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CLASS - IV ENGLISH NOTES JANUARY

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Unit 8 – (Poem) Books

A New Words (5-6) to be written by the students

B Word meanings:
1. galore (adjective) – in great amount or number

2. skinny (adjective) – very thin

3. library (noun) – a building or a room containing collection of books,

magazines, periodicals etc.

C Synonyms :
1. shelves – brackets, racks
2. wonderful – lovely, magnificent
3. wide- broad
D Antonyms:

1. high x low
2. skinny x obese
3. wide x narrow
E Answer the following questions:

1. What kind of books do you like to read? Why is it important to read books?
(Students to write the answer on their own)
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Unit 8 – Going To Buy A Book

A New Words (10-12) to be written by students

B Word meanings:

1. decided (verb) – to make up one’s mind

2. story (noun) – tale made up for entertainment or retelling of something that occurred
3. later (adverb) – at a time in the future

C Synonyms:
1. relax- unwind, de-stress
2. quiet – silent, noiseless
3. alone – single, unattended

D Antonyms:
1. smile x cry, frown 2. many x few 3. now x later

E Frame sentences:
1. relax 2. decided 3. quiet 4. stories

F Answer the following questions:

1. What did the children like to do?

Ans. The children liked to read books.
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2. Why did they go to the small bookshop?

Ans. They went to the small bookshop because it had many books. Also the shopkeeper
was a kind man who always helped them.

5. Which books did the girl and her brother finally buy?
Ans. The girl bought a fat book with many stories and her brother bought a big book
with many pictures.

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GRAMMAR – ADJECTIVES
Adjectives are the words that are used to describe a noun or a pronoun.

1. Descriptive or Qualitative Adjective - This adjective is used to describe the nature

of a noun by answering the question- ‘what kind’.

E.g.- a. Seema is a beautiful girl.

b. I got a new hat for the party.
2. Quantitative Adjective -This adjective provides information about the quantity of the
noun/pronoun. It answers the question – how much / how many.

E.g. - a. Many people came to visit the fair.

b. Every day, he spends some of his time reading books.

3. Demonstrative Adjective- This adjective is used to directly refer to something or someone.

Some examples are - this, that, these, those.

E.g.- a. That bat belongs to me.

b. Can you send those books to the library?

4. Possessive Adjective- This adjective indicates possession or ownership. These adjectives

always come before a noun.
Some examples are - my, his, her, our, their, you.

E.g. - a. My car is parked outside.

b. She gave me her suitcase.

5. Proper Adjective - A Proper adjective is an adjective that comes from a proper noun and
starts with a capital letter.

E.g.- a. Spices are widely used in Indian cooking.

b. He gifted me a French perfume.

EXERCISE
I Choose the adjective from the box to fill in the blanks:

red his Mexican a little these pure cunning Hindu

1. The fox is a ________ animal.

2. There is ________ milk in the jug.

3. I wore a _____ saree yesterday.

4. ______ bag is missing.

5. My family went to a _________ Restaurant.

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6. ______ mangoes are expensive.

7. The speaker was a _______ priest.

8. Always drink ______ water.

II- Underline and name the adjective in the given sentences:

1. Few men are attending the meeting.
2. Who gave you this book?
3. Is there any milk in the jug?
4. She is a pretty girl.
5. The packet is heavy.
6. There are several mistakes in this answer.
7. The African writer was given an award.
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Grammar – Use of Can, May, Might

Can

1) Can is often used to make requests.

Eg - Can I borrow your car?

2) Can is also used to express ability to do something.

Eg - Rita can swim very well.

May and Might

1. May and Might are used to talk about the possibility of something happening.
2. May is used for things that are more likely to happen and might refers to things that are
less likely to happen.

Eg – a) Your head is warm. You may be coming down with a cold.

b) Do you think it will rain tonight? I don’t know, it might.

3. May and Might are used to ask for permission in a formal way.

Eg – May I borrow the car tomorrow?

1. Fill in the blanks with – can, may or might.

1. I _____ need your help on this project.

2. She _____ not come to the meeting.

3. You ____ go wherever you like.

4. Nowadays, people _________ travel abroad very easily.

5. He _________ fall down if he is not careful.

6. If you _________ sing, you _________ join the choir.

7. _________ you see that colourful bird?

8. _________ I please take your pen?