Gr 2 - Empowering Grammar - FINAL PDF - 2021

Smart Learners Empowering Grammar Grade 2 Grammar Concepts & Vocabulary

INDEX Sr. Contents Page No No 7 - 11 1 Punctuation 12 - 18 2 Articles 19 3 Nouns 20 - 24 25 - 28 Common Nouns & Proper Nouns 29 - 32 33 - 35 Countable Nouns & Uncountable Nouns 36 - 42 43 - 49 Quantifiers 50 - 54 55 - 58 Collective Nouns 59 - 62 63 - 67 4 Singular/ Plural Nouns 68 - 74 5 Gender 6 Prepositions 75 7 Verbs 76 77 - 78 Tenses 79 80 Helping Verbs 81 82 Simple Past Tense 83 - 84 Simple Present Tense Simple Future Tense 8 Tenses Continuous Tenses Past Continuous Tense Present Continuous Tense Future Continuous Tense Tenses

INDEX Page No Sr. Contents No 85 - 88 89 - 93 9 Subject Verb Agreement 94 - 98 10 Adjectives 99 - 106 107 - 112 Formation of Adjectives 113 Degrees of Adjectives 114 - 116 117 - 118 11 Adverbs 12 Pronouns 119 120 - 123 Personal Pronouns 124 - 128 Possessive Pronouns 129 - 131 Reflexive Pronouns 132 - 133 13 Conjunctions 135 - 150 14 Subject Predicate 15 Contractions 16 Possessive Nouns 17 Empowering Vocabulary

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Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PUNCTUATION Punctuation is a very important part of writing. Punctuations makes reading easy. It also helps us to read faster and understand exactly what the writer wants to say. Punctuation has purpose and meaning. LEARNER’S HUBSignMeaning Explanation . period / full stop used at the end of telling a sentence or a statment ? question mark used at the end of an asking sentence ! exclamation used to show excitement or emphasis mark , comma used to separate phrases or items in a list ( ) brackets used to separate explanations or qualifying statements ‘ apostrophe used to substitute missing letters, to show a - hyphen possessive case, or plurals “ the ” quotation mark used between parts of a compound word or to split a word between syllables on different lines used at the beginning and end of a phrase to show the exact words being said Gr. 2 7

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PUNCTUATION Read each sentence. Circle the answer that shows the correct punctuation mark. Sr. Sentences Punctuation Mark No. 1 What time is it ?. ! LEARNER’S HUB2 Please close the window. !? 3 My dad made a sandwich !?. 4 Mark is a wonderful dancer . !? 5 Help ?. ! 6 Where is my little dog !?. 7 Bring me a pair of scissors . !? 8 What is your lucky number ?. ! 9 Hurrah! we won the game !?. 10 Are you having a good time . !? 11 Please help me wash the dishes ?. ! 12 The button popped off your shirt . ? ! 13 Will it rain this week ! .? 14 Please fix my computer ! .? 8 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PUNCTUATION Read each sentence. Determine whether the sentence is a statement (.) or question (?) or an exclamation ( ! ). Write the proper punctuation mark at the end of each sentence. LEARNER’S HUB1. What time does the bus arrive ”. 2. My favourite food is idli 3. Do you know how to ride a bicycle 9 4. What is your name 5. My brother plays football 6. Did you enjoy Sam’s birthday party 7. Is your mother a good cook 8. It rained on Wednesday 9. I love to read 10. Where are you going on vacation 11. Do you like vegetables 12. “Oh no “, Mira yelled, “Why didn’t you tell me I’m late 13. Would you like to play tennis with me 14. Ouch The stove is hot 15. Do you have any money left in your pocket Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PUNCTUATION LEARNER’S HUBA comma (,) can be used to separate items in a series of three or more items. Examples: 1. The flag is red white, and blue. 2. No, I want to go to the garden. Rewrite each sentence below. Place a comma (,) question mark (?) or a full stop (.) in the correct place. 1. No I don’t want to go to the baseball game ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 2. Sure I can lend you some money ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 3. Yes I am friends with Kyle ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 4. The sand castle needs a moat windows and a draw bridge ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 5. Would you like me to paint your bedroom walls green blue grey or white ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 6. We are going to the grocery store to get cookies soup eggs and butter ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 10 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub A. Rearrange the words to make a sentence. Begin with a capital letter and end it with a full stop 1. breakfast / I / seven o’clock / eat / at ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 2. dinner / watches / she / after / television ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 3. are playing / we / rabbits / John’s / with ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 4. expensive / is / the dress / but / beautiful ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 5. before / take off / please / come in / you / your shoes ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ LEARNER’S HUB B. Punctuate the Sentences. 1. she came with her sisters mary and helen ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 2. my birthday is on saturday ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 3. india became independent on 15 august 1947 ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 4. do you live in queens town or mount town ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 5. i was at the sanjay gandhi national park ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Gr. 2 11

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub ARTICLES a / an / the Articles are used before nouns or adjectives. The three articles in English language are : a, an, the. LEARNER’S HUB a an the Use article ‘a’ before Use article ‘an’ before Use article ‘the’ to nouns or adjectives that nouns or adjectives that show anything begin with a constant begin with a vowel particular, specific sound. sound. or unique. Example: Example: Example: a table an arrow the sun a chair an axe the moon a book. an igloo. the Earth. 12 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub ARTICLES Fill in the blank with a or an to complete each sentence. 1. We rode on _____________ elephant at the zoo.LEARNER’S HUB 2. Neeta bought _____________ new cell phone. 3. Trisha baked _____________ apple pie. 4. Kiaan is playing _____________ video game. 5. Dev chose _____________ black crayon from the box. 6. Mr. Doshi flew to Bangalore in _____________ airplane. 7. Have you ever been for a ride in _____________ submarine? 8. Mihir sent _____________ e-mail to his friend. 9. Joe read _____________ English book. 10. Sue added _____________ ice cube in the glass of water. 11. There is _____________ unusual animal in the garden. 12. May I borrow _____________ sheet of paper? 13. It is dangerous to open _____________ umbrella indoors. Gr. 2 13

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub ARTICLES Circle the article in each sentence. Rewrite the sentences. If the sentence is incorrect, write the correct sentence. 1. I bought a orange shirt today. _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ LEARNER’S HUB 2. We saw an alligator over there. _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 3. Lilly sent an text message to Robert. _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 4. May I have a ice cube for my drink? _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 5. Martin saw a white owl in the tree. _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 6. Grandma took a airplane to Goa. _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 7. My sister bought a birthday gift. _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 8. I heard an loud noise. _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 14 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub ADVANCED USE OF ARTICLES Exceptions/ Rule Breakers for article ‘an’ Remember, an is used when a word begins with a vowel sound. Sometimes a word can begin with a vowel, but start with a consonant sound. Example : Give me a useful book. ➢ The word useful begins with the consonant y-sound (yoo), so you would use the article a. LEARNER’S HUB Words with consonant-sound (yoo sound)- write the article ‘a’ a unicorn a unit a utensil a useful a uniform a usual thing a university a European ➢ Sometimes a word will begin with a silent consonant, but it would be a vowel sound. When this happens you use an. Example: He was an honest and a kind man. ➢ Even though honest begins with a consonant, the h is silent. The word begins with a vowel sound, so you would use an. Words with Silent consonant but a vowel sound an hour an honour an honest man an heir Gr. 2 15

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub ADVANCED USE OF ARTICLES Fill in the blank with articles a or an to complete each sentence.LEARNER’S HUB 1. I ate dinner over __________ hour ago. 2. Dad made __________ delicious sandwich. 3. My brother is __________ soldier in the army. 4. He wears __________ uniform. 5. John painted __________ unusual picture. 6. It was a picture of __________ unicorn on a space ship. 7. Do you have __________ extra pencil? 8. My pencil broke during __________ English test. 9. Kelly broke __________ bone in his leg. 10. He went to the hospital for __________ x-ray. 11. My sister will attend __________ university when she finishes high school. 12. I saw __________ octopus. 13. John wanted to read ________ comic book. 14. There is __________ inky spot on my pants. 15. He carried _______ axe. 16 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub ARTICLES Fill in the blank with articles a / an / the. 1. ________ umbrella is ________ useful thing. 2. ________ Taj Mahal is one of ________ wonders of ________ world. LEARNER’S HUB3. ________ little girl jumped into ________ pool. 4. I saw ________ European on ________ road. 5. There is ________ utensil on ________ table. 6. ________ old man was killed in _________ accident. 7. Mother bought ________ kilo of grapes, ________ kilo of tomatoes and ________ kilo of potatoes from ________ supermarket. 8. What ________ funny story. 9. I want to buy ________ pair of shoes. 10. ________ children played on the slide. 11. I saw ________ monkey on ________ tree. ________ monkey was eating ________ banana. 12. Srilanka is __________ island. 13. She came _______ hour late for the meeting. 14. __________ honest man speaks _______truth. 17 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub ARTICLES Circle the article in each sentence. Rewrite the sentences. If the sentence is incorrect, write the correct sentence. 1. Picasso was a artist. ________________________________________________________________ 2. We use to live in a city before we came here. LEARNER’S HUB ________________________________________________________________ 3. Are you an teacher? _________________________________________________________________ 4. My cousin is an surgeon. ________________________________________________________________ 5. He is a honest man. ________________________________________________________________ 6. My brother lives in a apartment. ________________________________________________________________ 7. Jane is a intelligent boy in the class. ________________________________________________________________ 8. Dog is a faithful animal. ________________________________________________________________ 9. Take a umbrella with you as it is raining. ________________________________________________________________ 10. Do you have a extra pencil? ________________________________________________________________ 18 Gr. 2

LCommon Nouns Proper Nouns Countable Nouns Gr. 2 EA Common Types of Nouns Date: ______________ ANoun names a A Proper Noun Countable Uncountable Collective Nouns generalnames a specificNouns are for Nouns things that can Collective Rperson, place,person, place, Uncountable Nouns names a animalanimal or thing.be counted. Nouns are for group of people, Nor thing. A Proper Noun things that animals or ECommon nounsalways begins cannot be things. Rdo not beginwith a capital counted. Example with a capitalletter. A pack of wolves. ’letter. A bunch of keys. SExample pack and bunch ExampleHUcity Example Example are collective Learner‛s Hub Bman nouns. Delhi book water Mr. Mehta table butter 19

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub COMMON AND PROPER NOUNS Read the words given below and write them in the correct column below. elephant actor hotel lobster board man coat grandpa LEARNER’S HUBcrocodileschoolfarmstone candle town peacock home whale guitar king waitress bank principal clock snake brother hospital computer anteater Person Place Animal Things 20 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub COMMON AND PROPER NOUNS Determine if each noun is a common noun or a proper noun. • If the noun is common, write common noun in the answer column. • If the noun is proper, re-write the noun on the line using correct capitalization. • Examples: waterfall - common noun niagara falls - Niagara Falls LEARNER’S HUB Sr. Word Answer Sr. Word Answer No. No. 1 march March 11 city common noun 2 baroda 12 month 3 dog 13 cow 4 tuesday 14 main street 5 holiday 15 burger king 6 christmas 16 restaurant 7 street 17 inorbit mall 18 man 8 mc 19 day donald 9 dr. Patel 10 doctor 20 snoopy Gr. 2 21

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub COMMON AND PROPER NOUNS Read the sentence carefully underline the nouns and write them in the correct column. Sr. Sentences Common Proper Noun No. Noun 1 The house is on Princess Street. house Princess Street LEARNER’S HUB 2 Karen played with her sister. 3 Dev went to Furry Friends Pet Shop. 4 The car stopped quickly. 5 Raymond Square is a busy street. 6 Kavya and his friend chased the kitten. 7 Did you see Tanay at the party? 8 Laura looked at the stars through her telescope. 9 There were no yellow markers in the box. 10 Have you ever eaten a cheeseburger at Burger King? 11 A gardner uses a spade to dig the garden. 12 Ajay was snoring loudly. Gr. 2 22

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub COMMON AND PROPER NOUNS Circle the correct form of the noun given in the brackets and write them in the blank. 1. Mom and I will go to ___________ next month. (essel world or Essel World) 2. Aunt Jane went to ________________ for the weekend. (australia or Australia) LEARNER’S HUB 3. Peter and Jane went to _____________ . (london or London) 4. We live near the __________ . (city or City) 5. My _____________ gave us a homework assignment. (teacher or Teacher) 6. Is __________________ a strict teacher? (mr. brown or Mr. Brown) 7. My dog, _____________ likes to play fetch with a tennis ball (buster or Buster) 8. At the zoo, we saw a gorilla named _____________. (grumpy or Grumpy) 9. Can we play with the _____________? (kitten or Kitten) 10. That girl lives on the __________________. (rock street, Rock street, or Rock Street) 11. Most of the houses on my _____________ are made of brick. (street or Street) 12. My birthday is next ____________. (month or Month) 13. Dad’s birthday is in __________________. (january or January) 14. I could see ____________ with my telescope. (jupiter or Jupiter) Gr. 2 23

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub COMMON AND PROPER NOUNS LEARNER’S HUBRewrite the following sentences correctly using capital letters for proper nouns and insert a full stop at the end. 1. delhi IS On the. Yamuna river Delhi is on the Yamuna River. 2. london is The capital of england ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 3. shimla is The Capital of himachal Pradesh ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 4. pinky And lily Went to see the qutab minar on wednesday _______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 5. mrs indira gandhi Was the prime minister of india ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 6. miss anita desai Lives At 10 gandhi nagar ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 7. dr rajendra prasad Was the First president. Of india ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 8. december, january and february Are the winter months ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 9. the largest City in America is new york ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 10. the finest shopping centre in delhi is connaught place ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 24 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub COUNTABLE NOUNS AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS Countable Nouns are for things that can be counted. Uncountable Nouns are for things that cannot be counted. • You cannot make Uncountable Nouns to plural. Countable Nouns Uncountable Nouns LEARNER’S HUB Gr. 2 25

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub COUNTABLE NOUNS AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS Sue is helping her mother to make some muffins. Here are the words for the utensils and ingredients they are using. Put each noun in the correct group below. Utensils Ingredients bowl flour LEARNER’S HUBsieve salt teaspoon sugar wooden spoon baking powder knife egg whisk milk tray butter Countable Nouns Uncountable Nouns 26 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub COUNTABLE NOUNS AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS Read the words in the below table, tick and write in the respective columns. book grass gold snow flower milk water table basket money LEARNER’S HUB air car rain hen door shoe sand computer oil nuts Countable Nouns Uncountable Nouns Gr. 2 27

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub COUNTABLE NOUNS AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS Read the words in the below table below and write in the respective columns. burger rice honey tea pen milk fan cookies flour cup LEARNER’S HUB cheese eggs pillow bottle jam pancakes sugar butter soup bag Countable Nouns Uncountable Nouns 28 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub QUANTIFIERS LEARNER’S HUB We use ‘many’, ‘a few’, ‘some’ with plural countable nouns. We use ‘a’ and ‘an’ with singular countable nouns. We use ‘much’ , ‘a little’, ‘some’ and ‘any’ with uncountable nouns. We cannot use ‘a’ and ‘an’ with uncountable nouns. Sr. Singular Countable Nouns Plural Countable Nouns No. 1 James has a parrot. There are many cars on the road. 2 Mr. Smith is a teacher. There are a few flies on the cake. 3 Sister is eating an apple. There are some pencils on the table. 4 David has an uncle in China. There are only a few pupils in the library. Uncountable Nouns 1. There isn’t much sugar left in the jar. 2. There isn’t much milk in the bottle. 3. There is a little dust on the table. 4. There isn’t any coffee in the pot. 5. Is there any water in the pond? 29 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub QUANTIFIERS Fill in the blanks with ‘a’ or an’. Put a stroke ( / ) where it is not required. 1. David has _______ pet cat. 2. I eat _______ egg every morning. 3. John is eating _______ apple. 4. Mr Jones drives _______ big car. 5. Mother has just hired _______ maid. 6. Mr Thomson likes to drink _______ tea. 7. Miss Jones is _______ good teacher. 8. Most people in Asia eat _______ rice. 9. Mary has _______ uncle in Australia. 10. There is _______ salesman at the door. LEARNER’S HUB Fill in the blanks with ‘much’ or ‘many’. 1. There are __________ people in the market. 2. How __________ apples do you want? 3. There isn’t __________ rice left in the pot. 4. There isn’t __________ water in the pail. 5. There are __________ books in the library. 6. There aren’t __________ patients in the clinic. 7. Don’t eat too __________ oily food. 8. Don’t give the cat too __________ milk. 9. There are __________ birds in the park. 10. Don’t put too __________ sugar in the coffee. 30 Gr. 2

LEARNER’S HUBDate: ______________ Learner‛s Hub QUANTIFIERS 31 Fill in the blanks with ‘a few’ or ‘a little’. 1. There are still ____________ eggs in the fridge. 2. Just add ____________ sugar to my coffee. 3. The painter needs just ____________ more paint. 4. There are ____________ ants on the cake. 5. There is ____________ dust on the book. 6. The teacher needs ____________ boys to help her. 7. There is only ____________ food left on the table. 8. There are only ____________ students in the field. 9. Only ____________ shops are open. 10. Just give me ____________ tomato sauce. Fill in the blanks with ‘some’ or ‘any’. 1. There isn’t __________ paper in the drawer. 2. There isn’t __________ tea in the pot. 3. There are __________ books on the shelf. 4. Is there __________ milk in the glass? 5. Are there __________ mangoes in the basket? 6. There is still __________ jam in the jar. 7. There isn’t __________ water in the pond. 8. Are there __________ ripe coconuts on the tree? 9. Can I have __________ sweets? 10. Have you _______ old clothes to give away? Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub QUANTIFIERS Complete the sentences using quantifiers. 1. Very ______________ people will attend the birthday party. (some/few) 2. Unfortunately, I don’t have ______________ time to watch TV. (many/ much) LEARNER’S HUB 3. There are ______________ biscuits on the plate. (little/few) 4. She has ______________ friends in the city. (few/little) 5. Can I have ______________ lemonade? (some/few) 6. How ______________ oranges are there in the basket? (much/many) 7. We have a ______________ knowledge about this subject. (little/ few) 8. Is there ______________ milk left in the refrigerator? (some/any) 9. There are ______________ beautiful buildings in London. (much/ many) 10. John has ______________ money with him so he can travel to his village. (some/any) 11. How ______________ sugar do you want in your coffee? (much/ many) 12. Can you lend me ______________ money? (some/any) 32 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub COLLECTIVE NOUNS Collective Nouns names a group of people, animals or things. • Example: A pack of wolves. Pack is the collective noun. LEARNER’S HUB Gr. 2 33

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub COLLECTIVE NOUNS Fill in the blanks with collective nouns from the given help box litter pack army bale deck flock bunch gaggle gang class fleet bouquet herd galaxy team LEARNER’S HUB shoal string clump pride bundle Sr. Sentences Sr. Sentences No. No. 1 A ____________ of puppies. 11 A ____________ of birds. 2 A ____________ of geese. 12 A ____________ of trees. 3 An ____________ of ants. 13 A ____________ of hay. 4 A ____________ of elephants. 14 A ____________ of thieves. 5 A ____________ of beads. 15 A ____________ of stars. 6 A ____________ of ships. 16 A ____________ of students. 7 A ____________ of fish. 17 A ____________ of players. 8 A ____________ of cards. 18 A ____________ of wolves. 9 A ____________ of flowers. 19 A ____________ of pencils /sticks. 10 A ____________ of bananas. 20 A ____________ of lions. 34 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub COLLECTIVE NOUNS Fill in the blanks with collective nouns given in the help box. pack army flock library pride bunch band gang bouquet school herd swarm 1. Our teacher has a whole _______________ of books.LEARNER’S HUB 2. A _______________ of wolves attacked the travellers. 3. An _______________ of soldiers marched in line. 4. The fisherman saw a _______________ of fish. 5. A _______________ of thieves entered the village at night. 6. A _______________ of musicians was hired to perform at the party. 7. They welcomed the chief guest with a _______________ of flowers. 8. We saw a _______________ of sheep grazing in the field. 9. The farmer has a _______________ of cattle. 10. We saw _______________ of lions in the African Jungle. 11. My mom needed a _______________ of bananas for the cake. 12. I saw a _______________ of bees buzzing around the flower. Gr. 2 35

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS LEARNER’S HUB Many singular nouns can be made plural by simply adding - s. • Examples: astronaut - astronauts rocket - rockets Write the plural of each noun below by adding the letter - s. 1. lion - ______________ 2. bubble - ______________ 3. building - ______________ 4. rainbow - ______________ 5. phone - ______________ 6. movie - ______________ Nouns ending in sh, ch, s, ss, x, o form the plural by adding -es at the end of the word. • Examples: couch - couches lens - lenses Write the plural of each noun below by adding the letters - es. 1. fox - ______________ 2. dish - ______________ 3. bus - ______________ 4. tomato - ______________ 5. branch - ______________ 6. glass - ______________ 36 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS When a noun ends letter ‘y’ drop the y and add -ies. • Examples: penny - pennies party - parties Write the plural of each noun below. 1. library - ______________ 2. puppy - ______________ LEARNER’S HUB3. kitty- ______________ 4. family - ______________ 5. story - ______________ 6. cherry - ______________ When a noun ends with letter ‘y’ and before the ‘y’ if it is a vowel then add -s at the end of the word. • Examples: monkey - monkeys key - keys Write the plural of each noun below. 1. donkey - ______________ 2. day - ______________ 3. toy - ______________ 4. trolley - ______________ 5. tray - ______________ 6. turkey - ______________ When a noun ends with the letter (s) f or fe, drop the -f or -fe and add -ves. • Examples: shelf - shelves knife - knives Write the plural of each noun below. 1. loaf - ______________ 2. thief - ______________ 3. life - ______________ 4. wife - ______________ • Exceptions: Some words that end with -f or -fe form plural by adding -s. 1. chief - chiefs 2. chef -chefs 3. handkerchief - handkerchiefs 4. roof - roofs 5. giraffe - giraffes 37 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS Sometimes a plural noun is formed by changing the vowels, or by adding a different ending • Examples: tooth - teeth child - children Write the plural of each noun below. 1. person - ______________ 2. goose - ______________ LEARNER’S HUB 3. foot - ______________ 4. woman - ______________ 5. mouse - ______________ 6. man - ______________ Sometimes a word does not change at all when it becomes plural. • Examples: fish - fish shrimp - shrimp Write the plural of each noun below. 1. corn - ______________ 2. sheep - ______________ 3. deer - ______________ 4. fish - ______________ 5. aircraft - ______________ 6. gold - ______________ 38 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS Change the below words from singular to plural. Sr. Singular Plural Sr. Singular Plural No. No. 1 flower flowers 21 hoof 2 box 22 deer LEARNER’S HUB3 brush 23 city 4 fox 24 peach 5 cherry 25 shelf 6 pouch 26 tooth 7 man 27 blanket 8 dog 28 lady 9 car 29 potato 10 chimney 30 dress 11 tool 31 roof 12 tree 32 mouse 13 church 33 woman 14 apple 34 fish 15 goose 35 radio 16 ox 36 fly 17 child 37 sheet 18 chief 38 key 19 leaf 39 wife 20 foot 40 thief Gr. 2 39

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS Sometimes you don’t add -s or -es to a noun to make it plural. Read each sentence. Write the plural of the word given in the bracket and write it on the line. 1. Mrs. Jones has two ________________ . (child) 2. A flock of ________________ just flew overhead. (goose) LEARNER’S HUB 3. Three ________________ scurried through the kitchen. (mouse) 4. Mother cut the sandwich into two ________________ . (half) 5. The dentist cleaned my ________________ . (tooth) 6. The ________________ at the bus stop had umbrellas. (woman) 7. Grandpa sharpened two big ________________ in the kitchen. (knife) 8. Many ________________ are making a lot of noise. (person) 9. Mama bought two ________________ of bread. (loaf) 10. Three ________________ are fixing the hole in the street. (man) 11. I heard a pack of ________________ in the forest. (wolf) 12. The farmer had a dozen ________________ . (sheep) Gr. 2 40

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS Change words in bold to plural form and rewrite the sentence below. 1. The child is in the garden. The children are in the garden. LEARNER’S HUB2. The man is in the hut. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 3. The knife is sharp. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 4. The lady is in the car. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 5. The story in the book is interesting. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 6. The thief is arrested by the policeman. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 7. There is a tomato in the bowl. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 8. The key is lost. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 9. The butterfly is very beautiful. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 10. The woman is very smart. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Gr. 2 41

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS Change the below words from singular to plural. Sr. No Singular Plural Sr. No Singular Plural 1 block 13 lamp LEARNER’S HUB2 spoon 14 fish 3 truck 15 radio 4 sandwich 16 friend 5 lady 17 teacher 6 fork 18 video 7 wolf 19 baby 8 chair 20 leaf 9 trolley 21 photo 10 bunny 22 sheep 11 calf 23 echo 12 penny 24 peach 42 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub GENDER Gender Masculine Feminine Common Neuter Gender Gender Gender Gender LEARNER’S HUB words for words for Some words Words for all males. females. refer to both the non living masculine and Example: things. boy feminine. man king Example: Example: Example: lion girl student house cock doctor chair woman lawyer street queen friend pen lioness hen Gr. 2 43

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub GENDER Fill in the blank with the correct gender. Sr. Masculine Feminine Sr. Masculine Feminine Gender No. Gender Gender No. Gender 1 lion lioness 9 sow LEARNER’S HUB 2 tiger 10 stallion 3 dog 11 nanny–goat 4 duck 12 she-bear 5 fox 13 cow 6 goose 14 ewe 7 cock 15 leopard 8 peahen 16 tabby cat 44 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub GENDER Fill in the blank with the correct gender. Sr. Masculine Feminine Sr. Masculine Feminine No. Gender Gender No. Gender Gender king 1 boy girl 15 LEARNER’S HUB2 daughter 16 madam 3 husband 17 wizard 4 waiter 18 niece 5 actor 19 monk 6 lady 20 headmaster 7 brother 21 woman 8 princess 22 priest 9 emperor 23 hostess 10 grandmother 24 steward 11 master 25 giant 12 bride 26 poetess 13 god 27 author 14 shepherdess 28 mother-in-law Gr. 2 45

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub GENDER Read the words and tick the correct gender. Sr. Words Masculine Feminine Common Neuter No. Gender Gender Gender Gender 1 friend √ 2 desk LEARNER’S HUB3 lion 4 man 5 doctor 6 sister 7 computer 8 uncle 9 parents 10 wall 11 women 12 wizard 13 cousin 14 sir 15 student 16 bag 17 children 18 curtain 19 dress 20 neighbour 46 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub GENDER Change the words in bold from masculine gender to feminine gender 1. My uncle has three sons. My aunt has three daughters. 2. A king’s son is called a prince. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ LEARNER’S HUB 3. Mom blessed my bother. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 4. The young man helped my grandfather cross the road. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 5. The boy is the groom. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Change the words in bold from feminine gender to masculine gender. 1. The girl looks very much like her mother. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 2. The cow was chased by the vixen. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 3. This actress played the part of the heroine in the movie. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 4. _M__s_. _L_e_e__i_s_o_u_r__h_e_a__d_m__is_t_r_e_s_s_.____________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 5. _M__y_m__o_t_h_e__r_i_s_w__e_a_r_in_g__a__r_e_d_c_o__a_t _f_o_r_t_h_e__p_a_r_ty_._____________________ ________________________________________________________________ Gr. 2 47

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub GENDER Fill in the blank with the correct gender. Sr. Masculine Feminine Sr. Masculine Feminine No. Gender Gender No. Gender Gender 1 fox 14 headmaster LEARNER’S HUB 2 stallion 15 author 3 bull 16 mother-in-law 4 leopard 17 duck 5 witch 18 servant 6 hostess 19 landlord grand 7 actress 20 daughter 8 shepherd 21 hunter 9 giant 22 jack (donkey) 10 priest 23 lioness 11 poetess 24 waiter 12 milkman 25 queen 13 princess 26 cow 48 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub GENDER Change the words in blod from feminine gender masculine genderLEARNER’S HUB 1. My daughter-in-law is a stewardess. ________________________________________________________________ 2. The lady has serveral ducks in the farm. ________________________________________________________________ 3. Her mother-in-law is a landlady. ________________________________________________________________ 4. The bride spoke to the priestess. ________________________________________________________________ 5. Grandmother has three grand daughters. ________________________________________________________________ 6. The cow and mare are grazing the grass. ________________________________________________________________ 7. The girls over there are my sisters. ________________________________________________________________ 8. The headmistress is writing a letter to the hostess. ________________________________________________________________ 9. The daughter is more talkative than the mother. ________________________________________________________________ 10. The girl wants to be a nun. ________________________________________________________________ Gr. 2 49

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PREPOSITIONS A preposition is a relationship word. It shows a relationship between a noun (or a pronoun). ➢ A preposition is normally followed by a noun or a noun phrase. ➢ If there is no noun then it is not a preposition. 1. Prepositions showing position/space • Example : The man is near the tree. The car is parked at the end of the road. The cat is under the bed. The pen is in the box. LEARNER’S HUB 2. Prepositions showing time. • Example : The show begins at 5.00 pm. My classes are for two hours on Fridays. We shall go for a holiday in summer. 3. Prepositions show direction • Example: My father comes home from his office at 9.00pm. I threw the pen into the box. The girl walked through the door. 50 Gr. 2