class 4 grammer bright life english medium school

ENGLISH - AN INTERESTING LANGUAGE Dear Children, More than 840 million people speak English as a first or second language. Here is a list of some interesting facts about the English language. 1. The first English dictionary was written in 1755. 2. The oldest English word that is still in use is 'town'. 3. The original name for butterfly was flutter by. 4. The word 'set' has the highest number of definitions. 5. The English language contains a lot of contronyms - words that can have contradictory meanings depending on context. Some examples are: Bill: A payment, or an invoice for payment, Bolt: To secure like bolting the door, or to flee like bolting away, Dust: To add fine particles like spraying chocolate dust over the cake, or to remove them like dusting the furniture, Left: Remained, or departed, Off: Deactivated, or activated, as an alarm, Out: Visible, as with stars showing in the sky, or invisible, in reference to lights, Overlook: To supervise, or to neglect, Rock: An immobile mass of stone, or a shaking movement, Screen: To display, show or present, or to hide. 6. There are seven ways to spell the sound 'ee' in English. This sentence contains all of them: 'He believed Caesar could see people seizing the seas'. 7. The word SWIMS will remain SWIMS even when turned upside down. The dot over little 'i' is called tittle. Preface Good Grammar lays the foundation of good language skills. Therefore, a sound knowledge of the fundamental rules of Grammar is essential for the acquisition of language competency. English Grammar and Composition is a series based on the syllabus of the Bright Life English Medium School that presents a systematic and step-wise strategy for approaching and understanding the grammar.This series aims to make the process of teaching and learning grammar enjoyable for young learners. It aims at clarity, accuracy, simplicity of presentation and lucidity of language. Salient Features of the Series: Enhanced explanations with examples for better understanding of grammar concepts. Comprehensive and graded coverage of grammar syllabus.Exercises are well graded and have a variety.The series is intended to help learners find their way slowly but steadily from one class to the other. - Author

Sentence A sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense. It starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop(.) or a question mark (?) or a mark of exclamation (!). Read the words given below. 1.Ridhi house has a new. Do these words make sense?No, they do not make sense. Now read the same words arranged in another order. 1.Ridhi has a new house. There are three important things about a sentence. 1. The words in a sentence are placed in proper order to convey complete sense. 2. The sentence must begin with a capital letter. 3. A sentence usually has a full stop (.) or a question mark (?) or a mark of exclamation at the end (!). Note: A complete sentence is different from an incomplete sentence. A complete sentence tells something, like Ridhi has a new house. Here, a new house is a group of words that does not give complete information. It is called a phrase. If a sentence tells something, a full stop (.) comes at the end. 1. Birds fly with their wings. 2. Her father is a businessman. If a sentence asks something, a question mark (?) comes at the end. 1. How old are you? 2. Where do you live? If a sentences expresses some strong or sudden feeling, an exclamation mark (!) comes at the end. 1. What a beautiful scene! 2. Such an exciting match it was!

EXERCISE A. Tick() the groups of words which are complete sentences. 1. watches the trees 2. Simran loves eating apples. 3. The girl is reading a book. 4. sits on a chair 5. on the road 6. The fruits are ripe. 7. an intelligent Mukesh is boy 8. We should always speak the truth. B.Match the groups of words given in the two columns, to make meaningful sentences. Column 1 Column 2 1. My school i. studies in class III. 2. Birds ii. has a playground. 3. Raman iii.love to eat cake. 4. This book iv. build nests in trees. 5. I V. belongs to me. C. Rearrange the words and rewrite them making meaningful sentences. Use capital letters at the beginning and end the sentences with full stops (.), or question marks (?). 1. our day is today sports 2. mohan fast the bus to catch ran 3. his found watch Gopi 4. obey should you parents your 5. the Sreemongol we ago visited five years 6. come out has on video the film 7. live you do where 8. page your open 20 on book

Parts of Speech Parts of speech are the classification of words categorized by their roles and functions within the structure of the language. Parts of speech encompass everything a language has in itself. There are eight parts of speech in the English grammar. A. Noun: A noun is a word, which names a person, place, animal, thing, or a quality. 1. Jahangir was a great king. In sentence 1, Jahangir is the name of a person, while king is a common name. 2. Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh . In sentence 2, Dhaka and Bangladesh are the names of places, capital is a common name 3. The rose is a beautiful flower. . In sentence 3, rose is the name of a thing and flower is common name.

B. Pronoun: A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun. 1. The boys are going to the playground. They are ready to play a match. 2. Neha is a very kind girl. Everybody loves her. 3. Geeta is reading the storybook. Her brother wants it. In sentence 1, Boys is a noun. They is used in place of this noun. They is a pronoun. In sentence 2, Neha is a noun. Her is used in place of this noun. Her is a pronoun. Everybody is also a pronoun used here. In sentence 3, Geeta and storybook are nouns. It is used in place of storybook. It is a pronoun. Her is used in place of Geeta; her is a pronoun. C. Adjective: An adjective is a word that adds to the meaning of a noun or a pronoun. 1. Ankit is an honest boy. 2. He gave me some money. 3. Many people gathered there. 4. He is angry with his sister. In sentence 1, The word honest is an adjective. It qualifies the noun Ankit. In sentence2, The word some is an adjective. It qualifies the noun money. In sentence 3, The word many is an adjective. It qualifies the noun people. In sentence 4, The word angry is an adjective. It qualifies the pronoun he. Remember: D. Verb: A verb is a word used for saying something about some person, place, or thing. It tells us what the subject is or does. 1. Sunday is the first day of the week. 2. They are my sisters.

3. The sun gives us light and heat. 4. We worship God daily. In sentence 1, is is the verb. It tells us what the subject 'day' is. In sentence 2, are is the verb. It tells us what the subject 'sisters' are. In sentence 3, gives is the verb. It tells us what the subject does. In sentence 4, worship is the verb. It tells what the subject does. E. Adverb: An adverb is a word used for adding something to the meaning of a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. 1. Poonam helps others happily. 2. The sunrise here is very charming. 3. Sunita pronounced the word quite correctly. 4. It is extremely hot today. In sentence 1, the word happily modifies the verb helps. So, it is an adverb. In sentence 2, the word very modifies the adjective charming. So, it is an adverb. In sentence 3, the word quite modifies the adverb correctly. So, it is an adverb. In sentence 4, the word extremely modifies the adjective hot. So, it is an adverb. F. Prepositions: A preposition is a word which shows the relation between a noun, pronoun and some other words in a sentence. It is placed before a noun or a pronoun. 1. There is a cow in the field. 2. Smita is fond of music. 3. She put her purse on the table. 4. He rested under the tree. In sentence 1, the word in indicates the relation between the nouns cow and the field. It is a preposition. In sentence 2, the word of indicates the relation between the nouns Smita and music. It is a preposition. In sentence 3, the word on indicates the relation between the nouns purse andtable. It is a preposition.

In sentence 4, the word under indicates the relation between the pronoun he and the tree. It is a preposition. G. Conjunction: A conjunction is a word used for joining words, groups of words, or sentences. 1. Two and two make four. 2. He worked hard but could not succeed. 3. Run fast or you will miss the train. 4. He got a prize because he worked hard. In sentence 1, the word and joins two nouns. In sentences 2, 3 and 4, the words but, or, because join two sentences. Such words are called conjunctions. H. Interjection: An Interjection is a word that expresses some sudden or strong feeling. 1. Ah! He is saved. 2. Alas! She has lost everything. 3. Hurrah! We won the match. 4. Oh! What a horrible sight! EXERCISE A.Read the sentences below. Identify what part of speech each belongs 1. A tortoise walks slowly. 2. Kanchan has curly hair. 3. Mary reads an interesting story. 4.There are many big cities in India. 5.Mother looked at me smilingly. 6. This road leads to the railway station. 7. Rakesh solved the sums carefully. 8. There is a clock on the wall. 9. Raj and Priya are waiting outside. 10. Ankita dances gracefully. 11. Alas! Grandfather has missed the train. 12. The sun gives us heat and light.

13. The snake crawls to move around. 14. Honey tastes sweet. 15. There is an inkpot on the table. B.Write three examples of each of the following. 1.Noun _______ _______ __________ 2. Pronoun _______ _______ __________ 3.Adverb _______ _______ __________ 4.Adjective _______ _______ __________ 5.Preposition _______ _______ __________ Nouns Nouns A noun is the name of a person, a place, an animal, a bird, or a thing. Nouns are also known as naming words. Examples: Akash (person) park (place) elephant (animal) lamp (thing) There are different kinds of nouns which are as follows: Common Nouns - names of any class of persons, places, animals, things, and professions. Examples: girl, woman, doctor, tree, cat, bicycle, pen. Proper Nouns - names of particular places, persons, animals, books, movies, languages, days of the week, months, and festival. Examples : Radha, Sohan, Mt. Everest, Delhi, Jerry, Bible, Sunday, May, Deepawali. Collective Nouns - special names for a collection of persons, animals and things of the same kind. Examples: a school of fish, a fleet of ships, a flock of sheep, a pack of cards.

Abstract Noun:An abstract noun is a word for something that cannot be seen but is there. It has no physical existence. Generally, it refers to ideas, qualities, and conditions. Example: Truth, lies, happiness, sorrow, time, friendship, humor, patriotism, etc Concrete Noun:A concrete noun is the exact opposite of abstract noun. It refers to the things we see and have physical existence. Example: Chair, table, bat, ball, water, money, sugar, etc EXERCISE A. Underline the common nouns in the sentences given below. 1. Three friends went to a hotel to book a room. 2. Farmers keep goats, sheep and cows on farms. 3. Mohan's house has five rooms-kitchen, living room, bedroom, study, and play room. 4.You can find storybooks in the library. B. Tick the correct option. 5.The word 'table' is a_ (a) person 1.What is a noun? (b) place (a) action word (c) thing (b) describing word (c) name of a person, place, or thing 2.The word 'library' is a (a) person (b) place (c) thing 3.The word 'bank' is a (a) person (b) place (c) thing 4.The word 'teacher' is a (a) person (b) place (c) thing

C. Fill up the blanks with suitable nouns from the box. teacher dog doctor father milkman grandmother 1. I was not well, so I went to a _______ 2. My _____is old and walks with a stick. 3. Our________ told us to open the English grammar books. 4. The ________forgot to give us milk today. 5. I have a pet _________that barks at strangers. 6. My ___________drops me to school everyday. D. Underline the proper nouns in the sentences given below. 1.Sarah was playing cricket. 2.Jaflong is a beautiful place. 3.Sonia is going to see the Taj Mahal with her parents. 4.Rajat and Rohit like to play football. 5.The blue whale is the largest animal on the earth. 6.Tomorrow will be a holiday. 7.They went to see the Taj Mahal at Agra on Sunday. 8.Mr Smith rides a motorcycle. Pronouns A pronoun is a word that is used in place of a noun. Read the sentences given below. Raju is my friend. Raju sings well. Raju is taking music classes. 'Raju ' is a noun but using it again and again does not sound right. Now, read these sentences again. Raju is my friend. He sings well. He is taking music classes. The word he is a pronoun that takes the place of the noun 'Raju '. I, you, he, she, it, we, they, me, you, him, her, it, us, them are the examples of pronouns. The pronoun 'it' is used for a non-living thing or an animal.

Different forms of pronouns Singular Plural Me We Mine Us You Ours Yours Yours You You He/She/It They Him/Her/It Them His/Hers EXERCISE A.Underline the pronouns in the following sentences. 1. They drank water from the jug. 2. We got the new CD from the music store. 3. It is a new chair. 4. They are playing in the room. 5. I am doing my work. 6. The policeman arrested him. 7. She is solving the sums. 8. Riya and Priya are neighbours. They play together. 9. Aman likes to play cricket. He is a good batsman. B.Fill up the blanks with suitable pronouns. 1. Is Rohan at home? Mother wants to serve _____lunch. 2. Mr Sharma had two sons.________ are doctors. 3. We talked to the traffic police. He showed _____the way. 4. Ankita, why are _______late? 5. Do not go out, children. ________is raining. 6. Look at that building; _______is very high. 7. What are ______doing? 8. Where do _________want to go? 9. Where will _______stay in Chennai?

Adjectives An adjective is a word that adds something to the meaning of a noun or pronoun. The describe nouns or pronouns. Adjectives are also called describing words. Read the sentences given below. The ice cream The rose is a Raju is a beautiful flower. clever boy. is sweet. Here, the words clever, beautiful and sweet add to the quality of nouns: boy, flower and ice cream. Hence they are called adjectives. Adjectives of Quality Read the sentences given below. The adjectives that describe the quality of people, animals, or things are called adjectives of quality. An adjective of Quality answers the question 'of what kind?' It is a Rohit is The peacock bright sun. a tall boy. has beautiful feathers

In the above sentences, the words bright, tall and beautiful describe the qualities of sun, boy and peacock. Adjectives of Quantity The adjectives that tell us about the quantity of a noun are the adjectives of quantity. Read the following sentences. 1. He drank some juice yesterday. 2. We need to buy some wheat. 3. Is there any fruit in your basket? 4. How much water is left in the jug? 5. There are lots of insects in the park. In the above sentences, the words some, any, much and lots of tell us about quantity. The adjectives that answer the question 'how much?' are called adjectives of quantity. EXERCISE A.Underline the adjectives and encircle the nouns they describe. 1. Fresh vegetables are good for health. 2. Ankita is an obedient girl. 3. My dog is white in colour. 4. The poor man has no house. 5. My tea is hot. 6. My horse is brown in colour. B. Write the suitable adjectives to complete these sentences. ripe beautiful good yellow green 1. The rose is a______flower. 2. Garima is a _________girl. 3. Lemons are _______in colour. 4. The ______parrot eats a___________ guava.

Verbs Verbs are also called doing words. A verb is an action word which tells us what a person, an animal, or a thing does. Look at some examples of verbs below. Look at the pictures and read the sentences given below. The gardener waters the plants. What does the gardener do? She waters the plants. The word waters expresses an action. The ship sails on water. What does the ship do? It sails. The word sails expresses an action.

Sumit writes a letter. What does Sumit do? He writes. The word writes expresses an action. The words waters, sails and writes express different actions. Am, Is, Are Read the sentences given below. 1. I am a student. 2. The lion is the king of the jungle. 3. Sumita and Chirag are neighbours. The words 'am', 'is' and 'are' tell us what 'I' am or 'the lion' is or what 'Sumita and Chirag' are. They do not tell us what 'I', 'the lion' and 'Sumit and Chirag' are doing. Am, is and are also called verbs. 'Was', 'were', 'shall be', 'will be' are also verbs. A verb also tells us what a person, an animal, or a thing is. Has, Have, Had Read the sentences given below. 1. Puneet has a new car. 2. They have a new house. The words has and have tell us what 'Puneet' has or possesses. They do not tell us what 'Puneet' and 'they' are doing. Had is another verb of the same type. Example: Dhruv had fever last night. Has, have and had are also called verbs.

EXERCISE A. Underline the verbs in the sentences given below. 1 Sonia obeys her parents. 2. They work together well. 3. His father lives in a cottage. 4. Bats sleep during the day. 5. The train runs on tracks. 6. Polar bears live in the North Pole. 7. My brother draws a picture. 8. The baker bakes the cake. 9. Rohan went home early yesterday. 10. Rajiv bought a new bike. B.Tell us what they are doing with the help of the words given in the box. is teaching is brushing is cooking are running are flying is playing is singing is reading 1. Mother ________ 2.Rohit__________ cricket. 3.Birds____________ 4. Ankita _________ her teeth.

Adverbs A word which adds something to the meaning of a verb is an adverb. An adverb tells us how an action is done, when it is done, or where it is done. Look at the pictures and read the sentences given below. The old man walks slowly. Sonali writes neatly. They play football daily. The words slowly, neatly and daily tell us how actions are done. These words are called adverbs of manner. Let's look at the adverbs of manner. Adverbs of manner are usually made by adding ly to the adjectives. slow + ly = slowly quick + ly = quickly nice + ly = nicely wise + ly = wisely strong+ly strongly cruel + ly cruelly Adverbs of time are also called 'when' words. Let's look at some commonly used adverbs of time. 1. He died on 3 June and was buried the day after. 2. I shall come home soon. 3. The Taj Express arrived late. 4. I have heard about it before.

Adverbs of place are also called 'where' words. Let's look at some commonly used adverbs of place. 1. The books are kept here. 2. Karan is waiting inside. 3. I am not going away. 4. The exams are drawing near. 5. We saw light far away. EXERCISE A.Underline the adverb in each sentence. 1. I could not find grandfather anywhere. 2. Mohit can bowl really well. 3. Engineers must act skilfully when they work. 4. She tries to perform every experiment correctly. 5. We successfully completed our mission. B.Fill up the blanks with the adverbs of time. 1. He went to the library________ 2. We have a dinner__________ 3. Will you fix this lamp________? 4. You could have missed the class if you had come______ 5. We will finish our work_________ C. Fill up the blanks with the adverbs of place. 1. She is dancing________the floor. 2. The naughty boy was sleeping_______the class. 3. The manager is standing)__________ 4. The dog is barking._________the house. 5. There is a big tree_________________my house.

Prepositions A preposition is a word placed before a noun or a pronoun to show its relation to some other words in a sentence. Look at the pictures and read the sentences given below. The books are A cat is under The on the table. the table. flowers are in the vase. The man is The tree is in Aarti is standing near the car. front of the between Rohan and house. Manish. The words on, in, under, near, in front of, and between in the above sentences a prepositions. The prepositions to, with, for, in front of, over, between, after, of, beside and at are used for showing some special relation in sentences.

EXERCISE A.Encircle the prepositions in these sentences. 1. I look at that painting on the wall. 2. I have a ring on my finger. 3. We saw a cricket match at the stadium. 4. Anita wants to lose five kilograms in a month. 5. I finish my homework before taking dinner. 6. The pen fell between our desks. 7. My friend jumped upon the bushes. 8. This story is written by my mother. B. Fill up the blanks with the correct prepositions from the brackets. 1. The man is sitting.______a chair.(on/in) 2. A ball is ___the car. (under/above) 3. The egg is_______the nest.(in/on) 4. Aman is sitting.____a tree.(under/in) 5. Rohit gave a book______Priya.(to/with) 6. The boy is hiding_______the wall.(on/behind) Conjunctions Conjuntions are parts of speech that connect words, phrases, or clauses. There are three types of conjunctions: coordinating, correlative, and subordinating. They are the keys to logically constructed sentences. Interjections Interjections are used to express strong or sudden emotion and are usually grammatically separate from other sentences. Interjections are most effective when used sparingly

Gender The words that stand for males are masculine gender. The words that stand for females are feminine gender. Mr Arora is my father. Mrs Arora is my mother. Priya is my sister. Rohit and Richa are my cousins. The coloured words are nouns. Mr Arora (father) and Rohit are males. Mrs Arora (mother), Priya (sister), Richa are females. The following are some common male and female pairs.

Here is the list of some nouns of the common or neuter gender. They do not change in male or feminine gender.

EXERCISE A.Underline the feminine gender and encircle the masculine gender. 1. Madam, may I come in? 2. The prince was a great poet. 3. His mother is my class teacher. 4. My niece lives in London. 5. My aunt visited me yesterday. 6. The tigress chased the deer. B.Match the following masculine gender nouns with their feminine gender nouns C.Change the gender of the following by using the words given in the box. queen tigress lioness duck hen niece landlady princess 1. nephew 2. king 3. landlord 4. tiger 5. lion 6. cock 7. prince 8. drake

Articles A, an, and the are the articles. They are also called a noun's best friends. A is used before a noun that begins with a consonant or consonant sound and an is used before a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) or a vowel sound. Let's read the examples given below to understand the use of a and an. a table a boy an arrow a car Let's pronounce the following. Unicorn, Uniform, European : All these words begin with the phonic sound-yoo-, a consonant sound. Hence we say a unicorn, a uniform, a European. The words 'honest, honour and hour' begin with the phonic sound-o-, a vowel sound. Hence we say 'an honest man', 'it's an honour' and an hour because 'h' is silent in these words. Use of 'The' The is a definite article. We use the when we refer to a particular person, thing, or place. Examples: The Ganga is a sacred river. The moon is very bright today. Understanding the use of 'the' 'The' is used before the names of: rivers, mountain ranges, oceans We also use 'the' before monuments, unique things and certain religious books.

EXERCISE A.Fill up the blanks with 'a'and 'an'. 1. Yesterday, I bought ______new bicycle. 2. My mother is eating _____apple. 3. Anjali saw ______beautiful butterfly today. 4. I want_______ orange from the basket. 5. Poonam took_______ pencil from Priya. 6. There is ________clock on the wall. 7. I would like to have_______ cup of tea. 8. I decided to go for______ walk. 9. Preeti has ________elder brother. B. Complete the sentences with 'a', 'an' and 'the'. 1.triangle has three sides but a square____has four. 2.aeroplane is flying in_______sky. 3. Peter is_______youngest boy in the class. 4. Sohan carried________umbrella and bag. 5. I found_______ring I lost yesterday. 6.______elephant is smaller than blue whale. C. Look at the picture of a room; make five sentences using 'a' and 'an'. Example: There is a table in the room. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Tense A tense is a form of the verb that allows you to express time. The tense of the verb tells us when an event or something existed or when a person did Past, present, and future are the three main types of tenses. Simple Present Tense Different kinds of tense have different verb forms. Tense of a verb tells us the time when the action takes place.

In this chapter, we will learn about present tense. We use simple present tense to talk about things that always, usually, often, or sometimes happen. Rules for Simple Present Tense: With singular number With plural number (he/ she/it/any singular (I/ you / we/they/children), subject), \"s\" or \"es\" is \"s\" or \"es\" is not added to the added to the root form. root form. Read the sentences given below. 1. Sonul wakes up early every day. 2. The sun shines in the sky. 3. A postman delivers letters. 4. Birds fly in the sky. The words wakes up, shines, delivers and fly are all verbs. These verbs are in the simple present tense. EXERCISE A. Complete the sentences given below with the help of the words given in the box. are eat takes rises takes bark go am 1. My mother _____us swimming. 2. Meenu______ a glass of milk every day. 3.We _______lunch in the afternoon. 4. The sun________ in the east. 5. They_____to school every day. 6.I ______a student. 7. Siyam and Abdul_____boys. 8. Dogs__________

B. Tick() the correct action words from the brackets to complete the sentences. 1. The monkeys (jump/jumps) from the tree. 2. Priya (like/likes) to eat an ice-cream. 3. I(sing/sings) in my music class. 4. Birds (fly/flies) in the sky. 5. My uncle (give/gives) me gifts. 6. Raju (paint/paints) beautifully. 7. Plants (grow/grows) in the sun. 8. We (write/writes) neatly in our notebooks. 9. Policemen (catch/catches) thieves. 10. We (brush/brushes) our teeth in the morning. Simple Past Tense Simple past tense shows an action that is already over before we talk about it. Read the sentences given below. 1. The boys vent for a picnic. 2. Rahib barked at a stranger. 3. Onik got the first prize in the race. The bold words in the sentences given above are all verbs. These are in the simple past tense. In the simple past tense, we use the past tense of the verb. In simple past tense, we use the second form of the verb. The formula is subject + V,+ object. In some cases, the past tense is formed by adding-ed to the root form and in other cases, we have to learn the past forms of the verbs.

Let us read the past-tense forms of the given verbs. EXERCISE A.Write the past tense forms of these action verbs. 1. wait 6. pull 2. go 7. eat 3. fail 8. mean 4. cook 9. carry 5. catch 10. work B. Fill up the blanks with the simple past tense of the verbs given in the brackets. 1. I ____television in the morning. (watch) 2. My mother _____delicious Chinese food last week. (cook) 3. The policeman ______after the thief.(run) 4. Yesterday I early for school.(leave) 5. The children _______the science museum last week. (visit) 6. Aarti________ for her friend about half an hour.(wait) C. Fill up the blanks with simple past tense forms of the action verbs given in the brackets. Last year, I ___(go) to Mussoorie on holiday with my parents. We___(spend) a lot of time together. We of interesting places every day. We we____ (go) to the lake. One day, we ____(take) the pictures____ (buy) many gifts. In the evening,_____(go) boating and we ____(see) a beautiful rainbow.

Simple Future Tense Simple future tense is used for expressing actions that are expected to take place in the future time. In the simple future tense, we use will or shall with the root form of the verb. Examples: will go, will write, shall teach, etc. Read the sentences given below the evening 1. Arif will play basketball in the evening. 2. The bus will arrive at 7 a.m. 3. Our exams will start next month. 4. It will rain tomorrow. 5. We shall fly to America tomorrow. 6. I shall play chess in the evening. The coloured words in the sentences given above are all verbs. These verbs are in the simple future tense. Note: I/We→ Shall He/She/It/Singular or Plural Noun →→ Will EXERCISE A. Fill up the blanks with the simple future tense using the suitable verbs given below. play phone do go read know finis write take complete 1.Pooja tennis tomorrow. 2. While my mother is having her breakfast, I my work 3. We___________ the article by 5 o'clock. 4.I_______ the lesson by evening. 5.I ________ you when I come back. 6.I_________to my grandparents tomorrow.

Punctuations and Capital Letters Punctuation means putting in marks or stops in writing. It makes our writing clear and easy to understand. The following are the punctuation marks: Full stop (.) Comma (,) Question mark (?) Apostrophe (') Exclamation mark (!) Uses of Punctuation Marks

Capital Letters We know that in English there are two types of letters: small letters and capital letters. Let us learn the correct use of capital letters. Read this sentence. i.Today is holiday. ii. My school is closed. Where do you see the capital letters? A capital letter comes at the beginning of a sentence. Special names also begin with capital letters. My name is Sonia. We always write 'I' in a capital letter. My friend and I study in class III. The special names that begin with capital letters are as follows: Names of persons Names of days Names of months Names of subjects Names of countries and cities Names of monuments Names of rivers, seas Names of festivals

EXERCISE A. Write these sentences properly. Use capital letters and full stops, wherever needed. 1. we are in the classroom 2. ayan drawing a picture 3. the teacher is in the class 4. rima has lost her pencil 5. riya is reading a story 6. it is sunday morning 7. our school will reopen on monday 8. january is the first month of the year 9. robin and i are neighbours 10. i met sonali in the library B.Put commas in the right places. 1. My mother can bake cakes cookies and bread. 2.In school we learn music dance art and karate. 3.My favourite subjects are English Science and Maths 4.I have done my Bangla English and Maths homework. 5.Jui come inside the class. 6.Raju come downstairs quickly. C.Read the given passage and punctuate it. Use capital letters, full stops and commas, wherever required. there are six people in richas family - her mother her father her brother her elder sister priya her younger brothers richa has two brothers ankur and sumit ankur is elder than her and sumit is younger.

Short Forms Read the sentences given below. 1. I am Riya. 2. I'm Riya. 3.She is walking in the rain. 4. She's walking in the rain. In sentence 1, we used I am, in sentence 2, we used I'm. Similarly in sentence 3, we used she is and in sentence 4, we used she's. We use such short forms while writing. Let us read some more short forms. We often add 'not' to some words. Their short forms are written as:

EXERCISE A. Match the words with their short forms. B. Fill up the blanks with the short forms of the words given in the brackets.

Writing a Paragraph My Parents I live with my family. I have loving parents. My father is a doctor. My mother is a homemaker. She helps me in my studies. I go out for picnics with my parents. I also play basketball and cricket with my father. My parents care for me. I am lucky to have such parents. I love them very much. My Best Friend Gaurav is my best friend. He is my neighbour. We play together in the evening. We study in Pinewood School in Class III. He is good at studies. Rohan stands first in the class. He helps me in Mathematics. He plays cricket and indoor games like carrom with me. His father is a pilot. His mother is a doctor. I love him very much. A.Write a similar paragraph on your mother with the help of the hints given below. 1. name 2.age 3. occupation 4.her qualities 5. what she does at home 6.how she helps you B.Write a paragraph about yourself with the help of the hints given below. 1. your name 2.your age 4. names of your siblings 3. your school and class 5. your hobbies

Informal Letter 1. Suppose you are Sumon. Write a letter to your friend, Arif about your family. Goalabazar,Sylhet January 06, 2023 Dear Arif, I received your letter yesterday. In your letter, you wanted to know about my family. Now I am giving you a short description of it. I live in a small family. My father is Abdus Salam. He is a businessman. My mother is Selina Parvin. She is a housewife. I have only one sister. She only three. We are all happy in the family. No more today. Write me about your family. Your friend, Sumon From To Sumon Arif Goalabazar ,Sylhet Mirpur,Dhaka 2. Write a letter to your friend about your aim in life Goalabazar,Sylhet January 06, 2023 Dear Arif, I received your letter yesterday. In your letter, you wanted to know about my aim in life. I like to be a school teacher. A teacher's life is honest and sincere. He contributes to building the future of the nation. No more today. Write about your aim in life. Your friend, Sumon From To Sumon Arif Goalabazar ,Sylhet Mirpur,Dhaka

 Application Writing 1. Write an application to your Headmaster for a full-free studentship January 4, 2023 The Headmaster Bright Life English Medium School, Sylhet Subject: Prayer for a full-free studentship. Sir, I beg to state that I have been reading in your school for the last one year. My father is a rickshaw puller. He has to maintain a big family of six members. So he is quite unable to bear my educational expenses. May I, therefore, pray and hope that you would kindly grant me a full free studentship to go on with my studies this year. Your most obediently, Abdur Rahim Class-3 Roll No. 3 2. Write an application to the Headmaster for a Transfer Certifiacate . January 5, 2023 The Headmaster Bright Life English Medium School, Sylhet Subject: Prayer for transfer certificate. Sir, I beg to state that my father has been transferred from Sylhet to Chittagong. My family will shift there very soon. I need a transfer certificate to get admission to Chittagong. I, therefore, hope that you would be kind enough to issue me a transfer certificate. Yours obediently, Samin Bashar Class-3 Roll No.1