________________________________________________

Q3.In winter, why did the grasshopper go to the ants?

Ans.________________________________________________________

Q4. Makesentence :

Colourful_____________________________________________

 Q5. Write the word that means – to give something back.

R __ _ _ __

Q6. Who said this_
What did you do all summer?

Q7. Choose a “ no” word from the paragraph.
ANS. _________.
Q8. Plural of lady : ____________.

Q9.What do you learn from the paragraph?
Ans:_____________________________________________________

Q10. Write a title for this passage.
Ans : _________________________________________________

II Read the following passage and choose the correct answer :
Butterflies are some of the most interesting insects on the planet Earth. There are more than seventeen thousand different kinds of butterflies! Butterflies come in all shapes and sizes. Butterflies go through four main stages of life. The first stage is the egg stage followed by the larva stage. As a larva, or caterpillar, the future butterfly eats as much as possible. As it grows, it sheds its outer skin, or exoskeleton. This may happen four or five times. After a few weeks,
the caterpillar enters the next stage of its life, the chrysalis stage. In the chrysalis, the caterpillar will liqudify into a soup of living cells. Then, it will reorganize into a butterfly and the metamorphosis is complete. In later parts of the chrysalis stage, you can see the forming butterfly through the chrysalis.
When the butterfly emerges from the chrysalis, it pumps its wings to send blood through them so that it can fly. Most butterflies only live a couple of weeks, just enough time to drink flower nectar and to mate. Some, like the Monarch Butterfly, however, may live many months.

1. Fill up

1.. Butterflies go through _____ stages of life.

2.There are more than ______ types of butterflies.

3.Butterflies come in all ____ and _____.

4. Name the first stage of a butterfly.

5.In what stage does the metamorphosis happen?

6. What is the third stage of life for a butterfly?

7. Complete the sentences
After a few weeks, _________________________________

8.Why does the butterfly shed its skin?

9. What is the life span of most of the butterflies?

10. Give an apt title for this passage.

III. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
Scientists know many things about the Sun. They know how old it is. The Sun is more than 4½ billion years old. They also know the Sun’s size. The Sun may seem small, but that is because it is so far away. It is about 93 million miles (150 million kilometers) away from the Earth. The Sun is so large that the diameter of the Sun is 109 times the Earth’s diameter. The Sun also weighs as much as 333,000 Earths. The Sun is the center of our Solar System. Besides the Sun, the Solar System is made up of the planets, moons, asteroid belt, comets, meteors, and other objects

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:-
(a) How old is the sun ?

(b) Why does the sun seem small ?

(c) What is the distance of the sun from the Earth?

(d) What is there at the center of the Solar System?

(e) What is the solar system made up of ?

(f) Complete the sentence The Sun is so large that the diameter of the Sun is ________________________.

(g) Fill upThe sun weighs as much as _______ earths.

(h) ____________ know many things about the sun.

(i) Is the sun a star?______________________________________________________

(j) Give a title to the passage_________________________

IV.Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

Himalaya means the abode of snow. The Himalaya mountain ranges with its snow covered peaks, is one of the most beautiful sights in the world. Most of the high peaks are covered with snow throughout the year. The mountain slopes are with thick forests of pine, chir and deodar trees. In India the Himalayas extend from Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh. The huge wall of the Himalayas separates India from China. Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world. It is 8848 metres high. It is in Nepal.

Answer the questions:

Tick the correct answer
1. Himalaya means the abode of
a) soil b) snow c) sea

2. The most beautiful sights in the world is
a) snow covered rivers b) snow covered soil c) snow covered peaks

3. Name the trees grown in Himalaya slopes
——————————————————————————–
4. Which is the highest peak in the world?
—————————————————————————–
5. What is the height of the peak?
6. Where is Mount Everest?
——————————————————————————–
7. From where to where does the Himalayas extend?
——————————————————————————–
8. Fill in the blanks from the passage:
The huge —————————————————————————- China.
9.Fill up-

In India the Himalayas extend from______________ to _______________.

10.Give a suitable title for this passage.
______________________________________________________

V.Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

There are lots of objects that we see in the sky. During the day we see the sun. In the evening we see the stars and the moon. Once in awhile someone will see what they call a shooting star. A shooting star looks like a star that is moving quickly across the sky. Some people believe that seeing a shooting star will bring them good luck. It’s hard to find a shooting star because they disappear fast. The correct name for a shooting star is meteor. These can be rocks in space left over from old planets. These objects can even be as small as a speck of dust. These objects are called meteorites. When a meteorite gets close to the earth, it gets pulled towards earth by gravity.

1. During the day what do we see in the sky?
Ans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. Tick the correct answer-
Some people believe that seeing a shooting star brings

a. Good health b. Good luck c. Bad luck

3. What does a shooting star look like?
Ans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. How are meteorites pulled towards earth?
Ans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. There are lots of ____________that we can see in the sky.

6.What are meteorites?
Ans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7.Why is it hard to find a shooting star?
Ans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8. Complete the sentences
Once in a while_____________________________________

9.Fill up_
These objects can even be as small as a speck of dust __________________________________________

10. Give a heading for this passage?
Ans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 

TOPSY-TURVY LAND (POETRY)

WRITING

A. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS;-{2 MARKS }

Q1.Who wrote the poem Topsy-Turvy Land? When do children go to school in Topsy-turvy Land?

ANS :

Q2. The front door step is at the back
You are walking when you stand
You wear your hat upon your feet
In topsy-turvy land.

QA. Pick up the rhyming words from the above lines?

QB. Fill up:-
a. We meet the buses on the ______ in topsy-turvy land.
b. People walk on their _____ in our land.

Q3.Complete the lines:-
a. You pay for what you ————- get.
b.The sea is made of ——————.

Q4. Read and answer the following questions:-
And buses on the sea you”ll meet,
While pleasure boats are planned,
To travel up and down the streets

Of Topsy- Turvy Land.
(a) Name the poem from which the stanza has been taken.
Ans: _____________________________________.

(b) Where do we find the buses in Topsy-Turvy land?
Ans: _________________________________________.

GULLIVER’S TRAVELS

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING {2 MARKS}
1. Why did the captain send the men to the land?
2. Why did the men rush back to the ship?

1. How did you know that Gulliver was a learned man?
2. What is an autobiography?
3. What were the monster’s carrying?

NOBODY’S FRIEND
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING {2 MARKS}

1) Do you like making friends? Why?

2) Do you like to share your things with your friends? If so what?
3) How can you make friends?
4) What are the things that the girl does not want to share?
5) Why are the two children nobody’s friends?
6) What does the child in the last stanza want to share?
7) Who is your best friend? Write two describing words for your friend.

 

THE LITTLE BULLY

1. What are the games you normally play with your friends?
2. Write a proverb on friendship?
3. What type of boy was Hari?
4. Why did all the children hate Hari?
5. Use describing words to describe hari’s lunch?
6. Name the sea creatures that Hari met at the seaside?
7. What was the lesson the sea creatures taught Hari?
   9.Write the names of five sea creatures you know.
   10.Write any two differences between a tortoise and a turtle.

 

SING A SONG OF PEOPLE

1. Which modes of transport do the people use to move around in the city?
2. What are the things they carry with them while moving around?
3. Where all do you find these very busy people?
4. Why do you think all these people are in a hurry?
   5.Where have you seen crowds of people?
5. What is your favourite means of transport? In which means of transport you would like to travel?

AROUND THE WORLD:

1. Which tribe of Red Indians attacked the travellers? Who saved them?
2. When did the bridge crash into the river?
   3.Which was the most difficult part of the journey?
   4.Who was the French passenger? How did he stop the train?

 

MALU -BHALU

1. Was Malu scared to swim? Did she learn it easily?
2. What was it that Malu’s parent’s wanted her to learn?
3. Do you like Malu Bhalu? Why?
4. How was the weather in Malu’s home place? What does Malu like to eat the most?
5. Was Malu obedient? Which lines shows this?

 

WHO WILL BE THE NINGTHOU? 

1. Why did the people of Kangleipak love their king and queen?
   2.Why did the Ningthou want to choose a future king?
2. How did the king want to select their future king?
   4.What king of child was Sanatombi?
   5.What was the contest? Why was the contest held?
3. Who do you think should have been made the future king?Why?

III. GRAMMAR :

TOPSY-TURVY LAND (POETRY)

1.Re-arrange the words to make meaningful sentences

a. Renu/ naughty /is/ a/ girl.

 

b. Circus/see/children/excited/are/to/a.

 

1. Make sentences

a.wear_________________________________________________________
were ________________________________________________________

 

b. Son_________________________________________________________
Sun_________________________________________________________

1. Fill in the blanks with is/ has/ are/ have
   a) Mathematics ___________ easy for him.
   b) His trousers ____________ too short for him.
   c) Fees _____________ to be paid by the fourth of every month.
   d) His scissors _______________ very sharp.
   e) He ________________ a black pair of shoes.
   f) I _______________ a beautiful watch.

GULLIVER’S TRAVELS

I.  Look at the given example and complete these:-
clean cleaner cleanest
1. slow __________ __________
2. __________ lighter __________
3. __________ busier __________
4. short __________ __________
5. __________ __________ longest
6. bright __________ __________

1. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of adjectives:-
   a. Coconut trees are ____________ than mango trees.(tall)
   b. An elephant is the ____________ of all land animals.(heavy)
   c. Manya is ______ than her sister.(intelligent)
   d. An eagle flies _______than other birds. (high)

2. Frame Questions using the words given in the bracket
   a. The land was discovered on 16th June 1730.(When)
   b. Gulliver was caught in the land of giants.(Where)
   c. There was a fence to pass from one field to another.(What)

3. Choose the correct expressions to complete the sentencea. The old man’s hair is as white as _______(snow/coal)
   b. I felt as light as ________ after exercising.(stone/feather)

4. Complete the following sentencea. He was cleaning out his cupboard when _______________

b. _________________when the teacher walked into the room.

1. Punctuate the following sentences:-
   a. manya said where are you going
   b. i have three sisters rishika anushka and kanishk

 

 

NOBODY’S FRIEND

WRITE THE OPPOSITES FOR THE WORDS GIVEN
1. Lend x ______________             2. Nobody X _____________             3. Never X _____________

4.Nothing X  ___________          5. Friend X ____________                     6. Strong X _____________

1. Love X _____________         _8. Appear X ____________                   9. Arrival  x  _____________

10.Beginning X __________   11.Quiet X____________                         12.Punish X____________
13.Smile X_____________       14.Like X_______________                      15.Heavy X______________

B. ADD “LESS “ AND MAKE WORDS
1. Friend __________          2. Home __________       3. Care __________     4. Use ____________
5. Worth _____________

C. Now write at least 5 words on your own ending in “less”
1. __________          2. ___________      3 . ____________           4. ___________         5. _____________

D. PICK OUT THE NO WORDS FROM THE SENTENCES GIVEN:
1. Nobody is at home. ___________
2 .Ram has no book. _____________
3. Can no one help him? ___________
4. Was hina nowhere to be found? ___________
5. There is nothing in the box. _________
6. He has nobody living near him? _________

7. None of the boys came. ___________
8. She has no pen to write. ___________
9. Radha is never late. ___________
10.I have no story book. ____________

E. WRITE THE RHYMING WORDS FOR THE WORDS GIVEN:
1 train ______________ ___________                                 2 friend _____________ ______________
3 teacher ___________ ____________                                4 palm ____________ _______________
5 pair ____________ ________

F. USE ARTICLES AND FILL IN THE BLANKS
1. She gave her child _______apple for breakfast.
2. The children play with _____ball in the school.
3. ___________Taj Mahal is ____ wonder of _____world.
4. Hair is _____ unpopular boy.
5. Ram found ____empty bottle, ______ book, _____umbrella and ___shirt in the ground.

G. Write the contraction
1. He is__________    2. you are_____   3. Do not_____       4. Have not______     5. Will not______ 6. Shall not_______

THE LITTLE BULLY

Fill in the blanks by changing the word in the brackets suitably:-
1. The girl slept___________ {sound}
2. The children finished their homework _________. {quick}
3. The old man shouted __________. {loud}
4. Do your work _________. {neat}
5. I can do the sum____________. {easy}

B. Read the sentences and pick out the action words:-
1. She walked slowly __________
2. Nisha is driving her car carefully ___________
3. I spoke to her recently. ___________
4.We should not drive fast. ___________

C. Tick the correct word:-
1. There {is/are} no news today.
2. Each of these boys{has/have} passed.

 

SING A SONG OF PEOPLE

A Choose the correct adjective:-
1. The street was so ……………….. that the car could not turn properly(narrow/wide)
2. My shoes were so ………………that my feet started hurting.(loose/tight)
3. The teacher is very happy when the class is ………………………(noisy/quiet)
4. It is …………………….. to study for two tests in one day.(easy/difficult)

B Look at the clues and find out the words1. It rhymes with ‘slow’ and means, to cut the grass in a lawn_________
2. It rhymes with’ ground’ and means to get something which was lost__________
3.It rhymes with’ you ‘ and is another word for less_______
4. It rhymes with ‘crowd’ and is the opposite of humble________
5. It rhymes with ‘know ‘ and means, to ride a boat________

AROUND THE WORLD

1.Complete the following sentences

a. A ____________ of cattle was grazing in the field.(flock/herd)
b.My father booked a _________ of rooms for us in the resort.(site/suit)
c. The street was so ……………….. that the car could not turn properly(narrow/wide)
d. My shoes were so ………………that my feet started hurting.(loose/tight)
e. The teacher is very happy when the class is ………………………(noisy/quiet)
f. It is …………………….. to study for two tests in one day.(easy/difficult)

1. Use suitable prepositions to complete the sentences:-
   a.Children laughed _the joker.
   b. The traffic is moving_____the bridge.
   c. My dog likes ___bark at strangers.
   d.Wait___your turn!
   e. You must be careful___what you say.
   f. He is going ____ the Principal’s office.

Fill in the blanks from the given pronouns:
I me you mine my their yours    Over to for at toward about

a) They don’t live in ……………………. Old house.
b) ………………… am the only son of my parents.
c) When are …………….. coming ? The dinner is ready.
d) This house is ……………… , I live in it.
e) This is ………………… favourite book. I won’t give it to anybody.
f) Do or die—the choice is ………………….
g) They gave it to ……………….. and my family.

1. Rearrange the following jumbled words to make meaningful sentences. Start with the
   word having capital letter.

(i) left/ They/the/city/dark/before
………………………………………………………………………
(ii)flower/the/is/ Rose/beautiful/most
…………………………………………………………………..
(iii) part/jungle/river/The/through/this/runs/of
…………………………………………………………………………..

Q1 – Fill in the blanks with is/ has/ are/ have
a) Mathematics ___________ easy for him.
b) His trousers ____________ too short for him.
c) Fees _____________ to be paid by the fourth of every month.
d) His scissors _______________ very sharp.
e) He ________________ a black pair of shoes.
f) I _______________ a beautiful watch.
g) His furniture _________________ not costly.
h) The scenery of western sea coast _______________ beautiful.

1. Rearrange the following jumbled words to make meaningful sentences. Start with the
   word having capital letter.
   (i) left/ They/the/city/dark/before
   ………………………………………………………………………
   (ii)flower/the/is/ Rose/beautiful/most
   …………………………………………………………………..
   (iii) part/jungle/river/The/through/this/runs/of
   ………………………………………………………………………….
2. Use a few/a little to complete the sentences:
   a. There are only _______________________________ street lights in this street.
   b. Please add ____________________________sugar to the tea.

Use un/im:
a. believable = ___________ + _____________ = _________________
b. possible = ____________ + _____________= _________________

MALU BHALU 

1. Fill in the blanks choosing correct forms of the pronouns:-
   a. Priya and__________often play together. (I/me)
   b. Joe and Tim can spin a basket ball on _____ forefingers.(you/their)
   c. The book with red cover is ________ (my/mine)
   d.Let _ go for a picnic today. (we/us)

2. Write the word of the opposite gender in the given sentences :

3. Meena’s grand father and ____________ came to school.
4. The husband and __________ are going to the market.
5. My brother and ___________ are playing in the field.
6. A man is shouting at the ____________
7. The king gave a beautiful dress to the ___________

WHO WILL BE NINGTHOU?

Join the given sentences using ‘who’ and ‘which’_
1.I want to meet Ms.Reema. She teaches fifth lass.
2.This is a huge banyan tree. It is the home of many birds.

B Fill in the correct word in the blanks:

In a forest, there ___(live/lived) a goblin named Cruel. One day,he______(met/meet) an old
man. Immediately Cruel ________(leap/leapt)on to the old man’s shoulders and
____(ordered/order) him. Move fast, the frightened old man _____ (obey/obeyed) him.

1. Choose the word from the box that would describe your feelings when you read a
   newspaper:
   Worried delighted
   a. Nearly 4 billion trees worldwide are cut down every year to make
   paper_____________________.
   b. School children help a lot in creating awareness about conservation of trees
   __________________________.

Fill up with correct form of phrases:
As Gandhi stepped aboard a train one day, one of his shoes ___________________
(slip/slipped) off. To the amazement of the companions Gandhiji _____________
off his shoes.(take/took)

CREATIVE WRITING {5 MARKS – 60 WORDS}

TOPSY TURVY LAND 

1)  Let us imagine a topsy turvy scene and describe it in five lines.

GULLIVER’S TRAVELS

1. Write a paragraph of about 60 words describing your experiences in the land of Dwarfs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Write an autobiography of a pen in about 60 words using the hints given:
   HINTS:
   { made in a small scale industry—brand name—pasted—put in a wrapper—sent to
   the market—bought by a
   boy—used carelessly—nib broken—ink leaked—blamed the brand—thrown in a
   dustbin.

 

 

 

 

NOBODY’S FRIEND

1. A famous proverb is: “A Friend in need is a friend indeed”. Explain this proverb with examples.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SING A SONG OF PEOPLE

1. Where would you like to live, in a Village or a City? Why?

 

 

 

 

AROUND THE WORLD

1. Imagine that you are travelling from Chennai to Delhi. Which mode of transport would you like travel in? Explain why?

 

 

 

 

 

MALU BHALU

I. Make sentences about yourself using the following clues
1)I love
2)I like
3)I don’t mind
4) I don’t like
5) I hate
6) I can
7) I cannot
8) Things I like doing alone

9) Things I like doing in a group
10) I decide

WHO WILL BE NINGTHOU?

1. Write in about 60 words the qualities required to be a good class leader.

 

 

 

SPELLINGS:

TOPSY TURVY LAND 

1. Choose the correct word from the jumbled ones:-
a. xyztopsydef ______________________ b. ahfrontjqyo ___________________
2. Fill in the missing letters:-
a. p—e—sure b. pla– — ed.
3. Give one word fora. big,great fun ___________________ b. upside down ___________

GULLIVER’S TRAVELS

1. Make words
   (a) ragb ____________ b rraben___________

Choose the correct spelling
A bellowing/bellowing b reap/reep

Make two” baby” words fromINHABITANTS ________ ________

Arrange the following words in alphabetical orderUnder middle held speak
Dream arm farmer wife

Fill in the missing letters-
(a) s—-v—ral (b) app—o—-che

NOBODY’S FRIEND

A. Encircle the correct word:-
1. friend/freind 2. Toffee/toffe

b. Make words:-
1. ahers ________ 2. Nedl ____________

THE LITTLE BULLY

A. Give one word for:-
1. rough and deep sounding __________________
2. injury by blow to body __________________

SING A SONG OF PEOPLE

Write down the words from the poem which means:-
a. Underground passage for people to cross ______
b. below _________
c. When rain falls heavily ___________
d. lift __________
e. ill-tempered _______________

2.Make baby words fromELEVATORS
___________________                 _____________      ______________ _____________________

1. Tick the correct worda.

a) stoers/stores                                                       b. grumpy/grumby

 

AROUND THE WORLD

Some misspelt words are given below. Correct their spellings and write them.

1. Prosetion    ___________________           2. Sheddered    –      _________________

Atracted – _________________    4. Pussanger__________           5. Defanded________.
II. Write the correct word with the help of clues given

1.moved back________                                                2.circular and curved shape___
3.Underground passage_______                               4. Trembled_____
5. a deep gorge_____                                                   6.stormy______
7. protected___                                  8 .a body of persons or animals walking together____

MALU BHALU

I. Fill up:
a. We did not ______________in the class. (shoot/shout)
b. Do you like to drink ______________? (Water/voter)
c. He _____________ to climb the tree. (tired/tried)
d. Will you ______________ help me? (pleace/please)
e. I can______________ with my eyes (see/sea)

II Encircle the correct word

a. lair/laer             b. mane/mene              c. clapsed/clasped                     d. mihgt/might

 

WHO WILL BE NINGTHOU?

I. Rewrite the spellings correctly

1.qualityes – ___________________                 2. axsitement    -___________________       3.magesticaly __________                            4.anouncement_______________________      4.trimphantly ___________

II. Write the words with the clues given

1.deserving____________           2.unitedly________                      3.loved dearly________
4.Competition__________           5.victoriously______                  6.announced_________
7.skilled_________                       8.went into_________

III. Fill in the missing letters:-
1.con—e—t           2. S—ea—                  3.u—-ge—             4.w—r—hy           5. pe—c—-

 

 

WISHING YOU ALL THE BEST FOR YOUR FINAL EXAMS!

 

 

 

                                                   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WORD FAMILY ACTIVITY TO IMPROVE READING AMONG CHILDREN-2021.

DEAR CHILDREN!

                       THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO LEARN AND READ FAST , TRY THIS ACTIVITY. YOU YOURSELF WILL SEE THE CHANGE. BUT, OPEN YOUR MOUTH AND SPELL  EACH AND EVERY WORD YOU READ AND WRITE. 

I WILL GIVE YOU ALL  WORD FAMILY SIGHT WORDS TO HELP YOU. 

 

How to Play Notepad Flip and Spell Word Family Activity:

1. Start by inserting the wooden dowel through the coil of each notepad until all three are attached to the dowel.
2. Next flip open the notepads and write all lowercase letters, a – z, in black markers – one on each page, in alphabetical order.
3. Now ask the child to flip the pages to make as many three letter words as they can.
4. Optional: give them a piece of paper and pencil to write the words they find.
5. This activity is great for sounding out words and can be fun for older kids to see how many words they can make! You could even make several sets and have students compete to see who can make the most words in a minute.

 

Word Families Definition

What is a word family? A word family is a set of words that have a common pattern or sound. A great example is at, bat, cat, hat, etc.

1. Word Families – an, ap, at

The word families an, ap & at are a good phonics group to start with.  They all have the short vowel a sound.  There are a good variety of words in the families that have familiar picture clues (like cat, van, cap, etc).

an		ap	at
an ban can fan man pan ran tan van		cap gap lap map nap rap sap tap	at bat cat fat hat mat pat rat sat tat vat
bran clan flan span than	Dan Fran Jan Nan Stan	chap clap flap slap	brat chat drat flat gnat that

 

2. Word Families – ab, ad, am

The word families ab, ad, & am demonstrate the short vowel a sound.

List of Words

ab	ad		am
cab dab gab jab lab nab tab	bad cad dad fad had lad mad pad sad tad		am dam ham jam ram yam
blab crab flab grab scab slab stab	clad glad grad	Brad Chad	clam cram exam gram scam scram sham slam swam tram	Pam Sam

 

3. Word Families – ack, and, ash

The word families ack, and & ash demonstrate the short vowel a sound.

List of Words

ack		and	ash
back hack jack lack pack rack sack		and band hand land sand	ash bash cash dash gash hash lash mash rash sash
black crack flack knack quack shack slack snack stack track whack	Jack	bland brand demand expand gland grand stand strand	brash clash crash flash gnash slash smash splash stash trash3.

 

4. Word Families – ail, ain, air

The word families ail, ain & air demonstrate the long vowel a sound.

List of Words

ail	ain		air
ail bail fail hail jail mail nail pail rail sail	gain main pain rain vain		air fair hair lair pair
brail frail quail snail trail	brain chain drain drain plain stain strain train	Blain	chair stair

 

5. Word Families – ake, ate

The word families ake & ate demonstrate the long vowel a sound.

 

List of Words

ake		ate
bake cake fake lake make rake take wake		ate date fate gate hate late mate rate
brake drake quake shake snake stake	Blake Jake	grate plate skate slate state	Kate Nate Tate

 

6. Word Families – ale, ame, ay

The word families ale, ame & ay demonstrate the long vowel a sound.

 

List of Words

ale		ame	ay
ale bale dale gale hale male pale sale tale		came dame fame game lame name same tame	bay day gay hay lay may pay ray say way yay
scale stale whale	Dale Gale	blame shame	away bray clay gray play pray slay spray stay sway tray

 

7. Word Families – all, aw

The word families all & aw demonstrate the letter a making the short vowel o sound.  (the /a/ in ball makes the same sound as the /o/ in dog).  This is a somewhat challenging word family for children to learn.

 

List of Words

all	aw
all ball call fall gall hall mall tall wall	caw jaw law maw paw raw saw
small stall thrall	claw draw flaw gnaw straw thaw

 

8. Word Families –  ar, ark, art

The word families ar, ark & art demonstrate the letter a making the /ar/ sound.  This is a somewhat challenging word family for children to learn but I find it easier when these three families are taught together.

 

List of Words

ar	ark	art
bar car far jar par tar	ark bark dark hark lark mark park	art cart dart mart part tart
char scar spar star	shark spark stark	chart smart start	Bar

 

9. Word Families –  ank, ink

List of Words

ank		ink
bank dank lank rank tank yank		ink link mink rink sink wink
blank clank crank drank flank frank prank shrank spank thank	Frank Hank	blink brink clink drink shrink slink stink think

 

10. Word Families – ed, en, et

The word families ed, en & et are a good phonics group to start with.  They all have the short vowel a sound.  There are a good variety of words in the families that have familiar picture clues (like bed, ten, jet, etc).

 

List of Words

ed		en		et
bed fed led red wed		den hen men pen ten yen		bet get jet let met net pet set vet wet yet
bled fled pled shed shred sled sped	Ed Ned Ted	glen then when wren	Ben Ken	fret	Bret

 

11. Word Families – eck, ell, est

The word families eck, ell & est demonstrate the short vowel e sound.  There are a good variety of words in the families that have familiar picture clues (like neck, bell, vest, etc).

 

List of Words

eck	ell	est
beck deck heck neck peck	bell cell dell fell sell tell well yell	best jest lest nest pest rest test vest west zest
check fleck speck wreck	dwell quell shell smell spell swell	chest crest guest quest

 

12. Word Families – in, ip, it

The word families in, ip & it demonstrate the short vowel i sound.  There are a good variety of words in the families that have familiar picture clues (like pin, tip, sit, etc).

 

List of Words

in	ip	it
bin din fin pin sin tin win	dip hip lip nip pip rip sip tip zip	it bit fit hit lit pit sit wit zit
chin grin skin spin thin twin	blip chip clip drip flip grip ship slip snip strip trip whip	flit grit knit quit skit slit spit split

 

DEAR CHILDREN!

                                    TRY LEARNING THIS ACTIVITY FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. DEFINITELY WILL COME UP WITH SOME OTHER INTERESTING ACTIVITY TO TEST YOUR PERFORMANCE.

WISHING YOU ALL SUCCESS TO BECOME A GREAT READER.

 TODAY  A READER TOMORROW A LEADER!

 

 

                         

 

 

               

 

 

CLASS -IV -ENGLISH – DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK & HELEN KELLER-

Don‘t be afraid of the Dark by Ruskin Bond –

 

CONTRACTIONS:

 

 

 

 

COMPOUND WORDS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOMOPHONES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Homophones Worksheet 1:

1. “I can’t believe this class is one hour / our long,” said John.

2. “I know, that’s a long thyme / time, right?” I replied.

3.John is my best friend and I’ll never meat / meet a better friend than him.

4. Our teacher was giving us a lessen / lesson on homophones.

5. It was still pretty early in the morning / mourning.

6. That was when those ninjas jumped threw / through the window.

7. I was worried because ninjas are masters of the marshal / martial arts.

8. I could feel their cold stairs / stares on me.

9. “John, they are here to steal / steel our teacher’s answer keys,” I said.

10. John didn’t seam / seem that worried.

11. I exclaimed, “We can knot / not let that happen, John!”

12. John said, “I just don’t sea / see why we should put ourselves in danger for more homework.”

13. I stood up and said, “Because it’s the right / write thing to do, John.”

14. Some of these ninjas were twice mysighs / sizeso I had to be smart.

15. I grabbed the answer keys and rantoward the principal’s / principle’s office.

16.The ninjas were chasing me so I dropped a banana peal / peelon the ground.

17.One of the ninjas slipped and fell into the garbage chute / shootface first.

18.I said, “What a waist / waste ,” as I heard him fall into the dumpster with a crash.

19.The ninjas were still chasing me so I lead / led them downstairs.

20.I grabbed a handful of tacks / tax from a bulletin board and tossed them on the floor.

21.Then I hid in a supply closet as the ninjas ran passed / past me.

22.I knew / new when they ran over my trap because several ninjas started howling.

23.Those ninjas must have been in a lot of pain / pane because they left the school after that.

24.I returned to class with the answer keys and everyone rose/ rows and cheered for me.

25.Except for John, he was to / too / two madat me to celebrate.

Part Two:Write two sentences for each of the word pairs. Correctly use each word in a sentence.A. their / thereB. than / thenC. which / witch

 

SPELLING :

In English the letter ‘c’ is mostly pronounced as a /k/ sound.

We can also pronounce ‘c’ as an /s/ sound.

The rule

Here’s the rule:

• When ‘c‘ comes directly before the letters ‘e‘, ‘i‘ or ‘y‘ we use the /s/ sound.
• in other cases we use a /k/ sound.

 

Words containing the letter ‘c’ pronounced as /k/

pronunciation	why?
car	It’s not followed directly by ‘e’, ‘i’ or ‘y’.
cut	It’s not followed directly by ‘e’, ‘i’ or ‘y’.
cool	It’s not followed directly by ‘e’, ‘i’ or ‘y’.
curtain	It’s not followed directly by ‘e’, ‘i’ or ‘y’.
carpet	It’s not followed directly by ‘e’, ‘i’ or ‘y’.
confuse	It’s not followed directly by ‘e’, ‘i’ or ‘y’.
caught	It’s not followed directly by ‘e’, ‘i’ or ‘y’.

 

Words containing the ‘c’ pronounced as /s/

pronunciation	why?
city	It comes directly before ‘i’.
cent	It comes directly before ‘e’.
dancing	It comes directly before ‘i’.
ice	It comes directly before ‘e’.
certain	It comes directly before ‘e’.
face	It comes directly before ‘e’.
receive	It comes directly before ‘e’.

Exceptions

One notable exception is the word soccer. (We pronounce both the letters ‘c’ as a single /k/ sound /sokə/.)

Another exception is muscle /mʌsəl/.

 

 

 

HELEN KELLER :

 

 

 

 

 

Rules for Combining Sentences

 

Combining sentences is a necessary part of fluent communication in the English language; however, with all of the transitions, subjects, predicates, verbs and verbals to consider, it’s easy to become overwhelmed. Sentence combining does not need to be a chore! In fact, if you follow these simple rules for combining sentences, you’ll probably find that it’s easy and you might even begin to enjoy it.

Combining Independent Clauses

Independent clauses are essentially two sentences that could stand on their own-in other words, they don’t “depend” on another clause to allow them to make sense.

These sentences must be combined with the use of a connecting word known as a “conjunction.” Some popular conjunctions often used to achieve this purpose are:

and, but, for, nor, or, so, and yet

Each expresses something different, so use them wisely!

• “And” means also or in addition. Instead of saying, “Bryan went to the store. Brandon went to the store, too,” try saying, “Bryan and Brandon went to the store.”

• “But” expresses an opposite or different point of view. Instead of saying “It was a good idea. It was a dangerous idea,” try saying, “It was a good but dangerous idea.”

• “For” expresses causation or result. Instead of saying, “They went upstairs. They did this because it was bedtime,” try saying, “They went upstairs, for it was bedtime.”

• “Nor” means an additional negative idea. Instead of saying, “She doesn’t like school. She also doesn’t like being at home,” try saying “She likes neither school nor home.”

• “Or” reflects an additional point of view-the presence of choice. Instead of saying, “The cat is upstairs. It might also be in the garage,” try saying,”The cat is upstairs or in the garage.”

• “So” indicates the progression of a thought. Instead of saying, “They ditched school. This way, they would not have to take the test,” try saying,”They skipped school so they could avoid the test.”

• “Yet” expresses a contrast, similar to “but.” Instead of saying “I loved her. On the other hand, I was angry with her,” try saying, “I loved her, yet I was angry with her.”

Combining Sentences with the Same Subjects and Verbs

Sentences with the same subject can be combined, since you’re describing the same person, place, or thing completing different actions. This is very easy.

• Instead of: “Television is an educational tool. It is a tool that prevents education.”
• Try: “Television is an educational tool that may also prevent education.”

If two sentences contain different subjects that are accomplishing the same action, the sentences can be combined as well.

• Instead of: “The baby walked. The mother walked along.”
• Try: “The mother walked along with the baby.”

Notice that subjects, verbs, and independent clauses all have something in common. The sentences before they are combined unnecessarily repeat words that may be omitted by combining the sentences together.

By following these rules, your sentences will be more concise and interesting, and far less repetitive.

Using the Semicolon

The semicolon is one of the most feared punctuation marks used in the English language. How is it used, and why? In reality, the semicolon is a powerful tool when used to combine sentences.

A semicolon is useful when two sentences that are related to one another in meaning must be combined, but a comma will not suffice. Normally, a semicolon can be used in the place of a period (also known as the “full stop”). You can use a semicolon in a number of ways in the following sentences.

• Instead of: “President Bush had left office. Barack Obama was now President.”
• Try: “President Bush had left office; Barack Obama was now President.” or “President Bush had left office; now, Barack Obama was President.” or “President Bush had left office; as a result, Barack Obama was now President.”

Each conveys the same idea-but each also conveys that idea a bit differently.

With these simple rules for combining sentences, you can now combine sentences confidentially to make your speech and stories much more interesting.

 

Combining Sentences with AND

When two sentences have the same subject, you can combine the predicates
with the word and.
example: The seagull flew over my head.
The seagull landed on the roof.
The seagull flew over my head and landed on the roof.
When two sentences have the same predicate, you can combine the subjects
with the word and.
example: My dad drives the boat.
My brother drives the boat.
My dad and brother drive the boat.

Combine each pair of sentences with the word and to make a new sentence.
1. Bobby played hide-and-seek.
Cindy played hide-and-seek.

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1. My sister brushed her hair.
   My sister put on her new dress.

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1. The mail carrier crossed the street.
   The mail carrier delivered mail to the red house.

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1. Mrs. Donnelly corrected spelling tests.
   Mr. Stoffel corrected spelling tests.

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1. The dog caught the ball.
   The dog brought the ball back to me.

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1. Beth painted a picture.
   Beth put it on the table to dry.

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1. The pilot landed the plane.
   The pilot opened the door to let the passengers out.

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1. My friend Sara went to the movie theater.
   I went to the movie theater.

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1. Joe sent an e-mail to his grandma.
   Joe texted his grandpa.

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CLASS -V- ENGLISH – MY ELDER BROTHER

Munshi Premchand

Munshi Premchand was an Indian writer counted amongst the greatest Hindustani writers of the early 20th century. He was a novelist, short story writer, and dramatist who penned over a dozen novels, hundreds of short stories, and numerous essays. He also translated a number of literary works of other languages into Hindi. A teacher by profession, he began his literary career as a freelancer in Urdu. He was an independent minded patriotic soul and his initial literary works in Urdu were replete with descriptions of the Indian nationalist movement that was building up in various parts of India. Soon he switched over to Hindi and established himself as a much loved author with his poignant short stories and novels that not only entertained the readers, but also carried significant social messages. He was much moved by the inhumane manner in which Indian women of his time were treated, and often depicted the miserable plight of girls and women in his stories hoping to create awareness in the minds of his readers. A true patriot, he quit his government job as a part of the non-cooperation movement called by Mahatma Gandhi even though he had a growing family to feed. He was eventually elected as the first President of the Progressive Writers’ Association in Lucknow.

The Sahitya Academy, India’s National Academy of Letters, established the Premchand Fellowships in his honor in 2005. It is given to persons of eminence in the field of culture from SAARC countries.

 

 

 

USAGE OF “FOR”

The use of FOR

We use For when we measure the duration – when we say how long something lasts.

For + a period of time
To measure a period of time up to the present, we use the present perfect tense and not the present tense.

• I have known her for a long time. (Correct)
  I know her for a long time. (Incorrect)
• I have lived here for ten years. (Correct)
  I live here for ten years. (Incorrect)

The present tense with For refers to a period of time that extends into the future.

• How long are you here for? (Until when)
• How long have you been here for? (Since when)

In reality, we can use all verb tenses with For.

Uses of For
Example sentence	Verb Tense
They exercise for two hours every day.	Present tense
They are exercising for three hours today.	Present continuous
He has lived in Moscow for a long time.	Present perfect
He has been living in Turin for three months.	Present perfect continuous
I worked at the service station for five years.	Past tense
He will be in hospital for at least a week.	Future tense

However, we don’t use For with expressions such as all day or all the time.

• I was there all day. (Correct)
• I was there for all day. (Incorrect)

For can be used with all tenses. Here are a few examples:

• They study for two hours every day.
• They are studying for three hours today.
• He has lived in Bangkok for a long time.
• He has been living in Paris for three months.
• I worked at that bank for five years.
• Will the universe continue for ever?

The use of SINCE

Since gives the starting point of actions, events or states. It refers to when things began.

Since + a point in time (in the past), until now.

• I’ve been waiting since 7 o’clock.
• I have known him since January.

With since we use the present perfect tense or the past perfect tense.

• I have been here since 5 o’clock and I am getting tired.
• I had been working since 5 o’clock and I was getting tired.

Since can also be used in the structure It has been + period of time + since.

• It has been two months since I last saw her.
• It has been three years since the last earthquake.

Since is normally used with perfect tenses:

• He has been here since 9am.
• He has been working since he arrived.
• I had lived in New York since my childhood.

We also use since in the structure “It is [period] since”:

• It was a year since I had seen her.
• How long is it since you got married?

USAGE OF FOR AND SINCE:

Now we are in 2018.
I first arrived in Spain in 2012.
2012 is the starting point.

We use SINCE with the starting point of when something happens and that continues until now.

I continue to live in Spain now so we say:

• I have been living in Spain SINCE 2012.

Since gives the starting point of actions or events and refers to when things began.

Since + a point in time (in the past)
Since + starting point

Now, what is the period of time between 2012 and 2018?
It is a period of 6 years.
The duration of time I have been in Spain is 6 years.

So I can say…. I have been living in Spain FOR six years.

We use FOR with a duration of time.

So let’s look at the two sentences again…

• I have been living in Spain for 6 years.

(FOR is used because we are giving the duration of time)

• I have been living in Spain since 2012.

(SINCE is used because we are giving a starting point of time in the past)

FOR

FOR is used with a period of time.
This is often a number plus a time word.

FOR is used when we measure the DURATION of something or how long it lasts.
It has a start point and an end point and can be used in different tenses.

Here are some example sentences:

• I studied English in Ireland for two years.
  (This talks about a duration of two years and is in the past tense)
• I will be there for around two months.
  (This is in the future tense)
• We have been married for 16 years.
  (This is in the present perfect tense)

SINCE

SINCE is used with a starting point or a time or date.
It refers to something that started in the past and continues until now.
SINCE is mostly used with the present perfect and perfect progressive tense.

Here are some example sentences:

• He hasn’t eaten since 7 o’clock.
  (My period of not eating started at 7 and continues until right now)
• I have been working here since June.
• We have been married since 2002.
  (We got married in 2002 and we continue to be married now 16 years later)

Example sentences using FOR

• For ten minutes
• For eight hours
• For five days
• For six months
• For three years
• For two centuries

Notice how everything after FOR refers to a duration of time.

However, the time period does not need to be exact. For example:

• I have been a teacher for years.
  (I don’t specify the exact number though it refers to a duration of years)

We could also say For a long time (which is less specific) or more informally, for ages.

Another inexact duration is:

For a while which normally means for a short period of time, not a long period.

Example sentences using SINCE

Now let’s look at some examples using SINCE:

• Since 8 o’clock
• Since Monday
• Since February
• Since 1982
• Since I left school
• Since the end of last century

Notice how everything after SINCE refers to a starting point.

Both for and since also have other meanings, with no reference to time. Here are some examples:

• This is for you.
• Is this the train for London?
• Since you ask, I’ll say yes.
• Since he didn’t study, he didn’t pass the exam.

 

THE LAZY FROG (POEM)

MAKE A MODEL OF A FROG USING COLOUR PAPERS:

 

 

 

The frog loved to laze and lie around all day. He did not like to do any work at all. Now make true sentences about yourself! Write about the people you like, a game you play, a hobby, a habit you have. You may use the following clues.

(a) I love ________

Ans. I love to help my mother.

(b) I like _________

Ans. I like to play cricket on holiday.

(c) I don’t mind ________

Ans. I don’t mind washing my clothes.

(d) I don’t like _____

Ans. I don’t like bursting crackers on Diwali.

(e) I hate ______

Ans. I hate telling lies.

Now you try to write about your qualities like which I had given examples.

RIP VAN WINKLE LESSON

 

 

Silent Letter Rules: Learning and Teaching Silent Letters in English

ESL Teaching Tips & Strategies for Any Grade Level / By Sonal Panse / Teaching English as a Second Language

 

Why Do We Need Them?

In many English words, you will come across some letters that are spelled yet not pronounced. These unpronounced but visible letters are known as silent letters. They occur frequently in the English language and usually make life difficult for the new learner. Why do we need to have such letters in a word in the first place? That’s a good question, and answers vary: Sometimes a digraph changes relative to the word etymology. Some words with silent letters come from a foreign language. Right now, we will take only a cursory look at which letters in words are to remain mute, and we will look at some silent letter rules that will help us recognize when certain letters are to be silent. To get a good grounding in silent letters apart from knowing the rules, it will help to read extensively in English.

Silent Letters

Let’s take a look at some rules for silent letters:

1. The letter B is usually silent when used after the letter M and also before the letter T.

• Examples before M: Jamb, Lamb, Comb, Tomb
• Examples before T: Subtle, Doubt

1. The letter C is silent when used before the letter Z and sometimes when used before the letter L and the letter K.

• Examples before Z: Tzar, Czarina, Czechoslovakia
• Example before L: Muscle
• Examples before K: Block, Puck

1. The letter D is silent when it appears before the letter N and then also before the letter G.

• Example before N: Wednesday
• Example before G: Cadge

1. Let’s look at the letter E.

• • If E happens to be at the end of a word, it is generally not pronounced.

Examples: Able, Challenge, Bible

• • If E happens to occur right before the letter D in simple past tense or past participle forms of verbs, E may sometimes not be pronounced.

Examples: Smuggled, Dragged, Chained

1. The letter G is silent when it is used before the letters M, N and L.

• Examples before N: Deign, Reign
• Example before M: Diaphragm
• Example before L: Intaglio

1. The letter H is often silent when it precedes the letters E and O, and when it follows the letters G, R and T.

• Examples before A, E, I and O: Hallelujah, Honest, Historical
• Examples after G: Ghost, Ghirken
• Example after R: Myrrh
• Example after T: Isthmus

1. The letter K is always silent when it precedes the letter N.

• Examples: Know, Knock, Knife, Knight

 

One common spelling error is omitting the K at the beginning of words where it is silent (example: nick-nack instead of knick-knack). The origins of silent K are difficult to pin down. What we do know is that the k wasn’t always silent, especially in words of Germanic origin. Just as it is in German, the k was actually pronounced and many of the words which now have silent k originally began with that distinctive clicking sound.

Here’s a partial list of words with a silent K.

• knack
• knacker
• knapsack
• knave
• knead
• knee
• kneel
• knell
• knelt
• knew
• knick-knack
• knickers
• knife
• knight
• knit
• knob
• knock
• knoll
• knot
• know
• knowledge
• knuckle

(b) neighbor, daughter, fight, straight _____

Ans. ‘gh’ is silent.

 

 

Digraphs ( ph, gh) as in alphabet, laugh

Digraphs consist of two consonants that are blended to make one sound.

The digraph (ph) has the sound of (f).  ph = f

Read these words and sentences. They may be a little difficult but try to do your best. Have your assistant lend his /her help.

(ph) sounds like f

alphabet	nephew
autograph	orphan
cellophane	phantom
digraph	pharmacist
dolphin	pharmacy
elephant	pheasant
graph	phone
microphone	phonics

 

Dictation/Spelling Practice for (ph) sounds like f

 

______________________________         ______________________________

 

______________________________         ______________________________

 

______________________________         ______________________________

 

• Did your nephew hear the phone ring?
• My pharmacist has a new telephone number.
• Can you write the alphabet and photograph it?
• Phil has the author’s biography and autograph.
• Joseph covered his saxophone with cellophane.
• Did you see the dolphin show in Phoenix?
• I was riding an elephant and they took my photo.
• Our principal uses the microphone every Friday.
• What do you know about phonics and digraphs?

Create your own sentences. Please include some words in your sentences that have the spelling pattern (ph) as in phone. Remember all sentences begin with a capital letter and end with a period (.), question mark (?), or exclamation point (!) Please be attentive to good penmanship skills.

 

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Please illustrate your favorite sentence. Feel free to use the back of your paper.

 

 

 

 

A digraph is a combination of two letters representing one sound. (gh) is a digraph when this letter combination sounds like (f) as in laugh. The combination “gh” is not consistently a digraph. It may be silent as in (though), have a silent letter (ghost), or a vowel pattern (night). The vowel combination (au, ou) do not always follow phonetic rules. The (au, ou) words below are sight words.

Read these words, sometimes “gh” sounds like “f“

 

rough

tough

laugh

laughter

Read these words and sentences.

• Sometimes I laugh at right-on funny jokes.
• Do you like the sound of laughter?
• I need some rough sandpaper
• Some jobs are really tough and hard to do.
• This gravel is too rough for my bare feet.
• Have you ever had a rough and tough day?
• Have you had enough to eat?
• Please cover your mouth when you cough.
• I love to see the pigs drink the milk in their trough.

Create a sentence. You must include one or more words that have the digraph “gh” that sounds like f (gh=f).

 

SILENT  ‘H’

 

H s that are truly silent (not pronounced at all in any form of the word). The following list is meant primarily for English learners, so it also contains notes about other common pronunciation mistakes made by learners:

hour /ˈaʊə/ (aau-ə) UK, /ˈaʊɚ/ (aau-rr) US (both the same as “our”); the “h” at the beginning is silent, just like it should be in the name of the letter H /eɪtʃ/ (eytch). Some native speakers started to pronounce H as “heytch” lately, but such pronunciation is regarded as incorrect by many.

honour /ˈɒnər/ (on-ə) UK, honor /ˈɑːnɚ/ (aan-r) US; some learners also mispronounce this word as if it had /ʌ/ at the beginning (as in “onion” /ˈʌnjən/).

honest /ˈɒnɪst/ (on-ist) UK, /ˈɑːnɪst/ (aan-ist) US; “hon” is pronounced exactly the same as in the previous word.

Hannah /ˈhɑnə/ (haa-nə) UK, /ˈhænə/ (hæ-nə) US; on the other hand, it is the final “h” that is silent in this name, not the first one. The same is true for all words of Hebrew origin ending with “ah”, e.g. Bar Mitzvah.

heir /ɛə/ UK, /ɛr/ US; a person who inherits something from someone else. It comes from Old French, so the “H” remains silent; it sounds exactly the same as “air” and “ere” (meaning “before long”).

exhausted /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/ (ig-zaw-stid); notice also that “x” at the beginning is pronounced as “gz”, not as “ks”.

Thai /taɪ/; “th” in English is usually pronounced as /θ/ (as in “think”) or /ð/ (as in “the”), but in “Thai”, is is pronounced just as “t”. The same applies to Thailand too, of course.

vehicle /ˈviːəkl/ (vee-ə-kl); some speakers of American English pronounce the “h”, but the vast majority keep the “h” silent and consider the pronunciation with an “h” unnatural.

ghost /ɡəʊst/ (gəust) UK, /ɡoʊst/ (gohst) US; to end our discussion about the silent “H”, notice that it is also silent in “ghost”. This is in fact the case with all words beginning with “gh”, such as ghetto /ˈgɛtəʊ/ (ge-təu) UK, /ˈgɛtoʊ/ (ge-toh) US, ghastly /ˈɡɑːstli/ (gaast-lee) UK, /ˈɡæstli/ (gæst-lee) US, and ghee /ɡiː/ (g-ee).

Note: The word “herb” and words derived from it (such as “herbal”) are usually pronounced with an H at the beginning in British and Australian English, while it usually remains silent in American and Canadian English.

 

 

Examples and Observations

• The letter combination gh is silent in the following words: bought, caught, dough, eight, flight, high, right, sleigh, sigh, taught, thought.
• Different Kinds of Silent Letters
  Edward Carney, author of A Survey of English Spelling [see below; revised 2012], distinguishes two kinds of silent letters: auxiliary and dummy.
  “Auxiliary letters are part of a group of letters that spell a sound that does not have a usual single letter to represent it. For example,

  /th/ thing
  /th/ there
  /sh/ share
  /zh/ treasure/ng/ song

  Dummy letters have two subgroups: inert letters and empty letters. Inert letters are letters that in a given word segment are sometimes heard and sometimes not heard. For example,

  resign (g is not heard)
  resignation (g is heard)
  malign (g is not heard)malignant (g is heard)

  Empty letters are letters that do not have a function like auxiliary letters or inert letters. The letter u in the word gauge is empty. Here are some examples of silent consonants:

  Silent b: dumb, thumb
  Silent c: indict
  Silent ch: yacht
  Silent d: bridge, ledge, edge
  Silent g: foreign, sign, design, assign
  Silent h: rhinoceros, spaghetti
  Silent k: knee, knit, knob, know, knuckle
  Silent l: calf, talk, could, should, would
  Silent m: mnemonic
  Silent n: autumn, column
  Silent p: raspberry, receipt
  Silent t: castle, listen, whistleSilent w: answer, wrap, wreath, wreck, wring, wrong, write

  “There are no rules that we can apply to words with empty letters[;] you just have to use them and remember their spelling.”
  (Jeffrey Strausser and José Paniza, Painless English for Speakers of Other Languages. Barron’s, 2007)

Silent Consonants

“Silent consonant letters constitute one of the problem areas in respect to pronunciation of English words. To solve some of the problems of the learners, a few spelling sequences containing silent letters are discussed below:

(i) b is always silent in the spelling sequences mb and bt occurring in the word-final position: comb, numb, bomb, limb, debt . . ..

(ii) d is always silent in the spelling sequence dj: adjective, adjunct, adjacent . . ..

(iii) g is silent in the spelling sequence gm or gn: phlegm, gnarl, champagne, sign, gnat, gnaw . . ..

(iv) h is silent in the spelling sequence gh and in the word-final position: ghost, ghetto, aghast, ghastly, ah, eh, oh.

(v) k is always silent in the word-initial spelling sequence kn: kneel, knee, knob, knight, knave, knowledge, knife, knock.”

 

 

 

 

 

LEARN TO READ ENGLISH FLUENTLY THROUGH PHONICS-2021.

 

 

 

 

 

HELLO EVERYBODY! I HOPE ENJOYING THE LONG…………………………………………… BREAK IN OUR CLASS!

 

DEAR KIDS!SORRY FOR A LONG GAP!  I HOPE YOU ALL WILL BE DOING WELL!

 

I HOPE YOU WILL BE REVISING ALL THE LESSONS SO FAR WHAT I TAUGHT YOU TILL NOW!

 

 

DEAR CHILDREN,

TODAY WE ARE GOING TO LEARN HOW TO PRONOUNCE EACH ALPHABET AS THEY ARE HAVING DIFFERENT SOUNDS AND PRONOUNCED DIFFERENTLY EACH TIME. SO BE CAREFUL AND TRY TO LEARN THE SOUNDS FIRST WHICH WILL HELP YOU TO LEARN READING AND SPEAKING  EASILY.