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Vocabulary Practice: Rearrange the jumbled letters to name these colours. Colours ABLCK BULE ROBWN GYRA ENGRE OGERAN INPK PLEPUR EDR YLOELW HIWTE Vocabulary Practice: Fill in the blanks with suitable adjectives. small, large, long, black, huge ..................... ears ................... eyes ................. mouth ................... neck ................... body ................. tail ................... feet ................... hoofs Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 101

Grammar in Context Read and answer. Mina and Rahul Mina and Rahul are good friends. They study in Grade two. Mina is shorter than Rahul. Rahul is taller than Mina. Mina has curly hair. Rahul has straight hair. Mina and Rahul are intelligent students. They like dolls and toys. Mina has three dolls and five toys. Rahul has two dolls and ten toys. Mina and Rahul like pet animals. Mina has a cat. Her cat’s name is Tooty. Her cat is small and white. Rahul has a dog. His dog’s name is Chankhey. His dog is black. 1. Write down the adjectives from the above text. good 2. What nouns are described by these adjectives in the text? a. good ................................................... b. curly ................................................... c. intelligent ........................................... d. five ..................................................... e. black................................................... Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 102

3. Read the text and fill in is, are, has, have in the blank spaces. a. Mina and Rahul…..…good friends. b. Mina…...........…shorter than Rahul. c. Mina and Rahul….....…intelligent students. d. Mina…........…curly hair. e. Rahul….............…straight hair. f. Rahul…...........…two dolls and ten toys. g. Mina ….....…a cat. Her cat …......…small. 4. Write YES or NO. a. Mina has six toys. b. Mina is taller than Rahul. c. Rahul has six toys. d. Tooty is Mina’s dog. e. Chankhay is Mina’s cat. 5. Answer the following questions. a. Who is shorter? b. Who is taller? c. Who has more dolls? d. Who has more toys? e. Who has got a pet cat? f. Who has got a pet dog? Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 103

Guided Composition Read and write. My name is Binod. I am a tall boy. I have short hair. My hair is black. I like to wear T-shirts and pants. My favourite colour is green. I like apples and bananas. I like to play basketball and football. Now write similar sentences about one of your friends. ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 104

16 Tense Look and read. Everyday I paint a picture. Yesterday I painted a rabbit. Now I am painting a dog. Tomorrow I will paint a cat. Everyday I eat fruit. Read and act. Yesterday I ate a banana. A: Do you play games? Now I am eating a mango. B: Yes, I play games everyday. Tomorrow I will eat grapes. A: What did you play yesterday? B: I played football yesterday. A: What are you playing now? B: I am playing basketball. A: What will you play tomorrow? B: I will play badminton. Paint, play, eat, sing, go, come, etc show the present time. Painted, played, ate, sang, went, came, etc show the past time. Will paint, will play, will eat, will sing, will go, will come, etc show the future time. m Forms of verbs show different times of actions. Present Past Future paint painted will paint play played will play eat ate will eat Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 105

Listening Practice: Repeat these sentences after your teacher. Past Present Future Yesterday Today Tomorrow I played. I play. I will play. I danced. I dance. I will dance. I painted. I paint. I will paint. I ate. I eat. I will eat. I sang. I sing. I will sing. I slept. I sleep. I will sleep. Vocabulary Practice: Change the forms of verbs. Present Past Future cook cooked will cook play ..................... ..................... dance ..................... ..................... Yesterday paint ..................... ..................... Today call ..................... ..................... visit ..................... ..................... watch ..................... ..................... walk ..................... ..................... talk ..................... ..................... Present Past Future eat ate will eat drink ..................... ..................... Tomorrow sleep ..................... sing ..................... ..................... ..................... write ..................... ..................... meet ..................... ..................... speak ..................... ..................... buy ..................... ..................... take ..................... ..................... Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 106

ABC Grammar Study: Simple present Sony studies in Grade three. Her father works in a school. He teaches students. Tina and Pukar study in Grade two. They live at Kirtipur. They like toys. m Studies, works, study, live, etc show the present time. m They are in the simple present tense. A cow gives milk. Cows give milk. It is singular. It is plural. A tiger lives in a den. Tigers live in dens. It is singular. It is plural. The simple present tense uses two forms of verbs. verb verb with -s, -es play plays sing sings go goes watch watches They come with singular subjects. They come with plural subjects. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 107

Spelling Practice: Add -s or -es to the following verbs. Add -s. Add -es. Remove y and add -ies. come .......... go .......... carry .......... sing .......... wash .......... study .......... eat .......... catch .......... cry .......... kick .......... watch .......... try .......... play .......... brush .......... fly .......... take .......... pass .......... move .......... toss .......... drink .......... write .......... buy .......... pull .......... run .......... sit .......... Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 108

ABC Grammar Practice: Fill in the correct forms of verbs in the blank spaces. live lives grow grows bark barks wear wears study studies fly flies like likes speak speaks treat treats cook cooks write writes sell sells A cow……liv…es.....in a shed. Cows ……liv.e.....in sheds. An apple ………...........…….on a tree. Apples ………..........….on trees. A girl ……….........….a skirt. Girls ………..…...... skirts. Riya ………..….in Grade two. Riya and Kumar ………….in Grade two. A cat ………...…….milk. Cats ………........…….milk. A monkey ………..…….a banana. Monkeys ……............bananas. A dog……….........……. Dogs……….......…….. A bird………....……. Birds ……….........…….. Anu ………..…….English. Anu and Ali ………..English. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 109

ABC Grammar Practice: Study the chart and complete the sentences. My Mother’s Daily Routine Activities Time a. get up at seven o’clock b. set the table at half past seven c. have breakfast at eight o’clock d. wash the dishes after breakfast e. clean the house before lunch f. cook the meal after lunch g. do the shopping in the afternoon h. have diner at seven (pm) i. watch TV after dinner j. do the ironing in the evening k. go to bed at ten (pm) a. My mum gets up at 7:00 am b. My mum ...................... at 7:30. c. She ...................... at 8:00. d. She ...................... after breakfast. e. She ...................... before lunch. f. She ...................... after lunch. g. She ...................... in the afternoon. h. She ...................... at 7 pm. i. She ...................... after dinner. j. She ...................... in the evening. k. She ...................... at 10 pm. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 110

ABC Grammar Practice: Rewrite the sentences. Change the forms of the verbs. a. I go to school at 8 o’clock. (He) He goes to school at 8 o’clock. b. We play basketball on Saturdays. (Rosy) ................................................................................................. c. I watch TV in the evening. (She) ................................................................................................. d. They visit their friends on Saturdays. (Kunal) ................................................................................................. e. I have dinner at 8:30 pm. (He) ................................................................................................. f. My mother gets up very early. (They) ................................................................................................. g. My brother does his homework in the morning. (I) ................................................................................................. h. She cleans the house after lunch. (We) ................................................................................................. i. My mother does the shopping in the afternoon. (They) ................................................................................................. j. My brother brushes his teeth twice a day. (I) ................................................................................................. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 111

17 Simple Past Read and learn. A: What did you do yesterday? B: I played football. A: What did you do yesterday? B: I painted a picture. A: What did you do yesterday? B: I bought a doll. A: What did you do yesterday? B: I ate an ice-cream. m Played, painted, bought and ate are past verbs. m They show the past time. m They are in the simple past tense. We use the simple past tense to talk about past actions. Vocabulary Practice: Change these verbs into the present forms. drank …dr…ink…, d..r..i.n.k..s............ wept ……….................... drove ……….................... met ……….................... gave ……….................... wrote ……….................... spoke ……….................... took ……….................... fell ……….................... came ……….................... slept ……….................... sang ……….................... Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 112

ABC Grammar Practice: Look and write what they did yesterday. painted a picture showed it to the teacher put it on the notice board Yesterday Riya .............................................................................. Then she........................................................................................ After that she ................................................................................. polished his shoes ate an ice-cream went boating Yesterday Mohan .......................................................................... Then he ......................................................................................... After that he .................................................................................. bought a dress watched TV celebrated her birthday Yesterday Priya ............................................................................. Then she ....................................................................................... After that she ................................................................................ Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 113

ABC Grammar Practice: Write the past verbs. Today I speak. Yesterday I Today I wake. .............................. Yesterday I ...w...o..k.e....................... Today I see. Today I build. Yesterday I Yesterday I .............................. .............................. Today I teach. Today I draw. Yesterday I Yesterday I .............................. .............................. Today I hear. Today I blow. Yesterday I Yesterday I .............................. .............................. Today I ride. Today I break. Yesterday I Yesterday I .............................. .............................. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 114

18 Will Listen and read. Tomorrow is a holiday. Sony will go to the city tomorrow. She will buy a dress. She will eat ice-creams. She will visit the park. She will play games. She will enjoy a lot. Tomorrow Anuj will go to the zoo. He will see crocodiles and deer. He will go there with his friend. Riya will go to the library tomorrow. She will read story books. She will go there with her sister. Will + verb shows future time. I will buy a dress. He will write a letter. They will draw pictures. What will you do tomorrow? I will – I’ll I’ll visit the park. We will – We’ll He will – He’ll She will – She’ll They will – They’ll You will – You’ll Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 115

Listening Practice: Repeat these sentences after your teacher. I will buy a dress. I will sing a song. I will read a story. I will watch a cartoon. I will visit the library. I will have a haircut. I will paint my room. I will visit my uncle. I will call my friend. I will ride a bicycle. Writing Practice: Change the sentences. I read a story today. I will read a poem tomorrow. I eat an apple today. I …………………..a banana tomorrow. I wear a red dress today. I…………………..a blue dress tomorrow. I buy a pen today. I…………………..a pencil tomorrow. Speaking Practice: Say what they will do tomorrow. I’ll go to the zoo. I’ll buy aT-shirt. I’ll watch a Mina Anu cartoon. Gaurav I’ll see a I’ll eat a I’ll take a doctor. hamburger. bath. Mohan Suman Rina Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 116

ABC Grammar Practice: Read and answer. I am Alan. Yesterday I ate an apple. I am eating a banana now.Tomorrow I will eat an orange. Everyday I eat fresh fruit. It is good for health. I am Preeti. I like drawing. Yesterday I drew a cat. Now I am drawing a rabbit.Tomorrow I will draw a fox. Everyday I draw a picture. 1. Fill in tomorrow, yesterday, now or everyday in the blank spaces. a. Alan will eat an orange………............…… everyday b. Preeti drew a cat……………..…................ yesterday c. Alan is eating a banana …………............… now d. Preeti will draw a fox………………............. e. Alan eats fresh fruit …………………........... tomorrow 2. Answer in short. a. What did Alan eat yesterday? …..............................……….......……................… b. What will Alan eat tomorrow? …..............................……….......….…...............… c. What did Preeti draw yesterday? …..............................……….......……................… d. What will Preeti draw tomorrow? …..............................……….......…....…............… Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 117

19 Negative Read. I am a student. I am We are happy. not a teacher. I am We are not sad. happy. I am not sad. We are students. We are not teachers. » Not makes the sentence negatives. » Add not after is, am, are. She is a nurse. She is not a nurse. He is lazy. He is not lazy. They are running. They are not running. I am singing. I am not singing. She is dancing. She is not dancing. They are Americans. They are not Chinese. He is tall. He is not short. He is healthy. He is not sick. She is a doctor. She is not a patient. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 118

Listening Practice: Repeat these sentences after your teacher. I am playing. I am not playing. She is cooking. She is not cooking. He is reading. He is not reading. We are singing. We are not singing. They are jumping. They are not jumping. ABC Grammar Practice: Add not to make the sentences negative. I am eating an apple. She is an airhostess. He is a student. They are football players. We are workers. She is writing a letter. Writing Practice: Read and write. A: Is he dancing? B: No, he is not dancing. He is reading a book. A: Is she eating? B: No, she………………… A: Are they playing? She is…………………… B: No, they……………… They are……………… A: Are they sad? A: Is she watching TV? B: No, they………………… B: No, she………………… They are………………... She is………………….. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 119

Speaking Practice: Ask and answer. Is he Chinese? No, he isn’t Chinese. He’s Indian. Is he Indian? Is he Nepali? Is he Chinese? Is she Japanese? Is he Nepali? Is he football player? Are they girls? Are they football players? Are they girls? Are they students? Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 120

20 Prepositions Look and read. Look at the picture. There is a box on the table. There is a doll in the box. There is a lamp behind the box. There is a ball under the table. There is a chair beside the table. There is a radio on the chair. There is a bridge over the river. There are two girls standing on the bridge. A boy is standing between the two girls. There is a boat under the bridge. The words on, in, under, beside, over, between, etc are locating words. They show where the things are. They are called prepositions. Prepositions are words that show where things are. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 121

Listening Practice: Repeat these sentences after your teacher. The parrot is in the cage. The doll is on the table. The ball is under the table. The bulb is over the table. The dog is under the tree. The stone is beside the old man. The cow is behind the gate. The boy is standing between The snake is among the crabs. the two trees. The shoes are under the chair. The dog is in front of the gate. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 122

ABC Grammar Practice: Fill in correct prepositions. The books are ........... the bag. The baby is ........... the basket. The bicycle is ......................... the two motorcycles. The bat is ........... the chair. The ball is ........... the chair. The apples are ........... the basket. The rabbit is ..................... the dogs. The girl is standing ........................... the telephone booth. The dog is ............................... the telephone booth. The man is ................................. the telephone booth. The pigeon is ................................ the telephone booth. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 123

The books are ....................... the bag. The bottle is ....................... the bag. The pencils are ....................... the bag. The tiffin box is ....................... the bag. The camera is ..................... the table. The book is ...................... the table. The cat is ...................... the table. The bulb is .................... the table. The baby is ................... the table. The boy is ....................... the table. The stick is ....................... his hand. The cap is ....................... his head. The dog is ...................... the table. The camera is ....................... the table. The mat is ....................... the table. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 124

Speaking Practice: Look at the picture and say where the doll is. G The doll A is o.n.... the bed. F The doll B is .................. The doll C is .................. A The doll D is .................. B The doll E is .................. The doll F is .................. CD The doll G is .................. E Writing Practice: Write sentences. The man is standing between a dog and a cat. The doll is ............................................. The bat is .............................................. The dog is ............................................. The cat is .............................................. The ball is ............................................. The mouse is ........................................ The parrot is ......................................... The stick is ........................................... Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 125

ABC Grammar Practice: Fill in correct prepositions. in front of behind between among The hut is .................... the trees. The dog is ..................... the gate. The horse is .................... the gate. The boy is standing ............. the two trees. The building is ............. the temple. The temple is ............. the building. The girl is sitting ..................... the two temples. The dog is standing .............................. the two girls. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 126

21 And, But, Or Read and act. Mom : Do you like bread or fruit? Pemba : I like fruit. Mom : Do you like apples or oranges? Pemba : I like apples. Mom : What about you, Mina? Mina : I like to eat bread and butter. Mom : But there is no butter. Mina : Then I will have some juice. Mom : Do you like orange juice or apple juice? Mina : I like orange juice. Pemba and Mina are brother and sister. It is time for breakfast. Mom has bread, fruit and juice for breakfast. Pemba likes fruit but he does not like bread. Mina likes orange juice but she does not like apple juice. Pemba and Mina enjoy their breakfast. And, but, and or are joining words. They join two words. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 127

AND • It joins two and more words. BUT OR I have a book and a pencil. She has a cat and a dog. • It shows one thing is different from the other. I am tall but he is short. Riya is sad but Anu is happy. • It shows the choices. You can wear a green shirt or blue shirt. You can have an apple or a mango. Listening Practice: Repeat these sentences after your teacher. I have a bat and ball. He has a dog and a cat. Mina has a book and a pen. Jiya has a bag and a box. Neha likes grapes but Numa like oranges. Sohan is sick but Gopal is healthy. Do you like red or blue? Give me a pen or a pencil. Do you want a bat or a ball? I have a pen and a pencil. I am tall but she is short. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 128

ABC Grammar Practice: Complete the sentences with and or but. Amit has a ball ........... Rosy is good ........... her a bat. brother is naughty. Tina is happy ........... Rohan is sick ........... her brother is sad. his brother is healthy. Mina has a pen, a pencil The man is tall ........... ........... an eraser. the woman is short. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 129

ABC Grammar Practice: Complete the sentences. butor and Pemba ........... Mina study in Everest School. Both Pemba ........... Mina are good students. Pemba has short hair ........... Mina has long hair. Pemba is tall ........... Mina is short. Pemba has a dog ........... Mina has a cat. The dog is black ........... the cat is white. Both the cat ........... the dog have tails. Writing Practice: Write three sentences using and, but, or. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 130

ABC Grammar Practice: Complete the sentences with and, but, or. a. Mina is clever ........... beautiful. b. Deepa has a bat ........... she has no ball. c. Anita can sing ........... dance. d. My sister is tall ........... I am short. e. I like to eat a lot of food, ........... I do not like eggs. f. Do you want milk ........... juice? g. Anu is active ........... her brother is very lazy. h. Both Suman ........... Nabin study in Grade two. i. I like bread ........... my brother doesn’t like it. j. Is it a new house ........ an old house? Now write the correct sentence number below each picture. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 131

Vocabulary Practice Animal Body Parts hoof paw tail horns Sandwich whiskers fin Food bread hot dog sausage cheese cake burger doughnut Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 132

Action Words He is balancing a ball on his head. She is catching a ball. He is kicking a ball. Riya is throwing a ball. Anita is holding a ball. Describing Words The bracelet is attractive. The girl is beautiful. They are twins. They are alike. Monty is a brave man. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 133

Grammar in Context A. Read and answer. Kabir and Friends Kabir and Rahul are at the playground. They are looking at their friends. Kabir is standing. Rahul is not standing. He is sitting on the ground beside Kabir. Their friends Kunal and Pukar are playing football. Suman is not playing football. His leg is broken. Sona is chasing Anu and Roja. Anu runs faster than Roja. Roja is wearing a blue ribon. Neha is skipping and Fardin is jumping. 1. Name the children. 2. Circle the -ing forms of verbs from the text. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 134

B. Read and answer. Shopping Yesterday was Friday. Bina and her cousins, Rosy and Sony went to the market. They went there with Bina’s mother. They bought a lot of things. Bina bought a doll and a cap. Rosy bought a skirt and a bag. Sony bought a toy and a watch. Today is Saturday. Now they are in the room. They are very happy. They are playing. Bina and Rosy are sitting. Sony is standing. Tomorrow they will go to the park. They will play games. They will fly kites. They will eat ice-creams. 1. Answer in short. a. Who bought a doll? b. Who bought a toy? c. Who bought a watch? d. Who bought a skirt? e. Who bought a bag? 2. Complete the sentences. a. Yesterday they...........................to the market. (will go, went) b. Tomorrow they...............................to the park. (will go, went) c. Tomorrow they ........................................... kites. (fly, will fly) d. Yesterday Bina ..................................... a doll. (buy, bought) Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 135

Guided Composition Write what Riya and Binod did yesterday. a bc d Use the verbs: (swept, made the bed, washed, ironed) .Y..e..s.t..e..r.d..a..y...R..i.y..a.............................................................................. ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... a bc d Use the verbs: (planted, watered, made the fence, put some fertilizer) .Y..e..s.t..e..r.d..a..y...B..i.n..o.d............................................................................. ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 136