English Chapter12

English Chapter12

A. Answer the following:
1. Why is the rain compared to a river?
2. Why does the poet find the rain beautiful?
3. What is the sound of the rain compared to?
4. Which two words or phrases does the poet use to describe the rain?
5. Why does the poet say that the rain is welcome?
6. Do you think rain is good for us? Why?
7. What are the problems people face during the rainy season?

B. Give rhyming words as many as possible for:
1. street  2. rain 3. balloon

C. Match the sounds with the actions that produce them.
    1. a small bell being rung                         a. bang
    2. a gun being fired                                  b. tinkle
    3. a light being switched on                      c. growl
    4. a dog when it is angry                          d. smash
    5. a glash plate falling on the floor           e. click
    Fill in the blanks using the sound words used above.
   1. The tiny bell let a ____________ as the breeze came by.
   2. The door shut with a ____________ as strong wind came.
   3. The flower vase fell from my hand with a _________________.
   4. The dogs began to  ____________ in the street.
   5. The photographer _____________ some pictures.

D. Write the sounds, as many as you can, related to rain.

E. Use the verbs given in the box to fill in the blanks.
[ sell, ride, buy, make, watch ]
1. I am going to _______________ this movie tomorrow.
2. I am going to ________________  my bike in free time.
3. Mom is going ________________ sandwiches today.
4. I am going to ______________ old books and then buy new ones.
5. They are going to _______________ a new car.

F. Use the adverbs in the box to fill in the blanks.
[ bravely, gracefully, loudly, softly, quietly, carefully ]
1. The girl danced ___________________.
2. The nurse cleaned the wound _____________________.
3. The soldiers fought _______________________.
4. The baby cried ___________________.
5. The girl spoke ____________________.
6. We had our dinner ___________________.

G. Read to understand.

Answer these questions.
1. What is an idiom?
2. We are told that dogs and cats lived on the thatched roofs of houses. Can you think of
    anything else that might have lived there?
3. What happened when heavy rain fell on the roof?
4. Find out the meanings of the following idioms. Use them to make sentences.
    a. Every dog has his day.
    b. Curiosity killed the cat.

H. Which of these sound words are related to rain?
[shhh, tick tack, buzz, zoom, clitter clatter, swish, pitter patter, beep lash, ding dong, splash,
 splosh, boom, hiss, tip tap, tick tock, zap, whoosh, flick a flack fleck, pop, crackle, drip drip,
 screech, ping, plip plop plip ]

I. Make adjectives from these nouns.
1. help  2. show   3. hair    4. silver   5. harm  6. salt.

J. Fill in the blanks with the adjectives from the box.
[ truthful, costly, stormy, dusty, weekly, careful ]
1. It was a _______________ day with a lot of wind and rain.
2. Hari was ________________ about the story he told.
3. This dress is beautiful but _________________.
4. She wrote a _________________ article in the newspaper.
5. Doctors have to be _______________ in the operations they do.
6. The house had become ________________  for not having being used for a long time.

K. Complete the sentences with the help of the clues given.
     Use is/are + going to +verb.
1. Gargi/write/letter.
2. She/learn/horse-riding
3. Vijay/play football/afternoon
4. The electrician/repair/the fuse/soon
5. He/perform on stage/next week

L. Fill in the blanks using the words rhyming with 'rain'
[ vain, Spain, train, drain, plain, rain, grain, attain ]
I went to __________________
And travelled by _______________
In the ________________
During heavy ________________
I saw the water going down the ________________
Again and again
People were working in the fields
Collecting _____________
But they could not much ______________
For all their efforts were going in ________________
In the very heavy rains.




 

English Chapter 11

English Chapter 11

A. Answer with reference to context.
1. 'Wait! What about the rest of what you owe me?'
    a. Who said these words and to whom?
    b. What money did the old man owe?
    c. What do these words show about the character of the speaker?
2. 'But my friend, these are old and do not have much value. Why don't you come with me to
    my house? I will gladly give you one hundred mohurs.'
    a. Who said these words and to whom?
    b. What are the things that no longer have any value?
    c. Why will he give the speaker one hundred mohurs?
3. 'So what? I will marry again, and this time I will marry the princess.'
    a. Who said this and to whom?
    b. Why did he say, 'So what'?
    c. Was he able to marry the princess? Why?

B. Answer these questions.
1. Who was singing the song that the old man enjoyed?
2. What price did Mohan put on his daughter's song?
3. How much did the old man offer him?
4. What did Mohan plan to do with the money?
5. Who was the old man?
6. Do you think the king did the right thing by not giving the promised mohurs to Mohan?
    Why?
7. What was a 'fair exchange'?
    a. one gold mohur for a song.
    b. one hundred gold mohurs for a song
    c. happiness given by the promise of one hundred gold mohurs, in exchange for
        happiness given by the song.
    What do you think is a fair exchange between two people?

C. Each word in the box has more than one meaning. Use them correctly to
    complete the sentences.
    [ bow, bank, bear, fair, star ]
1. We deposit money in the ______________.
2. Satish and friends enjoyed at the village _______________.
3. The _______________ eats honey.
4. People _______________ before the king.
5. Shahrukh Khan is my favourite _______________.
6. I couldn't _______________ the pain any more.
7. The _____________ lady is princess Kate.
8. An archer is expert in using ______________ and arrow.
9. A ____________ was twinkling in the sky.
10. A river _______________ is close from here.

D. Match the following to complete the phrases to their meanings in the last
     column.
    1. at the crack of                a. drawn          i. at once
    2. in the dead of                 b. sight           ii. enemies
    3. at daggers                      c. with            iii. very late at night
    4. at the drop of                  d. night          iv. comfortable and happy with
    5. at first                              e. a hat          v. very early in the morning
    6. at home                           f. dawn          vi. when seen for the first time

E. Fill in the blanks with will or shall
1. The king __________ reward the singer.
2. The greedy father _____________ask for the king's forgiveness.
3. I ______________ take this responsibility.
4. The children ______________ perform at the annual day.
5. We _______________ work together.
6. We _____________ have lunch by afternoon.
7. The sun ___________ set at 6:00 pm
8. I ___________ go to bed early.
9. Tina ___________ play for the team.
10. I _____________ leave early for school tomorrow.

F. Punctuate these sentences.
1. Please give me a glass of water said a girl.
2. What can I do for you asked the counterboy.
3. What a wonderful gift exclaimed the little girl.
4. How much money do you need to build the castle asked the king.
5. We have to walk three more miles said the old man.
6. Mini said Dad take me to the park.
7. I am going to library said Ramesh.
8. Sandra asked where do you live.
9. I am certain I can finish this work today said Jack.
10. What a beautiful painting exclaimed Rita.
11. Lets go he said immediately.
12. Go said mom find out where you left your puppy.

G. Write the homophones with the meanings given in the brackets for following
     words.
1. maid  __________________ (did)
2. pair __________________ ( a fruit)
3. steal ____________________ (a strong metal)
4. hair ___________________ (a kind of rabbit)
5. sea ___________________ (look) 
6. dear ____________________ (an animal)

H.Choose the correct word from the brackets to complete the sentences.
1. We _____________ some strange noises. (herd, heard)
2. She _______________ her hair brown. (dyed, died)
3. Please throw these bits of paper into the ___________ paper basket. (waist, waste)
4. The dog wagged its _____________ when it saw me. (tale, tail)
5. An eagle is a bird fo _____________. (prey, pray)
6. The _____________ slept under the tree. (bear, bare)

I. Fill in the blanks with suitable phrases given in the box.
[ at sixes and sevens, at the first sight, at the heels of, at the eleventh hour, at his wit's end ]
1. Mohan had not the recognized the traveller _________________________________.
2. Mohan walked _______________________________ the traveller for three miles to get a
    hundred mohurs.
3. Mohan ____________________________ couldn't think anything.
4. Mohan was __________________________________ on what was happening.
5. Mohan was __________________________________ and quietly returned to his village.

J. Rewrite the sentences changing the verb to the future tense by using will + verb
1. Amar eats an egg for breakfast.
2. Manjit plays hockey on fridays.
3. Madhu goes to painting class after school.
4. The baby cries if disturbed from asleep.
5. I eat when I am hungry.

K.  Fill in the blanks with suitable sh words from the box.
[ shut, ship, fish, shell, cash, dish, shin, shed, shoe, rush ]
1. The _______________ sailed from the east coast.
2. The ________________ is in the bank.
3. I had to _________________ to the airport to catch the flight in time.
4. My mom's cooking special _______________ for tonight.
5. The turtle comes out of its _______________ when it feels safe.
6. Please __________________ the door without making a noise.
7. I hurt my _________________ while playing football.
8. The cow __________________ needs to be maintained well.
9. Tie your _________________ laces.
10. There are various types of ______________ in your aquarium.


 

English Chapter 10

English Worksheet Chapter 10

A. Choose the correct answer.
1. The poor people need the common everyday things and the rich ______________
a. can do without them.
b. also need them.
c. need them sometimes.
2. In the poem, 'Everyday things' the poet is trying to show ___________________
a. the difference between the rich and the poor.
b. that the rich and the poor are similar in many ways.
c. that the poor are better than the rich.

B. Answer these questions.
1. What idea has the poet expressed in the first two lines of the poem?
2. Mention three things that are common between ordinary folk and very rich people.
3. What does a person – rich or poor – use for reading and writing?
4. What is the message of the poem, 'Everyday things'?
5. Suggest another suitable title for the poem, 'Everyday things'.

C. Match the following

D. Underline the compound words in the sentences given below. Separate them
     into smaller words.
a. It is raining heavily, take your raincoat.
b. The dog brought the newspaper.
c. The children were playing in the sandbox.
d. Some boys and girls like to play football.

E. Match the adjectives with as many nouns as possible.
1. strong
    a. man    b. cheese    c. problem    d. rain
2. heavy
    a. problem   b. rain         c. weight        d. exam
3. soft
   a. voice        b. drink        c. weight        d. exam
4. hard
    a. work        b. shell         c. car            d. man
5. rich
    a. people     b. woman     c. car            d. work

F. Choose the correct preposition.
1. The match was between/with Australia and England.
2. Australia played for/with England.
3. Shaun Marsh played for/of Australia.
4. The match was held by/in Australia.
5. The match was referred by/at R S Madugalle.

G. Complete these sentences with the present continuous tense or the past
     continuous forms of the verbs in the brackets.
1. Last week, I _________________________ in the hills. (travel)
2. Last year, my brothers ______________________ music from a renowned teacher.
3. I ___________________________ to the market to buy some vegetables. (go)
4. My parents ________________________ a new car now. (buy)
5. My friends _______________________ cricket in the morning. (play)
6. Yesterday evening, we _____________________ The Lion King. (watch)

H. Read to understand.

   Answer the following questions.
   1. Why is an umbrella an everyday thing for many of us?
   2. Why were they only used by royals in olden days?
   3. What were umbrellas made of in olden days?
   4. How are the modern ones different? Give two reasons.
   5. Which material is used to make umbrellas today? Why?
   6. Where are majority of umbrellas made?

I. Write any two nouns in column B for each adjective mentioned in column A.
                            A                                               B
   1. warm
   2. mild
   3. bitter
   4. delicious
   5. loud
   6. damp
   7. soft
   8. huge
   9. colourful
 10. amazing

J. Match the following.
         A                                                  B
   1. play                                         a. board
   2. black                                       b. ground
   3. news                                       c. ball
   4. class                                       d. paper
   5. foot                                         e. room
   Now fill in the blanks with the new words you have just formed.
   1. Nita fell in the ___________________ and hurt her knee.
   2. Homework for tomorrow is written on the ___________________.
   3. My favourite sport is _____________________.
   4. Has the _______________________ delivered today.
   5. This _________________________ is spacious.

K. Complete the sentences with the prepositions given in the box.
    [ in, on, at, under, in front of ]
    1. There are lot of mangoes ____________ the tree.
    2. Manik stood ____________________ everyone in the queue.
    3. The book was _______________________ the pillow.
    4. The Taj Mahal is located __________________ Agra.
    5. My mother was standing __________________ the door waiting for me.

L.Tick the correct prepositions.
   1. The sun rose over/beside the hills.
   2. Rahul is standing outside/on the class.
   3. Anil is sitting beside/behind his father on the couch.
   4. Manoj's pet dog is running behind/outside him.
   5. The tortoise hid inside/outside it's shell.
   6. The patient sat before/behind the doctor to listen to him.

M. Use the verbs given in the brackets to make sentences in the present
     continuous tense.
     1. I ______________________ (read) a book now.
     2. Sakshi ____________________ (listen) to music.
     3. Rinku and Kiran __________________ (walk) to their dance class.
     4. Jennifer ________________________ (study) hard for her exam.
     5. They ______________________ (wait) at the airport to receive their guests.
     6. My dad ____________________ (leave) for Germany tonight.


N. Use the verbs given in the brackets to make sentences in the past continuous
     tense.
    1. My friends _______________________ (go) for a party. I decided to accompany them.
    2. Mr. Sharma ________________________ (type) a letter, little while ago.
    3. Suraj ________________________ (play) in the garden.
    4. I burnt my finger while I _____________________ (cook)
    5. They ___________________________ (travel) to Nainital but stopped due to snow.
    6. My classmates ______________________ (talk) about the next exam.


O. Write five words with 'oi' sound.


P. Fill in the blanks with 'oi/oy' words.
   1. Children en______ going to birthday parties.
   2. I put a c____n in my piggy bank.
   3. This b_____ plays cricket.
   4. There is a lot of n____se in the hall.
   5. Bring the potatoes to b___l.
   6. She has a melodious v___ce.
   7. The teddy bear is my favourite t_____.
   8. A dog is a l____al animal.
   9. J__n the broken pieces.
 10. I jumped with j____ when I got the gift.