Pronouns More Exercises (Cl-2 & 3)

A) Fill in the blanks with suitable Pronouns.

1) We always like boys _____ speak the truth. (who, whom)
2) We saw the dog ____ worried the cat. (this, that)
3) He _____ does his best shall be praised. (whom, who)
4) I know _____ you mean. (when, what)
5) She has gone to Chennai _____ is her birthplace. (what, which)
6) I have seen the bird _____ you describe. (this, that)
7) I do not know the man ____ hit the boy. (whom, who)
8) He gave away _____ he did not need. (when, what)
9) There is no one _____ has not lost a friend. (whom, who)
10) Here is the pen _____ you lost. (which, that)

Pronouns Exercises (Cl-2 & 3)

A) Write the correct form of Pronoun in the following sentences.

1) We scored as many goals as ______ . (they, them)
2) Rama and ____ were present. (I, me)
3) Can you sing as well as _____ ? (they, them)
4) Let you and _____ try what we can do. (I, me)
5) Wait for Harry and ____ . (I, me)
6) You know that as well as ____ . (I, me)
7) It was ____ that gave you the alarm. (I, me)
8) Between you and ____, I do not believe him. (I, me)
9) We are not so poor as _____ . (they, them)
10) Ram is as old as ____ . (I, me)

Articles Exercises (Cl-2 & 3)

A) Complete the following sentences by filling in "a" or "an" or "the" as may be suitable.

1) _____ sun shines brightly.
2) I first met him ____ year ago.
3) He is _____ honour to this profession.
4) English is ____ language of ____ people of England.
5) If you see him, give him _____ message.
6) I bought _____ horse, ____ ox and _____ buffalo.
7) The children found ____ egg in the nest.
8) She is _____ untidy girl.
9) Mumbai is ____ very costly place to live in.
10) Ram has come without ____ umbrella.
11) Which is _____ longest river in India ?
12) Who is ____ girl sitting over there ?
13) You are ____ fool to say that ?
14) ____ lion is ____ king of beasts.
15) ____ Ganga is ____ sacred river.
16) Sanskrit is _____ difficult language.
17) ___ school will shortly close for the Puja holidays.
18) He returned after ___ hour.
19) The world is ____ happy place.
20) Aladdin had _____ magical lamp.

Adjectives Exercises (Cl-3)

A) Choose the correct Comparatives or Superlatives to fill in the blanks.

1) Prevention is _______ than cure. (better, best)
2) Akbar had a _______ region than Babur. (largest, larger)
3) Sachin Tendulkar is the _____ batsman in the world. (better, best)
4) The pen is ______ than the sword. (mightiest, mightier)
5) The ______ buildings are found in America. (taller, tallest)
6) The Pacific Ocean is ______ than any other ocean. (largest, larger)
7) Who is the _______ boy in the class ? (braver, bravest)
8) The Eiffel Tower is _______ than Qutub Minar. ( tallest, taller)
9) My uncle is _______ than my father. (youngest, younger)
10) Baboo is the ______ bowler in the team. (better, best)
11) Ooty is _____ than Chennai. (coolest, cooler)
12) Mount Everest is the _______ peak of the Himalayas. (higher, highest)
13) This is the _____ that I can do ? (better, best)
14) Who was the ______ general, Alexander or Caesar ? ( mightiest, mightier)
15) This is the ______ of my two sons. (elder, eldest)

More Exercises (Cl-3) Adjectives

A) Supply the proper form (Comparative or Superlative) of the Adjective . For example :

1) good - How is your brother today? Is he better.
2) hot - May is hotter than any other month.
3) lazy - Harry is the laziest boy in the class.

4) pretty - Her doll is ______ than yours.
5) sharp - Your knife is sharp, but mine is _______ .
6) light - Silver is ______ than gold.
7) little - That is the _____ price I can take.
8) proud - It was the _____ moment of his life.
9) great - Who is the ______ living poet ?
10) useful - Iron is ______ than any other metal.
11) dry - Sind is the _____ part of Pakistan.
12) tall - He is the ______ of the two.
13) good - He is the ______ friend I have.
14) large - Name the ______ city in the world.
15) old - Mark is two years _____ than Peter.
16) rich - He is the _______ man in town.

Exercises on Adjectives (Cl-3)

A) Pick out the Adjectives and name the Degree of Comparison of each . For example :

1) The poor woman had seen happier days.
A) Adjective - happier,  Degree - Comparative.

2) Make less noise.
3) A live donkey is stronger than a dead lion.
4) Solomon was one of the wisest men.
5) There was not the slightest excuse for it.
6) The longest lane has a turning.
7) My knife is sharper than yours.
8) Lead is heavier than any other metal.
9) Bangladesh has the largest tea garden in the world.
10) He thinks he is wiser than his father.
11) Harry is the laziest boy in the class.
12) The Ganga is the longest river in India.
13) No news is good news.
14) Some people love to talk about great men.
15) The highest railway station in the world is the Ghoom Railway Station.

Exercises (Cl-3) Comparison Of Adjectives.

A) Fill in the blanks with "oldest" and "eldest".

1) Rustam is the _______ of my uncle's five sons.
2) He is the _______ member of the School Council.
3) That is Antonio, the King's ______ son.
4) The _______ mosque in the town is near the railway station.
5) Mr. Smith is the _______ teacher in the school.

B) Fill in the blanks with "latest" and "last".

1) The ______ news from India is very sad.
2) The ______ time I saw him, he was very happy.
3) Today is the ______ day for submitting homework.
4) We expect to get the _____ news in a few hours.
5) The _____ movie I saw was The Amazing Spiderman.

C) Fill in the blanks with "nearest" and "next".

1) This is the ______ Post Office to my house.
2) The post box is _____ to my house.
3) The thief was taken to the _____ police station.
4) His house is ______ to mine.
5) The _______ railway station is 5 Km away.

Irregular Comparison (Cl-3)

A) The following Adjectives are compared Irregularly that is their Comparative and Superlative are not formed from the Positive.
         Positive     Comparative     Superlative
1)      good           better                 best
2)      bad             worse                worst
3)      little             less                    least
4)      much           more                  most
5)      late              later                   latest
6)      old              older                  oldest
7)      far               farther                farthest

B) Fill in the blanks with "older" or "elder"

1) I have an ______ sister.
2) Ram is ______ than Harry by two years.
3) His ______ brother is in the Indian Army.
4) She is the ______ of the two sisters.
5) The nephew is _______ than his uncle.

Comparison Of Adjectives (Cl-3)

A) When the Positive ends in "y", the "y" is changed into "i" before adding "er" and "est".
              Positive     Comparative     Superlative
1)           happy         happier               happiest
2)           easy           easier                  easiest
3)           heavy         heavier                heaviest
4)           merry         merrier                merriest
5)          wealthy       wealthier             wealthiest

B) When the Positive is a word which has a short vowel, the consonant is doubled before adding "er" and "est".
             Positive     Comparative     Superlative
1)          red             redder                 reddest
2)          big             bigger                  biggest
3)          hot             hotter                  hottest
4)          thin            thinner                 thinnest
5)          sad            sadder                 saddest

C) In some Adjectives we simply add "more" and "most" before the Positive.
           Positive     Comparative     Superlative
1)        beautiful      more beautiful     most beautiful
2)        difficult       more difficult       most difficult

Comparison Of Adjectives (Cl-3) Exercises

FORMATION OF COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE
A) Most Adjectives form Comparative by adding -er and the Superlative by adding -est to the Positive.

B)         Positive     Comparative     Superlative
1)         great            greater                greatest
2)         young          younger               youngest
3)         kind             kinder                 kindest
4)         clever          cleverer               cleverest
5)         bold            bolder                  boldest

C) When the Positive ends in e, only r and st are added.
            Positive     Comparative     Superlative
1)         brave          braver                 bravest
2)         fine             finer                     finest
3)         white          whiter                  whitest
4)         large           larger                   largest
5)         wise           wiser                    wisest

Comparisons Of Adjectives (Cl-3)

 A) Read these sentences.
1) Ram's mango is sweet.
2) Harry's mango is sweeter than Ram's.
3) Peter's mango is the sweetest of all.

In sentence 1, the adjective sweet merely tells us that Ram's mango has the quality of sweetness, without saying how much of this quality it has.
In sentence 2, the adjective sweeter tells us that Harry's mango compared with Ram's has more quality of sweetness.
In sentence 3, the adjective sweetest tells us that of all these mangoes Peter's mango has the greatest amount or highest degree of the quality of sweetness.
We thus see that Adjectives change in form ( sweet, sweeter, sweetest ) to show COMPARISON.
These are called the three Degrees of Comparison.

A) The Adjective sweet is said to be in the POSITIVE DEGREE.
B) The Adjective sweeter is said to be in the COMPARATIVE DEGREE.
C) The Adjective sweetest is said to be in the SUPERLATIVE DEGREE.
For example :
                    Positive     Comparative     Superlative
1)                 sweet          sweeter               sweetest
2)                 small           smaller                smallest
3)                 tall              taller                    tallest

Adjectives (Cl- 2 & 3)

ADJECTIVES : A word used with a noun to describe or point out the person, place, animal or thing. For example, clever girl, faithful dog, white shirt, wild tiger etc.

A) Pick out all the Adjectives from the following sentences.

1) A small leak can sink a great ship.  2) The poor, woman lives in an old hut.
3) The lazy boy was punished.  4) Kolkata is a big city.  5) He is an honest man.
6) The foolish, old crow tried to sing.  7) Sita is a clever girl.  8) I ate some rice.

B) Fill in the blanks with Adjectives.

1) Rambo has a ______ gun.  2) The ______ rainbow is in the sky.
3) The ______ bird is singing.  4) John is wearing a _____ shirt.
5) The cow is a _______ animal.  6) Did you see my ______ pencil box.
7) My house has a _______ garden.  8) My school has a ________ playground.
9) Adam won the ______ prize.  10) The _____ king and the _____ queen lived in a ______ castle.

Prepositions (Cl-2 & 3)

A) Choose the correct Preposition to fill in the blanks.

1) The dog ran _____ the road. (on, along)  2) The river flows _____ the bridge. (above, under)
3) The work was done ___ haste. (on, in)  4) He is afraid ___ dog. (from, of)
5) I am fond ___ music. (in, of)  6) He goes ____ Sunday ____ church. (in, on) (for, to)
7) He died ____his country. (of, for)  8) The thief jumped _____ the wall. (over, above)
9) He spoke ___ me ____ English. (of, to) (on, in)  10) I am tired ___ walking. (from, of)

B) Fill in the blanks with the correct Prepositions.

1) The child has been missing ______ yesterday.
2) They drove _____ Bombay ____ Darjeeling.
3) It is 10 o' clock ____ my watch.
4) He has not yet recovered ____ his illness.
5) They live _____ the same roof.
6) I am sorry _____ what I have done.
7) God is good ____ me.
8) He broke the jug _____ a hundred pieces.
9) It has been raining _____ yesterday.
10) I have known him _____ a long time.

Conjunction (Cl-2 & 3) Exercises.

A) Join each pair of the following sentences by means of a suitable Conjunction. For example :

1) I went to the shop.  I bought a slate.
A) I went to the shop and bought a slate.

2) He is slow.  He is sure.
A) He is slow but sure.

3) I know.  He does not think so.
A) I know that he does not think so.      EXERCISE - 1

1) Sita goes to school. Ganga goes to school.  2) He must do as he is told. He will be punished.
3) I have a cricket bat. I have a set of stumps.  4) Karim works hard.  Abdul works harder.
5) He ran to the station. He missed the train.  6) It is autumn. The leaves are falling.
7) Mother is at home. Father is at home.  8) He was afraid of being late. He ran.
9) Harry does not write fast. He writes very well.  10) The old man fell down the stairs. He broke his leg.

Conjunction (Cl-2 & 3)

A) Join each pair of the following sentences by means of a suitable Conjunction.

1) My brother is well.  My sister is ill.
A) My brother is well but my sister is ill.

2) He sells mangoes.  He sells oranges.
3) He did not succeed.  He worked hard.
4) Rama played well.  Harry played well.
5) I honour him.  He is a brave man.
6) You may go.  I will stay.
7) We decided to set out.  It was late.
8) He was poor.  He was honest.
9) We love Pluto.  He is a faithful dog.
10) He is rich.  He is not happy.
11) The sheep are grazing.  The oxen are grazing.
12) This mango is large.  This mango is sweet.
13) He sat down.  He was tired.
14) I lost the prize.  I tried my best.
15) Rama may be in the house.  Rama may be in the garden.

Gender - Nouns (Cl-2 & 3)

A) A noun that denotes a male animal is said to be the Masculine Gender.
B) A noun that denotes a female animal is said to be the Feminine Gender.

1) There are three ways of forming the Feminine of Nouns.
1) boy - girl  2) brother - sister  3) buck - doe  4) bull or ox - cow  5) horse - mare  6) king - queen
7) husband - wife  8) lord - lady  9) man - woman  10) monk - nun  11) cock - hen  12) sir - madam
13) son - daughter  14) uncle - aunt  15) drone - bee  16) gander - goose  17) mother - father
18) gentleman - lady  19) drake - duck  20) wizard - witch

2) By adding ( -ess, -ine, -trix, -a etc )
1) author - authoress  2) count - countess  3) lion - lioness  4) poet - poetess  5) host - hostess
6) emperor - empress  7) hunter - huntress  8) tiger - tigress  9) prince - princess  10) duke - duchess

Prepositions Homework (Cl-2 & 3)

A) Fill in the blanks with suitable Prepositions.

1) The dog ran ______ the street.  2) The river flows ______ the bridge.
3) The work was done ____ a hurry.  4) He is afraid _____ the dog.
5) I am fond _____ music.  6) He goes ______ Sunday _____ church.
7) He died _____ his country.  8) The steam engine was invented _____ James Watt.
9) The thief jumped _____ the wall.  10) The village was destroyed _____ fire.
11) He spoke ____ me _____ Nepali.  12) They live _____ the same roof.
13) I have not seen him ______ Wednesday.  14) I have known him ____ a long time.
15) I am tired _____ walking.  16) This is a matter _____ little importance.
17) I shall do it _____ pleasure.  18) God is good ____ me.
19) I will sit ____ my desk to do my work.  20) I am sorry ____ what I have done.

Preposition (Cl-2 & 3)

A) Pick out the Prepositions from the following sentences.

1) Little Jack Horner sat ___ a corner. (on, in)
2) Old Mother Hubbard went ____ the cupboard. (along, to)
3) The lion and the unicorn fought ____ the crown. (by, for)
4) Humpty Dumpty sat ____ the wall. (on, above)
5) She sat ____ the fire and told me a tale. ( near, by)
6) Rain, rain ____ to Spain and never come back again. ( went, go)
7) A fair little girl sat ______ a tree. ( under,behind)
8) The Pied Piper stepped _____ the street. (onto, into)
9) He is ____ his room. (inside, in)
10) She hid ______ the door. (near, behind)
11) I left him ______ . ( behind, ahead)
12) She sat _____ the cottage door. ( in, by)
13) We cannot live ______ water. (with, without)
14) We sailed ______ the river. ( up, down)
15) The man walked ______ the house. ( around, round)

Verbs- Present And Past Tense (Cl-2 & 3)

A) Choose the correct Verbs to fill in the blanks.

1) I have ______ a million tears. (weep, wept)
2) I _______ of you last night. (dream, dreamed)
3) He never _______ me a chance to speak. (give,gave)
4) He ______ his bone while playing football. (break, broke)
5) The faithful dog _______ his master. (lead, led)
6) He has _____ hold of the wrong side of the stick. (got, get)
7) He _______ the ball very nicely. (catch, caught)
8) Someone ______ my purse. (steal, stole)
9) Who ______ my car ? (drive, drove)
10) He _____ down and ______ his teeth. (fall, fell) (break, broke)

Past Tense ( Cl-2 and 3 )

A) Change the Present Tense into Past Tense.

1) walk - walked  2) laugh -______  3) paint -______  4) talk -_______  5) rain -_______
6) watch -_______  7) play -______  8) work - ______  9) shift -______  10) view -______

B) Change the Present Tense into Past Tense.

1) dive - dived  2) prove -______  3) cane -______  4) bake -_______  5) pave -_______

C) Change the Present Tense into Past Tense.

1) become - became  2) bend -______  3) bleed -______  4) bring -______  5) build -_______
6) burn -_______  7) buy -______  8) catch -_______ 9) dig -______  10) fight -_______

Verbs Revision ( Cl-2 and 3)

A) Choose the correct Verb from the bracket and fill in the blanks.

1) The earth ______ round the sun. ( move, moves )
2) My friends _____ the Prime Minister. ( see, saw )
3) I _____ him only one letter. ( sent, send )
4) She ______ worried about something. ( look, looks )
5) He ______ fast when the accident happened. ( drive, drove )
6) He ______ asleep while he was driving. ( fall, fell )
7) I am sure I _____ him at the party last night. ( see, saw )
8) He _____ a new pencil box. ( have, has )
9) Ashok ______ off the ladder. ( fall, fell )
10) He ______ out five minutes ago. ( gone, went )
11) She _______ TV every evening. ( watch, watches )
12) Adam ______ to be a doctor. ( want, wants )
13) The soup _______ good. ( taste, tastes )
14) The Headmaster ______ to speak to you. ( want, wants )
15) I _______ a new bicycle last week. ( bring, bought )

Verbs (Cl-2 and 3)

A) Pick out the Verbs in the following sentences.
1) The ants fought the wasps.  2) The shot sank the ship.  3) Rama ring the bell.
4) The driver stopped the train.  5) He spoke the truth.  6) The horse kicked the man.
7) I felt a pain in my head.  8) She swam in the swimming pool.  9) The boy drank the milk.
10) I forgot his name.  11) He enjoyed his breakfast.  12) The train stopped suddenly.
13) How do you feel ?  14) The dog ran after me.  15) You speak too loudly.

Verbs ( Cl-2 and 3)

VERBS : A verb is a word which says something about a Subject. Or we may say, a Verb is a word which says what a Subject does. For example :
1) Rama plays cricket.  2) They wrote it down.  3) Abdul spoke to me.  4) They eat together.
5) She ran to her mother.  6) The dog barked.  7) He went for a walk.  8) The crow saw it.

A) Pick out the Verbs in the following sentences.
1) The boy fell in the water.  2) He worked and sang from morning to night.  3) The wolf killed the goat.
4) The goat was killed by the wolf.  5) They were both absent.  6) They fought the dogs and killed the cats.
7) The grass grows very fast.  8) I met a little girl.  9) Sita is singing.  10) It is raining in Kolkata.

B) Put Verbs to the following Nouns and complete the sentences.
1) Fishes _______ .  2) The sky _________ .  3) Birds _______ .  4) The sun ______ in the west.
5) Rama _______ me a story.  6) Hari ________ .  7) He _____ the news on TV.
8) I ______ the phone bill.  9) The little baby _______ .  10) Hens _______ .

Nouns (Cl-2 and 3)

NOUNS : A noun is the name of a person,animal, place or thing. 
EXERCISE 1
A) Pick out the nouns in the following sentences.
1) This is Gopal.  2) Look at the new axe.  3) A little bird fell down.  4) The little bird sang for joy.
5) There is some milk in the fridge.  6) Ravi took the dog to the park.  7) There is a book on the desk.
8) The old woman lived in a little hut.  9) She is going to Delhi.  10) Her mother is cooking in the kitchen.

COMMON NOUN : A Common Noun is a name that is shared in common by everything of the same class or kind.
B) Pick out the Common Noun in the following sentences.
1) Monkeys love to eat bananas.  2) A dog is a pet animal.  3) The man is tired.  4) The boy is flying a kite.
5) The girl is playing with a doll.  6) The postman brings us letters.  7) The mouse loves to eat cheese.
8) The policeman caught the thief.  9) The pilot is flying the aeroplane.  10) The brave man got the prize.

PROPER NOUN : A Proper Noun is the name of some particular person, place or thing.
C) Pick out the Proper Nouns in the following sentences.
1) Abdul and Latif are brothers.  2) He stayed at the Taj Mahal Hotel.  3) Mumbai is a big city.
4) Kolkata is on the banks of the river Hooghli.  5) New Delhi is the capital of India.
6) Aladdin had a wonderful lamp.  7) Kurseong is a hill station.  8) Darjeeling is famous for tea.
9) Kolkata is the capital of West Bengal.  10) Mahatma Gandhi is the father of the nation.

English Language (Cl-2 and 3)

THE SENTENCE
A sentence is a group of words which makes complete sense. For example :
1) He is going to school.  2) Little Jack Horner sat in a corner.  3) We are learning grammar.

EXERCISE 1
A) Make a sentence about each of the following subjects:
1) Rama is going to school.
2) Cows _____________ .
3) Mumbai ___________ .
4) Birds _____________ .
5) The sun ___________ .
6) The telephone ___________ .
7) The television ___________ .
8) English ________________ .
EXERCISE 2
B) Complete the following sentences with the correct/suitable SUBJECTS.
1)_______ is sweet.
2) _______ sent a telegram.
3) _______ love little kittens.
4) _______ love milk.
5) _______ moves round the sun.
6) ________ is crowing.
7) ________ is the capital of India.
8) ________ are twinkling in the sky.
9) _______ are grazing in the field.
10) ________ taught his little school children.

Mathematics (Cl-2)

NUMERALS : THREE DIGIT NUMBERS.

A) Write the numerals which comes BEFORE.
1) ____ - 12   2) ____ - 9   3) ____ - 21   4) _____ - 32   5) _____ - 20  6) _____ - 65  7) ____ - 31
8) ____ - 76   9) ____ - 90   10) ____ - 99.

B) Write the numerals which comes AFTER.
1) 8 - _____   2)  32 - _____   3) 21 - ____  4) 68 - _____  5) 90 - _____  6) 99 - ______
7) 123 - _____   8) 254 - _____   9) 789 - ______  10) 321 - ______

C) Write the numerals which comes BETWEEN.
1) 132  _____  134.   2) 254  _____  256.   3)  336  _____  338.  4)  431  _____  333.
5) 554  _____  556   6) 897  _____  899.   7)  909  _____ 911.  8)  672  _____  674.
9)  789  ______  791.  10) 890  _____  892.

Maths (Cl-2)

NUMERALS : NUMBERS.

A) Write the following numerals into words.
        H  T  O
1)     2   3   4  =  Two hundred and thirty four.
2)     3   5   8  =
3)     1   8   0  =
4)     5   5   5  =
5)     6   0   9  =
6)     7   8   9  =
7)     9   8   6  =
8)     8   5   2  =
9)     9   0   0  =
10)   1   2   3  =

B) Write the numerals from the following number names.
                                                              H  T  O
1) One hundred and twenty five  =          1   2   5
2) Two hundred and sixty three  =
3) Three hundred and fifty          =
4) Four hundred and five           =
5) Six hundred and seventy one  =

Subject and Predicate (Cl-2 and 3)

A) In the following sentences separate the Subject and the Predicate.

1) John became a soldier.
2) Roses smell sweet.
3) The children are sleeping.
4) The workers seem tired.
5) The earth is round.
6) He looks happy.
7) Sugar tastes sweet.
8) The old woman is dead.
9) The weather was cold.
10) The children look healthy.
11) The cup is full of tea.
12) The hunter shot the panther.
13) The stars are twinkling in the sky.
14) The moon reflects the light of the sun.
15) The sky grew dark.

Subject and Predicate (Cl-2 and 3)

A) IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES SEPARATE THE SUBJECT AND PREDICATE.

1) Dogs bark.
2) The sun gives light.
3) The child is dead.
4) The boys made Rama captain.
5) My father gave me a watch.
6) The flames spread everywhere.
7) I shot an arrow in the air.
8) The boy worked hard.
9) Birds are flying in the sky.
10) That house is on top of a hill.
11) The dog barked at the thief.
12) The boy ran around the field.
13) The postman came to the house.
14) This village is very beautiful.
15) This book is very interesting.

Verbs (Cl 2 and 3) Exercises

A) In the following sentences change the Verbs into Past Tense :
The first one has been done for you.
1) The boy stands on the burning deck.
Ans) The boy stood on the burning deck.

2) Rama writes to his mother every week.
3) The wind blows furiously.
4) She sings sweetly.
5) Abdul swims very well.
6) He feels sorry for his faults.
7) The kite flies into the air.
8) I forget his name.
9) I know him very well.
10) The sun shines brightly.

Tense : Past and Present (Cl-2 and 3)

TENSES : PAST AND PRESENT.

Present Tense : Any verb which is happening in the present time is called Present Tense. For example :
walk, laugh, paint, sit, ring, come, cut etc.

Past Tense : Any verb which has already happened is called past Tense. For example :
walked, laughed, painted, sat, rang, came, cut etc.

A) Here are some Verbs in both Present and Past Tense.

1) become - became  2) bring - brought  3) build - built  4) buy - bought  5) catch - caught
6) come - came  7) dig - dug  8) feel - felt  9) fight - fought  10) hang - hung  11) have - had
12) hear - heard  13) hold - held  14) keep - kept  15) leave - left  16) lose - lost  17) make - made
18) meet - met  19) pay - paid  20) run - ran  21) say - said  22) sell - sold  23) shine - shone
24) shoot - shot  25) sit - sat  26) sleep - slept  27) stand - stood  28) tell - told  29) win - won
30) understand - understood

Adjectives (Cl 2 and 3)

A) Pick out the Adjectives from the following sentences.

1) He spoke in a loud voice.  2) Rama is our fast bowler.  3) He lives in the next house.
4) This is hard sum.  5) He is the best boy in the class.  6) She is wearing a pretty dress.
7) The foolish crow tried to sing.  8) The poor, old beggar was hungry.
9) The little girl was carrying a big umbrella.  10) The lazy boy failed in his exams.

Conjunctions (Cl-2 and 3)

A) Point out the Conjunctions in the following sentences.

1) You will not succeed unless you work harder.
2) We arrived after you had gone.
3) I waited till the train arrived.
4) Bread and milk is wholesome food.
5) He was sorry after he had done it.
6) I did not come because you did not call me.
7) He is richer than I am.
8) My grandfather died before I was born.
9) I will stay until you return.
10) Catch me if you can.
11) Tom runs faster than Harry.
12) Is that story true or false.
13) You will be late unless you hurry.
14) Give me a drink else I will die of thirst.
15) We can travel by land or water.
16) The earth is larger than the moon.
17) Be just and fear not.
18) I ran fast but I missed the train.
19) I am sure that he said so.
20) Rustum is slow but sure.

Subject and Predicate (Cl-2 and 3)

SUBJECT AND PREDICATE
Every sentence has two parts -
1) The part which names the person or thing we are speaking about. This is called the Subject of the sentence.
2) The part which tells something about the Subject. This is called the Predicate of the sentence.
For example :
1) The dewdrops were glittering in the sunshine.
Ans) Subject - The dewdrops.  Predicate - were glittering in the sunshine.
2) Akbar was a great king.
Ans) Subject - Akbar.  Predicate - was a great king.
3) Kolkata is on the river Hooghly.
Ans) Subject - Kolkata.  Predicate - is on the river Hooghly.

A) In the following sentences separate the Subject and the Predicate.

1) The rose smells sweet.  2) The sun shines brightly.  3) Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall.
4) The earth revolves around the sun.  5) The beautiful rainbow is in the blue sky.
6) The boy stood on the burning deck.  7) The girl worked the sum quickly.
8) The girl wrote a letter to her cousin.  9) The boy was flying a kite. 10) He is a brave boy.

Verbs (Cl-2 and 3)

A) Name the verbs in the following sentences.

1) The sun shines brightly.
2) The boy cut his hand with a knife.
3) The clock stopped this morning.
4) The policeman blew the whistle.
5) The sun rises in the east.
6) An old beggar stood by the gate.
7) The clock ticks all day long.
8) The moon rose early.
9) The cat sleeps on the rug.
10) Cocks crows in the morning.
11) The fire burns slowly.
12) We eat three times a day.
13) The birds sing in the green trees.
14) Baboo wrote a letter to his father.
15) A tiny bird lived under the cave.
16) Birds fly in the air.
17) A light rain fell last night.
18) The dog ran after me.
19) You speak too loudly.
20) I shall bring my camera with me.

Articles (Cl-2 and 3) Exercises

A) Complete the following sentences by filling in "a" or "an" or "the" as may be suitable.

1) Copper is ____ useful metal.  2) He is not _____ honourable man.  3) Do you see ____ blue sky ?
4) Varanasi is ____ holy city.  5) Aladdin had ____ wonderful lamp.  6) The world is ____ happy place.
7) Honest men speak _____ truth.  8) ____ sun shines brightly.  9) He returned after ____ hour.
10) ____ school will open after the Puja holidays.  11) I first met him ____ year ago.
12) Sanskrit is ____ difficult language.  13) ____ Ganga is ____ sacred river.
14) _____ lion is _____ king of animals.  15) Which is _____ longest river in the world.
16) She is ____ untidy girl.  17) Rama has come without ____ umbrella.  18) The children found ____ egg in the nest.  19) I bought ___ horse, ___ ox and ___ buffalo.  20) Bombay is _____ very costly place.

Articles (Cl-2 and 3)

ARTICLES : The words "a", "an" and "the" are called Articles. They come before a noun.

1) The choice between "a" and "an" is determined by the sound. Before a word beginning with a vowel sound "an" is used. For example :
an ass, an enemy, an ink-stand, an orange, an umbrella, an hour, an honest man, an heir.

2) Before a word beginning with a consonant sound "a" is used. For example :
a boy, a reindeer, a woman, a horse, a hole.
also a university, a union, a European, a useful thing, a unicorn. Because these words begin with a consonant sound.

3) When a singular noun is meant to represent a whole class, such as
a) The cow is a useful animal.  b) The horse is a noble animal.  c) The cat loves comfort.
d) The rose is the sweetest of all flowers.

4) "the" is used before some Proper Nouns. For example :
a) the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean.  b) the Ganga, the Nile.  c) the Himalayas, the Alps.

The Adjective (Cl-2 and 3)

THE ADJECTIVE : A word used with a noun to describe or point out the person, place, animal or thing is called an Adjective.

1) Kolkata is a large city.  2) He is an honest man.  3) The foolish crow tried to sing.
4) She is a clever girl.  5) Rambo is a brave soldier.  6) He drank the hot milk.

A) Adjectives of Quantity show how much of a thing is meant. For example :

1) I ate some rice.  2) He has little intelligence.  3) He has lost all his wealth.
4) He did not eat any rice.  5) You have no sense.

B) Fill In The Blanks With Suitable Adjectives.

1) The _______ woman lives in a ______ hut.  2) The ______ bird catches the worm.
3) The ______ ship was sailing in the ______ sea.  4) The ____ boy had a ______ pencil.
5) The ______ girl has a ______ voice.  6) The _____ child fell down from a _____ height.
7) The _____ sheep was hiding behind a ______ bush.

The Noun : Number (Cl-2)

THE NOUN : NUMBER ( SINGULAR AND PLURAL )

A noun that denotes one person or thing is said to be in the Singular Noun. For example :
boy, girl, cow, bird, tree, book, pen, pencil etc.

A noun that denotes more than one person or thing is said to be in the Plural Noun. For example :
boys, girls, cows, birds, trees, books, pens, pencils etc.

A) Change the following Singular nouns into Plural.

1) desk - _____ 2) book - ______ 3) tree - ______ 4) cow - ______ 5) pen - ______

B) Some nouns which end in "o", we simply add "es" to make it plural. For example :

1) buffalo - buffaloes  2) potato - potatoes  3) mango - mangoes  4) hero - heroes
5) cargo - _____  6) echo - _______  7) volcano - _______

C) Nouns ending in "s", "sh", "ch", or "x", we add "es" to make it plural. For example :

1) class - classes  2) brush - brushes  3) branch - branches  4) fox - foxes  5) dish - dishes
6) box - ______  7) kiss - ______  8) watch - ______  9) match - _______ 10) tax - _______

Gender (Cl-2)

THE NOUN : GENDER
A noun that denotes a male is said to be of the Masculine Gender.
A noun that denotes a female is said to be of the Feminine Gender.
A noun that denotes either a male or a female is said to be of the Common Gender.
A noun that denotes neither a male or a female is said to be of the Neuter Gender.

A) Examples of Masculine and Feminine Gender.
1) boy - girl  2) brother - sister  3) buck - doe  4) bull - cow  5) bullock - heifer  6) horse - mare
7) husband - wife  8) king - queen  9) lord - lady  10) man - woman  11) monk - nun  12) hart - roe

B) Examples of Common Gender.
1) parent  2) child  3) friend  4) pupil  5) servant  6) thief  7) enemy  8) person  9) student  10) baby
11) neighbour  12) infant

C) Examples of Neuter Gender.
1) book  2) pen  3) pencil  4) tree  5) room

Goethals Teaching Staff

For Class 2
Computer - Mr Kisan Rai
Social Studies - Mrs Anita Rai
Nepali - Mrs Bhartee
Bengali - Mrs Sanchita Nyss
Hindi - Mrs P.Lama
English Language, Literature and Maths - Mr Bernard Raphael Lakra
Science - Mr Deep Kumar Chettri

Paragraph Writing (Cl-2)

A) Write a small paragraph on the following topics 1) Kolkata  2) Kurseong

I am writing on the first topic " Kolkata" so that you see how a paragraph is written. Then you can write on the second topic.

                                                    KOLKATA

My name is Bernard Raphael Lakra. I was born and brought up in Kolkata. Kolkata is the capital of West Bengal. Kolkata is home to people from all over India. The two important railway stations are Howrah and Sealdah Station. The airport is named after Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. India's first metro underground railway started in Kolkata. Kolkata was once the capital of India under the British rule.Usually the men wear dhoti and kurta and the women wear saris. The most important festivals which are celebrated in Kolkata are Kali Puja, Durga Puja, Saraswati Puja, Eid and Christmas. The people of Kolkata love to eat food. Fish, rice, pulses, vegetables and meat are the food that people love to eat. The people of Kolkata are also fond of sweets such as rosogollas, sweet curd and gulab jamuns among other sweets. There are many historical buildings in Kolkata such as Victoria Memorial, Indian Museum, Birla Planetarium, Alipur Zoo and National Library among many other important buildings. Kolkata is also called the city of joy.

Gender (Cl-2)

GENDER : REVISION

In the last lesson we learnt that nouns can be either male or female. In this lesson we will learn more about gender. In this lesson we will learn about Neuter Gender.

NEUTER GENDER : There are some nouns which do not fall under male or female group but can be used for both the gender, such nouns come under the Neuter Gender. For example :

1) baby  2) child  3) student  4) pupil  5) parents  6) patient

A) Make sentences from the following words. For example :

1) baby - The baby is sleeping in the cot.

B) Find 5 more new Neuter Gender and make sentences from those words.

Gender (Cl-2)

GENDER - MASCULINE AND FEMININE GENDER.

The name of a noun which denotes a male gender is called a Masculine Gender. For example : man, boy, father, grandfather, peacock, tiger etc.

The name of a noun which denotes a female gender is called a Feminine Gender. For example : woman, girl, mother, grandmother, peahen, tigress etc.

A) Some common names of Masculine and Feminine Gender.

1) man - woman   2) boy - girl   3) brother - sister   4) father - mother   5) grandfather - grandmother
6) nephew - niece  7) peacock - peahen   8) dog - bitch   9) man-servant - maid-servant   10) milkman - milkmaid .

B) Find out the names of the following gender.

1) monk - ______  2) cow - ______  3) horse - ______  4) stag - _____  5) fox - ______
6) landlord - _______  7) lion - ______  8) wizard - ______  9) duke - ______ 10) king - _______

Number Nouns (Cl-2)

SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS : NUMBER NOUNS.

4) There are some nouns which end  with "f" or "fe", to make the nouns plural we change the "f" or "fe" into "v" and then add "es" to it. For example : leaf - leaves, wife - wives, loaf - loaves, wolf - wolves.

5) There are some nouns which end with "y", to make the nouns plural we change the "y" into "i" and then add "es" to it. For example: baby - babies, puppy - puppies, army - armies, pony - ponies.

6) There are some nouns where we don't add "s" or "es" to make the nouns plural. We simply change the inside Vowels to make it Plural. For example : man - men, woman - women, foot - feet, mouse - mice, louse - lice, goose - geese, child - children.

Number Nouns (Cl-2)

SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS : NUMBER NOUNS

Singular Nouns are names of person, place, animal or thing which are one in number. For example :
boy, girl, school, teacher, garden, park, dog, cat, cow, pen, pencil etc.

Plural Nouns are names of person, place, animal or thing which are more than one in number. For example :
boys, girls, schools, teachers, gardens, parks, dogs, cats, pens, pencils etc.

There are certain rules we have to remember when we are learning Number Nouns.

1) For some nouns we simply add "s" to make it Plural. For example : pen - pens, boy - boys, cow - cows.

2) Nouns which end in "s", "sh", "ch", and "x", we add "es" to the nouns to make it Plural. For example:
glass - glasses, bush - bushes, bench - benches, box - boxes.

3) Nouns which end in "o", we add "es" to the nouns to make it Plural. For example : cargo - cargoes,
mango - mangoes, echo - echoes.

Adjectives.(Cl-2)(Opposites)

Many describing words have words which have opposite meaning to it. Such words are also describing words or Adjectives. For example :
1) high - low  2) clean - dirty  3) deep - shallow  4) bright - dull  5) happy - sad  6) tall - short
7) broad - narrow  8) up - down  9) hot - cold  10) open - close

A) Make new sentences from the above given words. For example :

1) high - The thief climbed the high wall.  2) low - The low fertile plains helps in rice cultivation.

Adjectives.(Cl-2)

Words which describes a noun is called an Adjective. An Adjective is a describing word.
For example :
1) Ram has a new pencil.  2) Sita is wearing a pretty dress.  3) My school has a big playground.
The words new, pretty and big tells us more about the nouns pencil, dress and playground. So these words are called describing words or adjectives.

A) Fill In The Blanks With Adjectives.

1) Jack and Jill bought a _____ toy.  2) Puss In Boots is a ______ movie.  3) I have a ______ house.
4) My father has a ______ car.  5) Mary is wearing a _______ dress.  6) He is reading a ______ book.
7) My house has a ______ garden.  8) My garden has ______ flowers.  10) _____ animals live in the forest.

Quantity of a Noun (Cl-2)

SOME WORDS TELLS US ABOUT THE QUANTITY OF A THING. For example :

1) a piece of chalk.  2) a pile of books.  3) a pair of socks.  4) a bottle of ink.  5) a tin of peas.
6) a packet of chips.  7) a dozen of oranges.  8) a bar of soap.  9) a glass of milk.  10) a piece of string.

A) Now Fill In The Blanks With The Correct Words.

1) a ______ of trousers.  2) a _____ of salt.  3) a ______ of scissors.  4) a ________ of apples.
5) a ______ of water.  6) a ______ of ink.  7) a ______ of fruits.  8) a _______ of clothes.
9) a ______ of books.  10) a _______ of string.

Complete The Pairs (Cl-2)

THERE ARE SOME NOUNS WHICH COME IN PAIRS.

1) men - women  2) brothers - sisters   3) doors - windows   4) cups - saucers   5) friends - enemies
6) history - geography   7) needle - thread   8) hands - feet   9) earth - sky   10) father - mother

A) Write 10 new pairs of nouns of your own.

B) Make sentences from the above given pairs of nouns. For example :

1) men - The men are working at the railway station.
2) women - The women are shopping in the market.

3) brothers -                                                               9) friends -
4) sisters -                                                                  10) enemies -

5) doors -                                                                   11) needle -
6) windows -                                                              12) thread -

7) cups -                                                                     13) earth -
8) saucers -                                                                 14) sky -

Nouns (cl-2)

NOUNS 
The name of a person, place, animal or thing is called a noun. For example :

1) person - teacher, gardener, principal, plumber, guard, cobbler, mason.
2) place - school, kitchen, garden, hospital, playground, park.
3) birds - crow, pigeon, robin, parrot, sparrow, hawk, eagle, dodo.
4) animal - elephant, giraffe, horse, tiger, lion, deer, hippo, hyena.
5) thing - pen, pencil, rubber, table, chair, television, laptop, computer.

A) Write 4 nouns of your own.

1) person -
2) place -
3) birds -
4) animals -
5) thing -

Comprehension (pg 84) Cl-3

GOING FOR A PICNIC

One hot day in September Mr and Mrs Brown took their three children, Peter, David and Julie for a picnic in the woods. While the children searched for conkers their parents put out cold sausages, potato salad and cans of cola. Then Mrs Brown opened a box of cake she had made the day before. Suddenly, there was a shriek from Julie. "Quick, Daddy! An adder!" she cried. Mr Brown sprang to his feet and ran to Julie. Then he laughed. "Don't worry, Julie," he said. "It's only a grass snake."

A) Answer the following questions.

1) Where did the Brown family go for their picnic ?
2) What did the children look for on the ground ?
3) Why was Julie really frightened when she thought the grass snake was an adder ?
4) Why is there no need to be frightened of s grass snake ?
5) What did the Brown family have to eat on their picnic ?
6) What did they have to drink ?
7) Make a list of food you would take on a picnic.

Comprehension (pg 72) Cl-3

IN THE GARDEN

Penny and Philip Hall often help their parents in the garden. Penny digs up the weeds that grow among the plants with a small fork. She puts them in a wheelbarrow. When the wheelbarrow is full, Philip wheels it down the path to the bottom of the garden. Then he throws all the weeds on a big heap to be burnt by his father. Every Saturday Mrs Hall cuts the lawn with a mower and trims the hedges with a pair of shears. She also likes to look after the flowers. When they are in bloom she often picks some and puts them in vases in the house. Mr Hall grows all the vegetables. These include potatoes, carrots, cabbages and runner beans.

A) Answer the following questions.

1) How often does Mrs Hall cut the grass ?
2) Who likes digging up the weeds ?
3) Which tool is used for trimming the hedges ?
4) What is a vase ?
5) Where does Mr Hall have a bonfire ?
6) What vegetables does Mr Hall grow ?
7) How does Philip help in the garden ?

Comprehension (pg 66 ) Cl-3

MAKING A SNOWMAN

A short time ago David and his friends John and Peter made a fine snowman. First they made a very big snowball for the head. Then David got a shovel and made a huge pile of snow for the body. Next, John and Peter put the head on top of the body. For eyes they used two bits of coal, and the nose they used a carrot. Then Peter cut a long slit for the mouth. John stuck an old clay pipe in the snowman's mouth, and Peter put an old bowler hat on its head. When they had finished making him they named him Sammy Snowman.

A) Answer the following questions.

1) Which part of the snowman did the boys make first ?
2) How did David make the body ?
3) Who put the head on the body ?
4) What did they use for eyes ?
5) What was the carrot used for ?
6) What did John stick in the snowman's mouth ?
7) What did Peter put on the snowman's head ?

Comprehension ( pg 60) Cl-3

JANE'S NEW BICYCLE

Jane has a brand new bicycle. It was given to her by her Uncle Bob as a present on her seventh birthday.
The bicycle is painted bright orange. Behind the seat is a black, plastic saddle-bag and there is a large, shiny bell on the handlebars. Every evening Jane rides her bicycle down the lane behind her house. She goes to meet her father on his way home from work.

A) Answer the following questions.
1) Who gave Jane the new bicycle ?
2) How old was she when she was given the new bicycle ?
3) Where is the saddle-bag ?
4) What is the saddle-bag made of ?
5) What is on the handlebars ?
6) How often does Jane ride her bicycle ?
7) Where is the lane where Jane rides ?
8) Why does she ride down the lane in the evening ?

Junior English (pg 56 ) Cl-3

VERBS : PAST TIME.
We do not always add -ed to verbs to show past time.

The following words are arranged in Present Time and Past Time.

1) bite - bit  2) break - broke  3) come - came  4) creep - crept  5) do - did  6) draw - drew
7) drink - drank  8) fall - fell  9) fly - flew  10) give - gave  11) hide - hid  12) wear - wore

A) Put the right word in each space.

1) Zek ______ the ball in the drawer. (hide)  2) Mrs Dobbs _______ Sam a flapjack. (give)
3) The robin ______ away when we got near. (fly)  4) A big dog ______ Susan on the leg. (bite)
5) Who ______ this lovely picture. (draw)  6) The football _______ the window. (break)
7) Philip ______ his best writing. (do)  8) Jill ______ her new shoes yesterday. (wear)

Adding -ed to Doing Words (Junior English pg 39, Cl-3 )

ADDING -ED TO DOING WORDS.

When we add -ed to verbs ending with y we change the y to i. Change the y to i and add -ed.

1) try - tried  2) fry - fried  3) cry - cried  4) marry - married  5) hurry - hurried  6) bury - buried

Note - With a few words the y is changed to i and only -d is added.
1) pay - paid  2) lay - laid  3) say - said

A) Add -ed to each of the following words. Remember to change the y to i.

1) dry  2) carry  3) copy  4) tidy  5) cry  6) bury  7) hurry  8) fry  9) empty

B) Use the words you have learnt to fill in the blanks.

1) I ________ to catch the train.  2) We had ______ toast and eggs for breakfast.
3) Janet ________ when she fell off the wall.  4) Keith ______ the heavy basket all the way home.
5) The sun and the wind soon _______ the washing.  6) Robert _____ the room after the party.
7) The dog ______ a bone in the garden.  8) Bill ______ the words in his notebook.
9) I ______ the butcher for the meat.

Junior English (pg 34) Verbs Cl-3

ADDING -ED TO VERBS.
When we add -ed to some verbs we double the last letter.
1) rob - robbed  2) tug - tugged  3) pin - pinned  4) clap - clapped  5) stop - stopped

A) Add -ed to each of the following verbs.

1) pin -    2) clap -   3) stop -    4) slip -    5) tap -   6) hug -    7) wag -    8) chop -    9) hum -   10) sip -

B) Use the words you have made to fill in the blanks.

1) The little boy ______ on the ice.  2) The dog ________ his tail.
3) James ______ the hot tea.  4) The bus _______ outside the school.
5) Jane ______ her new teddy bear.  6) Alan ______ on the door before going in.
7) Carol _______ a badge on to her jacket.  8) The scouts ______ the wood for the fire.
9) The children _______ their hands for joy.  10) A swarm of bees _______ around our heads.

Junior English (pg 33 ) Verbs:Past Time ( cl-3)

To make a verb show past time we add -ed.

1) play - played  2) work - worked  3) cough - coughed  4) look - looked

But if the verb ends with "e" we just add -d.

1) sneeze - sneezed  2) arrive - arrived  3) cycle - cycled  4) love - loved.

A) Make each of these verbs show past time by adding -d.

1) like -  2) wipe -  3) hope -  4) wave -  5) use -  6) dive -  7) save -  8) joke -  9) bake -  10) move -

B) Fill in the blanks with "e" or "ed ".

1) Sanjay ______ loudly. ( cough )  2) They ______ last Monday. ( arrive )
3) The crowd ______ the Queen. ( cheer )  4) Helen ________ sausages for us. ( cook )
5) We ______ for you. ( wait )  6) Sam _______ to school. ( cycle )
7) Dad ______ his present. ( love )  8) Everyone _______ very happy. ( look )
9) Camilia ______ her teeth. ( clean ) 10) Sue _______ very carefully. ( watch )

Junior English ( pg 29 ) Cl-3

ADDING -ED TO VERBS.
To make a verb show past time we add -ed.

A) Add - ed to each of these verbs.

1) rain - ______  2) play - ______ 3) chew - ______ 4) wait - _______ 5) ask - _______
6) bark - ______ 7) fill - ______ 8) pick - _____ 9) open - ______ 10 ) fetch - ______

B) Use the above words to fill in the blanks.

1) Jane ______ her mother for another cake.  2) Chandra _______ an apple off the tree.
3) The dog _______ at the postman.  4) Jill _______ the paper for her parents.
5) The kitten ________ with the ball.  6) The man _______ for an hour for the bus.
7) Wai _______ the bucket with water.  8) It _______ all day yesterday.
9) The cow ________ the grass for a long time.  10) He ________ the door and went in.

Junior English ( pg 13) Verbs

VERBS
When we add -ing to some verbs we double the last letter.

1) bat - batting  2) chop - chopping  3) clap - clapping  4) cut - cutting  5) run - running  6) sit - sitting
7) skip - skipping  8) swim - swimming 

A) Fill the gap in each sentence by adding -ing to the word in the bracket.

1) Sam kept ________ on the ice. ( slip )  2) Anna enjoyed ______ the garden. ( dig )
3) The bus will be ________ at the school gates. ( stop ) 4) We shall be ______ off there. ( get )
5) The leaves lay _______ on the ground. ( rot ) 6) I am _______ my toys away. ( put )
7) Mina went out without _______ the door. ( shut ) 8) Megan was ______ a new sweater. ( knit )

Junior English (pg 7) More Verbs

MORE VERBS
When -ing is added to a verb ending with e, the e is dropped.

1) dance - dancing  2) dive - diving  3) drive - driving  4) hide - hiding  5) ride - riding  6) skate - skating
7) wave - waving  8) read - reading

A) Use the words above to fill in the blanks.

1) Sam likes ________ his new pony.  2) Ben was _________ in the bushes.
3) We saw Zoe ________ to us across the road.  4) Soraya looks through a book when she is ______ .
5) Stephen passed his _______ test first time.  6) Michael loved _________ off the high board.
7) Kate takes tap ______ lessons every Tuesday.  8) People were _______ on the frozen road.

Junior English (pg 5) Verbs

VERBS
Verbs are doing words. For example, eating, fishing, jumping, sleeping, drinking, flying, reading, washing.

A) Use the above verbs to fill in the blanks.

1) The man is _________ his car.  2) The boy is _________ under the tree.
3) The two boys are _________ .  4) The girl is _________ an apple.
5) The woman is ________ a book.  6) The dog is ________ over a log.
7) The birds are _________ high.  8) The cat is _______ milk.

B) Add-ing to each of these words.

1) call  2) draw  3) do  4) try  5) pull  6) see  7) hear  8) rain  9) sing  10) bark  11) teach  12) feel

The Preposition Cl - 2 ( Revision )

A) Pick out the preposition from the following sentences.

1) Little Jack Horner sat in a corner.    2) The train will start at 3 p.m.  3) He is hard of hearing.
4) I have been here since 10 o'clock.  5) I met him by chance.  6) I met him on the way.
7) He is tall for his age.  8) The house is on fire.  9) I am afraid of your dog.
10 ) The moon shines by night.  11) He sat besides me at dinner. 12) He laughed on my face.

B) 1) between      2) above       3) under     ( pg 28) ( Wren Grammar)
Use the above words to fill in the blanks.

There is a doll in the cupboard. It's _________ a clock and a radio. There is a kite _______ the doll.
There is a bottle _______ the clock. The radio is _______ a ball. There is a book _______ the bottle
and the ball. It is ______ the doll.

C) Fill in the blanks in the sentences. ( pg 28/29) (Wren Grammar)

1) The children are playing ________ the tree.
2) There is a bicycle ________ the children.
3) There are three apples _______ the table.
4) There is a dog ________ the table.
5) Some birds are flying _______ the sky.

Word Problems ( Money )

Q1) Ali spent 40 p on peanuts, 25 p on sweets and 10 p on a biscuit. How much did he spend altogether ?

Ans) Money spent on peanuts  =    40 p
        Money spent on sweets   =    25 p
        Money spent on biscuit    =   10 p
So the total amount spent        +_______
                                                    75 p

Q2) Mary has Rs 15, Tara has Rs 28 and Babu has Rs 19. How much money do they have together ?

Ans)  Amount Mary has  =    Rs 15
         Amount Tara has  =      Rs 28
         Amount Babu has  =     Rs 19
So total money they have = +______
                                             Rs 62

Q3) Raju's mother gave him Rs 50. He spent Rs 33 on a cricket bat. How much money was left with him ?

Ans)  Amount Raju's mother gave him  =       Rs 50
        Amount Raju spent on cricket bat =       Rs 33
So total amount left with Raju               =  - _______
                                                                   Rs  17

Money Cl-2 ( Conversion of paise to rupees )

Conversion of Paise to Rupees.

To convert Rs 5 to paise you put two zeros on the right.
                 Rs 5 = 500 p
To convert 500 p to rupees, remove the two zeros on the right.
                 500 p = Rs 5
A) Convert into rupees.

1) 600 p = Rs _______  2) 100 p = Rs _______  3) 900 p = Rs _______  4) 700 p = Rs ______

Now suppose you have 525 paise. How will you convert it to rupees and paise ?
The last two numbers on the right show the paise. The remaining numbers show the rupees.

B) Convert into rupees and paise.

1) 650 p = Rs 6 and 50 p.  2) 269 p = Rs 2 and 69 p.  3) 480 p = Rs 4 and 80 p.
4) 505 p =                         5) 725 p =                          6) 340 p =
7) 920 p =                         8) 375 p =                          9) 345 p =
10) 460 p =                      11) 540 p =                        12) 555 p =

Money Cl-2

Conversion of rupee to paise
as we know that       Re 1 =  100 p
so                            Rs 5  =  5 x 100 p = 500 p
                                Rs 4 =  4 x 100 p = 400 p
So to convert rupee into paise you simply have to put two zeros on the right.

A) Convert rupees into paise.
1) Rs 3 = ________ p  2) Rs 6 = ______ p  3) Rs 7 = _______ p  4) Rs 8 = _______ p

Suppose you have Rs 5 and 50 p. How will you convert it to paise ?
You know that      Rs 5 = 500 p
So                        Rs 5 and 50 p = 500 p + 50 p = 550 p.
First convert rupee into paise then add the paise.

B) Convert into paise.

1) Rs 6 and 25 p = _______ p + ______ p = ________ p.
2) Rs 7 and 85 p = _______ p + ______ p = ________ p.
3) Rs 5 and 40 p = _______ p + ______ p = ________ p.
4) Rs 9 and 74 p = _______ p + ______ p = ________ p.
5) Rs 4 and 30 p = _______ p + ______ p = ________ p.

The Preposition Cl-2

A Preposition is a word placed before a noun or a pronoun to show in what relation the person or thing denoted by the noun stands to something else. For example :

1) The book is on the desk.  2) The book is under the desk.  3) The book is near the desk.
4) The book is in the desk.  5) The book is beside the desk.  6) The book is above the desk.
7) The book is below the desk.
Each of the above sentences contains a word that shows the relation between the book and the desk.
Such words are called Prepositions. 
Now examine the following sentences.

1) He lives near us.  2) He came with me.  3) The letter is from him.  4) I do not believe in them.
5) There is a wall round it.
In these sentences, we see the Prepositions are used with the Pronouns.

A) Pick out the Prepositions from the following sentences.

1) Father is not at home.  2) Let us go for a walk.  3) The boy fell off his pony.
4) What is that in your hand ? 5) He is among the crowd. 6) I gave ten rupees for it.
7) Let us walk along the beach. 8) The policeman is on duty. 9) There is a bridge over the river.
10) The school bus is at the door.

Proper Noun Cl-3

A Proper Noun is the special name of a particular person or place. For example, Abdul, Rama, Sita, Shirin, Kolkata, Mumbai, India.
Note- A Proper Noun always begins with a capital letter.

1) Mary lives in London. 2) Columbus discovered America. 3) Mumbai is a big city.
4) Solomon was famous for his wisdom. 5) Taj Mahal is in Agra. 6) Ashoka was a great king.
7) Kolkata is on the banks of the river Hooghli. 8) India is a great country. 9) Ram was born in Ayodhya.
10) Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem.

A) Pick out the Proper Nouns from the following sentences.

1) Christmas is celebrated on 25th December. 2) Harry Potter is loved by children.
3) Abdul Kalam visited our school last year. 4) The Earth goes round the Sun.
5) Victoria Memorial is in Kolkata. 6) The capital of West Bengal is Kolkata.
7) The highest mountain in the world is Mount Everest. 8) The river Ganga flows in India.
9) Darjeeling and Kurseong are beautiful hill stations. 10) Qutub Minar is in Delhi.

Common Noun Cl-3

A Common Noun is a name given in common to every person or thing of the same class or kind. For example, man, woman, boy, girl, town, city, country, book, desk.
1) The man is going to the market.  2) The woman is cooking in the kitchen.
3) The boy is going to school.  4) The girl is playing with a doll.

A) Pick out the common nouns from the following sentences.

1) Birds build nests in trees.  2) Your book lies on the desk.  3) My new watch keeps good time.
4) He goes to church on Sunday. 5) I have a beautiful garden. 6) The old woman gets little food.
7) A cold wind blew last night. 8) The foolish crow tried to sing. 9) The hungry child wept bitterly.
10) The old woman looks unhappy.

Collective Nouns Cl-3A

A Collective Noun is the name of a number of people or things considered as one. For example : army, crowd, flock, fleet etc.
1) The word army is a Collective Noun, because it is the name given to a collection of soldiers.
2) The word crowd is a Collective Noun because it is the name given to a collection of people.
3) The word flock is a Collective Noun because it is the name given to a collection of sheep or goats.
4) The word fleet is a Collective Noun because it is the name given to a collection of sheep.
Here are some examples of Collective Nouns.
1) a swarm of ants/ flies/ bees. 2) a pack of wolves. 3) a bunch of flowers/ grapes/ bananas/ keys.
4) a flight of stairs. 5) a clump of trees. 6) an anthology of stories/ poems. 7) a cluster of stars/ grapes.
8) a herd of cows/ deer/ elephants. 9) a shoal of fish. 10) a row of books/ houses/ trees. 11) a band of musicians. 12) a company of actors. 13) a gang of thieves. 14) a crew of sailors. 15) a team of players. 16) a crowd of people. 17) a choir of singers. 18) a sheaf of grains. 19) a volley of bullets. 20) a quiver of arrows. 21) a jury of judges.

Verbs Cl-2

A VERB is a doing or action word. A sentence cannot have a meaning without a verb.Till now we have learnt about single verbs. For example:
1) The rain falls
2)The ball bounces. 3) The bell rings. 4) The earth revolves. 5) The sun shines.
The words bounces, rings, revolves, falls and shines are all verbs but they are all single verbs. In this lesson we will learn about more than one verb. For example : 1) Anil is riding a bicycle. In this sentence Anil is one person so we are using "is" along with "riding". 2) The boys are reading in the library. In this sentence boys are more than one so we use the verb "are" along with "studying".
1) The cat is climbing the tree.  2) The children are crossing the road.  3) The engine is pulling the wagons.
4) Ali is writing a letter.  5) The baby is sleeping in the cot. 6) Mary is reading a newspaper.
7) The mouse is running across the floor. 8) The lady is working on the computer.
Now for your Homework, you will write 10 sentences with verbs which are more than one.
1) John ______________ his homework. 2) Sita ____________ her house.
3) The girls ____________ with their dolls. 4) The boys ____________ in the park.
5) The animals ____________ in the forest. 6) My mother ____________ in the kitchen.
6) My father ____________ on the computer. 7) The cow ____________ in the field.
8) The dog _____________ outside his kennel. 9) The elephant _____________ in the jungle.
10) The Principal _____________ in his office.

Jumble Sentences

A group of words making complete sense is called a sentence. In this lesson the words will not be in the correct order. So we have to arrange the words in such an order that it makes complete sense. We have to keep in mind 2 rules.
1) A sentence always begins with a capital letter.
2) A sentence always ends in a full stop.
For example:
Q1) the chased dog the cat
ans) The dog chased the cat.
Q2) a breast has the red robin
ans) The robin has a red breast.
Q3) eats a goat leaves green
ans) A goat eats green leaves.
Q4) taste we with tongues our
ans) We taste with our tongues.
Q5) on floats a cork water
ans) A cork floats on water.
Q6) in scientists trying are build to rockets in india
ans) Scientists are trying to build rockets in India.
Q7) baking she is cake a microwave oven in the
ans) She is baking a cake in the microwave oven.

Pronoun

Words used instead of a NOUN is called a PRONOUN.
1) Listen to Rama, he is singing. Rama is a noun, so for Rama, we use the word 'he'.
2) James and John are here. They have come to hear him. (James & John = they ),(Rama = him )
3) When the tiger saw the woman, it sprang upon her. (tiger = it ),(woman = her )
4) The girl lost a bangle, but she found it near her. ( girl = she, her ), (bangle = it )
5) A boy saw a mango. He wanted it. (boy = he), (mango = it)
6) These soldiers are wounded. They must go to the hospital. ( soldiers = they)
7) The child saw a ball and he tried to get it. (child = he),(ball = it)

English Language Cl-2

ADVERBS
Words that add meaning to a verb is called an Adverb. A Verb is an Action or Doing word. An Adverb adds a meaning to the verb. For example:
1) The queen spoke politely.
In the above sentence, the word 'spoke' is the verb. Now we have to ask how did the queen speak ?
The answer would be POLITELY.
2) The king spoke LOUDLY.  3) The baby was sleeping SOUNDLY. 4) The students have done WELL.
5) Ram was standing THERE.6) I kept my pencil HERE. 7) The soldiers fought BRAVELY.
8) The horse galloped FAST. 9) The children spoke SOFTLY. 10) The sun shines BRIGHTLY.
11) We must eat our food SLOWLY. 12) Paul goes to school DAILY.

Safety First

Children should always play in the park and not on the roads. While crossing the road the children should always obey the TRAFFIC LIGHTS. They must cross the road on a ZEBRA CROSSING. There are certain do's and don't for children. For example, Children should always help an elderly person. While using the stairs children should walk and not run up and down the stairs. While playing in the park, the children should never push each other from the slide and should never stand in front of a swing.

Social Studies Syllabus for class 1

For Class 1 Social Studies the chapters that are coming are 1) Houses We Live In and 2) Safety First.
From both the chapters question and answers, fill in the blanks, name them, write 'yes' or 'no' and match the following will come.
For example,Why do we need houses to live in ? What are Igloos made of ? What are Pucca and Kutcha houses made of ? What are multistoreyed houses ? Why should we be safe at home and at school ?
For fill in the blanks what is important is the different types of houses and their different locations .Say for example , places where it rains a lot houses are made on STILTS .Now explain to your kids what are STILTS and how they help the houses to be just above the water level and be safe .
Now there are two types of ROOFS found around the world. One for the plains and one for the hills .
Starting with the plains,the roofs are FLAT because the weather is hot and people can sleep on the roofs of their houses at night . In case of the hills, the houses have SLOPING roofs because it rains heavily throughout the year and the SLOPING roofs help the rain water to slide off .
Then the concept of PUCCA and KUTCHA houses must be dealt with . Pucca houses are made of BRICKS, CEMENT, WOOD and STONE .It is mostly found in cities and towns . Kutcha houses are made of MUD, STRAW and STONE.
Humans have always domesticated animals . Humans have also built houses for their pet and farm animals.
The names of houses for pet and farm animals are important . Words like KENNEL, SHED, COOP, STABLE, etc.
Now for Safety First, safety begins at home so what are the things children should be safe from. Children should be safe from sharp objects like BLADE, SCISSORS and KNIVES. Children should not touch PLUGS and SWITCHES. In the kitchen, the children should keep a safe distance from the GAS STOVE .

Money-Addition and subtraction

Addition
1.  Rs        p      2.   Rs     p         3.   Rs     p          4.   Rs     p        5.    Rs       p
   55      56            324    45            432     23             345   89            333     99
+ 67     45         + 234    54         + 461     77         +  234   23        +  222    66
__________      _________         _________        _________        __________

hello students...

This is your class 2 teacher. I have created this blog so that we as teacher and students can stay in touch in this challanging times.We have to finish our second card test syllabus so that you can prepare for the exams and pass them with flying colours.This period of absence is not a holiday for you but you should spend at least 4 hours of studies both in the morning and evening.In the evening again we will start learning the topic "money-addition and subtraction".