Eng Grammar Worksheet II

Eng Grammar Worksheet II

1. Define and give examples.
(1) Idioms (2) Phrases (3) Homophones (4) Onomatopoeic words (5) Conjunctions
(6) Interjections (7) Simile (8) Prepositions

2. Write meanings of following idioms and give examples.
(1) by hook or crook
(2) at a stone's throw
(3) off and on
(4) good for nothing
(5) to rain cats and dogs
(6) at the sight of
(7) no matter
(8) to be out of one's reach

3. Write meanings of following phrases and give examples.
(1) to bring about
(2) to go about
(3) absent-minded
(4) to act upon
(5) a bed of roses
(6) bit by bit
(7) once in a blue moon.
(8) in brief
(9) burst into tears

4. Write a composition on:
(1) Practice makes man perfect.
(2) My favorite game.

5. Write a story using points and write moral of the story.
(1) A blessing in disguise.
A merchant on a horseback... Goes home from a city market... has a large sum of money... begins to rain... A thief comes..... tries to shoot him...  but the gun powder gets wet.. the gun doesn't fire off.... the merchant sits on the horse.... gallops away safely... thanks the rain....
(2) The wolf and the lamb.
A lamb drinks water... A hungry wolf reaches... want to eat it... blames the lamb for making water muddy... the lamb proves his innocence... the wolf says the lamb had abused last year... the lamb says he was not born... the wolf kills... eats it up

6. Write a letter
(1) to your friend describing how you celebrated a festival with your family or friends.
* Mention which festival it was.
* Write about what you did - wore new clothes, met cousins and other relatives, had lot of sweets, decorated house, danced, sang, played with cousins, friends, got love and blessings from grandparents, other elders, etc.
*  How you concluded the celebration?
(2) to your cousin describing your daily routine during the summer vacations.
(3) to your grandmother about how you celebrated Diwali.
(4) to your class teacher apologizing for having misbehaved in class
(5) to the librarian informing him/her of the lost book.
(6) to your friend thanking him/her for a wonderful gift he/she has given you on your birthday.
*Enquire about his/her health.
*When was your birthday? 
* Whom did you invite?
* How much you missed your friend?
* What gift did he/she give?
* Describe the gift.

English Chapter 9

English Chapter 9

A. Fill in the blanks with the words in the box and complete the story.
    [lonely, alone, turmeric, ochre, Golu, children, Peetha, laddoos, diyas, lime, I wish I had,
    came to life, hugged her]
    Lakshmi lived _____________ in her house in a village. On the day of Deepavali, she felt
    very ________________. She said, '__________________ children of my own'. She took
    some _________________, _________________ and __________________ and
    painted pictures of two ________________ on either side of her door. She named the boy
    _____________ and the girl _________________. In the evening, she lighted
    ____________ before them, and put ________________ in leaf cups in front of them. At
    night, the children ____________________. They ate the ___________________. Then
    they woke up Lakshmi, _________________ and lived with her for ever after.

B. Answer these questions.
1. Why was Lakshmi lonely?
2. What did she wish for on Deepavali?
3. Why did she make laddoos?
4. What else did Lakshmi do for Deepavai?
5. Why did Lakshmi not eat food at night?
6. What wonderful gift did she get on the night of Deepavali?

C.Choose the words that can be used to describe Lakshmi. Give reasons for your answer.
[ kind, gentle, greedy, selfish, lonely, wicked, beautiful, caring]

D. Find the names of nine festivals from the word grid.

E. Fill in the blanks with the present continuous tense forms of the verbs in the brackets.
1. The dog  ______________________ at the stranger. (bark)
2. The children _______________________ football. (play)
3. I _________________________ my homework. (do)
4. Pragati _________________________ a movie. (watch)
5. They _________________________ a lot of noise. (make)
6. We __________________________ to the fair. (go)

F. Fill in the blanks with past continuous tense forms of the verbs in the brackets.
1.  At 7 a.m., I _____________________ kites. (fly)
2. The children ______________________ when the bell rang. (sleep)
3. We _______________________ television when the guests arrived. (watch)
4. They _________________________ on the stairs when I came. (sit)
5. Mother ___________________________ dinner at 8 a.m. yesterday. (prepare)

G. Write homophones for following words:
1. pear 2. hare 3. sun 4. be 5. pitcher 6. flower

H. Match the following:

 I. Fill in the blanks with the correct words. Use the correct tense of the verb whenever needed.
[ plain, fare, air, fire]
1. Monu walked home from school because he did not have money for the bus ________.
2. My dad likes ____________ food.
3. It was so cold that we had to light a ______________.
4. My aunt sang on the radio. The programme was _____________ yesterday.
5. This is very tasty ______________.
6. Asha wore the ______________ frock and not the frilled one.
7. Bond _____________ the gun.
8. The ______________ is fresh in the garden.