English Reader 2
English Reader 2
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Grade Answers
Using grammar
1. Where is Tom?
A. Accept all relevant answers.
Quick answer B. 1. Neha plans to go to Australia.
1. 3. 4. 2. I have a pet dog. His name is Bravo.
3. My friend lives in Model Town.
Read to answer
4. I study at Sanskar Public School.
1. First Aunt Polly looked for Tom under the bed.
5. My father has a Samsung phone.
2. Then, she looked for him in the garden.
6. Have you been to Disney World?
3. Finally, she found Tom standing behind her.
7. Ms Peterson works at the State Library.
Think to answer 8. You should not make noise in a library.
1. Tom was eating jam when Aunt Polly saw him. C. Common noun Proper noun Proper noun
2. He said, “My! Look behind you, Aunt Polly!” and when
Aunt Polly turned around, he jumped across the fence Accept all Accept all
mountains
and escaped. relevant answers relevant answers
Discuss to answer Accept all Accept all
books
relevant answers relevant answers
A. Aunt Polly Accept all Accept all
magazines
Quality How do you come to know about it? relevant answers relevant answers
Accept all Accept all
Simple Tom tricked her to escape. schools
relevant answers relevant answers
She loved her glasses and wore them Accept all Accept all
Stylish monuments
for style. relevant answers relevant answers
Tom Listen to understand
Quality How do you come to know about it?
Clever He easily tricked Aunt Polly.
He stole jam and jumped across the 5 4 1
Naughty
fence to escape.
B. Accept all relevant answers.
C. Accept all relevant answers
Words in use 3 2
Word Opposite Writing
Accept all relevant answers.
always rare
Spelling
bitter decrease
A. Blue Black Blade Bleed
common never B. Plant Plug Pliers Plus
early more
2. Community Helpers
increase quiet
Quick answer
less sweet
1. c) 2. b) 3. b)
loud late
Read to answer
melt old 1. Community helpers are found everywhere.
young failure 2. We rely on them to make our town great.
success high 3. Firefighters and police help us in emergencies.
low freeze Think to answer
Accept all relevant answers.
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Discuss to answer Listen to understand
1. Doctors, nurses, firefighters, police, farmers, chefs, 1. b. banker 2. a. journalist. 3. c. doctor.
bakers, waiters, electricians and plumbers. 4. a. architect. 5. c. teacher.
2. Accept all relevant answers. Writing
3. They are important because they make our work easy Accept all relevant answers.
and make our town great. Spelling
Words in use A. Pray Present Press Prawn
B. Brown Bridge Branch Bread
Name Special work done by the person
Architect
A person who designs buildings 3. Wash, Wash, Wash Your Hands
and houses
Quick answer
A special doctor who treats 1. We should wash hands before cooking and eating.
Dentist
problems of teeth
2. We should wash hands after using the toilet and
Journalist A person who makes or writes news touching anything dirty.
Veterinary doctor A doctor who cures animals 3. We should rub the hands for 20 seconds while
washing them.
A qualified person who decides
Judge Read to answer
cases in a court
1. We need to wash hands to keep diseases away.
Florist A person who works with flowers 2. Dirty hands carry germs.
Mechanic A person who repairs vehicles 3. When we eat with dirty hands, we take in the germs.
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Using grammar Discuss to answer
A. 1. Neha looks at the moon and thinks about it. noisy, naughty, wants other to hear it, thankful, fights with
2. Our team played well but we lost the match. others, teases and scares other birds
3. My teacher loves us. She also scolds us sometimes. Words in use
4. Kiran baked a cake yesterday. 1. A rose has a sweet smell.
5. Things shrink in winter and expand in summer. 2. Mother cooks tasty food.
B. 1. Rahul drinks a glass of milk in the morning. 3. It is a cold day.
2. The aeroplane flies over my house. 4. My dog has furry skin.
3. The baby laughs at my tricks. 5. Kiran is an old woman.
4. Janet drives a car.
Using grammar
5. Mother dances beautifully.
A. 1. I like milk and juice.
Listen to understand
2. Seema and Harsha can paint.
3. My dog is very cute and naughty.
4 6 5 4. She is fit and healthy.
5. The song has good music and words.
B. 1. Rahul is tall but his brother is short.
2. Peacock is big but sparrow is small.
1 3 2 3. Today it is cold but yesterday it was warm.
4. Jiya dances well but her friend cannot dance.
5. Birds fly but human beings walk.
Writing
C. 1. Mehul has a scooter but I have a bicycle.
1. First soak your nails in water.
2. I have many books and toys.
2. Now clean your nails with a brush.
3. Then dry your fingers. Listen to understand
4. castly cut your nails. 1. Peacock is the national bird of India.
2. Peacocks sing beautifully.
Spelling
crayons crawl crown cross crow cricket 3. Peacocks do not fly long distances.
4. Peacocks have colourful feathers.
4. The Blue Jay 5. Peahen’s tail is longer than that of the peacock.
Writing
Quick answer
Accept all relevant answers.
1. The blue jay is a noisy bird.
2. It is blue, white and brown in colour. Spelling
3. All the birds are scared of the blue jay. clock clothes climb clown cloud clean
4. It is found only in winter.
Read to answer 5. Vikram and Betal
1. The blue jay has sky-blue, grey, black and white
colours. Quick answer
2. Blue jay loves to be heard. 1. c) inventor 2. b) warrior 3. b) forest
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2. The family heard the screams of Chandraprabha.
6. I Love My Nation
3. Yes his answer was correct because the warrior took
risk to save Chandraprabha. Quick answer
1. b) oceans 2. b) mountains 3. b) delta
Discuss to answer
Read to answer
Person Quality
1. The poet says that there are oceans towards the south
Chandraprabha Intelligent of his country; mountains towards the north; Ganga
Inventor and scholar Brave delta in the east and sandy desert in the west.
2. People of many cultures live in the country. They are
Warrior Wise hardworking and try to do their best.
Vikram Coward 3. Rich dreams are in the front and rich past is behind the
Words in use nation.
A. 1. The chief guest gave away the prizes. Think to answer
2. Mother asked me to throw away useless papers. 1. The speaker is talking about India because there are
3. The thief ran away with jewellery. oceans to India’s south; mountains to its north; delta in
the east and desert in the west.
4. The crow snatched my food and flew away.
2. They make many inventions.
5. Robbers took away all the money from the bank.
3. They write interesting fiction.
Using grammar
Discuss to answer
Preetie is standing near a statue.
Accept all relevant answers.
There are many books in this box.
Shivam is throwing stones into the pond Words in use
There is one boy among the girls. A. 1. attack, black 2. than, scan
Children are jumping into the swimming pool. 3. explain, train 4. ran, man
The famous actor was standing among his fans. 5. doll, ball
There are many pencils in the box. B. 1. Trick
My dog always sits near me. 2. Throw
3. Forgot
Listen to understand
4. More Accept all relevant answers.
1. Betal told Vikram story about the King of Varanasi.
5. Balloon
2. Ratanraaj was the King’s son.
6. Sing
3. Ratnaraaj and Vjramukut were friends.
7. Mine
4. They went to a city.
8. Bright
5. They got separated.
Using grammar
Writing
A.
Dear Harry
Hope you are doing well. I want to tell you about an
interesting dream. I saw a colourful monster in my dream. Its
face was blue. It had three eyes on top of its head. Its mouth
was very big and had six teeth. The teeth were shaped like a doll an apple the sun
triangles. The ears looked like balls hanging from a string. It
laughed and told me many jokes. It brought many gifts for
me.
Isn’t it strange to see such a cute monster?
the stars a rat an elephant
If you have anything interesting to share, please write to me.
B. 1. The Earth revolves around the Sun.
Your friend,
2. We met a strange animal. The animal had three eyes
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on the head and an eye on the nose.
(write your name here)
3. Meena has a dog. The dog eats an apple every day.
Spelling 4. The sky looks orange today.
drum draw drink dropper dress drama 5. He lives in the north of India.
6. Climate of the south and the north of India is very
different.
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7. The President of Germany is coming to our country. 5. The three important steps to be taken while being
8. There are many children near my house. The overtaken are :
children are very naughty. i. Do not increase the speed of your vehicle.
Listen to understand ii. Keep an eye on the traffic coming from the
opposite direction.
Rivers 7 Mountain ranges 3
iii. Slow down if overtaking vehicle needs more
Oceans 1 Deserts 2
space.
Languages 22
(Accept any other relevant option)
Spelling
Discuss to answer
A. snail snake snow B. smoke smile smell
Accept any other relevant options.
7. Overtaking Words in use
A. 1. Snakes are harmful but earthworms are harmless.
Quick answer (harm)
1. We should overtake every vehicle. 2. We always think that the common man is powerless
2. We should avoid overtaking on narrow roads. and the rich are powerful. (power)
3. We can break the speed limit while overtaking. 3. We should be thankful for all that we have but we
4. We should use dipper at night. are often thankless for it. (thank)
5. Use the left indicator while overtaking. 4. Jiya thought that getting an injection is very painful
but she realised that it is painless. (pain)
6. Increase the speed of your vehicle when
someone overtakes you. 5. She is a shameless person. She doesn’t feel
shameful for her rude behaviour. (shame)
Read to answer
Using grammar
A. 1. A large number of accidents happen while
overtaking. A. 1. Rahul is taller than Brijesh.
2. We should avoid overtaking on narrow lanes, 2. Seema is faster than Dolly.
bridges and while driving on hills. 3. Human beings are wiser than animals.
3. The three things that we should judge while 4. December is colder than October.
overtaking are: 5. My book is bigger than your book.
i. Judging the speed of the vehicle moving ahead 6. This road is narrower than other road.
of you 7. Meera is thinner than Jina.
ii. Judging the speed of the vehicle approaching B. 1. A sunflower is bigger than a rose. (big)
you from the opposite direction 2. My house is closer to Jina’s house than Priya’s
iii. Judging the speed of the vehicle coming behind house. (close)
you 3. This question is simpler than the previous question.
4. We should use dipper at night. (simple)
Think to answer 4. Mother is quicker than Grandma. (quick)
A. 1. Overtaking means passing ahead of a vehicle 5. I am older than my brother. (old)
moving in front of you in the same direction. 6. Their house is larger than our house. (large)
2. The right indication tells vehicles coming from 7. Hardy is fatter than Laurel. (fat)
behind that you are going to overtake and left 8. This place is cleaner than the other one. (clean)
indication is for the vehicle you have overtaken for
moving towards left. Listen to understand
3. Ambulance, police vehicle, fire engine and other 1. We should drive in the middle of the road.
emergency vehicles should always be given way. 2. We should drive within the speed limit.
4. The three steps are : 3. We should not jump the traffic lights.
i. Judging the speed of the vehicle going ahead; 4. We can park our vehicles at any open space.
coming behind and coming from the opposite 5. We should be careful while overtaking.
direction.
Writing
ii. The lane is clear.
Go straight to Garden Street. Then, turn right to reach
iii. Increase the speed of your vehicle than the Green Street. Turn, left. Go straight till you reach High
vehicle you are going to overtake. Street. Turn left. The Shopping Centre will be towards
(Accept any other relevant option) your right.
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Spelling 3. He kept (keep) the treasure safely.
flag flower fly flame fleet flock 4. They walked (walk) for an hour yesterday.
5. She called (call) the doctor because Grandma was
8. The Dunderhead sick.
6. Rihana used (use) all the sugar in the jar.
Quick answer 7. I felt (feel) scared in the dark.
1. The little boy ate. 8. Birds sat (sit) on the branch of a tree.
2. The little boy did not have any friends. 9. Meera and Kate went (go) to the market yesterday.
3. The little boy had remote in his hand. 10. The team worked (work) hard for the match.
Read to answer Listen to understand
1. The little boy liked to watch TV and to eat. 1. Prabhat Chotta Bheem
2. He liked to eat candies.
3. The poet calls him ‘dunderhead’. 2. Geeta Pokémon
Think to answer
1. The boy ate when he watched TV. 3. Raghu Powerpuff Girls
2. His eyes would burn and head would spin due to TV.
3. He became unhealthy because he sat and ate. 4. Peter Mickey Mouse
Discuss to answer
1. The poet calls the boy dunderhead because he doesn’t 5. Ela Tom and Jerry
take care of his health. He sits in front of the TV Writing
watching all kinds of programmes and eats while he
A. 2. Where did you spend your childhood? (When/
watches TV.
Where)
2. The boy ate candies. No, he did not eat healthy food.
Accept relevant answers.
3. The boy will become obese and have health problems.
3. When did you become a teacher? (When/ Who)
Words in use Accept relevant answers.
A. A K L N O N F A T 4. What do you like best about our school? (How/ What)
N N N O L M B V C Accept relevant answers.
O N N N O B H I L 5. What are your hobbies? ( When/ What)
B. Accept relevant answers.
N O N S T O P M N
L N G T U I F T S Spelling
I V E I R U K F C fracture frog friends fruit frown frame
V D T C L O N O N 9. Real Meaning of Peace
I B I K O L N C E
N O B V T U I O P Quick answer
G O N E B U Q W X 1. The king offered prize to a picture on peace.
2. The first picture had beautiful mountains.
B. 3. Only one picture had mountains.
Word Opposite
Sense Nonsense 4. The mountains in the other picture were bare.
Read to answer
Stop Nonstop
1. The king chose two pictures.
Living Non-living
2. The first picture had a peaceful lake.
Fat Non-fat 3. The waterfall in the second picture looked angry.
Stick Non-stick Think to answer
Using grammar 1. The king choose the second picture because the mother
bird sat peacefully in the angry and scary environment.
A. sang, played, danced, ate, lived, came, began, saved,
cooked, broke 2. The second picture didn’t look peaceful because of the
angry clouds and waterfall.
B. 1. Leena waited (wait) for her mother.
3. Yes, I agree with the king’s explanation because it is
2. We found (find) a place to play.
very difficult to maintain calm most tough situations.
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Discuss to answer
10. The Missile Man of India
A. 1. Both the paintings had mountains and lake.
2. Both the paintings did not have blue sky, waterfall Quick answer
and bird nest.
1. Missile Man of India 2. Rameswaram
B. 1. The first paintings had peaceful mountains but the
3. fighter pilot
second painting had bare mountains.
2. The first paintings had lake but the second painting Read to answer
had waterfall. 1. Kalam worked as a paperboy to support his family
3. Only the second painting had angry clouds. when he was a child.
4. Only the second painting had a bird nest. 2. Three missiles were launched under his leadership—
Rohini I, Agni and Prithvi.
Words in use
3. Pokran II nuclear test was carried out under his
1. The wind blew gently. (gentle) leadership.
2. He gladly accepted my offer. (glad) 4. India 2020, Ignited Minds, Inspiring Thoughts (accept
3. We solved the questions easily. (easy) any two names)
4. Our neighbours usually have dinner with us. (usual) 5. Abdul Pakir Jainulabudeen Abdul Kalam
5. My parents go for a walk regularly. (regular) 6. Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan, Bharat Ratna and
6. This cake is simply awesome. (simple) Indira Gandhi National Award for National Integration.
7. Breathe deeply. (deep) Think to answer
8. Our school teachers have weekly meetings. (week) 1. Kalam worked as a paperboy along with studying in
Using grammar childhood. This tells us that he was hard working.
A. 1. Where are you going? I 2. Kalam was called the Missile Man of India because
2. My friends and I play every day. A nuclear tests were carried under his leadership. Indian
3. How beautifully he dances! E missiles were also developed under his leadership.
4. Leena has won many awards. A 3. Kalam served as the president of India for five years.
5. What are you doing? I 4. Kalam gave lectures in schools and colleges because
he loved young people and he wanted to make a
6. Prem looks after his garden. A
difference to their lives.
7. What a beautiful flower! E
5. Accept all relevant answers.
8. I like reading books. A
B. 1. When is Mohan coming? Discuss to answer
2. What a perfect day to play cricket! Name Abdul Pakir Jainulabudeen Abdul
3. Jina makes tasty food. Kalam
4. How is your mother now? Date and place of 15th October 1931, at Rameswaram
birth
5. It is sunny today.
What he did in paperboy
Listen to understand childhood
1. Mother wanted me to use the old bag. 2 Education graduated from Madras University,
2. I apologised for my bad behaviour. 5 aerospace engineering and also
3. I wanted to buy a new bag. 1 completed a PhD in physics
4. I shut the door angrily. 4 What he did when scientist
5. I shouted at her. 3 he grow up
Major projects Project Devil and Project Valiant,
Writing under his Rohini 1, Agni and Prithvi missiles,
Dear Mama, leadership Pokhran II nuclear tests
I am sorry for my behaviour. I was very rude to you. I Awards he won Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan,
had a bad day at school. I forgot my English book and Bharat Ratna and Indira Gandhi
got scolded by my teacher. I was really upset and spoke National Award for National
angrily. I am sorry that I behaved in such a manner. I will Integration and many International
be careful in future. Please forgive me. awards
Your loving daughter, Books he wrote India 2020, Ignited Minds, Inspiring
Mita Thoughts and many more
When and where On 27th july 2015 while giving a
Spelling
did he die lecture at IIM Shillong
glad glide glass globe gloves glutton
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Words in use
11. Exercise
A. tea flower
foot room Quick answer
1. The speaker doesn’t go to the gym.
sun pot 2. The speaker runs everyday.
tooth ball 3. The speaker wants to join aerobics.
rain bow 4. The speaker wants to sit and watch TV.
Read to answer
bed brush
1. The speaker thinks of joining a gym but the feeling
Using grammar goes away soon.
A. 2. He thinks exercise might be harmful for his heart.
Adjective Adverb
3. He might sprain his foot.
Slow Slowly
Think to answer
Cheap Cheaply
1. The poet gives the following excuses:
Easy Easily • At his age it could be bad for the art.
Happy Happily • It was time for the teenegers to exercise.
Glad Gladly • His ankle might get sprained.
• He feels that the people who exercise suffer a lot.
Lucky Luckily
2. The speaker thinks that the people at the gym go
Gentle Gently breathless and suffer due to exercise.
Quick Quickly 3. The speaker finally decides to watch sports on TV.
B. 1. We danced merrily. Discuss to answer
2. Jane watched the game closely. 1. The speaker thinks of exercising we know this because
3. We should sit quietly in the library. he finds excuses for not exercising.
4. Rama spoke gently. 2. Yes, because he is happy for others to exercise.
5. We won the match easily. 3. The speaker is a lazy person and he can find excuses
6. The bird flew down swiftly. for not doing something.
7. Neera held me tightly. Words in use
8. The old lady walked down the road hurriedly. A. Clipped word Original word
Listen to understand ad mathematics
1. March 1847 2. Scotland
math examination
3. Mother and Wife 4. Telephone
5. March 1876 café laboratory
Writing exam rhinoceros
Shakuntala Devi is known as human computer. She was lab advertisement
born in Bangalore on 4th November, 1929. Her father
was a magician. She started playing cards when she was rhino congratulations
three years old. Then, she started doing road shows. congrats cafeteria
Shakuntala Devi did not get any formal education. She
set the new Guinness Book Record by calculating 13 tie taxicab
digit multiplication in 28 seconds. She travelled to the taxi spectacles
USA, China, Japan, Sri Lanka, Canada, Spain, Indonesia
and Malaysia. Shakuntala Devi won many awards. Two specs necktie
of the prominent awards were Woman Award 1969 and Using grammar
Ramanujam Mathematical Genius Award 1988. She started
A. 1. He is dreaming. ( Rahul)
a charitable organisation Shakuntala Devi educational
Trust to give education to the poor. She died on 21st April 2. It is barking loudly. (The dog)
2013. 3. We are going to play. (My sister and I)
Spelling 4. Do you like dancing, Lilly? (Lilly)
grass grapes green 5. They are making a nest. (The birds)
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B. 1. We are going to Mumbai. Are 2. you coming with 5. I’ve won the match. (I have)
1.us? Tom said that 3. he would join 1.us. The Jains said 6. That’s not my book. ( That is)
that 3.they would love to join 1.us. 7. I don’t want to play today. ( do
Listen to understand 8. She can’t join us for the party. (cannot)
Name Physical activity Listen to understand
Grandparents goes to gym
Joseph I like painting.
Father walk
Mother rides a bicycle
Mary I like dancing.
Kartik does yoga
Sister plays basketball.
Abdul I like playing cricket.
Writing
Accept all relevant answers.
Shivam I like singing.
Spelling
sparrow spade sparkle spinach sponge spider
Sheena I like cooking.
12. Hey, Diddle , Diddle!
Writing
Quick answer Characters: Jack, Jill
1. c. five 2. b. farmhouse Setting: A hilltop in a town
Read to answer (Jack is dancing. Jill is singing. They are climbing the hill
1. The Cat plays fiddle. with buckets in hands.)
2. The Cat feels that he is the best fiddler. Jack: Jill, isn’t it fun climbing the hilltop?
3. The Cat wants the Cow to jump over the moon. Jill: (singing) Y…e…s! That’s why I am singing.
Jack: (dancing) We are about to reach the hilltop.
Think to answer
Jill: Y…e…s!
1. The Cat is the actual brag.
(Jack and Jill at the hilltop carrying a pail of water.)
2. Dish and Spoon are running away because they didn’t
want to be washed with cold water. Jack: The town looks beautiful from the hilltop!
Jill: (singing) Y…e…s! There’s… your… house…!
Discuss to answer
Jack: (dancing) The one with a green rooftop.
1. Cow says that she can jump over the moon by closing
the eyes and imagining to do so. It was a clever answer Jill: Y…e…s!
because nobody can jump over the moon and this was (Jack falls down and Jill tumbles down. They are at the
the only way that the Cow could win the dare. foot of the hill)
2. The Little Dog enjoys the most because he keeps Jill: (brushing her skirt) Jack! You are bleeding!
laughing. Jack: Oh my bucket of water! I spilled the water!
3. Accept all relevant answers. Jill: Jack you are hurt! Let’s run!
Words in use (Jack and Jill run away.)
A. 1. Nobody helped the old man. (nobody, nothing) Spelling
2. We are looking for somebody who can take care of steam star stool stone stick start
our old mother. (nobody, somebody)
3. Everybody was trying to solve the problem. 13. Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky
(anybody, everybody)
4. I don’t need anything from the market. (something, Quick answer
anything) 1. Sun used to visit Water very often.
5. I need something from the market. (something, 2. Water said that he would drive Sun out of his home.
anything) 3. The Sun and the Moon were forced to sit on the rooftop.
Using grammar Read to answer
1. Neha won’t go to Mumbai. (will not) 1. Water didn’t visit Sun because if he came with all his
2. They’re buying a new house. (They are) people he will drive sun away from the house.
3. I’m not going with you. (I am) 2. Water’s warning to sun was that his people were many.
4. He’s making a lot of noise. (He is) So, Sun should have a really large house.
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3. Water animals came in with water as it started flowing Using grammar
into Sun’s house. 1. We shall go to Delhi next week. (go)
4. The Sun and Moon sat on the rooftop because water 2. Jina will bake a cake tomorrow. (bake)
flooded Sun’s house. 3. They will build a new house next year. (build)
Think to answer 4. She will teach in our school. (teach)
The water is knee-deep. 4 5. I shall work hard. (work)
The Sun asks water why he doesn’t visit him. 1 6. Priya will neither have tea nor coffee. (have)
Water flows in with his people. 3 Listen to understand
The Sun and Moon go up in the sky. 7
The Sun and Moon sit on the rooftop. 5
Sun makes a big house. 2
The water overflows the house. 6
Discuss to answer
1. Water animals were ‘water’s people’.
2. Yes, the Sun and the Moon were large-hearted because
they were ready to have water with all his people and
went in the sky for it.
3. Water had a reason not to visit Sun because it
overflowed the house and Sun had to go up in the sky.
Words in use Writing
1. His house is always spick and span. Accept all relevant answers.
2. Why are you disturbing me again and again? Spelling
3. There is no hard and fast rule for this game. sleep slipper slip slide slum slap
4. By and large I like my job.
5. Gardening is his bread and butter.
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