Maple Leaf International School
Class: V
English language
Worksheet 3
Way to English
Word building (page no. 19)
Form Nouns
Word Noun
e. g arrive arrival
1. deny
2. try
3. refuse
4. approve
Choice of Words (page no. 17)
Use each of the following in a sentence.
e. g. fresh fruit: I prefer fresh fruit to canned fruit.
1. fresh air: ___________________________________________________________.
2. fresh butter: ________________________________________________________.
3. fresh water : ________________________________________________________.
4. as fresh as paint: _____________________________________________________.
Choice of Words (page no. 27)
B. Rewrite the following sentences replacing the italics words with an expression chosen from:
(thought well over the matter, where to seek help, made his appearance, deserted)
For example: The boy has turned over a new leaf.
The boy is now behaving well.
1. I turned the matter over and over in my mind.
Ans. ______________________________________________________________________
2. The rich man turned his back on his old friends.
Ans. ______________________________________________________________________
3. The new manager turned up unexpectedly.
Ans. ______________________________________________________________________
4. When he escaped from the enemy, he did not know which way to turn.
Ans. ______________________________________________________________________
Secondary English
Spelling 5
Words and Meanings (Page no. 65)
Spelling 5
Words and Meanings (page no.65)
C. Replace each of the following phrases with a single word:
Phrase Single Word
e.g. not moving stationary
1. a blood vessel
2. to give special advice
3. a time without war
4. to go in front of
Picking from the Pairs (page no. 65)
D. Choose the correct Words:
For example: The Thor (desert/dessert) is in Rajasthan, India.
1. The engine driver, though uninjured, was (quiet/quite) shaken by his experience.
2. All (accept/expect) the last few trucks of the train were derailed.
3. Not a single (piece/peace) of machinery was undamaged.
4. The green signal meant that the train could (precede/proceed) down the line.
Spelling 6
Select a Word (Page no. 76-77)
A. Fill in the blank with a suitable word.
e.g. your name written at the end of your letter is your signature_____.
1. When you start something, you make a ______________________________.
2. Handwriting or printing that can be read easily is______________________________.
3. To share or exchange ideas in writing is to engage in___________________________
4. The end or last part of something is the ______________________________.
Language 7
Using better verbs (page no. 84)
E. Use a better verb in place of the underlined words.
For example: The car went through the red lights.
The car sped through the red lights.
1. The diver went into the water.
Ans. ______________________________________________________________________
2. The soldiers went through the city.
Ans. ______________________________________________________________________
3. The stallion went across the fields.
Ans. ______________________________________________________________________
5. The helicopter went across the sky.
Ans. ______________________________________________________________________
Brighter Grammar
Lesson: 6 Ex: A (page no. 33-34)
Change into direct speech:
For example: She asked me if I had finished the painting.
She said to me, ‘Have you finished your painting ?’
The policeman asked if I had seen the thief.
The policeman said to me, ‘Have you seen the thief ?’
a) Mrs. Lee asked Margaret if she was tired.
Ans. __________________________________________________________________________________
b) Carl asked William if he had read ‘Treasure Island’.
Ans. __________________________________________________________________________________
c) The stranger asked where the railway station was.
Ans. __________________________________________________________________________________
d) The lady asked Lloyd if he could swim.
Ans. __________________________________________________________________________________
e) The hunter asked if they had heard the sound of wolves.
Ans. ___________________________________________________________________________________
Lesson 7 Ex. A (page no. 37)
B. Write the following as indirect commands or requests:
Example: Mary said, ‘Open the window please, John.’ (Direct request)
Mary asked John to open the window. (Indirect request)
Officer (to soldiers): Fire! (Direct command)
The officer commanded the soldiers to fire. (Indirect command).
1. Teacher to Richard: Write that exercise out carefully.
Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________.
2. Mary said to John, ‘Open the box for me, please.’
Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________.
3. ‘Release the prisoners, said the officer to the sergeant.
Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________________.
