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Lesson 8 The Cracked Pot Module 8 Section Name What I Will Learn Dictation Sentence dictation Vocabulary Wordplay Grammar Possessive adjectives Language in Use Question words Formal Writing Informal letter writing Creative Writing Editing exercise 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 3 1 2/15/2018 9:19:33 AM

Dictation Exercise 1.1: Sentence dictation 1) _____________________________________________________________________________ 2) _____________________________________________________________________________ 3) _____________________________________________________________________________ 4) _____________________________________________________________________________ 5) _____________________________________________________________________________ B C Vocabulary A Wordplay If you replace the ‘d’ in food with ‘t’, what does the word become? Ans. foot If we change the ‘n’ in man to ‘t’, what new word do we get? Ans. mat 2 2/15/2018 9:19:33 AM 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 4

What word can we make if we replace the ‘o’ in hot with ‘a’? Ans. hat Exercise 2.1: Add a letter to each word and make a new word. One is done for you. 1) ear – fear 2) pin – ______________________ kid – ______________________ 3) rain – ______________________ 4) lap – ______________________ 5) end – ______________________ 6) Exercise 2.2: Remove a letter from each word to form a new one. One is done for you. 1) bread – bead, read 2) chair – ______________________ sour – ______________________ 3) care – ______________________ 4) 5) beard – ______________________ 6) beat – ______________________ Grammar Adjectives Allan is a tall boy. He is wearing a brown T-shirt. He has many toys. He also has a few books. He loves his toy cars the most. Allan has seven toy cars. You know that adjectives are words that describe nouns and pronouns. Read the passage and underline the adjectives. State whether the adjectives are adjectives of quality, quantity or number. The Cracked Pot 3 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 5 2/15/2018 9:19:33 AM

Possessive adjectives We will now learn about another type of adjective. Read the following sentences: • I’ll get my bag. • Is that her notebook? In these sentences, the words ‘my’ and ‘her’ are adjectives that show who owns the bag and the notebook. In other words, they are possessive adjectives. ‘My’ shows that the bag belongs to the speaker, and the notebook belongs to a girl or a woman. The other possessive adjectives are your, his, its, your (plural), our and their. Examples: • His name is Rustom. ‘His’ shows that the name belongs to Rustom. • Sirish doesn’t have our phone number. ‘Our’ shows that the phone number belongs to ‘us’. • Priya has your notebook. ‘Your’ shows that the notebook belongs to a person. Possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns Possessive adjectives are often confused with possessive pronouns. However, there is a difference between the two. Possessive Possessive Possessive Possessive adjectives pronouns adjectives pronouns my mine his his your yours her hers its its their theirs our ours – – 4 2/15/2018 9:19:33 AM 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 6

Remember: A possessive adjective is used to modify a noun or a pronoun. It is usually located just before the words (nouns) that it describes. On the other hand, a possessive pronoun is used in place of nouns. Possessive adjectives Possessive pronouns The house is ours. This is our house. The phone that is ringing is mine. Is that car theirs?  My phone is ringing. Their father works in Hong Kong. Exercise 3.1: Rewrite each sentence with another suitable adjective of your choice. One is done for you. Note: The replacement adjectives do not have to be synonyms of the given adjectives. 1) Shazia is a smart girl. Ans. Shazia is a pretty girl. 2) The clever monkey knew many tricks. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 3) Reema is very intelligent and likes to participate in sports. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 4) My teacher says that I am an energetic student. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 5) That man is so rich. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ 6) Shamit is feeling sad. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ The Cracked Pot 5 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 7 2/15/2018 9:19:33 AM

Exercise 3.2: Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive adjectives from the brackets. One is done for you. 1) This is my (my/mine) sweater. 2) ________________ (Ours/Our) puppy is lost. 3) I do not want ________________ (yours/your) pencil. 4) Payal likes to eat laddoos from ________________ (my/mine) lunch box. 5) ________________ (Hers/Her) voice is very sweet. 6) I visited ________________ (their/theirs) house yesterday. 6 2/15/2018 9:19:34 AM 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 8

Exercise 3.3: Read the sentences and underline the possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns. Write 'PA' for the possessive adjectives and 'PP' for the possessive pronouns. One is done for you. 1) My father cooks dinner for our family every night. – PA _______________________ 2) Your sister is my friend. – _______________________ _______________________ 3) The dog does not like it if you touch its tail. – _______________________ _______________________ 4) You can take that book home. It is yours. – 5) His house is not far from the post office. – 6) Is that fluffy kitten theirs? – Language in Use Question words Shelly spent a lovely weekend with her parents. Look at the picture carefully and answer the questions that follow. • Where are Shelly and her parents? • What is Shelly collecting in her bucket? • Who is wearing a white T-shirt? • When did Shelly go out with her parents? In the morning or at night? Look at the questions again. They all begin with wh- words ('what', 'where', 'who' and 'when'). These are also known as question words. We use them when we want to know an answer or get information about someone or something. There are two more question words: 'why' and 'how'. Let us look at how these question words are used. The Cracked Pot 7 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 9 2/15/2018 9:19:34 AM

W hy is used for those types of questions where the reason for something is asked for. Examples: Why does the Sun rise in Why do I have to clean Why do you drink coffee the east? my room? and not tea? If the way (manner) in which something is done is asked for, the question starts with how. 'How' is also used to ask about the condition of someone or something. How old is your television? How does a helicopter How was your exam? work? (asking about the way in (asking about the which the girl fared in her condition of the TV) (asking about the way in which a helicopter works) exams) Together, the question words are known as five Ws and an H. 8 2/15/2018 9:19:34 AM 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 10

Exercise 4.1: Fill in the blanks with the correct question words from the box. One is done for you. who what when where 1) Where does Rita live? 2) ____________________ told you about my marks in Science? 3) ____________________ is your friend’s name? 4) ____________________ is the library? 5) ____________________ will Karim reach home? 6) ____________________ is the winner of the race? Sejal or Moin? Exercise 4.2: Fill in the blanks with 'how' or 'why'. One is done for you. 1) Why have you not done your homework? 2) ___________________ did he carry the books home? I think he put them in his bag. 3) Do you know ____________________ to solve this problem? 4) ____________________ did your mother scold you? Did you do something wrong? 5) ____________________ did you buy seven chocolates? We needed only four. 6) ____________________ does Mohit cook this dish? I want to learn it too. Exercise 4.3: Rewrite the questions with the correct question words. One is done for you. 1) Who will the movie begin? It is already late. Ans. When will the movie begin? It is already late. 2) What can I help you? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ 3) When is that dress? I can’t find it. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ 4) How don’t you see a doctor? You have high fever. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ The Cracked Pot 9 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 11 2/15/2018 9:19:34 AM

5) Why has broken my beautiful tea cup? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 6) How would you like to eat for dinner? Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Formal Writing Informal letter writing We write informal letters to our friends and close family members. These are friendly letters. The tone of an informal letter is relaxed and friendly. Read the sample of an informal letter given below. Use this sample to observe the different parts of an informal letter. There is no need to 403, Prajvi Apartments Your address include the address Gachibowli of the person to Hyderabad Date whom you are writing. 19th October 2018 Introduction In the first paragraph, Salutation/Greeting Dear Lila, explain why you You can use a are writing. Use person’s first name. Thank you for the birthday card! It friendly language was very pretty. I put it up next to throughout. Body our photo so that I can see it every This is the part day. Closing paragraph between the Ask a question or introduction and the Guess what Mom and Dad got make a suggestion closing paragraph. me for my birthday? A Harry so that the person This is where you talk Potter book! It is the first one, and can send a reply. about the main idea I am so excited to read it! Do of the letter. not worry, we can read it again together when we meet during Signature the holidays. Sign your name. How you sign off shows Please ask your parents if they how you feel about would let you bring your dolls. I the person to whom cannot wait to see you again! We you are writing. are going to have so much fun! Lots of love, Ruby 10 2/15/2018 9:19:34 AM 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 12

Exercise 5: Veeru is planning to celebrate Makar Sankranti by flying kites and eating special sweets. He wishes to invite his best friend, Ali, to celebrate with him. Complete the invitation letter that Veeru wrote to Ali by filling in the gaps. 34, Lane No. 5 Guldastah Lucknow – 12 12th January 2018 Dear _________________, How are you? I am writing this letter to ______________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________. Makar Sankranti is on the 14th of January. This festival is very special. We celebrate it by ___________________________________________________________________________________. Please come for the celebrations. It would be ______________________________________ _______________________________________________________. I will ask my mother to make __________________________________________________________________________________. I hope you can ___________________________________________________________________. Awaiting your reply, Your friend, ___________________ The Cracked Pot 11 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 13 2/15/2018 9:19:34 AM

Creative Writing Editing exercise Exercise 6: Given below is a paragraph with errors. Spot at least ten errors and rewrite the paragraph in the space provided. Once, a jackal fell into a bucket of blue dye when he were chased by sum dogs. When he came out of the bucket, he had turned blue in colour and all the animals was scered of him. They treeted him like a king because they thought he would be powerful. But won night, when he herd another jackal howl, he howled back? The animals found out that he was not speciel, but just another jackal.  12 2/15/2018 9:19:34 AM 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 14

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Lesson 9 The Foolish Fish Module 9 Section Name What I Will Learn Dictation Word dictation Vocabulary Synonyms 14 2/15/2018 9:19:34 AM 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 16

Dictation Exercise 1.1: Word dictation 3) 6) 1) 2) 9) 4) 5) 7) 8) B C Vocabulary A Synonyms Synonyms are words or groups of words that have the same or similar meanings. Example: Synonyms of ‘simple’ are ‘easy’, ‘effortless’, ‘basic’, ‘plain’ and so on. Exercise 2.1: Replace the underlined words in the following sentences with the correct synonyms. Choose from the box given below. One is done for you. jumped  large   clean   waste   below   happy 1) Torsa was pleased to see Ankana, her best friend. Ans. Torsa was happy to see Ankana, her best friend. 2) Mojes leapt in the air and caught the ball. Ans. ____________________________________________________________  ____________________________________________________________ 3) The huge elephant was crossing the stream. Ans. ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ The Foolish Fish 15 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 17 2/15/2018 9:19:34 AM

4) The cat was hiding under the table. Ans. ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ 5) Rameez keeps his room tidy. Ans. ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ 6) We must throw trash in waste bins only. Ans. ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Exercise 2.2: Match the words in Column A with their synonyms in Column B. One is done for you. Column A Column B 1) fast a) start 2) expensive b) clever 3) smart c) quick 4) begin d) costly 5) small e) noisy 6) loud f) tiny 16 2/15/2018 9:19:34 AM 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 18

Lesson Finding the Man-cub 10 Module 10 Section Name What I Will Learn Dictation Sentence dictation Vocabulary Grammar Idioms Language in Use Adverbs Contractions Formal Writing Apostrophe for Creative Writing possession Paragraph writing Story writing 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 19 17 2/15/2018 9:19:34 AM

Dictation Exercise 1.1: Sentence dictation 1)  2)  3)  4)  5)  B C Vocabulary A Idioms Idioms are combinations of words that have different meanings than the literal meanings of the actual words. Example: Sameera got cold feet before her stage performance. Here, the phrase ‘cold feet’ does not mean that her feet actually became cold. It means that Sameera became nervous or scared before her stage performance. Exercise 2.1: Choose the correct idiom from the table that matches each description. One is done for you. icing on the cake cry over spilt milk once in a blue moon don’t judge a book by its cover cost an arm and a leg every cloud has a silver lining 18 2/15/2018 9:19:34 AM 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 20

1) to complain about the past Ans. cry over spilt milk 2) bad times followed by good times Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 3) something that happens very rarely Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 4) something great added to something good Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ 5) to not judge anybody by their looks Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 6) something that is very expensive Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ Exercise 2.2: Make sentences of your own with the given idioms. One is done for you. 1) down to earth Ans. A jay comes first in class every time, but he is very down to earth. 2) under the weather Ans. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 3) early bird Ans. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ Finding the Man-cub 19 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 21 2/15/2018 9:19:34 AM

4) piece of cake Ans. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 5) learn by heart Ans. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 6) raining cats and dogs Ans. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ Grammar Adverbs She ran fast. He spoke angrily. The children played happily. Look at the words ‘fast’, ‘angrily’ and ‘happily’. All of them show how the actions were done. These words are also known as adverbs. Adverbs tell us when, where, why or how something happened. Adverbs of manner There are many types of adverbs. An adverb that shows the way or manner in which an action is done is called an adverb of manner. Adverbs of manner answer the question ‘How?’ 20 2/15/2018 9:19:34 AM 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 22

Examples: Jenny finished her work Rahul drove the car well. Amita sings beautifully. quickly. How did Rahul drive the How does Amita sing? How did Jenny finish her car? well beautifully work? quickly Adverbs vs. Adjectives Many adverbs are formed by adding ‘-ly’ to the end of an adjective. Let us look at a few examples. Adjective Adverb Adjective Adverb swift swiftly sudden suddenly quick quickly polite politely Now, it is your turn to make more adverbs from the following adjectives: slow easy neat ___________________________________________________________________________________ Finding the Man-cub 21 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 23 2/15/2018 9:19:34 AM

Remember: How do we identify if a word is an adjective or an adverb? •  Adjectives describe or modify nouns or pronouns. Example: The girl is so loud. (‘Loud’ is an adjective that describes ‘the girl’, a noun.) • Adverbs describe or modify a verb or an adjective. Example: The girl spoke loudly. (The adverb ‘loudly’ describes the action of how ‘the girl spoke’.) Exercise 3.1: Underline the adjectives and circle the adverbs in the given sentences. One is done for you. 1) Babloo looked at the broken toy sadly . 2) Mayur jumped into the clear pond quickly. 3) The lion roared loudly at the small mouse. 4) It rained heavily in the little town. 5) Dhiraj picked up the brown leaves slowly. 6) The man lives peacefully in the beautiful mountains. 22 2/15/2018 9:19:34 AM 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 24

Exercise 3.2: Fill in the blanks with suitable adverbs from the box. One is done for you. excitedly   fast   slowly   quickly    happily   badly 1) I did my homework slowly as I was bored. 2) We sang _________________________ because it was a nice day. 3) My brother ran _________________________ to catch the last bus. 4) Mohan is talking _________________________. 5) The boy who behaved _________________________ was punished. 6) Sinjini _________________________ ate the last rasagulla. Exercise 3.3: Fill in the blanks with suitable adverbs or adjectives. One is done for you. 1) My father rides his motorcycle carefully. 2) We are going to see a _________________________ movie tomorrow. 3) Rohan and his friend smiled at each other _________________________. 4) The _________________________ bird looked at its mother lovingly. 5) I eat _________________________ parathas for breakfast every day. 6) Sahil looked at the chocolate _________________________. Language in Use Contractions Rewrite the sentences with contractions for the underlined words.   There are three pigs in the picture. They are hiding from the wolf. The wolf cannot get in. He will have to wait for the pigs to come out. Finding the Man-cub 23 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 25 2/15/2018 9:19:34 AM

___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Remember: •  In a contraction, we combine two words to form one word. •  A contraction is formed by using the apostrophe (’). An apostrophe shows us where letters are missing in a contracted word. Example: I’ll = I will So, (’) stands for the letters ‘w’ and ‘i’, which are omitted. Apostrophe for possession Apart from contractions, the apostrophe (’) is also used to show possession (that something belongs to someone). The most common way to show belonging is to add -’s to a singular noun. Let us look at a few examples. Rita’s new shoes Fred’s house Ali’s guitar (the new shoes that (the house that belongs (the guitar that belong to Rita) to Fred) belongs to Ali) 24 2/15/2018 9:19:34 AM 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 26

The apostrophe is not used for possessive pronouns, such as ‘mine’, ‘ours’, ‘theirs’, ‘his’, ‘hers’ and ‘yours’. Correct usage Incorrect usage  yours  your's  hers  her's  its  it's  theirs  their's  mine  mine's  ours  our's  his  his’s Exercise 4.1: Identify whether the given sentences have used apostrophes for contraction or to show possession (belonging). Write ‘C’ for contraction and ‘P’ for possession. Underline the word that contains the apostrophe. One is done for you. 1) Raju took Yasmin’s pencil box. – P 2) I’m sure it will rain today. –  3) There isn’t any money left. –  4) The lion’s den is in the jungle. –  5) Param’s leg broke while he was climbing the tree. –  6) They’ll give you the results in the office. –  Exercise 4.2: Rewrite the following sentences with the appropriate contractions in each case. One is done for you. 1) I cannot go home early today. Ans. I can’t go home early today. 2) Sameer and Pawan are not dancing well. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 3) He will not study during the holidays. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Finding the Man-cub 25 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 27 2/15/2018 9:19:34 AM

4 ) Please do not go there. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 5) Pritha has not returned my book yet. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 6) They will have a competition tomorrow. Ans. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Exercise 4.3: Rewrite these sentences by correctly using the apostrophe for possession. One is done for you. 1) The new T-shirt of Shibu is nice. Ans. Shibu’s new T-shirt is nice. 2) The watch that belongs to Himesh is old. Ans. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 3) The letters that belong to Molly fell on the floor. Ans. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 4 ) The bag that belongs to Ravi is lost. Ans. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 5) The house of Sandeep is far from here. Ans. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 26 2/15/2018 9:19:34 AM 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 28

6) The fields of the farmer are big. Ans. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ Formal Writing Paragraph writing Exercise 5: Write a paragraph about your first day at school after the summer vacation. Hints: •  How did you prepare for the first day? •  How did you feel? Whom did you meet in school? •  What happened on the day?  ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Finding the Man-cub 27 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 29 2/15/2018 9:19:34 AM

Creative Writing Story writing Exercise 6: The beginning, middle and end of a story are given below. Connect them with your ideas to complete the story. Begin with: Once upon a time, there lived a kind doctor in a village. One day, when he was returning home, his purse was stolen by a cunning thief. Continue with: The thief was bitten by a scorpion. He was in pain and was about to die. End with: In the end, the thief was ashamed and asked for forgiveness. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 28 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 30 2/15/2018 9:19:34 AM

Lesson The Unhappy Crow 11 Module 11 Section Name What I Will Learn Dictation Word dictation Vocabulary Grammar Synonyms Language in Use Degrees of comparison Formal Writing Interrogative adjectives Creative Writing Tenses Informal letter writing Photo-based character sketch 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 31 29 2/15/2018 9:19:34 AM

Dictation 3) 6) Exercise 1.1: Word dictation 9) 1) 2) 4) 5) 7) 8) B C Vocabulary A Synonyms Synonyms are words or groups of words that have the same meaning or a similar meaning. Exercise 2.1: Replace the underlined words in the following sentences with the correct synonyms. One is done for you. 1) Kabir shut the door behind him. Ans. Kabir closed the door behind him. 2) Meena wears beautiful dresses. Ans. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 3) We must behave ourselves and not be impolite. Ans. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 4) I was very sad when I failed in my examination. Ans. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 30 2/15/2018 9:19:34 AM 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 32

5) Mira helped the aged woman to cross the road. Ans. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 6) The rich merchant had built a big house. Ans. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Exercise 2.2: Match the words in Column A with their synonyms in Column B. One is done for you. Column A Column B 1) brave a) inexpensive 2) cheap b) uneven 3) sharp c) courageous 4) strange d) pointed 5) rough e) timid 6) shy f) odd Grammar Degrees of comparison Read the following sentences: Delhi is cold in winter. Shimla is colder than Delhi Leh is the coldest of the during winter. three cities. The Unhappy Crow 31 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 33 2/15/2018 9:19:34 AM

• In the first sentence, ‘cold’ is an adjective that simply describes the weather of Delhi during winter. • In the second sentence, the adjective ‘colder’ compares the weather of Shimla and Delhi during winter. • In the third sentence, the adjective ‘coldest’ is used to compare the weather of Delhi, Shimla and Leh during winter. It also shows which city is the ‘most cold’ among the three. To show comparison, adjectives change their forms. These forms are also known as degrees of comparison. The three degrees of comparison cold • T his is the positive degree of an adjective. It is used when we are describing something/someone and not making a comparison. colder • T his is the comparative degree of an adjective. It is used while coldest comparing two nouns/pronouns. • W e can make the comparative degree by simply adding ‘-er’ to an adjective. Examples: cleverer, taller, smaller. • T he word ‘than’ is also used during comparison. Example: Ramu is taller than Mohan. • This is the superlative degree of an adjective. It is used to compare more than two things. • It can be formed by adding ‘-est’ to the positive degree. Examples: cleverest, tallest, smallest • We use the word ‘the’ before the superlative degree. Example: Rakesh is the tallest boy in the class. • T he word 'among' is used when we compare more than two things or people. It also compares one person or thing in a group to the other people or things in the group. Example: The population of China is the largest among all the countries in the world. 32 2/15/2018 9:19:34 AM 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 34

Let us now look at the degrees of comparison of some adjectives. Positive degree Comparative degree Superlative degree short shorter shortest long longer longest smart smarter smartest old older/elder oldest/eldest rich richer richest weak weaker weakest new newer newest Interrogative adjectives Read the following sentences: Which boy is your friend? Whose car will they give us? What colour is your uniform? In the above sentences, which, whose and what modify the nouns after them (‘boy’, ‘car’, ‘colour’) and ask questions. They are called interrogative adjectives as they ‘interrogate’ or ask questions. The Unhappy Crow 33 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 35 2/15/2018 9:19:34 AM

Examples: Which book are you What book are you Whose ball is this? reading? reading? (‘Whose’ refers to a (‘Which’ shows that the (‘What’ suggests that person.) speaker is aware of the the speaker does not options available to the know about the options available to the reader.) reader.) Exercise 3.1: Complete the table with positive, comparative and superlative degrees of the given adjectives. One is done for you. Positive degree Comparative degree Superlative degree 1) big bigger biggest 2) oldest/eldest 3) younger 4) poor 5) bright 6) strongest 34 2/15/2018 9:19:34 AM 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 36

Exercise 3.2: Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the adjectives given in brackets. One is done for you. 1) This shoe is cleaner (clean) than the other. 2) Praveen is too _________________ (lazy) to exercise daily. 3) Manju likes to wear _______________ (big) earrings with her sarees. 4) May is the _________________ (warm) month of the year. 5) Rajesh is _________________ (tall) than Rakesh. 6) That is the ________________________ (bright) star in the sky. Exercise 3.3: Fill in the blanks with the correct interrogative adjectives. One is done for you. 1) What colour is your hair, Amir? 2) _______________ house will we stay at? Ramya’s or Anushka’s? 3) _______________ girl is your dancing partner? 4) _______________ toy bus is lying on the floor? 5) _______________ shirt is Kunal’s? 6) _______________ music is Sara listening to? The Unhappy Crow 35 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 37 2/15/2018 9:19:35 AM

Language in Use Tenses Meet Siya and read her story. Hi! I am Siya. I live in Chennai, and I study in Class 3. I love to read, swim and travel. We travelled to Bengaluru last month. I went with my parents and my younger brother. Bengaluru is a beautiful city. During our stay, we visited many historical places and gardens. During our next vacation, we will go to Delhi. My grandparents live in Delhi. Together, we will travel to Shimla. Isn’t that exciting? Notice that Siya is talking about actions that happen every day, actions that have taken place earlier (in the past) and actions that will take place later (in the future). Just like Siya, when we talk, we refer to the present time, the time in the past and the time in the future. In other words, we use tenses. Tenses Present tense Past tense Future tense (I live in Chennai.) (We went to Bengaluru.) (We will go to Delhi.) 36 2/15/2018 9:19:35 AM 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 38

Simple present, simple past and simple future tenses Let us revise the simple present, simple past and simple future tenses. Simple present Simple past Simple future subject + base verb subject + past form of subject + will/shall + base (-s/-es) + object verb + object form of verb + object • T he verbs in this tense The verbs in this tense The verbs in this tense refer to actions that will happen show actions or ideas refer to actions that have in the future. (‘will go’, ‘will play’, ‘will sing’, ‘will that apply in general or already happened. dance’) as a rule. (‘goes’, ‘plays’, (‘went’, ‘played’, ‘sang’, ‘sings’, ‘dances’) ‘danced’) Examples: Examples: Examples: I play with my friends every I played with my friends in I will play with my friends in day. school. school. Rita goes to tennis Rita went to tennis practice Rita will go to tennis practice daily. at 4:00 p.m. practice at 4:00 p.m. The Sun rises in the east. Let us look at more sentences in the three tenses. Simple present Simple past Simple future We go for a walk every We went for a walk last When we move to the morning. morning. new house, we will go for a walk every morning. You eat dosas for breakfast You ate dosas for breakfast You will eat dosas for every day. yesterday. breakfast on Thursday. He watches a movie every He watched a movie last He will watch a movie on night. night. Friday. They go on a family picnic They went on a family They will go on a family every year. picnic yesterday. picnic tomorrow. The Unhappy Crow 37 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 39 2/15/2018 9:19:35 AM

Remember: In the simple present tense, we use the verb’s base form (‘sing’, ‘speak’, ‘talk’). The base form takes ‘-s’ or ‘-es’ if the subject is ‘he’ ‘she’, ‘it’ or a singular noun. Examples: •  She works in the office. •  He goes to church on Sundays. •  My dog runs around the house all day long. Exercise 4.1: Read the sentences and write the tenses of the verbs: simple present, simple past or simple future. One is done for you. 1) I saw Sita at the park yesterday. Ans. simple past tense 2) She will leave school next year. Ans. _______________________________________________________________ 3) Afsal drives home from his workplace. Ans. _______________________________________________________________ 4) We finished our lunch an hour ago. Ans. _______________________________________________________________ 5) Tasleema will see the Victoria Memorial during her stay in Kolkata. Ans. _______________________________________________________________ 6) Kabir doesn’t want to play outside. Ans. _______________________________________________________________ 38 2/15/2018 9:19:35 AM 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 40

Exercise 4.2: Complete the table with the simple past, present and future tenses of the given words. One is done for you. Simple present Simple past Simple future 1) sing sang will sing 2) cry 3) hurried will wait 4) 5) fall 6) say Exercise 4.3: Convert the tenses of the sentences according to the instructions in brackets. One is done for you. 1) Rishav is happy to be home. (Change to the simple future tense.) Ans. Rishav will be happy to be home. 2) Seema rode to school on her bicycle. (Change to the simple present tense.) Ans. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 3) My best friend will come to school. (Change to the simple past tense.) Ans. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 4) Gita and Rita play in the park. (Change to the simple past tense.) Ans. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ The Unhappy Crow 39 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 41 2/15/2018 9:19:35 AM

5) The dog barked at the stranger. (Change to the simple present tense.) Ans. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 6) I visited my friends in Chennai. (Change to simple future tense.) Ans. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Formal Writing Informal letter writing Exercise 5: Write a letter to your friend, describing a scary dream (also called a ‘nightmare’) that you had. Hints: •  When did you have the nightmare? •  What was the nightmare about? •  How did you feel when you woke up? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 40 2/15/2018 9:19:35 AM 51705008_BGM_181910022-Maple-G3-Workbook-English-Term 2_Text.pdf 42

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