E.)A sentence is a group of words which makescomplete sense.

It begins witha
capital letter and ends with a full stop, a question mark or an exclamation
mark

Arrange the words correctly to make proper sentences. Use the full stop at
the end of the sentence.

a. chocolates love I and ice cream

b. bad teeth I know are they my for

C. savewe trees must cut being from

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d. parents precious my meto are very

e. kind animals must we be to

A sentence can end in aquestion mark or an exclamation mark:

Wlhere are you?

What havel done!
2. End each of the following sentences with a
question or an exclamation
mark. Copy the sentences:
a. Does this train go to Jhumritalaiya

b. Help There is a lizard inside my desk

C.
Why are you late to class

d. Whata lovely sunset

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Pick out and write at least ten common nouns and five proper nouns from the

passage:
Ganesha has large ears. He has four hands. In one hand he holds a lotus, in the
other a hatchet. The third hand holds 'ladoos' while the fourth hand is shown
blessing people. Ganesha has only one tusk, the other is shown broken. He is
shown sitting with one foot on the ground, the other resting on his knee.
Ganesha is shown seated on a rat. He is often shown seated in front of a tray of
sweets with a rat looking up at him.
Ganesha is usually remembered before starting any rituals for other gods and
goddesses. Mr. and Mrs. Satpaty always pray to Ganesha before they pray to
other gods like Ram, Shiva, Krishna or Goddess Lakshmi, Saraswati or Durga.

Common Nouns Proper Nouns

1. 1.
2. 2
3 3.
4. 4.
5. 5
6.
7
8.
9
10.
 D Singular and plural
Add's' and change thenouns to plural:
a. town b. plate C. toy
d. garden ... e. stick f. lion
8. flower h. rose i. chair
*** **
Add 'es'to thesenouns to make
them plural:
a. brush b. box C. dish .. ******

d. gas e. tax

Change'y'into'ies' to make these nouns plural:

a. baby
b. armny C. city
d. family e. party f. lady
8 fly e. pony . f. story
For the followingnouns drop the 'f' or'fe':
a. half b. loaf C. wolf

d. shelf (ves).. e. thief (ves).

Add the's'after the first word in the followingnouns:
son-in-law sons-in-law

daughter-in-law
father-in-law
mother-in-lawv

passer-by
brother-in-law
 EXERCISE
deck: Over two
on
thousand passengers board, were fast asleep and
below. Thecrew awoke them soon after midnight. unaware o
t h e d a n g e r l u

The 'unsinkable:ship' was sinking. It began to slowBy tilt into the ikcy, swirlirg

Terrified, many
passengers jumaned from the decks into the
ers.
p.m.
Titanic sank into the Cr 15
i t s lights
w i t hits
still shining,the sea.

captain his crew drowned. Atlartic. (wer

passage?

thetitleof
this April, 2.20
at withthe and
What
is people along
undred
Whois Sid
fifteen
had such confidence thatthe Titanic could
had
The ship
builders
suc
never sinik that
Where is
his
home?

ef? How long is it? a few

lifeboats o n it. thes
BarrierReef? had put only
dWhere
istheGreat
friend.

Name
Sid's best
e. triends?

Whoare
his
other
EXERCISE
f.
Whatare coralreets?

made of?
coral reefs in short:
h. What are
both to Australia's east
coast and the Andaman A.Answer thequestions
mon
the whether true orfalse:
Say
Nicobar I s l a n d s ?

This was the

Titanic's maiden or first voyage
a.
reefs in danger?
iWhyare coral were over ten
thousand passengers on board
b. There
with its lights still shining,
C. The ship sank
2. The Titanic
Name the following:
1.
a. The captain of the ship
which it was sailing,
The Titanic, on its maiden voyage, b. The ocean on
was sinking and that too, rapidly! c. People who sail on ships.
It the night of 14th April,1912.
was d. People who work on a ship.
made sure to
Captain Smith had e. Amountain ofice
watch for
have a sailor keeping a
at around 11.40
icebergs. Suddenly 2. Say why:
the young
p.m. on that clear night,
sailor froze with fear, as he saw a
a. Theyoung sailor froze with fear. Because. ******* ***************

b. The water of the ocean was pouring into the lower decks
huge iceberg right in the path of
the huge ship. C. The passengers were fast asleep.

"Iceberg!" he yelled out in panic. d. Many passengers jumped into the icy water.
Captain Smith fought hard to steer the largest luxury boat of those times away from e. There were such few lifeboats on the luxury liner.
that mountain of ice but her side had already been scraped. The iceberg had cut
holes and soon the iecy, cold water of the Atlantic Ocean was pouring into the lower

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 Use the ten atjectives given below
WRITING EXERCISE
to till in
Sunny strong dark these
sweet spaces
leather sharp brilliant
Smart
faithful tasty
a. d . .. ... night
f. a..
b. a
. child
8. a.
blazer
... Wind belt
C. a .

h. a..
. . dog
meal i. a
d. a. ****

. knite
...light
e .a. .. day
Rewrite the sentences given below using theadiecti.
ite the adjectives in the correct order. Read each senton brackets.Try ts
it sounds right.
a. Tboughtsome .. ... apples.(juicy/red)

Ibought somered andjuicy apples.

b. Richard was wearing a . . tee-shirt. (cotton/yellow/bright)

.. lamp. (brass/dusty/dull)
C. Alladin rubbed the.
*****

*********

d. An... ... umbrella lay on the road. (tattered/plastic/oldand)

*****

. actor. (handsome/ tall/ dark)

e. Everybody crowded around the.
* * ' * *

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 learnt about similes. In the
In the Reader chapter,
we

some wise sayings or provervs. Learn these proverbs an Workbooklet us studstad

us
letters and speech, heir meaning
Try to use them invouressays,

Absence makes the heart grow

fonder. being away
a. from
may make you like someone
neone
all the more. her/hin
b. Don't count your chickens
before they don't be ver
about any matter.
confident
are hatched.
broth. too many helpers
Toomany cooks spoil the
task may end up doing one
C.

spoiling it
d. Look before you leap. think carefully before
a serious step. taking
e. Make hay while the sun shines. make the most of the
opportunities given.

2 Write the missing word in these proverbs:

1. Penny wise, pound

2 Outofsight,out of.
3. A stitch intime saves.
4. Better late than.* * *
5. A friend in need is a friend..

3. Form the proverbs by matching the words in A with those in B.

A B
a. Every cloud is not gold
b. Look before be bygones
c. Honesty has a silver lining
d. Let bygones
you leap
e. All that glitters is the best policy
Find out the
meanings of the proverbs given above.
1. Complete following
Completethe
the
rollowing with
with
a. acyclist cycles, suitable verbs:
suitable verbs:
b. a conqueror . f. anartist
* **********

C. a decorator 8 a singer
*** *** **

d. a student
h. abeggarI
i. a teacher
e. a tourist * ********
**************
j. adoctor ** *****.
These verbs remain the same in the
past and past participle:
burst Cut
read shut
spread
Choose and write the correct verbs:
a. I(cutted/ cut) the cake with aknife.
b. How sad! My balloon had (burst/
bursted).
c. He (shutted / shut) the door and left.
d. She (read/ readed) the entire night.
e. Help!The water pipe has (bursted/ burst).
 and full stop
commas

CPunctuation capital
letters,
using the
Kewrite these
sentences

italy france
france belgium
belgium
and
and
austria last
austria
austria

sudershan
visited italy
namrata and
a.

september

the east
known as the scotland of
b. meghalaya is

some wonderful books like

who was born in india wrote
C.rudvard kipling
the jungle book

radha works from monday to friday and enjoys herselt on saturday and sunday
d.

e.
e.
our winter markets have plenty of carrots beans cauliflowers and fruits like
oranges apples bananas and pears

D, Insert question marks and exclamation marks in these sentences

a. Help help
b. Where is Timbuktu .Is it in Africa
c. Have you read
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.. What an amazing book
d. Oh my God. Isn't that Sachin Tendulkar
standing there
e. What a movie.Ijust loved it
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 Art
Remember: we use 'a' and 'an' when
we do not refer
definite. to someone
meone or something
something
is why 'a' and'an' are called
indefinite articles.
when we refer to someone
the wi
We u s e
That is
something definite.
or
why'the'is called the definite article.
Fill in'a','an' or'the' i the blanks:
a.Fverybody wears jeans today. But
who worked in...cotton they were first worn by ... Africans
plantations of
Tawaharlal Nehru always wore...... rose America.
in... button hole of his coat.
C. Lhad... egg.... slice of brown
bread with... hot cup of cocoa.
d. Netaji planned ...exciting
escape from. British on...
o n . . dark
My neighbour
...

e. has. . daughter, named Etheldreda. What night.

give. girl! .

name to
f. Ihave. headache and.... Sore throat. I
thinkI
8 yellow chick emerged from..egg and ate. have got.... cold.
h. worm.
I'll pay you.... hundred dollars
in... week. It's
butyou are.... unskilled boy and have lots to not. enormous salary
learn.
Thad.. . amazing experience last night. I saw
cup of coffee at... dinosaur having ...

Coffee Corner Shop.

iMr Shaky lives on. top floor .old
of building. When .wind wind
OOWS.. windows rattle and he begins to tremble!
. .

NTER /D
DReminber, the verb must agree with its subject. Ifthe subject is singular, the
vepb will be singular. If the subject is plural, then the verb will aiso be plural.
(Always look for the subject in the sentence first to see if it is singular or plural.
Also, collective nouns will take a singular verb:
A herd (one herd) ofbuffaloes was grazing.
Apack ofcards (one pack) is on the table.
irde the correct verb given in brackets:
a. I(are/am) nine yearsold and I (study/studies) in class IV.
b. Mira and Nira (like/likes) their new teacher and (are/is) always talking
about her.
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tmrsersen
 There and their
Thene in the
opposite ot
"Their' ahwapmaenao hene
Fll inthe
spaces with 'there' anl
A
'their'
tin
N0 Waler in
the tap.
ts n eWar
got stolen.
nyone at home?
d
.shop is bebind.... house.
.
Can you go
andsolve problem ?
here and hear
Her points toaplace
Hear means to listen.

a. Come and sit

besideme
b. ..
is the letter I havebeen
waiting for.
C. lcan't...
you.
Speaklouder.
d. . that you have become a
movie star. Is that right?
e.
Wehave all come... ... in order to
...yOuspeak.
D.) Should and would
Should expresses 'advice' and'duty'

a. We.. . not tease animals in the zoo.

b. you be kind enough to pass me the salt, please?

C.
lamsosorry!1. ...

havecomeand helped you.

d. The doctor has advised me that I... ... rest at home for a few days.
e. Ithink you... see another doctor!

f. . . it be a problem if I take the next week off?

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C.Pronouns
King Bruce flung King Bruce down.
King Bruceflunghimselfdown.
is used.
Instead ofrepeating the name King Bruce, the word 'himself
pronoun. Ithas replaced thenoun, King Bruce.
'Himself is a
pronouns:l/me/we/us/you/he/she/her/his/him/ they/ them/it
Personal
the personal pronouns from
the list given
1. Rewrite these sentences using
above:
would take Navin and Priya to
a. Mother told Navin and Priya that Mother
the zoo.
b. TheiPad was lost. The iPad was
new.

and you and I

and I will meet at 4.00 p.m.
C. You and I will play tennis. You
will haveagood game. told the two
d. The principal sent naughty boys. The principal
for the two the
to go on
would not be allowed
boys that the two naughty boys
naughty
picnic. what to
and Gita did not know
e. Gita was upset as the stolen c a r was Gita's
do.
Choose and write the correct personal
pronouns:
2.
a. Let.. work together. (we/us)
a n d . . m u s t work together. (I and you/ you and I)
b.
C. Between.... a n d . . . there are no secrets. (I and you/you and me)
d. Who is talking? Itis.. (he/him)
e. Areyou sure it was
not..? (she/her)

D.)1. Who and which are relative pronouns.

'who' 'which':
Join each pair of sentences using
or

a. Rita was given a dress. It had red and white polka dots on it.
b. Atthe exhibition we saw a diamond necklace. It belonged to a rajah.
C. Mr. Aiyer has a daughter. She is a pilot.
d. Welaughed at the clown. He was turning cartwheels.
e. Gina found the necklace. Mother hadlostit. (delete'it' in your answer

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. Tenses

. We had a lady whose sari was caught a lion.

by - past tense
1. We lhave a lady whose sari
is caught by a lion. -present tense
iii. We will
have a lady whose sari will be caught bya lion. -future tense
Remember: tense means time.
1 Complete the sentences with the Past Simple form of the verbs underlined:
a. ldidn't go to New York, I..0ent... to Chicago.
b. We didn't meet Tina, we. .. Aarti.
c.
C. Hedidn't leavelast week, he .. yesterday.
d. Wedidn't see a film, we aa play.
e. Ididn't buy a computer,I. .... a camera.

f. He didn't send a letter, he. a n email.

She didn't makespaghetti, she.. asagne.
h. Wedidn't have ice cream, we... . kulfi.
Read aloud the sentences.

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 emember participle always requires an auxiliary or a
a

had'have' 'is 'are'was' 'were', etc. helping verb like 'has'

Fill in the blanks with the
past participle of the verbs given in bold
auxiliary verbs are underlined: type. The
a. The nmagic show had.... late.
b. The orphans were. (begin/began/begun)
a
grand time at the king's palace.
(give/ gave/ given)
C.
c.
During the storm, the leaves were.. here and there.
d.
(blow/blew/ blown)
Ihad.... three glasses of milk. (drink/ drank/ drunk)
e.
e. The English Channel has
been... many times. (swim/ swam/ swum)
3. Write these sentences in the past tense
by filling the spaces with either the
past tense or the past participle of the verbs in bold type:
a. David.... hisnew car home. (drive/ drove/ driven)
b. Ihavve. .... to bring my book, Ma'am. (forget/ forgot/ forgotten)
c.
C. Idid not.... it.
(do/ did/ done)
d. Radha has.... of a clever answer
(think/ thought)
e. The murderer was..... to death.
(hang/ hung/ hanged)
E.) Make the following verbs continuous by adding ing.
ask asking.. hang
bleed grow
cut mend

discuss g0
eat
do
Read each sentence to yourself, then use these prepositions to fill in the blanks

on in to into up by of at over above

a. Humpty Dumpty sat.... awall.
b. Jack andJill went. the hill.

C.
c. Ijumped... thewall.
d. The blue sky i s . . . us.
e.
e. Anilmet Amar...... 4o'clock.
f. What is the meaning. this word?

g. Joeran... the library. (movement)

h.
h. The bird is.... ... the cage.

Kitty wants. go out and chase the birds.

Mr. Khan usually reaches home.6.00p.m.
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Fill inthe blanks using suitable conjunctions like
because; and; but although: so

a. Iwanted to goout...due to unexpected guests I could not doso.

b. h e is a nice person, he is not very friendly.
C. Iwas hungry .... Imade some sandwiches for myself.

d. Wemissed theflight .wereached late.

e. Tick. Tock are twins.

E.) 1. Use the following conjunctions to fill in these blanks:

or when since until if
a. .. tell you, do not start running.
b.
Iwill buy you a lollipop.. you stop crying
C. You can take the
red dress. .. the yellow one.
d. . . t is not yet time, you cannot enter the movie hall.
e. Wewere playing in the field
.. ... wesaw the flash of lighting.
2. Useunless, as, before to fill in these blanks:
a.
Bring in the dry clothes it starts raining.
....

b. You are not allowed to enter

..you take off yourdirty shoes!
C. ...it was Gandhi
Jayanti, we hada national holiday.
d.
.. youapologize, Iwill not speak to you.
e. The greedy boys ate up all the sweets. .. the guests arrived.

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 wOras in bold ty
C Compound Words: with
the
words
compound
body..
Read the sentences and
form
placetill we
find the
inevery
searchcarefully
u s t

that wecan work hard..

bb toclass
Wego so
* * * *

Is thereany tea in the pot the sun. ******r

in the lightot
red robe
and sit
d. Alter
my bath I weara with the
bed..
room
the
the board in
hecupis placed
on
yourmind?.
thinkanew word will
cross
.Doyou
the table
fora chat?..
and sit at
8 Doyou have timetocome with a w e .
r

fills us
h. Some ofusfeel that thisscenery
i. This team is full of my mates.. * ** **

paper?.
youread the n e w s the
in
Have
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comprehension 2 MOUNTAIN RAILWAYS
OF INDIA

uOuntan railways refer to the railway lines constructed in the

untainsot our countryduring British ruleThe British have left behind
ene Wonertully, quaint trains tor our riding pleasure.
thea

Himalayan Railway opened 1881 the first, and still

he Darjeling
in was

hill passenger train. It is known asa

rain
the most outstanding ekainple
of a
You can hop on to thistrain from New Jalpaiguri to Darjeeling
And havea Wonderful time, enjoying the mountain scenery.

The constructon of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, in Tamil Nadu was

pleted in 1908. It connects the plains to the hills of Ooty, now called
in the Nilgiri hills, popularly called the 'Blue
dagamandalam,
Udagamandalam,

Mauntains' of south India. The train passes through one of the most

wautiful parts of
our huge country.
The Kalka-Shimla

Was built in
Railway
the mid-19 century
service to
toprovide a
town of
the highland
Shimla, in the
up
beautiful Himalayas.
This train begins at
Kalka and terminates

at Shimla. You will be

amazed to know that
102 tunnels n ogh Station, Koiks Simiz A
there are

and 864 bridges on

the way. You must count them and check for yourselves!

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A. Dictionary time
the wordsin bold type
and writethu mdowr
Find the meanings of
,
****\

*******

B. Tick the correct answers:

lines built
the railway
d. The mountain railways refer to

i. in the mountains
ii. near the mountains
ii. away from themountains

b. They were built by

. the British
i. the Darjeeling Railway
ii. the Kalka Shimla Railway
train is the
example of a hill passenger
C. The most outstanding

i. Kalka-Shimla Railway
ii. The Nigiri Mountain Railway
ii. the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.
d. The Nilgiri Mountain Railway connects:
the plains to Ooty
ii. Kalka to Shimla
i.
ii. the plains to Darjeeling

e. Iwould like to travel on the

i. The Kalka-Shimla Route

ii. the Nilgiri Mountain route

ii. the Darjeeling route

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