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Preface IMAX partners with schools, supporting them with learning materials and processes that are all crafted to work together as an interconnected system to drive learning. IMAX presents the latest version of the Pinnacle series – especially crafted as an accompanying workbook series for the Tamil Nadu state board textbooks. The Pinnacle series endeavours to be faithful to the spirit of the Tamil Nadu Curriculum Framework, 2017, in conjunction with the content covered and approach adopted in the Samacheer textbooks. The IMAX English workbooks and Grammar & Composition books for the Pinnacle series strive hard to provide adequate opportunities for students to practise all the four skills of Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing (LSRW). Below are some salient features of the Pinnacle English workbooks series: Summaries of the Samacheer English textbook lessons Meanings of difficult words from the lessons provided, along with example sentences Coverage of all textbook questions that require space for writing along with adequate space for writing ‘Quick Check’ questions at the start of every workbook lesson to recapitulate details of the textbook lesson Inclusion of questions based on comprehension, vocabulary, judgement & appreciation and speaking skills Here are some salient features of the Pinnacle Grammar & Composition series: The grammar concepts covered have a horizontal and vertical progression across grades, providing a spiral of cumulative learning Inclusion of age-appropriate picture reading for grades 1 & 2, and reading comprehension passages for grades 3, 4 & 5 Inclusion of samples for format-based writing to provide for scaffolding of learning of formal writing Provision of a listening to audio section for honing of listening skills for different purposes for grades 4 & 5 Overall, the IMAX English Pinnacle series aims to generate greater engagement with and enhance fluency in English language communication, while providing students the opportunity to develop a genuine appreciation of the language and its literature. – The Authors English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 2 04/09/2019 19:06:27
GrammarFeaantduCreosmposition Dictation PR VoDcicatbautilaorny Q Words from the textbook or sentences with commonly confused spellings for Practice exercises to help build and dictation practice enhance age-appropriate vocabulary GrDaimctmataior n Writing Engaging grammar explanations and Exercises to foster creative writing by well-crafted exercises using imagination and drawing from re- al-life experiences P PiDcitcutraetRioenading Interesting pictures on varied themes along with questions that focus on comprehension and language building English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 3 04/09/2019 19:06:28
Class 2 1 Module 1 ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 1 2 Module 2 ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 9 P1 Picture Reading ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 17 3 Module 3 ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 20 4 Module 4 ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 31 P2 Picture Reading ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 42 English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 4 04/09/2019 19:06:28
Module 1 Section Name What I Will Learn Dictation Word dictation Vocabulary Grammar Spellings and jumbled words Nouns – naming words Writing Make sentences English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 1 1 04/09/2019 19:06:29
Dictation 3) 6) Exercise 1: Word dictation 9) 1) 2) 4) 5) 7) 8) PR Vocabulary Q Spellings and jumbled words Exercise 2.1: All the things shown below are found at a park. Can you complete the spellings of their names? 1) – s e _______ - s _______ w 2) – s _______ i n _______ 3) – s _______ i _______ e 4) – g r _______ _______ s 2 04/09/2019 19:06:30 English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 2
5) – _______ l o _______ e r s 6) – b _______ _______ c h Exercise 2.2: All of us love to draw and colour. The jumbled words given below are related to art. Correct the spellings and rewrite the words. 1) N E P – _________________________________________________ 2) W D A R – _________________________________________________ 3) E N P I L C – _________________________________________________ 4) L O U C O R – _________________________________________________ 5) Y N C R O A – _________________________________________________ 6) I P T N A – _________________________________________________ Grammar Nouns – naming words Read the following passage: This May, I went to Goa with my mother, father and younger sister. There are many beaches there. I liked Colva beach the most. My little sister, Jhanvi, loved playing in the water. We also visited many churches. We took many photographs of the cities in Goa. Can you underline the special names and tick the common names in the given passage? Module 1 3 English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 3 04/09/2019 19:06:31
Remember Naming words are the names given to all people, places, animals and things around us. Naming words are also called nouns. • The common naming words that you have learnt about are called common nouns. Common nouns name people, places, animals or things in general. They do not begin with a capital letter. Examples: girl, city, dog, park, month • T he special naming words that you have learnt about are called proper nouns. Proper nouns name a particular person, place, animal or thing. They always begin with a capital letter. Examples: Sumita, Mumbai, Roxy, Funtime Park, March Masculine and feminine gender nouns Read the following sentences: Rohit is the son of Mr Miss Shweta is our Fiona was the princess Sharma. headmistress. of Neverland. Naming words can also be sorted according to their gender • M asculine gender names: These • F eminine gender names: These are the names for boys, men and are the names for girls, women male animals. and female animals. Examples: father, uncle, policeman, Examples: mother, aunt, king, lion policewoman, queen, lioness 4 04/09/2019 19:06:32 English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 4
A few more examples: Masculine gender Feminine gender Masculine gender Feminine gender son daughter brother sister man woman nephew niece grandfather grandmother tigress cock tiger cow hen bull Exercise 3.1: Fill in the blanks with: F – Feminine gender M – Masculine gender One is done for you. 1) 2) 3) lion – M daughter – _____________ king – _____________ 4) 5) 6) tigress – _____________ hen – _____________ Virat – _____________ English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 5 Module 1 5 04/09/2019 19:06:35
Exercise 3.2: Underline the nouns and write if they are proper nouns (PN) or common nouns (CN). One is done for you. 1) Ravi sleeps on a soft pillow. Ans. Ravi – PN, pillow – CN 2) The desk is filled with books. Ans. 3) Kabir sings beautiful songs. Ans. 4) Rajiv broke my pen and pencil. Ans. 5) The girl in that room is dancing. Ans. 6) Solapur is a town in Maharashtra. Ans. Exercise 3.3: Read the passage and complete the table. One is done for you. There was a little girl named Lily. She asked her father, Dave, if she could go to visit her grandfather. ‘That is a good idea’, her father said. ‘Be careful and take your sister with you.’ 6 04/09/2019 19:06:35 English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 6
Proper noun Common noun Gender girl masculine feminine Writing Make sentences Exercise 4: Make sentences with the given words. Use the pictures to help you. One is done for you. 1) family : There are three members in my family. 2) pet : 3) help : English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 7 Module 1 7 04/09/2019 19:06:37
4) mother : 5) friends : 6) play : 8 04/09/2019 19:06:39 English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 8
Module 2 Section Name What I Will Learn Dictation Sentence dictation Vocabulary Words related to nature Grammar Punctuation Writing Make sentences Picture Reading Picture 1 Picture 2 English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 9 9 04/09/2019 19:06:39
Dictation Exercise 1: Sentence dictation 1) _______________________________________________________________________ 2) _______________________________________________________________________ 3) _______________________________________________________________________ 4) _______________________________________________________________________ 5) _______________________________________________________________________ PR Vocabulary Q Words related to nature Exercise 2.1: Tick the correct names for each of the pictures. 1) frog 2) worm 3) spider moth snail grasshopper bug bee wasp 4) butterfly 5) spider 6) worm dragonfly bee grasshopper snail wasp bee 10 04/09/2019 19:06:40 English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 10
Exercise 2.2: Write the names of the pictures. Check the spellings once you are done. Correct them if they are wrong. 1) – ________________________________________________ 2) – _________________________________________________ 3) – _________________________________________________ 4) – _________________________________________________ 5) – _________________________________________________ 6) – _________________________________________________ English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 11 Module 2 11 04/09/2019 19:06:42
Grammar Punctuation Punctuation marks are marks that help us to understand a sentence better. Let us learn about them. . Full stop It is used to end a statement. Example: Dogs are cute. I like them. ? Question mark It is used to end a question. Example: Where is Sarah? A few words always start with capital letters. Remember the acronym M.I.N.T.S. for the usage of capital letters. Acronym Examples M : months, names of days • My birthday is in August. • We have a holiday on Sunday. I : the word ‘I’ N : special names given to • I study in Class 2. • Did I leave my book at the library?. people, states, cities and • My cousin Anu lives in Pune in countries – proper nouns T : titles of books and movies Maharashtra. • Soni went to Jaipur in the summer. • I am going to see The Jungle Book today. • Noddy is my favourite book. S : start of sentences • There are many trees in the garden. • My father is a painter. 12 English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 12 04/09/2019 19:06:43
Now, read the following sentences: I like cooking cats and kids. I like milk bananas cherries and plums. The sentences above are missing an important punctuation mark. This punctuation mark is called the comma. Now, let us learn about the comma. Punctuation mark Use Examples This mark is used to • I like cooking, cats and separate three or more kids. words in a list. • I like milk, bananas, Comma cherries and plums. Exercise 3.1: Rewrite the sentences using capital letters wherever needed. One is done for you. 1) my birthday is in july. Ans. My birthday is in July. 2) ajay, vivaan and shiraz are my friends. Ans. Module 2 13 English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 13 04/09/2019 19:06:45
3) my brother, punit, lives in kanpur. Ans. 4) i read a book named cinderella. Ans. 5) the name of my school is brightminds school. Ans. 6) the concert is on friday. Ans. Exercise 3.2: Rewrite the sentences by correcting the usage of punctuation marks and capital letters. One is done for you. 1) i Eat a healthy Dinner? Ans. I eat a healthy dinner. 2) who has My bag. Ans. 3) He has a toy car elephant a puzzle and a soft toy Ans. 4) the name of my Pet is ruby? Ans. 14 04/09/2019 19:06:45 English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 14
5) how are you feeling now. Ans. 6) my mother gave me a few Apples. Oranges. Bananas. and Grapes! Ans. Exercise 3.3: Fill in the blanks with the correct punctuation marks. One is done for you. Kichu is my best friend in school. Both of us love pies. Do you know what they taste like______ They are sweet and tasty______ Our favourite pies are blueberry______ apple______ cherry and lemon pies______ Writing Make sentences Exercise 4: Make five sentences by joining the words given in Column A and Column B. One is done for you. Column A Column B 1) My family a) in a bank. 2) Our mother tells b) have a younger sister. 3) Our father works c) are going to school. 4) I d) us stories. 5) We e) is small. Module 2 15 English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 15 04/09/2019 19:06:46
1) My family is small. 2) _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 3) _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 4) _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 5) _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 16 04/09/2019 19:06:46 English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 16
P1 Picture Reading Picture 1 Look at the picture given below and choose the correct answers. 1) The child lying down on the floor is reading a _______. [ ] a) computer b) book c) radio d) pen [ ] 2) There are _______ on the windows. a) swings b) children c) shelves d) curtains 17 English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 17 04/09/2019 19:06:48
3) There are two boys in the picture. The feminine form of [ ] ‘boy’ is _______. [ ] [ ] a) child b) girl c) boys d) men 4) The children are quiet. The opposite of ‘quiet’ is _______. a) open b) asleep c) noisy d) silent 5) The children are in a library. A library is _______. a) a place where we play b) a place where we sleep c) a place where we find books d) a place where we sing Picture 2 Look at the picture given below and choose the correct answers. 18 04/09/2019 19:06:49 English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 18
1) We can see four _______. [ ] a) trees b) lamp posts c) cars d) flags 2) What is the weather like? [ ] a) night b) spring c) sunrise d) rainy 3) Father is driving the car. _______ is sitting on the driver’s seat. [ ] a) She b) They c) He d) It [ ] 4) There is a family in the car. A family is _______. a) a group of people who drive together b) a group of people who hunt together c) a group of people who sing together d) a group of people who live together 5) A rhyming word for ‘car’ is _______. [ ] a) can b) corn c) cars d) star English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 19 Picture Reading 19 04/09/2019 19:06:49
Module 3 Section Name What I Will Learn Dictation Word dictation Vocabulary Synonyms and meanings Grammar Writing Singular and plural nouns Uses of ‘has’ and ‘have’ Story writing 20 04/09/2019 19:06:50 English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 20
Dictation 3) 6) Exercise 1: Word dictation 9) 1) 2) 4) 5) 7) 8) PR Vocabulary Q Synonyms and meanings Synonyms are words with almost the same meaning. Examples: • happy – joyful, cheerful • big – huge, large Exercise 2.1: Tick the correct synonyms for the underlined words from the brackets. 1) My friends gave me a gift. (box/present) 2) My room is very neat. (tidy/dirty) English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 21 Module 3 21 04/09/2019 19:06:51
3) That is a beautiful dress. (frock/sweater) 4) This exercise is very difficult. (easy/hard) 5) You run very fast. (slowly/quickly) 6) Amit has a lovely voice. (beautiful/bad) Exercise 2.2: Match the words to their meanings. Column A Column B 1) birthday a) in the middle of 2) between b) how a person is feeling 3) librarian c) a scary creature 4) monster d) the day on which one is born 5) mood e) making one laugh 6) funny f) a person who looks after a library 22 English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 22 04/09/2019 19:06:51
Grammar Singular and plural nouns Read the given words. Write their plural forms. bus – _______________________ tomato – _______________________ chair – _______________________ box – _______________________ doll – _______________________ zero – _______________________ Remember • Most words are made plural by adding ‘-s’ to the ends of the words. • To form the plurals of nouns that end in ‘-x’, ‘-o’, ‘-s’, we add ‘-es’ to the ends of the words. Here are a few more examples of the plural forms learnt till now. Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural flower flowers tree trees book books sixes fox foxes box boxes six buffaloes circuses tomato tomatoes hero heroes buffalo gas gases bus buses circus Module 3 23 English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 23 04/09/2019 19:06:52
How do we make singular words that end in ‘-ss’, ‘-sh’ and ‘-ch’ plural? We simply add ‘-es’ after ‘-ss’, ‘-sh’ and ‘-ch’ to make the correct plural forms of such words. Examples: Singular Plural Singular Plural princess princesses class classes dish dishes bush bushes beach beaches witch witches Exercise 3.1: Read the sentences and colour the correct plural forms from the given options. One is done for you. 1) O ne sandwich is on the table, and two _____________ are in the tiffin box. sandwiches sandwichs sandwichves sandwich 2) The colourful _____________ are mine. glass glases glasses glassess 3) I can see _____________ on the road. busies buss busses buses 24 04/09/2019 19:06:52 English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 24
4) I have two pairs of sports _____________. shoees shoess shoes shose 5) The _____________ were decorated during Christmas. churches churchs churchees churchez 6) I have kept the _____________ in the bathroom. brushs brushes brushess brush Exercise 3.2: Write the plural form of each noun. One is done for you. 1) dress dresses 2) fox ____________________ English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 25 Module 3 25 04/09/2019 19:06:53
3) wish ____________________ ____________________ 4) peach ____________________ ____________________ 5) star 04/09/2019 19:06:56 6) potato 26 English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 26
Uses of ‘has’ and ‘have’ Read the following sentences: I have a pet dog. The elephant has a She has a funny hat. long trunk. Remember ‘Has’ and ‘have’ are doing words or action words that show belonging. • We use ‘has’ with the pronouns he, she and it. • We use ‘have’ with the pronouns I, we, you and they. • Singular nouns use ‘has’. Plural nouns use ‘have’. English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 27 Module 3 27 04/09/2019 19:06:57
Exercise 3.3: Fill in the blanks using ‘has’ or ‘have’. One is done for you. 1) It has a long neck. 2) Elephants ____________ big ears. 3) A rhinoceros ____________ a 4) They ____________ two pet birds. horn on its nose. 5) A car ____________ four wheels. 6) I ____________ many friends. 28 04/09/2019 19:06:58 English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 28
Writing Story writing Exercise 4: Number the sentences in the correct order by looking at the pictures. Then, write the story in the correct order. Hints: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) • The clothes were kept away by Sahil, Heena and Mummy. [ ] • Mummy washed the dirty clothes in the washing machine. [ ] • Sahil and Heena helped Mummy dry out the clothes. [ ] Module 3 29 English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 29 04/09/2019 19:07:00
• There was a pile of dirty clothes that needed washing. [ ] [ ] • Granny ironed the clothes after they were dry. Now, write the story in the correct order below. 30 04/09/2019 19:07:00 English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 30
Module 4 Section Name What I Will Learn Dictation Sentence dictation Vocabulary Name pictures Grammar Object pronouns Writing Answer questions based on Picture Reading a picture Picture 1 Picture 2 English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 31 31 04/09/2019 19:07:01
Dictation Exercise 1: Sentence dictation 1) _______________________________________________________________________ 2) _______________________________________________________________________ 3) _______________________________________________________________________ 4) _______________________________________________________________________ 5) _______________________________________________________________________ PR Vocabulary Q Name pictures Exercise 2.1: Fill in the missing letters, and complete the names of the pictures. 1) _______ e a _______ u _______ s 2) s _______ u i _______ r e _______ 32 04/09/2019 19:07:03 English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 32
3) _______ o _______ _______ s t t _______ _______ e r 4) w _______ n _______ _______ r 5) _______ a _______ l o _______ n s Module 4 6) 33 04/09/2019 19:07:06 English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 33
Exercise 2.2: Fill in the missing letters, and complete the names of the pictures. 1) f _______ o w _______ _______ s _______ o r _______ l _______ a _______ _______ s 2) 3) 4) l _______ _______ h t 34 04/09/2019 19:07:07 English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 34
5) _______ l _______ y 6) c r _______ y _______ n _______ Grammar Pronouns We know that naming words are called nouns. A pronoun is a word that we use in place of a noun. Examples: He She Ram is a boy. Ram is five years old. Taffy is a turtle. Taffy is very old. Subject and object pronouns Most sentences have a subject and an object. The subject of a sentence is the The object of a sentence is the person person or thing doing the action. or thing receiving the action. Module 4 35 English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 35 04/09/2019 19:07:09
Example: Rita ate an apple. Rita ate an apple. subject object Remember • An object pronoun replaces the • P ronouns replace nouns. object in a sentence. • A subject pronoun replaces the Rita ate it. subject in a sentence. object pronoun She ate an apple. subject pronoun Now, read the given sentence. She ate it. subject object pronoun pronoun Singular Plural Subject pronouns I you he she it we you they Object pronouns me you him her it us you them 36 04/09/2019 19:07:09 English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 36
Examples of subject pronouns: Examples of object pronouns: Can you help me? I like your dress. She is my friend. I can see him. Replacing nouns with pronouns Mohit can see Sahil. Mohit waves to Sahil. Mohit greets Sahil. Here, we can use ‘he’ in place of Mohit and ‘him’ in place of Sahil after the first time. Ans. Mohit can see Sahil. He waves to him. He greets him. Exercise 3.1: State if the underlined pronouns are subject pronouns or object pronouns. One is done for you. 1) He threw the ball to me. – object pronoun 2) It bit me hard. – 3) You like to eat ice cream. – English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 37 Module 4 37 04/09/2019 19:07:11
4) I do not know that. – 5) The teacher did not call him. – 6) We are very happy to hear that. – Exercise 3.2: Rewrite the sentences with the correct object pronouns for the underlined nouns. One is done for you. 1) The fairy gave Mira three wishes. Ans. The fairy gave her three wishes. 2) Mother read a story to Punam and Shreya. Ans. 3) The clown did a trick for the students. Ans. 4) My dog came with the bone to the garden. Ans. 38 04/09/2019 19:07:12 English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 38
5) The teacher gave Ayaz a new book. Ans. 6) The baker gave Bhumi and me a cake. Ans. Exercise 3.3: Replace the underlined words with suitable subject and object pronouns. One is done for you. Tejas is painting a picture. Tejas makes many paintings. Tejas always takes good care of his paintings. Rina is cycling. Rina is wearing her outdoor dress and a hat. The hat is round. Rina likes wearing the hat. Ravi and Rohan are running. Chetan is fishing. Ravi, Rohan and Chetan are having a good time. Ans. Tejas is painting a picture. He makes many paintings. Module 4 39 English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 39 04/09/2019 19:07:12
Writing Answer questions based on a picture Exercise 4: Look at the picture. Answer the questions given below. Then, write a short paragraph of five sentences to describe the picture. One is done for you. Hint: Put the answer sentences together to form your paragraph. 04/09/2019 19:07:13 1) What place is this? Ans. This is a classroom. 2) Who is standing near the board? Ans. The ________________________ is standing near the board. 3) What is the teacher teaching? Ans. The teacher is teaching about 40 English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 40
____________________________________________________________________________. 4) Who is listening to the teacher? How are they listening? Ans. The _______________________________ are listening to the teacher. They are listening with . 5) How does the classroom look? . Ans. The classroom looks Now, write the paragraph here. Module 4 41 English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 41 04/09/2019 19:07:14
P2 Picture Reading Picture 1 Look at the picture given below and choose the correct answers. 1) How many honey bees can you see in the picture? [ ] [ ] a) one b) two c) three d) four 2) The _______ is sitting on the broken tree trunk. a) tortoise b) deer c) rabbit d) bee 42 English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 42 04/09/2019 19:07:15
3) The deer _______ the tortoise are walking. [ ] a) is b) are c) and d) does 4) The home of honey bees is called a _______. [ ] a) beehive b) tree trunk c) tree d) house 5) The animals are in a forest. ‘Forest’ rhymes with _______. [ ] a) jungle b) ghost c) woods d) bravest Picture 2 Look at the picture given below and choose the correct answers. English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 43 Picture Reading 43 04/09/2019 19:07:15
1) There are _______ cats in the picture. [ ] a) one b) two c) three d) four 2) The _______ cat is on the cupboard. [ ] a) black b) brown c) white d) yellow 3) The sofa is next to the cupboard. _______ is a big sofa. [ ] a) They b) He c) It d) She 4) There are pictures on the wall. The word that is closest in [ ] meaning to ‘pictures’ is _______. a) paper b) photographs c) tables d) pencils 5) The pictures are above the sofa. The opposite of ‘above’ [ ] is _______. a) beside b) up c) in d) below 44 04/09/2019 19:07:15 English_PNC_G2_G&C_Term1.indb 44
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