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The alphabet

Capital and small letters

A

Look at the picture below. It shows the order of letters

on a computer keyboard. They are all capital letters.

Now make a keyboard using small letters. Use the same

order as the keyboard above.

All the letters from Aa to Zz are called

the alphabet.

Capital and small letters

C

The order of letters on a keyboard is not

alphabetical. Use the space below to write all the
letters in alphabetical order.
Capital letters

Small letters

How many letters are there in the English

alphabet? Count and write in the given box.

Do you know how to

type? Practise typing
your name using the
keyboard on page 5.

On a real keyboard you

have to press shift
to type a capital letter.

Capital and small letters

F

Look at the picture. Colour the capital letters green

and the small letters blue.

Do you see these letters in the picture?

abfhnst
Write the noun beginning with each letter.
a aeroplane
b ___________________________
f ___________________________
h ___________________________
n ___________________________
s ___________________________
t ___________________________

Capital and small letters

H

Now give a name to each child in the picture on

page 8. The name must start with the letter on his
or her T-shirt.
L ________________
M________________
R________________

T________________
Fill in the names. Begin each name with a capital letter.
My name is _________________.
I live in _________________.
My favourite cartoon character is _________________.
The name of this book is _________________.

My favourite
cartoon character is
Jerry Mouse.

The

alphabet

Vowels and consonants

Each letter in
the circle is a
vowel.

a b c d e f g h i
j k l m n o p q r
s t u v w x y z
A

Count and write the number in the box below.

vowels in the English alphabet.
There are
Now copy the vowels here.
____

____

____

If a, e, o, u, and i are
vowels, what are
the other letters?

____
bcdf
ghjk
lmnp
qrst
vwxy
z

____

They are
consonants.

Now copy the consonants here.

____
____
____
____

____
____
____
____

____
____
____
____

____
____
____

____
____
____

____
____
____

Vowels and consonants

C

Look at the words below. Write their vowels and

consonants in the correct columns.

vowels

consonants

alphabet
computer
consonant
photograph
vowel
telephone

Each child on the left has a partner on the right. Draw a

line between them so that the letters they have can
combine to make a word. Then write the word in the
blank space.
c

oor

____________________

amb

____________________

ite

____________________

omb

____________________

irl

____________________

our

____________________

Vowels and consonants

E

Match the consonants on the left to a part on the right

to form a word. Then write the word next to the picture.

sk

own

___________

tr

ake

___________

sn

amp

___________

cl

irt

___________

st

ain

___________

fr

eep

___________

sh

ass

___________

fl

ider

___________

gr

uit

___________

sp

ower

___________

Vowels and consonants

F

Write the names below the pictures.

an

an

an

the

Articles

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a, an and the

What do you see in the picture? Put a tick (9) or a cross

(2) in the boxes.

a boy flying a kite

a big dog running after a small cat
a girl playing with a balloon
a woman eating an ice-cream
an aeroplane in the sky
an artist drawing a picture
an old man with an umbrella
an owl on the branch a tree
the sun behind a cloud

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a, an and the
We use a
a
a
a

before words that begin with a consonant.

boy
tree
big dog

We use an before words that begin with a vowel.

an aeroplane
an artist
an old man
Which is right, a mountain or an mountain? __ ___________

Do you use a or an before these words?

_____ orange

_____ doctor

_____ elephant

_____ inkpot

_____ frog

_____ bicycle

_____ tiger

_____ egg

_____ umbrella

a, an and the

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We know that a or an means one.

But we never say a sun, a moon, a earth, and a sky.
We always say the sun, the moon, the earth and the sky.
We also say the rain.

a sun

the sun

Fill in the blanks with a, an or the.

1. ______ bird is flying in ______ sky.
2. ______ earth goes round ______ sun.
3. Take ______ umbrella when you go out in ______ rain.
4. ______ astronaut can go to ______ moon.
5. ______ old man cannot become ______ young boy again.

A or an means one.
A boy means one boy.
A big dog means one big dog.
An aeroplane means one aeroplane.
An old man means one old man.

Can we say...
a man?

Yes

No

an apples?

Yes

No

a dogs?

Yes

No

an owl?

Yes

No

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Nouns

Common nouns

This is a picture of a ...

Look at the picture again. Fill in the missing letters to

get the names of people, animals and things you see in
the picture.

school

park

river

People
g___________

Animals
m___________

Things
t___________e

b___________

d___________

b___________k

b___________y

b___________l
f___________ r

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Common nouns
The words that you completed on page 16 are all nouns.
A noun is a naming word. It names people, places, animals
or things.
Is park a noun? Yes

No

Are these words for people, animals, places or things?

Tick (9) the correct boxes.
People
book
jackal
bee
aeroplane
village
man
road
teacher
fan
grandmother
school

Animals

Places

Things

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Common nouns
D

Write correct nouns for the pictures.

Now put the nouns in the correct groups.

People
Places
Animals

Things

_____________ _____________ _____________ _____________

_____________ _____________ _____________ _____________
_____________ _____________ _____________ _____________

Common nouns
Look at the animals on the right. Write their names.
Then draw an arrow to show the animals their homes.

stable

hive

web

den

hole

nest

water

kennel

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Common nouns
G

Find ten nouns hiding in the puzzle. Use the picture

clues to help you.

Nouns

Proper nouns

The girl has a special name.

Her name is Daisy.
Her dog has a name too.
His name is Snowy.
The place where they live is called
London.
It is the special name of a place.
Daisy, Snowy and London are
proper nouns.
A special name given to a person,
place, animal or thing is a proper
noun.

Your name is a
proper noun
too.

Write the correct proper nouns in the spaces below.

Remember that proper nouns always begin with a
capital letter.
What is your name?

My name is __________________.
Where do you live?

I live in __________________.
What is your schools name?

My schools name is __________________.

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Proper nouns
B

The days of the week and the twelve months are also
proper nouns. They are all jumbled up in the circle.
Write them down in the right columns.

Tuesday
Wednesday
Sunday

December
Friday

April

November

October

Thursday

February

August
July

September

May

January
March

Monday

Saturday
Names of the days

Names of the months

June

Proper nouns
C

Can you name the following? They are all proper nouns.
1. two movies or films you like
_________________ and _________________
2. two places in Nepal you like
_________________ and _________________
3. two books you have read
_________________ and _________________
4. two teachers from your school
_________________ and _________________

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Look at the box. Pick out only the proper nouns. Copy
them in the chart. The first letter of each word should
be capital.

sunday
teacher
nepal
girl
ramayana
baisakh
jurassic park
april
monkey
meena
village
hello grammar
new york
book
roshan

PROPER NOUNS

Nouns

Singular and plural

Look at the picture. Then fill in the cart bleow.

Things I can count

Things I cannot count

_________________

_________________

_________________

_________________

_________________

_________________

_________________

_________________

Can you say one milk? YES

Can you say two flowers? YES

NO
NO

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Singular and plural

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Nouns you can count are called countable nouns.

A countable noun may be one or more than one.
One is singular.
More than one is plural.
Egg
This is a singular noun.
Eggs
This is a plural noun.
We sometimes add s to a noun to make it plural.

Look at yourself. Then complete the sentences with the

correct noun singular or plural.
1. I have one

______________. (nose/noses)

2. I have two

______________. (hand/hands)

3. I have one

______________. (tongue/tongues)

4. I have ten

______________. (finger/fingers)

5. I have two

______________. (eye/eyes)

6. I have one

______________. (head/heads)

7. I have two

______________. (leg/legs)

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Singular and plural

Put each of these nouns in the correct group.

guitar

bus

tables

garden

foxes

man

legs

pen

books

hen

goats

train

lions

stars

Singular nouns

Count and write.

one pencil

three books

Plural nouns

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Masculine and feminine

This is the picture of a family.

In the picture we can see:
grandfather and grandmother
father and mother
son and daughter

Grandfather, father and son belong to the he-group or male

members.
We call the nouns in this group masculine.
Grandmother, mother and daughter belong to the she-group or female
members.
We call the nouns in this group feminine.
I am feminine.
I am masculine.

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Masculine and feminine

Some animals also have masculine and feminine names.

Can you match the males to the females?

lion

mare

bull

bitch

rooster

cow

billy goat

hen

dog

lioness

horse

nanny goat

Masculine and feminine

B

Complete the chart by filling in the missing masculine or

feminine forms of the nouns.
aunt
god

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bride
madam

brother
man

gentleman girl
niece
wife

Masculine

Feminine

boy

________________

________________

sister

________________

lady

husband

________________

________________

woman

uncle

________________

sir

________________

nephew

________________

bridegroom

________________

________________

goddess

Solve the following puzzle. All the words to be filled are

the feminine forms of the nouns given in the clues.

Across
3. bull
5. son
6. bull

Down
1. uncle
2. boy
4. husband

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Pronouns

Ram has a cat.

He likes the cat very much.
It has kittens.
They are very small.
Ram is a noun. We use he in place of Ram.
Cat is a noun. We use it in place of cat.
Kittens is a plural noun. We use they in place of kittens.

Here are some common pronouns.

we

her

us

me

they
I

she

you

him
them

he

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Pronouns
A

Use the correct pronouns to complete the sentences.

This is Lucy. ______ likes skipping.
This is a monkey. ______ lives on a tree.
Tom is in the street. ______ is eating an
icecream.
This is the Thapa family. ______ are all
very happy.

Choose correct pronouns and fill in the blanks.

he
she
it
them
they
him
1.

her

Mr George is a policeman. ______ catches thieves.

2. Ms Alex is a teacher. ______ teaches in a school.

3. Boys and girls go to school. ______ learn to read and write.
4. The elephant is a wild animal. ______ lives in the jungle.
5. Foxes are wild animals. ______ live in the jungle too.
6. Ms Sharma is kind to children. The children love ______.
7. I have a piece of meat. I will give ______ to the dog.
8. My father loves me and I love ______ too.
9. My mother is very nice. I love ______ a lot.
10. I have many books. I keep ______ in my bag.
Mr (say mister) is a title for men.
Ms (say mz) is a title for women.

Pronouns
C

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Look at the picture. Write a sentence using a pronoun to

answer each question about the picture.

Questions
1. What is the boy doing?
2. What is the girl doing?
3. Where is the monkey?
4. What is the colour of the sky?
5. What are the old man and
the old woman doing?
6. What are the birds doing?

Answers
He is
1. ...........................................................................................................................................
2. ...........................................................................................................................................
3. ...........................................................................................................................................
4. ...........................................................................................................................................
5. ...........................................................................................................................................
6. ...........................................................................................................................................

Pronouns
D

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Answer these questions about yourself. Use pronouns.

1. What is your name?

..........................................................................................................................................
2. What school do you go to?
..........................................................................................................................................
3. What class do you read in?
..........................................................................................................................................
4. What do you and your friends like to do together?
..........................................................................................................................................
5. Where does your father work?
..........................................................................................................................................
6. Who teaches you English?
..........................................................................................................................................

Now circle all the pronouns in your answers.

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Adjectives

The boy has a balloon.

The fat boy has a

balloon.

The boy has a kite.

The tall boy has a

kite.

The boy has a football.

The thin boy has a

football.

The words fat, tall and thin tell us more about each boy.
These words describe the nouns. These words are adjectives.
An adjective is a word that tells us more about a noun.

Use a suitable adjective to describe each picture.

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Adjectives

Colour each picture any colour you like. Then write the
name of the picture with a colour adjective.

Look at the pictures and complete the sentences

with the correct adjectives.

1. Mary is a ____________ lady. (young/old)

2. It is a ____________ day. (rainy/sunny)

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3. She is wearing a ____________ dress. (new/old)

4. The rabbit has a____________ tail. (long/short)
5. The box is ____________. (empty/full)
6.

It is a _____________ day. (cold/hot)

7.

The river is_____________. (wide/narrow)

8.

Jenny is ____________ today. (happy/sad)

9.

This lady is very ______________. (rich/poor)

10. The dogs are ______________. (quiet/noisy)

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Adjectives

Comparison
I am Mani.
I am Gopi.
I am Nitesh.

Gopi is taller than Nitesh.

Mani is taller than Gopi.
Mani is the tallest boy in the group.

We compare the heights of Gopi and Nitesh.

We say:
Gopi is taller.
We compare Mani and Gopi and say:
Mani is taller.
We compare all three boys and say:
Mani is the tallest.

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Comparison

Colour the pictures correctly.

1. Here are three monkeys.

Colour the biggest one.

3. Here are many balloons.

Colour the smallest one red
and the biggest one blue.

2. Here are two trees.

Colour the shorter one.

4. The costliest shirt is green.

Colour it.

5. Here are 4 cars in a race. Which is the fastest? Colour it yellow.

Colour the slowest car black.

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Comparison
B

Fill in the missing words.

1.

hot

2.

good

3.

dirty

4.

hotter

best
dirtier
happier

5.

hard

6.

wide

7.
bad

9.

thin

10.

smart

wider
softest

worse
thinnest
smarter

11.

wiser

12.

funnier

I am the
strongest.

happiest
hardest

softer

8.

hottest

I am the
smartest.

I am the
wisest.

Verbs

Look at the picture. You see two actions.

You clap with your hands.

You kick with your foot.

Which of the following actions can you do with your

hands?
touch

Yes

No

think

Yes

No

hold

Yes

No

push

Yes

No

Kick, clap, think, touch, hold and push are

words that show different actions.
They are verbs.
A verb is a word that tells an action.

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Verbs

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Look at the pictures. Fill in the blanks with verbs given

in the box.
walk
taste
catch
see
punch
hear
eat
smell

You ____________ with your tongue.

You ____________ with your fist.

You ____________ with your hands.

You ____________ with your nose.

You ____________ with your ears.

You ____________ with your legs.

You ____________ with your eyes.

You ____________ with your mouth.

Verbs
Look at the action in each picture. Write a verb to tell
the action.

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Verbs
D

Use these verbs to fill in the blanks below.

swim

play

drink

fly

wear

ride

write

drive

cut

read

ring

sing

draw

sleep

walk

1.

You __________ a kite.

2.

You __________ a car.

3.

You __________ with a knife.

4.

You __________ your uniform.

5.

You __________ story books.

6.

You __________ with a pen.

7.

You __________ a bell.

8.

You __________ a picture.

9.

You __________ a horse.

10.

You __________ games.

11.

You __________ songs.

12.

You __________ at night.

13.

You __________ in the swimming pool.

14.

You __________ along the road.

15.

You __________ water.

More about verbs

I eat apples
every morning.

He eats
bread.

The girl says:

I eat apples.
He eats bread.
eat and eats are both verbs.

We use a verb without adding

s with I, you, we, they and
plural nouns.
I eat
You eat
We eat
They eat
Boys eat

We use a verb with s with he,

she, it and singular nouns.
He eats
She eats
It eats
Rohan eats

I eat meat and

she eats grass.

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More about verbs

A

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Read the following sentences. Put a tick (9

9) in the box
2) in the box if
if the verb is used correctly. Put a cross (2
the verb is used wrongly.
1. I writes neatly.
2. Harry reads a lot.
3. We love our parents.
4. You knows me.
5. Alex go to school.
6. Seema and Rita play together.
7. He knows that place.
8. They go to bed early.
9. It rains heavily.
10. I get up early.
11. She paint beautifully.
12. We likes that flower.
13. You come on time.
14. He think so.
15. It look beautiful.

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More about verbs

B

Choose the correct verb from the box to fill in each

blank.
shine
shines
1. The sun __________ brightly.
2. The stars __________ at night.

twinkle

twinkles

3. It __________ funny.

sound

sounds

4. I __________ watching TV.

enjoy

enjoys

5. He __________ coffee a lot.

drink

drinks

Fill in the blanks with the verbs below. Add s to the

verb where necessary.
fly

give

set

roar

smell

run

boil

bark

croak

climb

1.

A monkey __________ a tree.

2.

Lions __________.

3.

A bat __________ at night.

4.

Frogs ___________ in summer.

5.

The Sun ___________ us light.

6.

Water ___________ at 100 degree C.

7.

Dogs ___________ at strangers.

8.

The sun ___________ in the west.

9.

A rose __________ sweet.

10.

Hares __________ fast.

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The past tense

The dog wanted to catch the cat.
It chased the cat.
The cat climbed the tree.
It escaped the dog.
Wanted, chased, climbed and escaped are
verbs with d or ed added to them. These
verbs show a past action.
We add d or ed to some verbs when we
want to show that the action happened in the
past.

Choose the correct verb from the box to fill in the

blanks.
1. play

played

2. started

start

3. watch

watched

4. wanted

want

5. live

lived

1. We __________ cricket yesterday.

2. He __________ building the house last month.
3. They __________ a film on TV last night.
4. She __________ to be a nurse when she was a little girl.
5. Dinosaurs __________ on the earth many years ago.

The past tense

All verbs do not add d or ed in their past forms.
Some verbs have their own past forms.
go went
think thought
see saw
drive drove
sing sang

read read
make made
break broke
write wrote

Fill in the blanks with the past forms of verbs given in

the brackets.
1.

She __________ beautiful song. (sing)

2.

Tom __________ a goal for his team. (score)

3.

Mother __________ a cake for us. (bake)

4.

He __________ the story many years ago. (write)

5.

We all __________ at her jokes. (laugh)

6.

You __________ the car carefully. (drive)

7.

Who __________ the window? (break)

8.

He __________ me for my help. (thank)

9.

It __________ to rain heavily last night. (start)

10.

I __________ to the temple yesterday. (go)

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The past tense

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Rewrite each sentence by changing the verb to the past

form.
1.

She waits for me at the bus stop.

She waited for me at the bus stop.

2.

They try to solve the problem themselves.

______________________________________

3.

The monkeys jump from tree to tree.

______________________________________

4.

The goldsmith thinks of a clever plan.

______________________________________

5.

The lady carries a handbag.

______________________________________

6.

The bus stops suddenly.

______________________________________

7.

We move all the furniture.

______________________________________

8.

An old man opens the door.

______________________________________

9.

I see a lion in the forest.

______________________________________

10.

We clean the classroom.

______________________________________

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Verbs

The future tense

Tomorrow is a
holiday.

I will play
football
with my
friends.

I will go to
the park.

I will
watch
TV.

I will visit
my aunt.

We say will go, will watch, will visit and will pay
when we want to talk of the action in the future.

Right

Wrong

I will go to the cinema tomorrow. Right

Wrong

I went to the cinema tomorrow.

The future tense

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Choose the correct verb and complete the sentences.

1. We ____________ in grade 3 next year.
were

will be

2. We ____________ our exams next month.

wrote

will write

3. I ____________ early from tomorrow.

will get up

got up

4. You ____________ home after school today.

went

will go

5. I _____________ to school tomorrow.

will come

came

Fill in the blanks with the future form of the verbs given
in brackets.
1.

I ____________ you my photo album. (show)

2.

Hari ___________ fish in the river. (catch)

3.

I ____________ my homework in the evening. (do)

4.

Mr. James ____________ Mount Everest. (climb)

5.

Seema ___________ vegetables in the market. (buy)

The future tense

C

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The verbs in these sentences are used wrongly. Change

them into the future form.
1.

Rina went to school tomorrow.

_____________________________________________
2.

I celebrated my birthday next week.

_____________________________________________
3.

She opened the window soon.

_____________________________________________
4.

We started morning classes from next month.

_____________________________________________
5.

The headmaster visited our class this afternoon.

_____________________________________________
6.

I saw the doctor the day after tomorrow.

_____________________________________________
7.

I phoned you tomorrow evening.

_____________________________________________
8.

We played games after this class.

_____________________________________________
9.

It rained tonight.

_____________________________________________
10.

I study in grade 3 next year.

_____________________________________________

Conjunctions

The boy and the girl

are wearing hats.

What is there
behind the
tree?
I am not sure. It
is a monkey or
a cat.

The boy has a hat but the man

does not have a hat. He has a
cap.
The words and,
but and or join
two parts. They
are joining words.
Joining words are
called
conjunctions.

What do you see in the picture? Write it using and.

a dog and a cat

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Conjunctions
B

Fill in the blanks with and or but.

1. Tom is tall
________ thin.

2. Nick is tall
________ he is
not thin.

5. The dog _______

the cat are fighting.

9. I knocked at the
door ________
nobody opened it.

3. I found the
book ________ I
cant find the
pen.

6. The dog is
sleeping ________
the cat is not.

10. I knocked at the

door again ________
an old man opened it.

4. I have found the

book ________
the pen.

7. Lisa ________
Mary are dancing.

8. She is rich ________

she is not happy.

Conjunctions
C

Use or to join the following.

1. Do you like tea? Do you like coffee?
Do you like tea or coffee?
2. Is your shirt red? Is your shirt green?
________________________________________
3. Is that Meena? Is that Rita?
________________________________________
4. Was that a tiger? Was that a lion?
________________________________________
5. Do you like momos? Do like pizza?
________________________________________
6. Does he live in a village? Does he live in a town?
________________________________________
7. I will have milk. I will have honey.
I will have milk or honey.
8. She is drawing a dog. She is drawing a cow.
________________________________________
9. He wants to buy a book. He wants to buy a pen.
_______________________________________
10. They will play football. They will play cricket.
________________________________________
11. The girl is at home. The girl is at school.
________________________________________
12. He lives in London. He lives in France.
________________________________________

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Prepositions

This is Sanjeev's room.

Sanjeev is in bed.
His books are in the bag.
There is a clock on the table.
His shoes are under the table.
His mother is at the door to wake him up.
in shows the relation between bed and Sanjeev.
in shows the relation between bag and books.
on shows the relation between table and clock.
under shows the relation between table and shoes.
at relates door to mother.
Words such as in, on, under and at are called prepositions.
A preposition is a word that shows the relation
between a noun or pronoun to other words in a
sentence.

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Prepositons
Look at the picture. Fill in the blanks with correct
prepositions from the box.
at

on

in

near

behind

under

1. The cat is ________ the table.

2. The mouse is ________ the table.
3. There is a bowl ________ the table.
4. The mouse ________ the bowl.
5. There is cheese ________ the bowl.
6. The dog is ________ the door.
7. The dog is hiding ________ the door.

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Here are some more prepositions. Look at the pictures

and fill in the blanks with correct prepositions from the
box.
in
on
over
under
above
below
behind
between

1. The monkey is sitting ________

the trees

2. The dog is sitting

________ a chair.

3. The mouse is hiding ________

the bed.

4. The fox is waiting ________

the tree.

5. The fan is ________ my head.

I am ________ the fan.

6. The lizard and the fly are

________ the wall.
The lizard is ________ the fly.
The fly is ________ the lizard.

Adverbs

The
The
The
The

cat comes silently into the room.

small mouse runs quickly.
big mouse runs slowly.
cat catches the big mouse easily.

The words silently, slowly, quickly and easily show how

the action (verb) is done. They are adverbs.
come silently
run quickly or slowly
catch easily
An adverb is a word that tells us how an action is done.

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Adverbs

Look at the pictures. Choose the correct adverb from the

box to fill in each blank.
neatly
heavily

laugh _____________

angrily
happily

quickly
brightly

run _____________

sadly
loudly

slowly
beautifully

shout _____________

shine _____________

walk _____________

cry _____________

smile _____________

write _____________

dance _____________

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Adverbs
B

Use the following adverbs to complete these sentences.

brightly

carelessly sweetly

clearly

proudly

slowly

angrily

heavily

easily

1. Speak
___________ so that
I can understand you.

4. The lion roared

___________.

loudly

2. The tortoise walked

___________ but won
the race.

5. The dog growled

___________.

3. Meena showed
the first prize
___________.

6. He drives
___________.

7. Ram won the race

___________.

8. It rained ___________.

9. The sun was shining ___________.

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Look at what Simran has written in her notebook.

Milk us gives cow the.
She is trying to write a sentence but her sentence doesnt make sense.
Her words are not in the correct order. The correct order should be:
The cow gives us milk.
Remember!
A sentence always begins with a capital letter and mostly ends with
a full stop.
The cow gives us milk.
A sentence is a group of words in the correct
order that makes sense.
A sentence always begins with a capital letter
and mostly ends with a full stop.

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Put a tick (9
9) in the box if the group of words makes a
2) in the box if the group
correct sentence. Put a cross (2
of words does not make a correct sentence.
1. Ram the is a boy.
2. It is a beautiful picture.
3. The baby soundly sleeping was.
4. I have books two.
5. The boys are playing.
6. that is a bag.
7. I the know answer.
8. The dog is barking.
9. my dress is beautiful.
10. I like that song

The following groups of words are not in the correct

order. Rewrite them as correct sentences. Do not forget
the capital letter and the full stop.
long a has cow a tail
1.
______________________________________
2.

in sun shines the sky the

______________________________________
3.

are of proud we country our

______________________________________
4.

red is the rose.

______________________________________
5.

are green trees the

______________________________________
6.

school to go every day we

______________________________________

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7.

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i student a am

______________________________________
8.

plane the is flying

______________________________________
9.

the sleeping cat under table the is

______________________________________
10.

in park the are children the playing

______________________________________

Write a sentence of your own using each of the

following words.
1.

book

_______________________________________________
2.

telephone

_______________________________________________
3.

my friend

_______________________________________________
4.

was walking

_______________________________________________
5.

river

_______________________________________________

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Questions and statements

What are you
eating?

I am eating sweets.

Can I have one?

Yes, you can have it.

Thank you.

Ram and Sushmita are talking to each other.

They are using sentences.
They are using two kinds of sentences.
Ram says: What are you eating?
Can I have one?
He uses asking sentences. They end in a question mark (?).
Sushmita says: I am eating sweets.
You can have it.
She uses telling sentences. They end in a full stop (.).

A sentence that asks something is called an

interrogative sentence or simply a question. It ends in
a question mark (?).
A sentence that tells something is called a statement. It
ends in a full stop (.).

Questions and statements

A

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Look at each sentence. Write S in the box if it is a

statement and Q if it is a question.
1. They are happy.
2. What does that mean?
3. Can you swim?
4. The boy went out.
5. Do you speak English?

Write these sentences again. End each statement in a

full stop and each question in a question mark.
Remember to start with a capital letter.
1.

where do you live

_______________________________________________
2.

i had tea and biscuits

_______________________________________________
3.

mary had a little lamb

_______________________________________________
4.

are you reading

_______________________________________________
5.

whose book is this

_______________________________________________
6.

did you see the sea

_______________________________________________

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7.

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david broke the window

_______________________________________________
8.

who drew this picture

_______________________________________________
9.

my cat is lovely

_______________________________________________
10.

will you open the door

_______________________________________________

Write five statements of your own.

1. __________________________________________
2. __________________________________________
3. __________________________________________
4. __________________________________________
5. __________________________________________

Write five questions of your own.

1. __________________________________________
2. __________________________________________
3. __________________________________________
4. __________________________________________
5. __________________________________________