Dyanamic English Grammar and Composition-2
Dyanamic English Grammar and Composition-2
Dyanamic English Grammar and Composition-2
ENGLISH GRAMMAR
&
COMPOSITION
2
Author
Krishna Prasad Regmi
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Preface
Dynamic English Grammar and Composition has been designed according to
the new English Curriculum prescribed by the Curriculum Development
Centre. The series comprises of ten textbooks from grade one to grade ten.
The present book is an amalgamation of survey of rules, structures and
forms presented in lucid modern English and illustrated with numerous
examples.
The aim of this book is to bring about a change in teaching and learning
English grammar and composition-a change that will enable the learners to
use grammar in context using both inductive and deductive approaches
aiming to develop four language skills immensely. Practice in composition
tasks will help to develop the learner’s writing skills. It will encourage to writing
their own thoughts, ideas and feelings.
This new edition contains huge examples and their application to
communicative approach that will increase the quality learning of English
grammar. It is thought that this change will improve the standard and
acceptability of the book and I will consider the attempts fruitful if the students
find the book fruitful.
I have left no stone unturned for the meaningful presentation of subject
matter to make it reader friendly. Detailed description of grammatical
structures and adequate exercises on them, plenty of guided and free writing
composition with enough practice questions, an adequate amount of vocabulary
related sections and as much as necessary self study materials have been
presented in the following chapters.
I am thankful to Shubharambha Publication Pvt. Ltd. for their encouragement,
co-operation and help in preparing this book.
At last, I would like to assure all the concerned teachers, students and
readers that constructive comments and suggestions shall be tremendously
appreciated and incorporated in the upcoming edition.
The Author
Table of Contents
1. Alphabets.................................................................................6-15
2. Persons, Places, Animals and Things......................16-26
3. Common and PROPER Nouns...........................................27-34
4. Singular and Plural Nouns.........................................35-43
5. Countable and Uncountable Nouns.......................44-49
6. Gender Nouns.......................................................................50-53
7. Articles...................................................................................54-59
8. Pronouns................................................................................60-70
9. This, That, These, Those....................................................71-75
10. Apostrophe...........................................................................76-81
11. Be verbs.................................................................................82-87
12. Have verbs............................................................................88-93
13. Adjectives..........................................................................94-101
14. Comparison......................................................................102-108
15. Adverbs..............................................................................109-112
16. Past, Present and Future...........................................113-119
17. Yes/No Question.............................................................120-126
18. WH-Question.....................................................................127-131
19. Prepositions.....................................................................132-137
20. Conjunctions...................................................................138-142
21. Story Writing.................................................................143-144
22. Letter Writing...............................................................145-147
23. Picture Description....................................................148-149
24. Paragraph Writing .....................................................150-151
25. Reading CoMprehension...........................................152-157
26. Vocabulary.....................................................................158-160
Phonetic Symbols
Consonant Sounds Vowel Sounds
Symbols Words Symbols Initial Medial Final Spelling
/k/ s king, pick, cat /i: / O{ eat meat see ee, ea, ie,
eo, e, ei
/g/ u gate, ghost /I/ O it sit city i, u, o, e, y, a
/ŋ/ ª sing, sink /e/ P egg pen - e, ie, ea, ue
/tƒ/ r chair, match /æ/ of act man - a
/dʒ/ h jug, judge /a: / cf arm large car a, ear, ar
/z/ h is, zoo, balls /ə/ c ago perfect the a
/ʒ/ h genre, pleasure, /ʌ/ c up but - o, u, ou, u, oe
garage
/t/ 6 tree, mat /ʒ: / cM earth bird sir ir, ur, er, ear
/d/ 8 do, middle /ɒ/ cf] on hot - o, a, ow
/ø/ y thank, with /ɔ: / cf]M all ball saw a, aw, au
/ð/ b those, breathe /ʊ / p - book - u, ou, o, oo
/n/ g nose, man /u: / pm ooze move two o, oo, wo, ue,
ou
/p/ k pot, map Diphthongs
Symbols Initial Medial Final Spelling
/f/ km fan, potato, laugh /eI/ PO eight same say a, ay
/b/ a bag, bulb /aI / cfO{ ice might sky uy, igh, ie, y,
eye
/v/ e van, save / ɔI/ cf]O{ oil voice boy oy, oi
/m/ d man, same / Iə/ Oc ear real here ear, eer, ere
/j/ o yak /ʊə/ pc - influence poor our, ocr, ure
/r/ / red, carry /eə/ Pc area chair rare air, ear, ere,
eir,
are
/l/ n late, sell /aʊ / cfp out loud cow o, ow, ew
/w/ j walk / əʊ/ cp old home go ou, ow
/ʃ/ z shoes, sugar, wish,
chef
/s/ ; sun, miss
/h/ x house, yahoo
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ALPHABETS 1
Look and read.
Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee
Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj
Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo
Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt
Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy
Zz
CAPITAL/UPPER CASE LETTERS
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Speaking
Practice
Say whether the words related to the pictures start with vowel or
consonant letters.
grass fountain seeds
Listening
Practice
Giraffe Letters b d f f h k l t
Monkey Letters g j p q y
Tortoise letters a c e l m n o r s u v w x z
Instant Practice
Name the following pictures that start with vowel letters.
eagle ant ear eraser arrow elephant
axe umpire actor inkpot eggplant orange
Instant Practice
Name the following pictures that start with consonant letters.
jug cat dog fan gun hut
bat kite lamp nose pen rat
Instant Practice
Write which letter comes before the following letters.
Instant Practice
Write which letter comes after the following letters.
Alphabetical Order
coin
computer
copy
chick
clock
Instant Practice
Put the letters in alphabetical order.
1. k a l m r s t
2. b u r s t I a
3. m d h e f n o
4. h a m I o u c
5. c t y k a g e
6. n e m o I w z
7. h I l d e h n
8. n h I d f g k
9. k r a m e n t
10. b i n o d c k
11. l u b f g y h
12. i n k p o t s
Instant Practice
Put the group of words in alphabetical order.
my in for with
by on with next
on at from from
at to off nose
s t h m
b r a c
n u o d
t u i j
m v s g
Instant Practice
Name the following pictures and put them in alphabetical order.
Vocabulary in Use
Supply the correct rhyming word.
hat bat
pen hen
bin pin
ball wall
gate plate
dear near
bank tank
fan ran
bad sad
bun sun
Do You Know?
The coloured words are nouns. They are naming words. They are words
denoting a person, place, animal or thing.
Speaking
Practice
Ask and identify the noun words.
a. He is a photographer.
b. The boy is coming.
Listening
Practice
Instant Practice
Write any five nouns in each column.
Animals
People
Places
Things
Instant Practice
Write who the following people are.
1. I am your father’s brother. _____________________________
2. I am your uncle’s son. _____________________________
Instant Practice
Write what the following places are.
1. It has old, historical things. _____________________________
2. We play football in it. _____________________________
3. We get grass and wood from this. _____________________________
4. People go for their treatment here. _____________________________
5. People go to worship here. _____________________________
6. People buy things here. _____________________________
7. Students go to get education. _____________________________
8. It is a small source of water. _____________________________
9. This room is used for sleeping. ___________________________
10. We plant different flowers here. ___________________________
Grammar Focus: Animals
Instant Practice
Write what the following animals are.
1. It is used for ploughing the field. __________________
2. It carries us to different places. __________________
3. It is a very obedient caretaker pet. __________________
4. This pet loves fish and milk. __________________
5. It is the ship of desert. __________________
6. It gives us milk and dung. __________________
7. It is the largest living animal on earth. __________________
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8. It gives us wool and meat. __________________
9. It has a long snout. __________________
10. It destroys crops. __________________
Grammar Focus: Things
Instant Practice
Pick out nouns and write them in the given spaces.
1. He is a painter. _______________________
2. The driver is driving. _______________________
3. One girl is dancing. _______________________
4. My sister is sleeping. _______________________
5. I met a nurse yesterday. _______________________
6. I have seen an ant. _______________________
7. Peacock is very beautiful. _______________________
8. I like butterflies. _______________________
Instant Practice
Pick out nouns and write them in the given spaces.
1. She is an architect. ___________________________
2. He is a pilot. ___________________________
3. They are players. ___________________________
4. Kamal is a shop keeper. ___________________________
Vocabulary in Use
Supply the correct opposite word.
brother
dry
high
spring
strong
tall
tidy
uncle
wide
wise
Do You Know?
The coloured words are nouns. They name person, place, animal or things.
Nouns can be common and proper. The word boy, girl, man, woman, city,
dog, snake and bike are common nouns. Karan, Karina, Hem, Hema,
Kathmandu, Pintu, Cobra and Shine are proper nouns.
……………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………..
Quick Tip
Common nouns are capitalized only if they are used as the subject
of a sentence but proper nouns are always written in capital
letters.
Fanta is a
Rara is a lake. Steel is a metal. Crow is a bird.
drink.
Instant Practice
Write any two proper nouns for the following common nouns.
Common Noun Proper Noun Common Noun Proper Noun
school bird
doctor village
farmer city
student river
cow leader
pilot hotel
fruit artist
vegetable writer
singer month
player day
movies newspaper
Instant Practice
Find common nouns in the following grid.
D C O L L E G E E U
O T T G W S E A L T
G E E A O R I V E R
H A M R M T O Y P O
O C P D A A S S H O
R H L E N D O E A M
S E E N M A N K N L
E R C O A C H S T K
P A R R O T B I K E
Instant Practice
Complete the following table with common nouns.
Persons Places Things Animals
poet airport toy buffalo
Do You Know?
Nouns can be singular or plural. The noun that means only one thing or
person is a singular noun. The noun that means more than one thing or
person is a plural noun. The words pen, man, cat, book, egg and kite are
singular nouns whereas pens, men, cats, books, eggs and kites are plural
nouns.
Listening
Practice
a parrot an aeroplane two spoons
three balls many chalks several people
Quick Tip
We use articles ‘a’ or ‘an’ before singular nouns. We use determiners
like two, three, many, some, several, etc. before plural nouns.
Instant Practice
Change the following nouns into plural.
Singular Plural Singular Plural
shoe glass
cat box
apple watch
rat coach
bird dress
ant taxi
duck dish
rose eye
eagle ear
Instant Practice
Change the following nouns into singular.
Plural Singular Plural Singular
places lists
insects singers
policemen players
women poets
men farmers
pictures laptops
pages rooms
tigers boxes
fans coats
cycles taxes
wings walls
twigs drivers
plants axes
grapes onions
students fingers
Instant Practice
Fill in the blanks with correct nouns.
1. I have two……. (sister/sisters) and three……. (brother/brothers)
2. She has a………(pen/pens) and eight …….. (book/books)
3. The dog has four…….. (leg/legs), two…… (eye/eyes) and a……. (tail/
tails)
Instant Practice
Change the following plural nouns into singular.
Dakota toad
(Bufo hemiophyrys)
large-blotched salamander
(Ensatina eschschottzii)
foot feet
mouse mice
man men
child children
tooth teeth
woman women
fish fish
person people
ox oxen
sheep sheep
deer deer
moose moose
cactus cacti
Speaking
Practice
Listening
Practice
Instant Practice
Find countable nouns in the following grid.
H C B M R B P E P T
O O E O A U A R U E
R M N N T T R A P A
S P C K M T R S P C
E U H E A E O E I H
K T B Y T R T R E E
I E U A C F F H S R
T R N N A L L E M D
E G S T T Y Y N D R
Speaking
Practice
Listening
Practice
Instant Practice
Complete the following pair.
1. lion and ………. 6. ………and mistress
2. heir and ………. 7. ……….and huntress
3. waiter and ………. 8. ……….and priestess
4. murderer and ………. 9. ……….and lioness
5. hero and ………. 10. sheep and ……….
Instant Practice
Complete the following table.
Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
tiger poet
nephew prince
king grandfather
horse grandson
chicken gentleman
Instant Practice
Find feminine nouns in the following grid.
D T I G R E S S B L
U C O W G O O S E I
C S I S T E R E E O
K Q U E E N R Y M N
V M A D A M D P A E
I G I R L D E E R S
X W I F E E W E E S
E B I T C H A U N T
N H O S T E S S B O
Vocabulary in Use
Match the following.
rise push
awake hate
enjoy criticize
laugh set
love mourn
praise sleep
pull cry
scold sit
stand flatter
work relax
an apple an ant an ostrich an umbrella
the sun the Radio the Great Wall of China the Moon
Speaking
Practice
Ask and answer.
A: What is this?
……………………………….
A: What is this?
……………………………….
A: What is this?
……………………………….
A AN THE NO ARTICLE
Quick Tip
‘A’ is used before singular countable nouns starting with consonant
sound. It is used with consonant letters B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L,
M, N, P, Q R, S, T, V, W, X, Y and Z.
Quick Tip
‘An’ is used before singular countable nouns starting with vowel
sound. It is used with vowel letters A, E, I, O and U.
the Mahabharata the Geeta the tallest boy the Bagmati river
the Rising Nepal the flute the Taj Mahal the east
the Prime Minister the first boy the sun the moon
Quick Tip
‘The’ is used before the specific nouns. They are unique and we
already know about the noun.
Instant Practice
Fill in the blanks with ‘a’ or ‘an.’
……… arm chair ………exercise copy ………serpent
……… old man ………donkey ……… nurse
Instant Practice
Fill in the gaps with ‘the’ where necessary.
Vocabulary in Use
Match the following.
comfortably fast
easily softly
nicely weakly
honestly dishonestly
hurriedly difficultly
loudly slowly
hardly uncomfortably
slowly badly
strongly foolishly
wisely peacefully
You are a good boy. You always study He is a painter. He paints very
well. well.
Speaking
Practice
Ask and answer.
A: Where are the children going? A: What are the boys doing?
……………………………………. ………………………………
A: What is the boy doing? A: What is the girl doing?
…………………………… ……………………………
A: What is the hen doing? A: What is the teacher doing?
…………………………. …………………………
They are my friends. They are They are sad. They lost their school
happy. bag.
Quick Tip
Subject pronouns are those that are used as the subject of a
sentence. I, we, you, he, she, it and they are subject pronouns.
Instant Practice
Underline subject pronouns in the following sentences.
1. I am a cowboy. I rear cows.
2. We are from the village. We are farmers.
3. You are intelligent. You learn fast.
4. He is a naughty boy. He always troubles us.
Miss Gita is very nice. All the The car was very dirty. Mom cleaned
children like her. it.
Quick Tip
Object pronouns are those that are used as the object of a
sentence. Me, us, you, him, her, it and them are object pronouns.
Instant Practice
Underline object pronouns in the following sentences.
1. Please help me. If you help me, I’ll help you.
2. Our parents give us many sweets.
3. Can I help you? How can I help you?
4. I have known him for many years.
5. We have seen her closely.
6. Do you like it? I do not like it.
7. Many people are sick. We must help them.
Quick Tip
Possessive pronouns are those that are used to show belongings.
My, our, your, his, her and their are possessive pronouns.
Instant Practice
Replace the underlined words with correct pronouns.
1. Alan and I eat lunch in the cafeteria.
2. The boy liked the picture.
3. Kamala and Hem watch TV after dinner.
Instant Practice
Underline pronouns in the following sentences.
1. He went to the zoo yesterday.
2. They stayed in Vancouver for a week.
3. She spent one hundred dollars.
4. We walked along the way.
5. I saw somebody at the desk.
6. He went somewhere last night.
7. She has something to do.
8. We saw nobody at all in the park.
9. They gave us nothing to eat.
10. We went nowhere after the dance.
11. You are a careless person.
12. It takes me seven minutes to walk there.
13. It took them many years to build the road.
14. He learns all the new words.
15. We must hurry in order to get there early.
16. He should spend more time on his English.
17. She has to attend class every day.
18. I will answer your letter at once.
19. We will telephone her right away.
20. He stays at home and rest.
Instant Practice
Replace the following nouns with correct pronouns.
Vocabulary in Use
Match the following.
big home
clever regard
door broad
house intelligent
lad clean
land path
respect boy
road large
tidy entry
wide ground
Speaking
Practice
Ask and answer.
A: What is this?
B: ……………………………….
A: What is that?
B: ……………………………….
This is a parrot. These are capsicums. This is a bear. These are oranges.
That is the moon. That is ship. Those are shoes.
Instant Practice
Fill in the blanks with this or these.
1. ……………is my car.
2. …………… are my books.
3. …………… are my cell phones.
4. …………… is my house.
5. …………… is a marker.
6. …………… are my copies.
7. …………… are students.
8. …………… is my bag.
9. …………… are my shoes.
10. …………… is my cap.
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Instant Practice
Fill in the blanks with that or those.
1. …………… is a cycle.
2. ……………are pots.
3. ……………are my friends.
4. ……………is a dog.
5. ……………are trees.
6. ……………is my room.
7. ……………is a broom.
8. ……………are apples.
9. ……………are his sisters.
10. ……………is a heater.
Instant Practice
Fill in the blanks with this, these, that or those.
The girl has washed her skirt. The student has bought pencils.
This is the girl’s skirt. This pencil is the student’s.
Speaking
Practice
Ask and answer.
A: Whose house is this? A: Whose cycle is this?
B: ………………… (Tsering) B: ………………… (Anu)
A: Whose cup is this? A: Whose sheep are these?
A: Whose skipping is this? A: Whose carom board is this?
Instant Practice
Rewrite these sentences as in the example.
1. The books of Rohan are wet.
Rohan’s books are wet.
2. The house of my uncle is small.
…………………………………..
3. The car of my father is red.
…………………………………..
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4. The kitchen of this house is narrow.
…………………………………..
5. The role of parents is great.
…………………………………..
6. The garden of this house is spacious.
…………………………………..
7. The song of Narayan Gopal is immortal.
…………………………………..
8. The words of mother are inspiring.
…………………………………..
9. The price of this car is very high.
…………………………………..
10. The hat of Tom is pink.
…………………………………..
Instant Practice
Add apostrophe in the following words.
bird …………………… sister ……………………
cat …………………… brothers ……………………
dog …………………… teachers ……………………
fish …………………… father ……………………
elephant …………………… students ……………………
hen …………………… uncle ……………………
Hem …………………… aunt ……………………
Instant Practice
Change the following sentences as given in example.
1. This is the book of John. This is John’s book.
2. This is the pen of Hemanta.
…………………………………..
3. The office of Mr. Sami is very large.
…………………………………..
4. This is the notebook of Saran.
…………………………………..
5. He’s the teacher of Hiramaya.
…………………………………..
6. He’s also the teacher of my friend.
…………………………………..
7. She is the wife of Mr. Smith.
…………………………………..
8. The house of my friends is beautiful.
…………………………………..
9. That is the room of the teachers.
…………………………………..
10. What´s the name of that man?
…………………………………..
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BE VERBS
Look and read.
Do You Know?
The coloured words are different forms of ‘be’ verbs. We use am with I
only as a subject. We use ‘is’ with he, she and it as a subject. We use are
with we, you and they. We use was with I, he, she and it as a subject.
We use were with you, we and they as a subject. Is, am and are belong
to present verbs and was and were belong to past verbs. They are the
different form of the verb ‘be’.
Speaking
Practice
Ask and answer.
a. Who are you?
………………………………………….
b. Who is your best friend?
………………………………………….
Listening
Practice
Mina was happy yesterday. Mohan and Mina were happy yesterday.
Is Am Are
Instant Practice
Fill in the blanks with ‘is’ or ‘are’.
1. There ...... a fence around the sanctuary.
2. There ...... trees along the road.
3. There ...... a rainbow in the sky.
4. There ...... lots of parks in our town.
5. There ...... nothing in the cupboard.
6. There ...... not many bedrooms in the new house.
7. There ...... lots of mistakes on your test paper.
8. There ...... a nest in the tree.
9. There ...... ants in the cookies.
10. There ...... many different kinds of animals in the zoo.
Instant Practice
Fill in the blanks with ‘was’ or ‘were’.
1. It …..a lovely day yesterday.
2. My brother……a tall handsome boy.
3. She ……a man of manners.
4. We ……the last persons to reach there.
5. They ….waiting for us.
6. You……dancing and I ……looking at your dance.
7. Many guests ……enjoying the party.
8. It ……a wonderful experience for me!
9. We ……both hungry and tired.
10. The story ……both interesting and short.
Instant Practice
Fill in the blanks with ‘was’ or ‘were’.
1. Boris_____ learning English.
2. They____ swimming in the lake.
3. Your father ____repairing the car.
Vocabulary in Use
Lal is a farmer. He has two cows. Our cat has three kittens.
Our dog Tatty has two puppies. My aunt is a tailor. She has a stitching
machine.
Ram and Rita are students. They We are painters. We have a paintbrush
have books. each.
Speaking
Practice
Ask and answer.
A: Do you have a bicycle?
B: ………………………………………….
A: Does your father have a car?
B: ………………………………………….
A: Do they have their own house?
B: ………………………………………….
A: Do you have your all books?
B: ………………………………………….
A: Does she have her own guitar?
B: ………………………………………….
A: Do you have a pen?
B: ………………………………………….
Listening
Practice
Repeat after your teacher.
I have a guitar. We have a guitar.
You have a guitar. He has a guitar.
She has a guitar. They have a guitar.
Maya has a guitar. Mohan has a guitar.
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Maya and Mohan have a guitar. The boys have a guitar.
The girl has a guitar. The teacher has a guitar.
This boy has a guitar. That boy has a guitar.
These boys have a guitar. Those boys have a guitar.
Instant Practice
Make as many sentences as possible from the table.
Aman
Amrita
He
She
It
The dog
has
The cat
This
That
My brother
My sister a head.
The beggar
We
You
They
Aman and Amrita
The dogs
The cats have
These
Those
My brothers
My sisters
The beggars
Instant Practice
Fill in the blanks with ‘have’ or ‘has’.
1. I……..a new watch.
2. We……..a new apartment.
3. You……..a new jacket.
4. She……..bought an eraser.
5. He……..a teddy bear.
6. It……..a large room.
7. They……..a beautiful car.
8. That man……..a lot of servants.
9. My father……..a golden plate.
Instant Practice
Rewrite the following sentences correctly.
1. A room have a window.
2. A school have many students.
3. A class have a door.
4. A swimming pool have water.
5. Industries has many workers.
6. Vehicles has seats.
7. Birds has a beak.
8. Elephants has a tusk.
9. Cows has horns.
10. Aeroplanes has wings.
11. Mohan have a fractured leg.
12. Minju have a new pair of shoes.
13. I has a brother.
14. We has two sisters.
Speaking
Practice
Ask and answer.
a. How was the forest?
b. How was his coat?
c. What happened to his hands?
d. Describe the wolf.
e. How were the claws of the wolf?
Listening
Practice
Instant Practice
Underline adjectives in the following sentences.
1. I like green vegetables.
2. The food you are eating is not fresh.
3. This is an ugly bird.
4. I have bought a black suit.
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5. She is a young girl.
6. The boys are happy today.
7. You look sad.
8. The wise king died today.
9. My room is always clean.
10. Grandma told us an interesting story.
11. Some weak students are taking extra classes.
12. I like delicious food.
13. A tiny mouse came from that hole.
14. This is a tasty biscuit.
15. This room is rectangular.
16. There is a circular opening in the tank.
17. The brave soldiers fought the battle.
18. Be strong enough.
19. I have two brothers.
20. Iron is cheap but gold is expensive.
Look and read.
dry
wet
damp before after soft hard
young
ill healthy curly straight old
sick well new
Instant Practice
Match the adjectives with nouns.
happy river
big man
good water
tall woman
rich room
clean person
old tree
hot manner
fat house
long child
happy hot
big hard
clean new
good long
healthy slow
old wet
rich empty
tall black
Instant Practice
Circle adjectives in the following texts.
a. The tired, weary, sleepy rat ran down the steep, sloping bank, panting
hard. It paused at the wet, damp ditch and waited. No sound came
from the direction of the big road, so it began to make its way along the
wet, damp ditch towards the nice, warm, cozy, open burrow. There
was an uneasy, nasty, horrid silence from the burrow. It was dawn and the
sun-light had already warmed the damp earth beneath the rat’s damp
paws. It stopped and sniffed. There was no trace of rabbit.
b. They stopped and stared. The bridge hung across the sluggish river.
It was made of black metal chains. Dry rushes had been woven
between the rusted chains. On the opposite shore two large, wooden
posts held the chains. The posts were decorated with bright feathers
and small flags that shimmered in the breeze. “Prayer flags,”
muttered Signi, “They are afraid of the river.” Dore looked down
at the dark river. It was a rich, brown colour, swollen with the rain.
A white mist hung across the dull skin of the river so that the far bank
was barely visible. It would be like walking into a white cave of
nothingness. Dore touched the cold hilt of his sword for comfort.
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Look and read.
Speaking
Practice
B: ………………………
B: …………………….
B: ……………………………...
B: ………………………
B: …………………….
B: ……………………………...
Instant Practice
Complete the following table.
Do You Know?
The coloured words are adverbs. An adverb is a word that modifies a
verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Adverbs may indicate place or
direction, time, degree, manner, and belief or doubt.
Speaking
Practice
Ask and answer.
a. How did Helen come?
b. How did she cross the field?
c. How did her aunt shout?
d. How did she stare at her shoes?
e. How did her mind drift?
Instant Practice
Find adverbs in the following grid.
S B U R G E N T L Y
E R Q U I C K L Y E
R I S O F T L Y O A
I G W I S E L Y T R
O H C O L D L Y I L
U T G F I N A L L Y
S L U C K I L Y M N
L Y S L O W L Y E R
Y H U R R I E D L Y
Vocabulary in Use
Match the following.
dark pillar
deep vegetables
golden hair
green lane
large play ground
long knife
narrow night
sharp boy
smart ring
tall ocean
Speaking
Practice
Ask and answer.
A: Where do you live in?
B: ………………………….
A: Where did you go yesterday?
B: ………………………….
A: Where will you go tomorrow?
B: ………………………….
A: What do you eat every day?
B: ………………………….
A: What did you eat yesterday?
B: ………………………….
A: What will you eat tomorrow?
B: ………………………….
Instant Practice
Listen and repeat.
Present Past Future
go/goes went will go
eat/eats ate will eat
run/runs ran will run
walk/walks walked will walk
Instant Practice
Complete the following table.
Present Past Future
begin began will begin
bite
break
come will come
dig dug
do
drink
fall
feel felt
finish will finish
fly
get
go
have
hear will hear
hide hid
keep
know
make
observe
play will play
Instant Practice
Change these sentences into past and future.
Present Present Present
He plays football.
She sings a song.
We call her.
Instant Practice
Look at the table and write what each of these students does.
Person Everyday Yesterday Tomorrow
Ram goes office went to the zoo will go to the park
Rohit plays guitar played piano will play flute
Bishnu practises dance practised yoga will practise cricket
Heman helps mother helped father will help brother
worked in the
Roshana works in the field will work with father
kitchen
Kaman visits the church visited the park will visit temple
Nabin sings songs taught students will perform dance
Prabat delivers letters delivered parcels will receive letters
Example:
Ram goes to office every day.
Ram went to the zoo yesterday.
Ram will go to the park tomorrow.
Vocabulary in Use
Match the following.
ants murder
cows scurry
crows herd
fish flock
geese pride
horses troop
kittens litter
lions colony
squirrels school
wolves pack
A: Is this a car? A: Is this boy thin?
B: No, it isn’t. B: No, he isn’t.
A: Is this a cup? A: Is this boy fat?
B: Yes, it is. B: Yes, he is.
A: Is this a cat? A: Are they reading?
B: No, it isn’t. B: Yes, they are
A: Is this a tiger? A: Are they drawing?
B: Yes, it is. B: No, they are n’t.
Do You Know?
Yes/No questions are questions used to get answer whether YES or
No. They always start with auxiliary verbs.
Auxiliary Verbs
is, am, are, was, were, have, has, had, do, does, did, can, may, will, shall,
could, might, would, should, must, ought to, dare to, need to, used to
Speaking
Practice
Ask and answer.
A: Is this a paper man? A: Is this our national flag? A: Is this a cat?
B: ……………………… B: ………………………… B: .......................
Listening
Practice
He is a student. Is he a student?
I am a teacher. Am I a teacher?
Instant Practice
Change these statements into yes/no questions.
1. She is a bar girl.
2. We are dancing.
3. You have called me.
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4. She has scolded us.
5. I was at the party.
6. We were at the concert.
7. I am a student.
8. The bus stops here.
9. They paint the wall.
10. I write a poem.
Instant Practice
Put the words in correct order to make questions.
1. a / teacher / is / she
2. today / you / are / fine
3. right / am / I
4. sing / do / you
5. speak / does / he
6. you / can / type
7. I / may / come / in
8. were / sleeping / they
9. raining / was / it
10. do / I / it / need
11. she / has / gone
12. does / dance / cry
13. we / may / cry
A: ………………………? A: ………………?
B: Yes, it is. B: No, they aren’t.
A: …………………? A: …………………?
B: Yes, I know. It is Danfe. B: Yes, I have.
A: …………………? A: ………………?
B: Yes, it does. B: No, it doesn’t.
Instant Practice
Fill in the blanks with ‘is’, ‘am’ or ‘are’.
1. …………….she a dancer?
2. ……………. I right?
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3. …………….calling me?
4. …………….she singing?
5. …………….they working?
6. ……………. I working?
7. …………….he painting?
8. …………….you fine today?
9. ……………. I sleeping?
10. …………….we working?
Vocabulary in Use
Match the following.
aunt his
dog ewe
her prince
heroine waiter
princess uncle
queen hero
ram bitch
waitress king
wife man
woman husband
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A: What is this? A: Where is the girl going?
B: It is a camera. B: She is going to school.
A: Why is the boy in hospital? A: Who is this man?
B: Because he is sick. B: He is Bill Gates.
Do You Know?
The words like what, where, why and who are WH Words. These words are
used while making WH Questions.
Listening
Practice
Quick Tip
If the WH- question word is the subject of the question, it comes
before the verb. WH- questions usually include the verbs be,
have, do, or any of the helping verbs.
Instant Practice
Use correct WH words to complete the following WH questions.
1. ________is your name?
2. ________does he live in?
3. ________does she live with?
4. ________is her anniversary?
5. ________are you going to hospital?
6. ________many boys are there?
7. ________old is he?
8. ________hat is this?
9. ________is he crying?
10. ________is his house?
Instant Practice
Make Wh questions.
1. He came here alone. (who)
…………………………………………..
2. She is going to the field. (where)
…………………………………………..
3. Her parents are arriving next month. (when)
…………………………………………..
4. She is carrying a bag. (what)
…………………………………………..
5. This is the pen of Muna. (whose)
…………………………………………..
Vocabulary in Use
Match the following.
apparent smartly
bold honestly
clear clearly
conscious apparently
fast boldly
honest wisely
mad madly
smart untidily
untidy fast
wise consciously
The cat is between the chairs. The girl is standing at the door.
Classroom
The bridge is over the river. The car is behind the house.
Speaking
Practice
Ask and answer.
A: Where is the rabbit? A: Where is the rabbit?
B: ………………………… B: …………………………
A: Where is the rabbit? A: Where is the rabbit?
B: ………………………… B: …………………………
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Listening
Practice
AT: specific time IN: non specific time ON: days and date
at 3:00 pm in the morning on Tuesday
at 6 o’clock in the afternoon on July 20, 2017
at midnight in the evening on June 10, 2018
at night
at noon
Instant Practice
Fill in the blanks with in, on or at.
1. He was born………June.
Instant Practice
Fill in the blanks choosing suitable prepositions.
1. We will come and see you ……………Christmas day. (at, in, on)
5. I first met her ………………….. a rainy morning in June. (on, at, in)
7. There aren’t many apples ………………the tree this year. (on, in, at)
8. Who is the good-looking girl ………………the sixth row? (on, in, at)
9. As there was no room …………………the bus, we got off. (at, on, in)
Instant Practice
Underline prepositions in the following sentences.
4. My birthday is on Wednesday.
6. I arrived at the bus stop but the bus had already left.
Vocabulary in Use
Match the following.
bold pretty
smart unattractive
timid method
beautiful nervous
ugly elegant
manner courageous
honest bulky
weak well-built
strong feeble
thick straightforward
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Look and read.
Mina and Mona are sisters. Ice is cold but fire is hot.
Speaking
Practice
Ask and tell the conjunction words.
I have a pen and a pencil.
I like tea but I don’t like coffee.
She left school because she got married.
Is he your father or uncle?
You and your brother are same.
Listening
Practice
But It joins ideas that are She likes travelling but she
opposites. doesn’t love dancing.
Or It is used to show choice. I can read or write now.
Instant Practice
Underline conjunctions in the following sentences.
1. Does this orange taste sweet or sour?
2. You can have a cold drink or hot drink.
3. The children went inside because it had started to rain.
4. I will go to the movies tomorrow because it is my holiday.
5. The class was interesting but very long.
6. Elephants are big but they are gentle.
7. We buy fruit and vegetables at the grocery store.
8. The PM visited towns and cities across the country.
9. Rabi and Riya are players.
10. She is kind but lazy.
Instant Practice
Fill in the gaps with and, but, or and because.
1. I tried hard……failed.
2. She is intelligent ……..careless.
3. Walk carefully……you will fall down.
4. The cat is gentle……useful.
5. Is the boy happy…..sad?
6. He did not buy the shirt……it was expensive.
Vocabulary in Use
Match the following.
back up erase
bring up consider
fill out support
pick up raise
rub out collect
scale down summarize
sum up reduce
take in discuss
talk over absorb
think over complete
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Dear Friend,
I am writing this letter to wish you
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more blessings and happiness on your
birthday. I pray that God will grant ....................................................
you all that your heart desires and ...................................................
may you have many more birthdays ...................................................
to come. ...................................................
I am very sure that you have touched ...................................................
so many lives and I am happy to say ...................................................
that I am one of those lucky ones. ....................................................
Once again, happy birthday and may .................................................
you and your family be in good health
always.
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Yours affectionately,
Amir
Swoyambhu, Kathmandu
July 5, 2019 ..........................
Curtains
The curtains on the windows are
patchwork in design and are made
by stitching a lot of different squares
of materials with interesting colour
combinations. Each curtain is about
six feet long and four feet wide. It
hangs from a wooden rail which
has round plastic rings at intervals
along it. The wooden rail is brown
and the colours in the curtain are
green, blue, white, orange, and
other colours.
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