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Countable and Uncountable Nouns Things that we can count are called countable nouns. Things that we cannot count are called uncountable nouns. Countable book pens cap men people dogs school tree ship apples map fans child cows benches teeth watch crabs Uncountable water milk ice dust food cheese jam wood paper bread sand hair chalk butter tea ink snow sugar rice oil air coffee powder blood grass fog soap honey rain hay Circle uncountable nouns. water curd pen cap ice ink banana dog milk salt sugar bat ball crab juice pot rice mud bag bread meat cake chicken butter watch wool bench zebra camera soup Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 51

Things Around Write down any two things that are found in these places. In a classroom ............................... ............................... In a garden ............................... ............................... In a library ............................... ............................... In a park ............................... ............................... In a bathroom ............................... ............................... Collective Nouns Name these nouns. a bunch of................ a bunch of................ a bunch of..................... a flight of................ a colony of................ flowers a bunch of.................. a swarm of................ ants bees birds keys bananas grapes Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 52

Grammar in Context A. Read and answer. My Family I am Kunal. I am a student. I study in Grade two in Everest School. I live in Kathmandu with my parents. My father is a teacher. He works in a school. His name is Binesh. My mother is a nurse. She works in a hospital. Her name is Sarita. I have two uncles. Their names are Madan and Sohan. Madan Uncle has two kids - Riya and Mohan. They are my cousins. They live in Dharan. Riya studies in Grade three and Mohan studies in Grade four. Sohan Uncle lives with us. He is an engineer. He has a motorbike. He gives me a ride on his motorbike. 1. Write down the special names of people from the text. Kunal’s parents Binesh and Sarita Special names of Kunal’s uncles people, places, things Kunal’s cousins and animals are called proper nouns. 2. Write down two special names of places from the text. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 53

3. Write down any four common names of people and places from the text. People Places 4. Write down two words that come with: A An 5. Write YES or NO. Kunal studies in Grade III. Sohan has a motorbike. Riya lives in Kathmandu. Mohan lives in Dharan. Mohan is an engineer. 6. Answer the following questions. Who studies in Grade II? ...................................................................................... Who studies in Grade III? ...................................................................................... Who is a nurse? ...................................................................................... Who is an engineer? ...................................................................................... Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 54

B. Read and answer. Things in Our Bags My name is Deepak. I have two friends - Rupak and Sunil. We have many things in our bags. I have six books, four pencils and ten notebooks. Rupak has ten books, six pencils, two erasers and eight notebooks. Sunil has three pencils, six books, two rulers and eight notebooks. We study in Grade two. There are twenty students in our class. Twelve are boys and eight are girls. 1. Write any eight plural words from the above text. friends 2. Complete the sentences. has six books. has two erasers. has eight notebooks. has two rulers. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 55

3. Answer the following questions. How many books does Rupak have? He has How many books does Sunil have? How many books does Deepak have? How many pencils does Rupak have? How many pencils does Sunil have? How many pencils does Deepak have? How many erasers does Rupak have? How many rulers does Sunil have? Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 56

Guided Composition Read and write. Name: Sohan (student- Grade two) Father: Laxman (teacher) Mother: Anju (housewife) Uncle: Anil (mechanic) I am Sohan. I am a boy. I study in Grade two. I am from Butwal. I study in SB Academy. I live with my parents. My father’s name is Laxman. He is a teacher. My mother’s name is Anju. She is a housewife. I have an uncle. His name is Anil. He is a mechanic. 1. Now write about Neha. Name: Neha (student - Grade two) Father: Samir (farmer) Mother: Radha (housewife) Uncle: Niraj (teacher) Aunt: Mina (nurse) My Family 2. Now write a similar paragraph about yourself. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 57

6 I, We, You, He, She, It, They Listen and read. I am Binod. I study in Grade two. This is Shilpa. She studies in Grade one. This is Remo. He studies in Grade two. This is a dog. It likes bones. A: Are you new students? B: Yes, we are new students. I am Binod and she is Rosy. A: What class are you in? B: We are in Grade two. I, we, you, he, she, it, they are replacing words. They are called pronouns. They are used in place of nouns. m A word which is used instead of a noun is called a pronoun. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 58

Listening Practice: Repeat these sentences after your teacher. How old are you? I am eight years old. How old is Mina? She is seven years old. How old is Kumar? He is nine years old. How old are Ali and Anu? They are six years old. Writing Practice: Read and write. This is Tina. She is a girl. She is from Surkhet. She is a student. She studies in Grade two. They are Preety and Mona. They are girls. They are from India. They are students. They study in Grade two. ........................................................ (Peter) ........................................................ (boy) ........................................................ (America) ........................................................ (student) ........................................................ (Grade two) .............................................. (Tom and Mac) ..................................................... (boys) .................................................. (London) ................................................ (students) .............................................. (Grade three) Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 59

Now write about these students. .............................................. (Deepa) .............................................. (girl) .............................................. (Janakpur) .............................................. (student) .............................................. (Grade II) .............................................. (Robin) .............................................. (boy) .............................................. (Dharan) .............................................. (student) .............................................. (Grade IV) ................................................ (Anil and Rita) ..................................................... (students) ..................................................... (Pokhara) ..................................................... (Grade II) ABC Grammar Practice: Fill in correct pronouns. I am sick but I you ........... am tall ................ are but you are short. healthy. I’m six years old .............am but ................. sad but you are happy. are ten. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 60

ABC Grammar Practice: Replace the underlined nouns with pronouns. a. Riya studies in Grade II. Riya is from Dharan. b. Mohan studies in Grade III. Mohan is from Butwal. c. Kunal studies in Grade I. Kunal is from Rajbiraj. d. Anu and Ali study in Grade II. Anu and Ali are from Jhapa. ABC Grammar Practice: Read and complete the sentences. Do you have a pen? No. ............ have a pencil. What are No, ............ are you eating? from China. ............ are eating bananas. Are you from Japan? Are you watchingTV? Yes, ............ are watchingTV. We love cartoons. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 61

Writing Practice: Rewrite the sentences with correct pronouns. We It She They He Maya went to the store. The shirt is expensive. Bina and Anu are going home. What is Binod doing? Miss Rai loves to sing. Anu and I study in Grade two. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 62

ABC Grammar Practice: Fill in correct pronouns. A: How old are you? A. Are you students? B: ....... am ten years old. B: Yes, .............. are. A: Where do you live? A: What class are you in? B: ...... live at Kirtipur. B: .............in Grade two. A: Is he a farmer? B: Yes, ............ is a farmer. A: Has he got a sickle? B: Yes, ...............has. A: Has he got a spade? B: Yes, ............has. A. Are they football players? B: Yes, .............. are. A: Are they playing football now? B: Yes, ..............are. A: Are they students? B: Yes, ................ are students. A: Are they wearing uniforms? B: Yes, ..................... are. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 63

7 My, Our, His, Her, Your, Their Listen and read. Whose book is this? This is my book. Is this your pen? Is this your cat? Yes, it is my pen. No, it is her cat. Anu is doing her homework. I’m doing my homework. We are doing our homework. Nita and Rahul are in their classroom. They are looking at their books. My, his, their, your, our and her come with nouns. They show possessions. m Possessive pronouns are used to show belongings. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 64

Listening Practice: Repeat these words after your teacher. my bag your house our school my your our their books her dress his dog his her their our pencils his table my ruler Writing Practice: Complete the sentences. A: Whose bag is this? Riya B: This is Riya’s bag. It is…h…e.r....bag. A: Whose shoes are these? B: These are Kumar’s shoes. They are…….....shoes. Kumar A: Whose tie is this? Hari B: This is Hari’s tie. It is…….....tie. A: Whose house is this? Sony B: This is………………..house. It is………………house. Speaking Practice: Read and act. A : Where is your pen? B : My pen is in the bag. A : Whose pen is this? B : It is her pen. A : Whose bags are these? B : These are their bags. A : Whose house is this? B : It is his house. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 65

8 This, That, These, Those Listen and read. This is my guitar and This is my book and that is your guitar. that is your book. This is my violin and This is my chair and that is your violin. that is your chair. This is my ball and that is your ball. This or that comes with a singular noun. this pens This points out the things that are near. that pens That points out the things that are far. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 66

Listen and read. These are parrots These are my books and and those are crows. those are your books. These are my caps and those are her caps. These are cars and those are buses. These or Those comes with a plural noun. These points out the things that are near. Those points out the things that are far. Listening Practice: Repeat these words after your teacher. this bench that bench this cap that cap these benches those benches these caps those caps Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 67

Speaking Practice: Ask and answer. A: What is this? A: What is that? B: ….......… is a rope. B: ….…...….. is a snake. A: What are these? A: What are those? B: …......… mangoes. B: …...…….. are apples. Writing Practice: Tick (ü) the correct answers. Those That ………….. are dolls. This These That ...….. is an octopus. Those This These ……….. are black shoes. That This Those ………….. is a red apple. These This That ………….. are benches. These Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 68

9 Me, Us, Him, Her, Them Listen and read. Give me a notebook. Give him a pencil. Give her an eraser. Give them some chocolates. Buy me a toy. Tell us a story. Tell me your name. I am Kunal. Me, him, her, us and them are object pronouns. They come after action words in sentences. m The pronouns which we use after verbs are called object pronouns. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 69

Listening Practice: Repeat these words after your teacher. me us you tell me give me ask me tell us give us tell them him her them give them tell her buy him Writing Practice: Fill in the blanks. [him, her, them] This is Mohan. They are Anil and Sunil. Give ............. a cap. Give ............. some apples. This is Nirya. This is Raju and Sony. Give ............. a doll. Give ............. a mango. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 70

Writing Practice: Fill in the blanks. [me, us] My parents love…………. I also love them. They buy…………many things. They are our teachers. They teach……......……. We like them. They teach…………good things. This is my book. The book belongs to……......…. I read it. It gives……......…knowledge. This is my grandmother. She tells ……....stories. This is my bag. It belongs to ……...... Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 71

10 Apostrophe(’s) Listen and read. This is my pen and This is your hat and that is Riya’s pen. that is Peter’s hat. This is Nina’s bag and This is Kumar’s dog that is Deepa’s bag. and that is Anil’s dog. He is Riya’s father. She is Riya’s mother. She is Riya’s sister. He is Riya’s brother. Riya’s, Peter’s, Deepa’s and Anil’s are apostrophe forms of nouns. They show possession for a singular noun. m We use (’s) to a singular noun to show possession and belonging. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 72

Listening Practice: Repeat these words after your teacher. a boy’s cap a girl’s dress Neha’s book Jenny’s hat Mona’s uncle Kumar’s house his father’s office her mother’s bag my friend’s bicycle his brother’s car Writing Practice: Look and write. Alan Remo Anil This is Alan’s bat. Shisir Bina Gaurav Speaking Practice: Ask and answer. Whose tie is this? Whose ball is this? ............................. Rohan’s ............................. Rakesh’s Whose pencil is this? Whose car is this? ............................. Gita’s ............................. Shisir’s Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 73

Vocabulary Practice Things in the garden grass fence fountain seeds Things in the kitchen Things in the bathroom tray towel comb jug kettle juicer bowl straws basin toothpaste saucepan toothbrush soap tap refrigerator bathtub Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 74

Grammar in Context A. Read and answer. My Friend Sony Sony lives in a small family. There are only four members in her family. She has got lovely parents. Her father Amit is an engineer. He goes to work in his car. Her mother Sabina is a nurse. She goes to work by bus. Her brother’s name is Deepak. Sony and her brother study in Buddha Academy. They go to school by bus. 1. Answer these questions. Who is Miss Rai? She is Sony’s teacher. Who is Deepak? Who is Amit? Who is Sabina? 2. List down four pronouns from the above text. 3. Write down the names of four people from the above text. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 75

B. Read and answer. Rosy’s Family Rosy lives in a very big family. She has two brothers, one sister, two parents, four grandparents, three aunts, two uncles, and four cousins. Rosy’s family members. brothers : Nikhil and Aryan sister : Anu parents : Mohan and Komal grandparents : Karim and Sobha/Ganesh and Maya aunts : Sujata, Kunti, Goma uncles : Ajay, Shiv cousins : Jenny, Hari, Gopal and Pukar 1. Write their names. Their first letters are given. Rosy’s brother: A ..r.y..a..n......................... Her sister: A ................................ Her father: M ................................ Her uncle: S ................................ Her cousin: H ................................ 2. Now answer these questions. Who is Nikhil? He is Rosy’s brother. Who is Mohan? Who is Sobha? Who is Sujata? Who is Ajay? Who is Jenny? Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 76

Guided Composition A. Read and write. My Friends This is Bipin. (Bipin) He is a student. (student) He studies in Grade two. (Grade two) He is seven years old. (7 years) He has a ball and a bat. (a ball and a bat) His ball is red. (red ball) His bat is brown.(brown bat) ...................................... (Abin and Jubin) ...................................... (twins) ...................................... (Grade seven) ...................................... (12 years) ...................................... (a cat and a dog) ...................................... (black cat) ...................................... (white dog) .............................................. (Nirya) .............................................. (student) .............................................. (Grade three) .............................................. (8 years) .............................................. (a doll and a toy) .............................................. (blue doll) .............................................. (red toy) Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 77

B. Read and write. Rahul (brother) 1 Her name is Riya. She has a brother. His name is Rahul. He has a cat. His cat’s name is Kitty. His cat has a ball. Riya Kitty Anjali Tommy 2 His name is ..................... He has a (sister) ..................... Her name is ..................... She has a ..................... Her dog’s name is ................. Her dog has a ................... Bipin 3 Her name is Priya. She has Mithoo an..................... His name is .................... He has a .................... Priya Mohan His parrot’s name is .................... (uncle) His parrot has an .................... 4 ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ Subin Sunita Susie................... (cousin) Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 78

11 Adjectives Listen and say. I am Bibek. I am happy. I am not sad. My hair is short. My hair is not long. I have two dogs. They are black. They are not white. This is Yogesh. He is tall. He is not short. His hair is curly. His hair is not straight. He has a camera. It is expensive. This is Shilpa. She is short. She is not tall. Her hair is long. Her hair is not short. She has a doll. It is beautiful. The words fat, slim, short, long, two, curly, expensive, beautiful, etc describe nouns. They are called adjectives. m An adjective is a word that describes a person, a place, a thing or an animal. m Adjectives are called describing words. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 79

Listening Practice: Repeat these sentences after your teacher. Are you tall or short? I’m tall but he’s short. Are you happy or sad? I’m sad but she’s happy. Are you healthy or sick? I’m healthy but he’s sick. Are you strong or weak? I’m strong but you’re weak. ABC Grammar Practice: Types of adjectives An adjective describes about number, colour, size and shape of nouns. quality : good, bad, strong, weak, tall, short, clever, intelligent, beautiful, ugly, rich, poor, sad, brave number : one, two, six, seven, nine, first, second, third colour : red, black, green, blue, white, yellow, brown size : large, small, big, fat, thin, thick, short shape : round, oval, long, rectangular a strong man three yellow bananas seven balls a sick girl a thin book a round table a dirty place Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 80

Writing Practice: Read and complete. A: Is she sick or healthy? B: She is sick. She is a sick person. A: Are they dead or alive? B: They are….........………... They are….........……plants. A: Is he young or old? B: He is….........………........ He is an….........……man. A: Is he strong or weak? B: He is.......................................... He is a..................................man. A: Are they happy or sad? B: They are............................. They are….............children. A: Is it yellow or green? B: It is............................................... It is a.....................................leaf. A: Is it black or blue? B: It is.............................................. It is a.................................dress. A: Is she sad or cheerful? B: She is............................................. She is a....................................girl. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 81

ABC Grammar Practice: Underline the adjectives. A rat is a small animal. Tina is a good girl. Milan is an intelligent student. Araniko was a great artist. The jackal is a clever animal. The rose is red. An apple is round. The box is heavy. The watch is expensive. The sky is blue. Atul is a strong man. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 82

Speaking Practice: Ask and answer. What is it? What are they? What colour is it? What colour are they? It is a leaf. It is green. Vocabulary Practice: Fill in correct opposites. happy, slim, dirty, old, short, strong cheap, white This is Pukar. This is a white shirt. He isn’t heavy. He’s...................... It isn’t clean. It’s.......................... He isn’t sad. He’s...................... It isn’t new. It’s............................ He isn’t weak. He’s...................... It isn’t black. It’s.......................... His hair isn’t long. It...................... It’s not expensive. It’s................. This is Goma. pretty, She isn’t ugly. She’s...................... healthy, She isn’t sick. She is..................... young, She isn’t old. She is...................... straight Her hair isn’t curly. It’s................... Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 83

Writing Practice: Read and write in a similar way. Hemant This is Hemant. a young man He is a young man. healthy He is healthy. short hair He has got short hair. fat and tall He is tall and smart. Karim This is Karim. an old man He........................................................ honest He........................................................ white hair He........................................................ thin and tall He........................................................ Jenny This is Jenny. an intelligent girl She....................................................... kind She....................................................... long hair She....................................................... slim and tall She....................................................... Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 84

Vocabulary Practice: For each picture, choose the word that best describes it. oval dot crescent square circle square diamond point pentagon hexagon triangle oval star ray sphere heart point crescent line circle rectangle triangle star hexagon diamond pentagon heart triangle dot cone diamond heart rectangle rectangle cylinder hexagon star cube heart circle sphere ellipse rectangle cone circle rhombus pyramid oval Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 85

12 Comparison Listen and read. This is Roja’s family. There are four members in her family. Her father is taller than her mother. His mother is shorter than her father. Roja is taller than her brother, Bipin. His father is the tallest in the family. Bipin is the youngest in the family. Taller, slimmer, shorter, tallest and youngest are adjectives. They compare people and things. There are three forms of adjectives. They are: Positive Comparative Superlative big bigger biggest big bigger biggest fat fatter fattest tall taller tallest thin thinner thinnest clean cleaner cleanest heavy heavier heaviest large larger largest old older oldest short shorter shortest slow slower slowest small smaller smallest slim slimmer slimmest easy easier easiest bad worse worst Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 86

Listening Practice: Repeat these words after your teacher. tall boy taller boy tallest boy heavy bag heavier bag heaviest bag big tree bigger tree biggest tree thin book thinner book thinnest book small insect smaller insect smallest insect short leg shorter leg shortest leg Speaking Practice: Ask and answer. a. Who are taller than you in your class? Name any two. b. Who are shorter than you in your class? Name any two. c. Who is the tallest in your class? d. Who is the tallest in your family? Spelling Practice: Add ‘-er’ and ‘-est’. tall .................................... .................................... small .................................... .................................... clean .................................... .................................... high .................................... .................................... great .................................... .................................... old .................................... .................................... sweet .................................... .................................... Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 87

ABC Grammar Practice: Look and fill in the correct words. smaller, bigger The cat is..................than the dog. The dog is..................than the cat. smaller, bigger The ball is..................than the apple. The apple is..................than the ball. taller, shorter Joe is..................than Susan. Susan is..................than Joe. older, younger Binod is..................than Goma. Goma is..................than Binod. longer, shorter The pencil is..................than the crayon. The crayon is..................than the pencil. heavier, lighter The suitcase is..................than the bag. The bag is..................than the suitcase. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 88

ABC Grammar Practice: Write the comparative adjective in each blank space. My bike is................ I am................ (fast) than yours. (old) than you. Goma is................ (slim) than Binod. Tennis is................ A chocolate cake is................ (easy) than cricket. (sweet) than an apple. African elephants This band is................(bad) are.............. (large) than than the previous one. Asian elephants. Rabbits have................ (small) ears than dogs. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 89

13 Is, Am, Are Listen and read. I am Dina. I am a student. I am seven years old. I am short. She is my mother. I am not tall. She is a teacher. She is forty-five years old. He is my father. She is slim. He is a doctor. She is not heavy. He is fifty years old. He is tall. He is not short. They are Jooni and Muni. They are my friends. They are students. They are twins. They are happy. They are not sad. Is, are, am are be verbs. I am he we you she they are it is these this those that singular + IS A dog is an animal. plural + ARE Dogs are animals. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 90

Listening Practice: Repeat these words after your teacher. I am I’m He is He’s She is She’s It is It’s You are You’re We are We’re They are They’re Writing Practice: Fill in is, am, are in the blank spaces. He.................a boy. I...............................Linda. We....................students. You.................a lazy boy. This....................my room. I........................a student. These................onions. The dog.................black. I....................a good boy. This...................his book. That.................your bag. We........................boys. That........................a bus. These................my shoes. We.................in the room. Those............my trousers. She.................a student. This.........................a car. I.................six years old. That.....................his bag. I........................hungry. Those........................girls. He...................my brother. I....................in Grade two. I + am You + are He + is We She You It They This These That Those Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 91

Speaking Practice: Say who or what they are. He is Milan. It is a dog. She is Goma. They are parrots. ABC Grammar Practice: Fill in is, am, are in the blank spaces. I..........fat but I..........tall but you..........thin. she..........short. I..........a teacher but you..........a student. We..........farmers but they..........carpenters. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 92

ABC Grammar Practice: Fill in the blanks with is, am or are. I............not sad. We............happy. Anil............swimming in the pool. The school bell............ringing. This............a parrot. The ship............sailing in the sea. The birds............flying in the sky. Raju and Bobby............friends. These children............playing in the park. This............a lotus flower. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 93

Writing Practice: Read and write. I’m Kunal. I’m seven years old. I’m a boy. My father is a teacher and my mother is a housewife. My father is forty years old and my mother is forty-one years old. I’m Anjali. I’m ten years old. I study in Grade VI. My father is a chemist. He is thirty-five years old. My mother is also a chemist. She is forty years old. We live at Kirtipur. Now write for Albert. I’m Albert. father mother Albert 40 years 35 years 7 years (engineer) (doctor) (student) Now write about yourself. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 94

14 Has Got, Have Got Look and read. I have got a teddy bear. I have a teddy bear. She has got a cat. She has a cat. He has got a tattoo. They have got books. He has a tattoo. They have books. A: Have you got a pet? A: Have you got a brother? B: No, I haven’t. B: No, I haven’t. A: Have you got a sister? A: Have you got an uncle? B: Yes, I have. B: Yes, I have. We use ‘have got’ or ‘has got’ and ‘have’ or ‘has’ to talk about possession and relationship. She has got a parrot. I have He has They have got a car. We She He has got a bicycle. You It They The boy The boys Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 95

Listening Practice: Repeat these sentences after your teacher. Have you got a cap? Yes, I have. Have you got a parrot? No, I haven’t. Have you got an eraser? Yes, I have. She has got a doll. He has got a toy. They have got a car. I have got a ball. Writing Practice: This is Jeevan and Diya’s living room. Complete the sentences with They’ve got/ They haven’t got. They’ve got a mirror. .…....….....…. a big table. .….…........….…. a camera. .….…......….….a guitar. .….……....….….a lamp. .….…....….two armchairs. .….……......….…. an axe. .….……......….….a clock. .….…........….…. a toy. .….……….…. a cupboard. .….….......….a small table. Speaking Practice: Ask and answer. Have you got a garden? Have you got a cat? Have you got a brother? Have you got a sister? Have you got a dog? Have you got a radio? Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 96

ABC Grammar Practice: Fill in the blanks with has or have. Maya................a book. Renu................a new bicycle. I................many friends. We................a nice house. Anil................a pet rabbit. Do you................a balloon? This hen................red wings. A rabbit................long ears. Sohan................a story book. They...............breakfast at 6:30 this morning. Raju................finished his project work. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 97

15 Likes, Dislikes Read. I like bananas. I do not like cherries. My brother likes apples. He does not like grapes. My sister likes mangoes. They like a Tom and Jerry cartoon. Do you like it? I do not like cartoons. I like reading books and playing games. Use like or likes to talk about things, people or places that please you. Use don’t like or doesn’t like to talk about things, people or places that do not please you. I He She We It The boy You like The girl likes They don’t like Ram doesn’t like The boys Ali and Anu Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 98

Listening Practice: Repeat these sentences after your teacher. I like oranges. They like oranges. We like oranges. You like oranges. He likes oranges. She likes oranges. I do not like meat. They do not like meat. We do not like meat. You do not like meat. He does not like meat. She does not like meat. Writing Practice: Look and write what they like and what they do not like. mangoes swimming apples skipping She likes mangoes. She doesn’t like apples. football pants basketball skirts Speaking Practice: Ask and answer. Do you like swimming? Yes, I like. Do you like football? No, I don’t. Do you like cartoons? Do you like apples? Do you like noodles? Do you like meat? Do you like eggs? Do you like sports? Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 99

Vocabulary Practice Opposites They are alike. They are not different. They are different. They are not alike. The boy is asleep. He is not awake. The girl is awake. She is not asleep. The T-shirt is clean. It is not dirty. The pants are dirty. They are not clean. The girl is sick. She is not healthy. Fire is very hot. It is not cold. Ice-cream is cold. It is not hot. The door is closed. It is not open. The window is open. It is not closed. Maxim of English Grammar and Composition Book Two 100