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C. Make compound nouns and use any five of them in your own sentences. first aid …f i…rst…aid…………………… paper clip …………………………… ear ring …………………………… tooth brush …………………………… alarm clock …………………………… black board …………………………… table cloth …………………………… broom stick …………………………… news paper …………………………… eye brow …………………………… thumb nail …………………………… arm chair …………………………… bath room …………………………… break fast …………………………… brief case …………………………… butter fly …………………………… day time …………………………… earth quake …………………………… ever green …………………………… farm house …………………………… finger nail …………………………… fire man …………………………… D. Fill in the blanks with ‘-er’, ‘-or’ or ‘-ar’ to complete the words. a. A person who tells lies is a li........ . b. A person who acts is an act........ . c. A person who begs is a begg........ . d. A person who competes is a competit........ . e. A person who inspects is an inspect........ . f. A person who makes clothes for a living is called a tail........ . g. A person who makes things out of wood is called carpent........ . h. A person who robs is called a robb........ . i. A person who sails is a sail........ . j. A person who translates is called a translat........ . k. A person who travels is a travell........ . l. A person who visits is called a visit........ . m. A person who works is called a work........ . n. He joined the navy because he wanted to be a sail........ . o. In the winter my pipes froze and I had to call a plumb........ . 151Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Five

Adjectives A. Choose a suitable word for each blank space from the box. bad cold intelligent close old expensive hot rich tall short a. She cannot drink tea because it is very……….………... . b. The water was very ……….………...so I didn’t swim. c. “Is he tall or short?” He is a ……………...man. He can touch the ceiling. d. Tina is tall but her brother is not tall. He is……….……….... e. They didn’t go out because of ……….………...weather. f. He can buy this beautiful bungalow because he is a …………...person. g. Although his grandfather is very……………….., he is strong and active. h. Is this dress cheap or……….………...? i. Riya can solve this puzzle easily because she is an ……….………...girl. j. They did not go inside the room because the door was……….………... . B. Write the adjectives in each sentence. The first letters are given in the brackets. a. I did not go to school yesterday because I was…………………. (s) b. Nirya said she had a ………………….headache. (b) c. Did you laugh when the clown made a ………………….face? (f) d. Everything looks fresh and ………………….in the spring. (g) e. February has ………………….days than January. (f) f. Milan has to get up very………………….to ride the bus. (e) g. He lost his ………………….tooth yesterday. (f) h. I washed my hair and it is…………………. (w) i. It is very ………………….here because we have had no rain. (d) j. My brother put another bed in his ………………….bedroom. (s) k. Our house is so ………………….that it looks like a cave. (d) l. Swimming is ………………….for a fish! (e) m. That was the ………………….lunch I have ever eaten! (b) n. The baby cried because she was………………….(h) o. The ………………….knife cut my finger. (k) keen wet easy dry funny best first fewer dark spacious hungry green sick bad early 152Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Five

Irregular verbs Present(v1) past(v2) Past Participle (v3) Present(v1) past(v2) Past Participle (v3) awake awoke awoken be was, were been bear beat beat beat become bore born begin began begun bend bet bet bet bind became become bite bit bitten bleed blow blew blown break bent bent breed bred bred bring broadcast broadcast broadcast build bound bound burn burnt burnt burst buy bought bought cast bled bled catch caught caught choose cling clung clung come broke broken cost cost cost creep cut cut cut deal brought brought dig dug dug dive do did done draw built built dream dreamt dreamt drive drink drank drunk eat burst burst fall fell fallen feed feel felt felt fight cast cast find found found fit flee fled fled fling chose chosen fly flew flown forbid forget forgot forgotten forego came come forgive forgave forgiven forsake freeze froze frozen get crept crept give gave given go grind ground ground grow dealt dealt hang hung hung hide hit hit hit hold dived/dove dived hurt hurt hurt keep kneel knelt knelt knit drew drawn know knew known lay lead led led leap drove driven learn learnt learnt leave lend lent lent let ate eaten lie lay lain light lose lost lost make fed fed mean meant meant fought fought fit fit flung flung forbade forbidden forewent foregone forsook forsaken got gotten went gone grew grown hid hidden held held kept kept knit knit laid laid leapt leapt left left let let lighted/lit lighted made made 153Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Five

Present(v1) past(v2) Past Participle (v3) Present(v1) past(v2) Past Participle (v3) meet met met mistake mistook mistaken overcome overcame overcome overdo overdid overdone overtake overtook overtaken overthrow overthrew overthrown pay paid paid plead pled pled put put put quit quit quit read read read rid rid rid ride rode ridden ring rang rung rise rose risen run ran run saw sawed sawed say said said see saw seen seek sought sought sell sold sold send sent sent set set set shake shook shaken shave shear shore shorn shed shaved shaved shine shone shone shoot show showed showed shrink shed shed shut shut shut sing sink sank sunk sit shot shot sleep slept slept slay slide slid slid sling shrank shrunk slit slit slit smite speak spoke spoken speed sang sung spend spent spent spill spin spun spun spit sat sat split split split spread spring sprang/sprung sprung stand slew slain steal stole stolen stick sting stung stung stink slung slung strike struck struck string strive strove striven swear smote smitten sweep swept swept swim swing swung swung take sped sped teach taught taught tear tell told told think spilt spilt throw threw thrown thrust tread trod trodden understand spit/spat spit uphold upheld upheld upset wake woke woken wear spread spread weave wove woven wed weep wept wept wind stood stood win won won withhold write wrote written stuck stuck stank stunk strung strung swore sworn swam swum took taken tore torn thought thought thrust thrust understood understood upset upset wore worn wed wed wound wound withheld withheld 154Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Five

Regular verbs Present(v1) past(v2) Past Participle (v3) Present(v1) past(v2) Past Participle (v3) act acted acted add added added advise allow allowed allowed appoint advised advised argue argued argued arrest ask asked asked attend appointed appointed beg begged begged behave borrow borrowed borrowed brush arrested arrested call called called care carry carried carried celebrate attended attended change changed changed chase clean cleaned cleaned climb behaved behaved close closed closed compare confuse confused confused continue brushed brushed cook cooked cooked copy correct corrected corrected crash cared cared cry cried cried dance decide decided decided defeat celebrated celebrated deliver delivered delivered describe develop developed developed devote chased chased die died died direct divide divided divided dress climbed climbed dry dried dried earn edit edited edited elect compared compared end ended ended enjoy enter entered entered entertain continued continued envy envied envied evade explain explained explained explode copied copied face faced faced fail fascinate fascinated fascinated fill crashed crashed finish finished finished fold follow followed followed found danced danced grant granted granted guess happen happened happened hear defeated defeated help helped helped imagine include included included insert described described intend intended intended interest invent invented invented devoted devoted directed directed dressed dressed earned earned elected elected enjoyed enjoyed entertained entertained evaded evaded exploded exploded failed failed filled filled folded folded founded founded guessed guessed heard heard imagined imagined inserted inserted interested interested 155Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Five

Present(v1) past(v2) Past Participle (v3) Present(v1) past(v2) Past Participle (v3) invite invited invited involve involved involved join joined joined jump jumped jumped kick kicked kicked knit knitted knitted knock knocked knocked laugh laughed laughed like liked liked listen listened listened live lived lived look looked looked manage managed managed marry married married melt melted melted move moved moved need needed needed neglect neglected neglected obey obeyed obeyed observe observed observed occupy occupied occupied offer offered offered open opened opened oppose opposed opposed paint painted painted pass passed passed pen penned penned phone phoned phoned pick picked picked plan planned planned play played played pour poured poured praise praised praised promise promised promised prove proved proved publish published published rain rained rained raise raised raised reach reached reached record recorded recorded repair repaired repaired reply replied replied report reported reported return returned returned revise revised revised rush rushed rushed sail sailed sailed save saved saved share shared shared show showed showed smoke smoked smoked spread spread spread start started started stay stayed stayed stop stopped stopped suggest suggested suggested switch switched switched taste tasted tasted tie tied tied touch touched touched treat treated treated turn turned turned upset upset upset use used used visit visited visited wait waited waited walk walked walked wash washed washed watch watched watched wish wished wished work worked worked 156Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Five

Write the verb forms. Present Past Past Participle Fill in the past participle forms of verbs. awake bear a. He has…………….a letter. (write) become b. Have you…………….a dress? (buy) begin c. They have not …………….yet. (sleep) bite d. She has…………….five pots. (break) blow e. The boys have……….pictures. (draw) break f. Have you ever………….a bus? (drive) bring g. Has she …………….juice? (drink) build h. We have……….him a postcard. (give) burst i. Amit has…………….his house. (sell) buy j. Has he………….a black dress? (wear) catch k. Have you…………….the page? (tear) choose l. Who has…………….the bill? (pay) come m. Who has………….these kids? (teach) cost n. Where have they…………….? (go) creep o. Have you……….your watch? (find) cut p. He has …………….in the mud. (fall) deal q. Have you………….an elephant? (ride) dig r. Kunal has not………….food yet. (eat) do s. Have you ever………….a tiger? (see) draw t. I have ………….a letter to her. (send) drive drink Fill in the past forms of verbs. eat fall a. She …………….a lottery. (win) feed b. The boy……….a pen in the bag. (hide) feel c. They…………….the vase. (break) fight d. Last week she……..Dharan. (visit) find e. He …………….the ball hard. (hit) fly f. The baby…………….the book. (catch) freeze g. She…………….me a book. (give) get h. They…………….me yesterday. (meet) give i. She…………….the door. (shut) go j. They……………. pop songs. (sing) grind k. She …………….me English. (teach) grow l. The child……………. a book. (throw) hang m. She ……………. me a story. (tell) hear n. They…………. on the bench. (stand) hide o. We ……………. the bill. (pay) hit p. She……………. Science. (study) hold q. I ……………. about it. (hear) keep 157Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Five

Write the verb forms. Present Past Past Participle know lay Fill in the past forms of verbs. leave a. She …………….the match. (win) lend b. The boy……….a pen in the bag. (hide) lie c. They…………….the vase. (break) lose d. She……………. Pokhara. (visit) make e. I .............. the bill. (pay) meet f. They .............. fast. (run) pay g. We .............. the goats. (sell) put h. They .............. pop songs. (sing) quit i. I ..............at night. (not sleep) read j. He .............. us. (teach) rid k. Mohan .............. a bus. (drive) ride l. She.............. me a pen. (give) ring m. They ..............apples. (eat) rise n. Riya.............. here yesterday. (come) run o. I ..............a camera. (bring) say p. They .............. the door. (shut) see q. She .............. in the pool. (swim) sell r. He .............. a house. (build) send shake shut sing sink sit sleep speak spend stand steal swim swing take teach tear tell think throw wake wear weep win write 158Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Five

Adverbs Fill in the correct adverbs in the blank spaces. slowly greedily quietly carefully skilfully badly quickly loudly Once a wolf was so hungry that he ate…………………... In his hurry, a bone got stuck in his throat and he started coughing………………….. . A crane happened to walk past…………………... . The wolf called out the crane., pleading for help, and promising to reward her well. The crane agreed and .pulled out the bone from the wolf’s throat. Once the job was …………………...done, the crane …………………...asked for her reward. But the cunning wolf told the crane that she would be grateful that her head was not bitten off, and walked away…………………... . Homophones Choose a suitable word for each blank space. a. She has black hair and …………….. eyes. (blew, blue) b. She has curly …………….. and blue eyes. (hair, hare) c. His grandfather is very………….. . He cannot even stand up. (weak, week) d. He ate the …………….. cake. (whole, hole) e. An island is a piece of land surrounded by the ……………...(see, sea) f. Are you …………….. or left-handed? (right, write) g. He pressed the ……………..of his bicycle. (brake, break) h. The tailor measured her …………..before stitching the skirt. (waist, waste) i. Do you …………….. which is right? (know, no) j. He has something in his …………….. (eye, I) k. There is a …………….. in the shirt. (hole, whole) l. The …………….. class has gone to picnic. (hole, whole) m. A monkey has a …………….. .(tail, tale) n. The sky is …………….. .(blue, blew) o. A ……………..is hiding in the bush. (deer, dear) p. ……………..is a purse in the ground. (Their, There) q. I ……………..too much for dinner. (eight, ate) r. Is there any …………….. in the soup? (meat, meet) s. The …………….. is very bright today, isn't it? (son, sun) t. The dance hall isn't …………….. anymore. (their, there) 159Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Five

Grammar in Context 1. Read the story and do the activities that follow. Long ago there was a girl. Her name was Ragini. She was unhappy. She began to go bald in childhood. One day she was weeping under a fir tree. It was very hot. Suddenly a cold wind began to blow. She saw a beautiful lady standing there. It was the jungle fairy. The fairy gave Ragini a magic comb. “Comb your hair at midnight. You’ll have beautiful hair on your head.” The fairy disappeared. Ragini ran to her house. She combed her hair at midnight. She had long, thick beautiful hair. She lived happily with her long shining hair. A. Write down the past forms of these verbs. Underline these verbs in the text. begin ........................... disappear ........................... see ........................... run ........................... give ........................... comb ........................... B. Fill in the blanks with the above verbs. a. Ragini ……………….. to her house. b. She ……………….. a beautiful lady standing there. c. She ……………….. her hair at midnight. d. She ……………….. to go bald in childhood. e. Suddenly a cold wind ……………….. to blow. f. The fairy ……………….. Ragini a magic comb. C. Answer the following questions. a. Why was Ragini sad? b. Where was she sitting? c. Who gave her a comb? d. What did the fairy tell Ragini? D. Write the opposites. a. a cold wind ........................... b. a beautiful lady ........................... c. very happy ........................... 160Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Five

2. Read the text and do the activities that follow. Mr. Sherpa has three children–two sons and a daughter. They are Sumnima, Pasang and Mingma. They live in Dharan. Sumnima likes red dresses. She likes to wear goggles. She likes to sing pop songs. She likes to eat apples and bananas. She doesn’t like pineapples. Pasang likes black clothes. He doesn’t like red ones. He likes to sing pop songs and he likes to eat grapes. He likes to watch football on TV and he doesn’t like wrestling. Mingma likes to wear blue clothes. He doesn’t like to wear black and red clothes. He says people in red clothes look very funny. He likes to watch cartoons and he likes to play football. He doesn’t like indoor games like ludo and carom. He likes mangoes. He doesn’t like jackfruits. A. Read the text and complete the table. Name Likes Dislikes Sumnima Pasang Mingma B. Answer these questions. a. How many children does Mr. Sherpa have? b. Where do they live? c. What doesn't Sumnima like? d. What does Mingma like? e. What does Pasang dislike? C. Note down any six adjectives from the text. D. Write a few sentences expressing your likes and dislikes. 161Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Five

3. Read this text and answer the questions. Autumn is the season that falls between summer and winter. There are many changes that begin in this fascinating season. Days become shorter. Leaves of trees turn from green to vibrant red, yellow and orange. Trees need sunlight to keep their leaves a lively green. Without sunlight leaves turn colours. The grass is no longer blanketed with dew but with frost, almost every morning, as temperatures reach the freezing point. Animals start storing up a food supply to last the long winter months. A. Answer the following questions. 1. Autumn occurs between summer and which other season? a. January b. spring c. winter d. February 2. Which of the following changes may occur during Autumn? a. Days become shorter. b. It becomes very hot. c. Days become longer. d. Their is more sunlight. 3. Why do leaves change colour during Autumn? a. They don’t get enough oxygen. b. They don’t get enough light. c. They don’t get enough water. d. They get too much oxygen. 4. What do animals begin to do to prepare for the end of Autumn? a. store up a supply b. eat less c. shed fur d. turn colours B. Fill in the correct forms of verbs. a. Autumn ……… the season that falls between summer and winter. (is, are) b. There ……… many changes that begin in this fascinating season. (is, are) c. Days ……………………… shorter. (become, becomes) d. Leaves of trees ……………… from green to vibrant red, yellow and orange. (turn, turns) e. Trees ………………sunlight to keep their leaves a lively green. (need, needs) f. Without sunlight leaves ……………… colours. (turn, turns) C. Write a few sentences about your favourite season. 162Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Five

4. Read the text and do the activities that follow. Sujan was going to a picnic in his car with his family. He was in a car accident yesterday. Kishor, the father, was driving. The car hit a big tree. His wife, Kamala, was sitting in the front seat. Kishor and Kamala had three children, Rita, Supriya, and Sujan. They were also in the car. The family’s dog, Brooma, was also in the car. The family was hurt in the accident. Kishor broke his left leg and shoulder. Kamala broke her left foot and right wrist. Rita hurt her knee and hit her head. Supriya hurt her chin and scratched her chin. Sujan broke his index finger on his right hand. He also hit his mouth and broke a tooth. Brooma, the dog, didn’t get hurt. He was very lucky! A. Fill in the correct pronouns. a. Sujan was going to a picnic in ………… car with his family. b. Kishor broke ………… left leg and shoulder. c. Kamala broke ………… left foot and right wrist. d. Rita hurt her knee and ………… head. e. Supriya hurt ………… chin and scratched her chin. f. Sujan broke his index finger on ………… right hand. B. Correct the misuse of pronouns in the following sentences. a. Kishor broke her left leg and shoulder. b. Kamala broke his left foot and right wrist. c. Rita hurt his knee and hit his head. d. Supriya hurt his chin and scratched her chin. e. Sujan broke her index finger on his right hand. C. Answer the following questions. a. How many people were there in the car? b. Who was driving? c. Who was sitting in the front seat? d. Who broke his index finger? e. Who was very lucky? D. Note down the sentences that are in the past continuous tense. 163Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Five

Guided Composition Letter Writing 1. Read the letter. Biratnagar Address Salutation Date May 10 Dear Pemba, Ending How are you? Hope everything’s OK. I’m writing to let you know that my final exam starts from coming Sunday. I'm busy revising my course. I've revised five subjects so far. I'm still revising Science and English. Your exam is from next week, isn't it? What are you doing? How many subjects have you revised? Write a letter to me. Best of luck for your exam, and send my namste to your parents. Ever yours, Sumnima Now answer these questions. a. From where was the letter written? .................................................................................................... b. When was it written? .................................................................................................... c. Who wrote it? .................................................................................................... d. To whom was it written? .................................................................................................... e. Who lives in Biratnagar? .................................................................................................... f. What is Sumnima describing in her letter? .................................................................................................... 164Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Five

2. Read the letter and write a reply to it. Kirtipur 5th August, 2018. Dear Archi, I’m very happy to read your letter. You’ve asked me to write about my school. The name of my school is Everest Secondary School. It lies at Kirtipur. There are more than five hundreds students. The teachers are very nice. They teach us many good things. The school building lies at the corner of the playground. There is a separate building for the library and the Science lab. Behind the lab, there is a canteen. We like our school very much. We get good education here. Write a letter to me telling something about your school. 3. Now write a letter telling your friend about your school. 4. Read the sick leave letter and write a similar letter. Kathmandu 15th July, 2018 The Class Teacher, Kathmandu English Boarding School, Kathmandu. Sub: Application for leave. Dear Sir, I’m sorry to inform you that I had a small accident yesterday. I fell of my bicycle while I was returning from school. I have had a small cut in my leg. I cannot walk because of the pain. The doctor says I shall be okay after two or three days. I hope I will come to school after two days. I request you to grant me leave of absence for this period. Suman Basnet Grade: V Section: B Roll: 20 165Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Five

Story Writing 1. Complete the following story with the words given in the box. GREEDY DOG came bridge mouth water wanted bone sad piece A greedy dog found a piece of bone. With the piece of bone in his ................, he ................ to a bridge. The river water under the ................ was very clear. The dog saw his own shadow in the ................. He thought that was another dog with a ................ of bone. The greedy dog ................ to get that too. He barked but his own ................ fell in the water. The greedy dog was ................ for losing his piece of bone. He learnt not to be greedy. 2. Complete the following story with the words given in the box. FOOLISH CROW beak wanted say ate piece sing ground A crow was sitting on a tree. In its mouth it had a ................ of cheese. A fox saw the crow. He ................ to get that piece of cheese. So he came under the tree and began to ................ good things about the crow. The fox then asked the crow to ................. The crow was happy to hear what the fox said. So it opened its ................to sing. At that time the cheese in its mouth fell on the ................. The clever fox picked up the cheese and ................ it. The foolish crow was left with nothing. 166Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Five

3. Complete the following story with the words given in the box. CLEVER CROW water saw hot came dropped search The day was ................. A thirsty crow was flying here and there in ................ of water. It ................ a pot in a garden. But the pot had only very little ................ at the bottom. The crow did not reach to it. So it picked up and ................ many small stones in the pot. The water ................ up. The clever crow drank it and flew away. 4. Complete the following story with the words given in the box. WOMAN AND HER FAT HEN more giving two became gave sold There was one woman in a village. She had one hen which ................ her one egg every morning. She ................ the eggs in the market for a good price. The woman thought that the hen may give her ................ eggs if she gave it more grains to eat. So she gave the hen ................ to eat. But the hen ................ so fat and happy that it stopped ................ eggs anymore. 167Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Five

5. Complete the following story with the words given in the box. got up ate CAT AND MICE moved worried around bell ideas escape living Once a cat killed many mice every day and ................ them. The mice were ................ that soon they would all be killed. They were ................ in fear. So they all met to find a way to ................ from the cat. They discussed many ................ but none were good enough. Then a young mouse ................ and suggested that they should tie a bell ................ the cat’s neck. This would help them know where the cat was because the bell would ring every time it ................. The mice thought it was a very good idea. But an old mouse asked who was going to ................ the cat. It is easy to say but difficult to do. 6. Read the following guidelines and write a story. A king ........... defeated by his enemies for many times........... hid in a cave ........... saw a spider climbing up the wall........... again and again........... failed several times........... tried again and again........... got success at last........... inspired........... collected courage........... attacked his enemies........... got victory. 168Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Five