6 Articles Articles Complete the story by filling the correct articles in the blanks. There was once __________ man. On __________ lovely, sunny day, he was sitting under __________ apple tree. __________ tree he was sitting under was very big. He was reading __________ book under __________ tree. Suddenly, __________ apple fell on his head. He put __________ book down. ‘Wow!’ he thought. ‘I have been here for so long. This is __________ interesting book.’ Remember There are three articles: a, an and the. • We use a before a word (noun) beginning with a consonant sound. Consonant sounds are sounds made by all letters except a, e, i, o and u. Examples: a book, a pencil • We use an before a word (noun) beginning with a vowel sound. Vowel sounds are sounds made by the letters a, e, i, o and u. Examples: an elephant, an umbrella • We use a or an before singular nouns. Examples: a lady, an old lady a hotels • We use the to refer to a specific or particular noun or nouns that have been spoken about earlier. The is also used while talking about the Sun, the Moon, the Earth and so on. Examples: The boy who stood first is sitting there. The Sun has its own light. NR_BGM_Traveller-G2-G&C-English-Part 1_Txt.pdf 51 47 11/30/2017 4:55:47 PM
Exercise 1: Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks with ‘a’ or ‘an’. One is done for you. a) b) c) an ant and a burger ________ sparrow and ________ elephant and ________ insect ________ bird d) e) f) ________ kitten and ________ eagle and ________ apple and ________ umbrella ________ mouse ________ orange Exercise 2: Underline the articles in the sentences given below. One is done for you. a) There was a lamp and an armchair in the room. b) I have a green dress. The green dress is pretty. c) They ordered a mango cake and an orange cake. The cakes were tasty. d) The Moon looks beautiful at night. e) A bird is flying in the sky. f) Sonia eats an egg every day in the morning. 48 11/30/2017 4:55:47 PM NR_BGM_Traveller-G2-G&C-English-Part 1_Txt.pdf 52
Exercise 3: Tick ‘Yes’ or ‘No’. One is done for you. Can we say – a) an dog? Yes No b) a octopus? Yes No c) a car? Yes No d) the elephants? Yes No e) an owl? Yes No f) an man? Yes No Exercise 4: Fill in the blanks with the correct articles from the options given in brackets. One is done for you. a) She is the woman who knows magic. (the/an) b) Sejal is __________ doctor. (a/the) c) All of us know that __________ Earth goes around __________ Sun. (a/an/the) d) Rakesh has __________ ink pen. (a/an) e) We saw __________ dolphin show. (a/an) f) Tim helped __________ old man cross __________ road. (an/the) Articles 49 NR_BGM_Traveller-G2-G&C-English-Part 1_Txt.pdf 53 11/30/2017 4:55:47 PM
Exercise 5: Correct the usage of articles in the given sentences. Rewrite the sentences in the space given. One is done for you. a) The diver saw a eel in a ocean. Ans. The diver saw an eel in the/an ocean. b) My neighbours have the cat and the dog. Ans. c) Shreya had a ice cream cone after dinner. Ans. d) Where is a book that was on this table? Ans. e) Karim is a electrician. Ans. f) I have a onion and the potato. Ans. Exercise 6: Complete the story using the correct articles. One is done for you. Bunty has moved into a new house. He is going to stay in the bedroom that is on the first floor. Bunty’s favourite toys, __________ car and __________ engine, are in his room. He loves his new home. It has __________ garden and __________ old swing set. __________ garden is Bunty’s favourite place in the house. 50 11/30/2017 4:55:47 PM NR_BGM_Traveller-G2-G&C-English-Part 1_Txt.pdf 54
W6 Writing Story writing Exercise 1: Look at the pictures and read the prompts. Then, write the story in the space provided. Also, give your story a suitable title. Prompts: • there was a cap seller – felt tired • passed through a forest • slept under a tree • had a bag filled with caps for sale • monkeys on the tree • opened the bag and took the caps • wore them • cap seller woke up • saw no caps in the bag • looked up with worry • saw monkeys wearing caps • tried many times to get the caps • could not get the caps back • threw his cap down out of anger NR_BGM_Traveller-G2-G&C-English-Part 1_Txt.pdf 55 51 11/30/2017 4:55:47 PM
• monkeys copied him 11/30/2017 4:55:47 PM • cap seller collected the caps • went happily on his way 52 NR_BGM_Traveller-G2-G&C-English-Part 1_Txt.pdf 56
P3 Picture Reading Picture 1 Look at the picture given below and choose the correct answers. 1) We can see _______ flags on the palace. [ ] [ ] a) one b) two c) three d) four [ ] 2) Tick the correct option. a) The king and the queen look sad. b) The king and the queen look happy. c) The king and the queen look angry. d) The king and the queen look surprised. 3) There is _______ stream in front of the palace. a) a b) an c) the d) three NR_BGM_Traveller-G2-G&C-English-Part 1_Txt.pdf 57 53 11/30/2017 4:55:47 PM
4) The king and the queen are wearing crowns. A rhyming word for ‘crowns’ is _______. [ ] a) grown b) crows c) cans d) clowns 5) The king and the queen are standing in front of their palace. A palace is _______. [ ] a) the house of a cat b) the house of kings and queens c) the school of kings and queens d) the playground of kings and queens Picture 2 Look at the picture given below and choose the correct answers. 6) _______ children are in the picture. [ ] a) Two b) Three c) Four d) Five 54 11/30/2017 4:55:47 PM NR_BGM_Traveller-G2-G&C-English-Part 1_Txt.pdf 58
7) _______ is in the sky. [ ] a) The Sun b) The Moon c) A bird d) An aeroplane 8) ‘There are colourful bulbs in the picture.’ The adjective in [ ] this sentence is _______. a) are b) bulbs c) in d) colourful 9) The children are happy. The opposite of ‘happy’ is _______. [ ] a) glad b) sleepy c) sad d) excited 10) The boy is giving a gift to the girl. A rhyming word for ‘gift’ is _______. [ ] a) girl b) got c) lift d) soft Picture Reading 3 55 NR_BGM_Traveller-G2-G&C-English-Part 1_Txt.pdf 59 11/30/2017 4:55:47 PM
7 Verbs – Action Words Verbs – action words Riya and her friends love doing things. Rahul loves to paint. Riya plays the violin. Aditi takes pictures and Varun exercises. The words ‘paint’, ‘play’, ‘take’ and ‘exercise’ are action words or doing words. They are also called verbs. What actions can you see in the following pictures? ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ Helping verbs A few verbs do not show action but help the main verbs to complete their meaning. They come before the main verbs. Such verbs are called helping verbs. Helping verb Usage Example is used with ‘he’, ‘she’, Rama is doing her homework. ‘it’ and singular nouns Main verb: doing used with ‘you’, ‘we’, The children are playing in the are ‘they’ and plural garden. nouns Main verb: playing 56 11/30/2017 4:55:47 PM NR_BGM_Traveller-G2-G&C-English-Part 1_Txt.pdf 60
Helping verb Usage Example I am walking. am used only with ‘I’ Main verb: walking Exercise 1: Circle the verbs in the sentences given below. One is done for you. a) I eat an apple every day. b) I jump on my bed. c) Birds fly in the sky. d) Sam rides a bicycle. e) A deer runs very fast. f) Rima reads a book. Exercise 2: Look at the words given in the box. Then, look at each picture and choose the verb related to the picture. One is done for you. hop crawl squeeze drive skip write a) b) c) Ans. skip Ans. __________________ Ans. __________________ Verbs – Action Words 57 NR_BGM_Traveller-G2-G&C-English-Part 1_Txt.pdf 61 11/30/2017 4:55:47 PM
d) e) f) Ans. __________________ Ans. __________________ Ans. __________________ Exercise 3: Complete the crossword puzzle with verbs. Use the hints given below. One is done for you. f) A e) R c) O E D a) D d) R I NK S b) D C S Across: a) Sohan drinks milk. b) We __________________ together. c) She __________________ the gift that I gave her. Down: d) Vinu __________________ his bicycle to school. e) I __________________ a story before going to bed. f) Fruits __________________ good for health. 58 11/30/2017 4:55:48 PM NR_BGM_Traveller-G2-G&C-English-Part 1_Txt.pdf 62
Exercise 4: Tick the correct helping verbs to complete the given sentences. One is done for you. a) Jane (is/am) playing in the rain. b) I (are/am) standing on the floor. c) You (is/are) talking too much! d) Mala (is/am) walking to the park. e) Cars (are/am) comfortable. f) I (am/is) writing a poem. Exercise 5: Fill in the blanks with ‘is’, ‘am’ or ‘are’. One is done for you. a) Anil is swimming in the pool. b) They __________ reading. c) I __________ Meenu. d) This __________ a lotus. e) A ship __________ sailing in the sea. f) We __________ happy. Exercise 6: Underline the helping verbs and circle the main verbs in the sentences given below. One is done for you. a) It is snowing outside. b) We are hungry. c) I am going to the circus. d) Sonali walks to school every day. e) They are singing merry songs. f) Nazia is a smart girl. Verbs – Action Words 59 NR_BGM_Traveller-G2-G&C-English-Part 1_Txt.pdf 63 11/30/2017 4:55:48 PM
W7 Writing Answer questions based on a picture Exercise 1: Look at the picture and answer the questions. One is done for you. a) What are the children doing? 11/30/2017 4:55:48 PM Ans. The children are playing Holi. b) What are in the buckets? Ans. c) How many children do you see in the picture? Ans. d) Why is the boy running after the girl? Ans. e) Name a few colours that you can see in the picture. Ans. 60 NR_BGM_Traveller-G2-G&C-English-Part 1_Txt.pdf 64
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