Gr 2 - Empowering Grammar - FINAL PDF - 2021

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PREPOSITIONS The following words are the most frequently used prepostions. in to off beside behind from on at below between in front of into LEARNER’S HUBupfor under next to along near by with above after down through without across Circle the preposition in each sentence. 1. David walked across the street. 2. Rahul wandered into the pet store. 3. Jim’s office is near the cafeteria. 4. He sat in the house. 5. Jason sat on his new rocking chair. 6. A dog was caught between two rocks. 7. The cat jumped over the fence. 51 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PREPOSITIONS LEARNER’S HUBRead the sentence and circle the correct preposition. 1. The postman is (at / on) the door. 2. Put these books (at / on) the shelf. Gr. 2 3. The show starts (in / at) half-past eight. 4. The old man is begging (by / in) the roadside. 5. They are walking (across / along) the beach. 6. The tourists are resting (on / under) a shady tree. 7. Can you swim (across / on) the river? 8. Stop and look (after / before) you cross the road. 9. The car stopped (by / at) the traffic lights. 10. The burglar broke (into / across) the house last night. 11. Lunch comes (before / after) dinner. 12. Put your money (on / in) the bank. 13. The snake is hiding (in / on) the tall grass 14. The cat jumped (over / under) the drain. 15. Can you finish the work (by / for) two o’clock? 52

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PREPOSITIONS Fill in the blank with the correct prepositions for the following sentences. 1. Joseph read a book ________ the library. (in / on) 2. Peter came ________ 5 o’ clock in the evening. (at / in) 3. We walked _______ the beach with our pet dog. (along / after) LEARNER’S HUB 4. A rabbit lives _________ a burrow.( in / on) 5. Mark climbed ___________ (in/into) the boat while Jane was sitting _________ (with / on) the boat. 6. Lillian walked home ____________ the meeting. (after / from) 7. Jane hid ____________ the desk. (on / under) 8. We ate rice and noodles __________ dinner. (at / for) 9. Peter hides ____________ the big bed. (under / beside) Fill in the blank with the preposition given in the help box. along into up across in out at beside One day, I went (1) ______________ for walk . I was walking (2)___________ country street when I saw an old man begging (3)___________ the shop. A small girl was sitting (4)______________ him. She was holding a small bowl. Many people threw money (5)_____________ the bowl. The beggar looked happy. Suddenly, a policeman appeared. The beggar and the girl quickly got (6) ______________ and ran (7) _______________ the road. They were soon lost (8)_______________ the crowd. Gr. 2 53

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PREPOSITIONS Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions. at above on from in into along with for to 1. The man lived __________ Chennai.LEARNER’S HUB 2. She came late_____________ office. 3. My grandmother sits __________ that chair. 4. The apple was cut __________ a knife. 5. She walked __________ the beach with her friends. 6. The moon shines __________ night. 7. The bird flew __________ his head. 8. Please listen __________ your teacher. 9. He threw his hat __________ the well. 10. We ate pasta __________ dinner. 54 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub VERBS A verb is a word that shows what someone is doing. It shows an action. ➢ Every sentence must have a verb and a subject to be called as a sentence. ➢ A sentence should have a verb, even if it is a two word sentece one word should be a verb. ➢ Naming an action or name of an activity are not called verbs. LEARNER’S HUB • Examples: Mary sleeps on the couch. Jason’s best friend thinks of a plan. 55 Joe and his mother cook dinner. Circle the verb in each sentence below. 1. Rita listens to her favourite song. 2. Mike hits the ball over the fence. 3. The little pig grunts. 4. The roof of the house leaks. 5. The hunter searches for a deer. 6. Dr. Gold examines his patient. 7. The bluebird in the tree sings sweetly. 8. The football team walks out of the locker room. 9. Paul reads a book “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.” 10. Mrs. Gomes buys a roll of paper towels at the store. 11. Judy solves the math sum. 12. Henry finds an orange crayon. Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub VERBS Tell whether each word is an verb or noun. Write the verb next to each action verb and write the word noun next to each noun. Sr. No Word Answer Sr. No Word Answer 1 swimsLEARNER’S HUB 8 grass 2 writes 9 sneezes 3 thinks 10 game 4 plays 11 drives 5 basketball 12 tooth 6 runs 13 takes 7 clock 14 nose Read each pair of sentence. Put a tick mark (√) on the blank line next to the sentence that has an action verb. 1. ____ The lion is proud. 2. ____ The turtle crawled. √ The lion roared. ____ The turtle is very slow. 3. ____ The old man. 4. ____ It is a very windy day. ____ The old man honked at us. ____ The wind blew over the trash cans. 5. ____ Sand clung to my toes. 6. ____ Rohan accidentally cut his ____ My feet are dirty. finger. ____ Rohan was hurt. 7. ____ It is a beautiful day. 8. ____ Justin happily shouted ____ The sun shines brightly today. ____ Justin was excited. 56 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub VERBS The sentence in the first column uses a linking verb and adjective. Using the word bank, choose the best action verb that replaces the underlined word. Write that word on the blank line. shivers yawned stink cried smiled galloped jokes rumbles sparkle sneezed LEARNER’S HUB Sr. No Sentence Sr. No Sentence 1 Ben is sick. 1 Ben shivers. 2 Kim was happy. 2 Kim _________________ 3 My socks are dirty. 3 My socks _________________ 4 They were sad. 4 They _________________ 5 The horse is fast. 5 The horse _________________ 6 Misha has cold. 6 Misha _________________ 7 The windows are clean. 7 The windows _________________ 8 The old truck is noisy. 8 The old truck _________________ 9 Rohit was sleepy. 9 Rohit _________________ 10 My brother is funny. 10 My brother _________________ Gr. 2 57

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub VERBS Let us learn verbs the Mcdonald’s way Main VerbsLEARNER’S HUBHelping Verbs/Having Verbs Helping verb (a) Being Verbs (h) + main Verb (b) am / is / are kick, run, was / were / do has / have / helping sleep, walk, / does/ did had verb+ing jumps will be / shall word A chemist sells be Raj is jumping medicines. Riya is a good on the bed. girl. is - helping verb Sita had/has a I am a lawyer. toy car. am - helping verb 58 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub TENSES Time of an action are called TENSES Past Tense Present Tense Future Tense LEARNER’S HUBSimple Simple Simple Past Tense Present Tense Future Tense Past Present Future Continuous Tense Continuous Tense Continuous Tense Simple Past Simple Present Simple Future Tense Tense Tense verb : worked verb : work/works verb : will/shall work Example: Example: Example: 1.He worte a letter. 1. She writes a 1.He will/shall 2.He ate an apple. letter. write a letter. 2. He eats an apple. 2.He will / shall eat an apple. Gr. 2 59

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub TENSES Read the sentences and underline the verb. Identify the tense and put a tick in the correct column. Sr. No Sentence Past Present Future Tense Tense Tense 1 The elephant ate bananas. √ LEARNER’S HUB 2 The fielder caught the ball. 3 The girls talk to each other on the bus. John and Henry will play soccer after 4 school. 5 My mother bakes cookies for the class. 6 Our teacher rang the bell. 7 My uncle plans to take us to the beach. 8 After the thunderstorm, we saw a rainbow. 9 Mr. Dalal owns three big stores. 10 My mother always encourages me to work hard. 11 The goalkeeper saved the game. 12 We stopped the car to buy an ice cream cone. 60 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub TENSES Underline and tick the simple past, simple present and simple future tense from the following sentences. 1. I play football every day. a) simple past b) simple present c) simple future 2. My friend sang well. LEARNER’S HUB a) simple past b) simple present c) simple future 3. She wrote a letter yesterday. a) simple past b) simple present c) simple future 4. My teacher teaches well. a) simple past b) simple present c) simple future 5. They will go to Pune. a) simple past b) simple present c) simple future 6. The sun shines brightly. a) simple past b) simple present c) simple future 7. The peon rang the bell at 10 am. a) simple past b) simple present c) simple future 8. I shall look into the matter. a) simple past b) simple present c) simple future 9. It will rain soon. a) simple past b) simple present c) simple future 10. I saw her in the park. a) simple past b) simple present c) simple future Gr. 2 61

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub TENSES Tense is used to denote time of an action. ➢ Past Tense denotes an action that took place before. ➢ Present Tense denotes an action which is happening now. ➢ Future Tense denotes an action that will happen in future or yet to happen. LEARNER’S HUB ➢ All verbs - Main Verbs or Helping Verbs have Tenses. Sometimes a verb cannot work alone. It needs a helper. These helpers are called helping verbs or linking verbs. • Example: I am reading a book. am - helping verb/being verb reading - main verb/action verb LET US LEARN ABOUT HELPING VERBS Helping verb - be - has different words used in sentences as per the Tenses. Subject Past Tense Present Tense Future Tense I was am was is will be He were are She Gr. 2 It We You They 62

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub ACTION VERB OR HELPING VERB An action verb / main verb shows us the action of a sentence. • Examples: run, hop, skip, sleep, jump, talk, snore Sometimes a verb cannot work alone. It needs a helper. These helpers are called helping verbs or linking verbs. • Example: We are walking to the park. The word walking is the main verb. The word are is a helping verb. The word walking wouldn’t make sense in the sentence without a helping verb. LEARNER’S HUB linking verb / helping verb Present Tense Past Tense Future Tense will be am, is, are was, were shall be has, have, do,does had, did Read the sentence and tick if the verb is main verb or a linking verb. Sr. No Sentence Main Linking Verb Verb 1. The strong winds blew down the old tree. √ 2. Aarav is an avid reader. 3. Jessica’s friends were very polite. 4. The boxes in the garage are huge. 5. My friends and I watched a cricket game. 6. The snow is cold and crunchy. 7. Lisa played the piano at Mary’s party. 8. Robert ate the crust of the pizza first. 9. I am one of the tallest kids in school. 10. Betty is afraid of the dark. 11. Lizzy listened to her favourite song. 12. Nancy was very kind to me. 63 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub HELPING VERBS Fill in the blank with present tense form of the helping verb (am/is/are) 1. The girl _______ running in the field. 2. The girls _______ singing on the stage. 3. It _______ raining heavily. 4. Somebody _______ hiding behind the door. 5. I _______ making a paper boat for my little brother. 6. We _______ waving to our friends at the station. 7. The men _______ working in the office. 8. The woman _______ feeding the dog. 9. _________the mangoes ripe? 10. ______ Jane writing in the book? LEARNER’S HUB Fill in the blank with present tense form of the helping verb (has/have/had) 1. I _________ a book to read. 2. They _________ an orange sports car. 3. Rosie _________ a pink dress in her bag. 4. Sam _________ bought a new box which he lost it. 5. A kangaroo _________ a pocket to carry its baby. 6. A troop of monkeys _________ been annoying the visitors in the garden. 7. Mrs. Shah _________ a beautiful necklace which was lost in the crowd. 8. We _________ a luxurious house in our village. 9. Does she _________ a new book. 10. _________ you been to London? Gr. 2 64

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub HELPING VERBS Fill in the blank with past tense form of the helping verb (was/were) 1. The boys _________ in the canteen two hours ago. 2. Donny and Sammy _________ absent yesterday. 3. It _________ cold last night. 4. Frank _________ at the park. 5. Frank and Jim _________ at the cinema an hour ago. 6. We _________ waiting for the bus yesterday. 7. They _________ going out with their friends yesterday. 8. Tom _________ playing the video game. LEARNER’S HUB Write in “was” or “were” to complete each sentence. Snow White __________ a princess. After she ____________ born, her mother died. Her stepmother, a wicked queen, ___________afraid that Snow White would be more beautiful than she ___________. The queen ____________ furious. She told her servant to kill Snow White. The servant _____________ kind. He did not kill her but left her in the forest. Snow White walked for many days in the forest. She ___________ tired. Finally she reached a cosy house. The house ___________ dirty. It __________ the house of the seven dwarves. They _____________ happy to see Snow White. Gr. 2 65

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub HELPING VERBS Fill in the blanks with the correct helping verb (am, is, are) 1. I ____________ sleepy because I did not sleep last night. 2. He ____________ a football player. LEARNER’S HUB 3. My neighbours _____________ friendly and helpful. 4. The basement floor ____________ wet, so be careful. 5. She ____________ an intelligent girl in the class. 6. The tiger ____________ the national animal of India. 7. New Delhi ____________ the capital of India. 8. Roses ____________ flowers with fragrance. 9. Gopal and Ali ____________ the smart students of our school. 10. Dogs ____________ the most faithful pets. 11. They ___________ waiting at the railway station. 12. It __________ raining heavily outside. 66 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub HELPING VERBS Fill in the blanks with the correct helping verb (was, were) 1. I ____________ overjoyed when she told me the news. 2. We ____________ happy to see her yesterday. LEARNER’S HUB 3. She missed the bus because she ____________ late. 4. Her grandmother ____________ eighty years old when she died. 5. It ____________ cold yesterday so we had to wear our sweaters. 6. We _____________ thrilled to go to the museum yesterday. 7. I ___________ excited when I reached the exhibition yesterday. 8. The girls ____________ singing on the stage yesterday. 9. He ____________ upset and angry with me when I met him. 10. We could not read the numbers because they ____________ too small. 11. They ___________ prepared for their examination. 12. Reena and Meena __________ skating on the road yesterday. Gr. 2 67

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PAST TENSE Past Tense denotes an action that took place before or in the past. To make a past tense sentence the verbs should be in the past tense form. ➢ To form past tense of verbs - add the suffix - ed to the present tense verb LEARNER’S HUB walk - walked dance-danced laugh -laughed cook-cooked ➢ Some words we cannot add the suffix -ed, we need to change the word. bring -brought catch - caught feel -felt buy - bought think - thought sleep -slept ➢ Some words do not change their present tense form hit -hit cut -cut bit-bit put-put 68 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PAST - TENSES When an irregular verb ends with the letter y, change the y to an i before adding -ed. • Example: The box is too heavy for Bobby to carry. Mr. Fritz carried it into the house for Bobby. Add -ed to the verb in brackets to complete each sentence. 1. The baby ______________ all night. (cry) 2. Henry ______________ the math problem from the whiteboard. (copy) 3. Dad ______________ an egg and ate it for breakfast. (fry) 4. The black dog ______________ her bone in the garden. (bury) 5. We all ______________ for our spelling test. (study) 6. Sam ______________ to fix her computer. (try) LEARNER’S HUB For words that end with a y that makes the long i sound, change the y to an i before adding -ed. • Example: Jen dried her hair. (dry + ed = dried) Do not take away the y when you add -ing. • Example: Matt is drying his shirt. (dry + ing = drying) Add -ed or -ing to the verbs in brackets to complete each sentence. 1. Beth is _________________ on his little sister. (spy + ing) 2. The baby _________________ when he was hungry. (cry + ed) 3. My friends are _________________ tickets for the baseball game. (buy + ing) 4. I _________________ my best, but I did not pass the math test.(try + ed) 5. Amy’s brother has not come home yet and she is _________________ about him(worry + ed) 6. Dad is _________________ bacon for breakfast. (fry + ing) 69 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PAST TENSE Complete the verb-tense chart. Sr. No Present Past Sr. No Present Past Tense Tense 16 Tense Tense 1 come ride Gr. 2 LEARNER’S HUB2 burn 17 speak 3 beat 18 hear 4 buy 19 sleep 5 grow 20 shrink 6 awake 21 tear 7 clash 22 do 8 crush 23 fly 9 break 24 drive 10 destroy 25 hide 11 drop 26 reach 12 blow 27 cry 13 kick 28 scatter 14 use 29 hold 15 leap 30 hop 70

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PAST TENSE Complete the verb-tense chart. Sr. Present Past Sr. Present Past No Tense Tense No Tense Tense 1 dig 16 turn LEARNER’S HUB2 build 17 unite 3 think 18 skip 4 win 19 slide 5 worry 20 catch 6 walk 21 draw 7 yawn 22 punch 8 yell 23 weep 9 zip 24 sweep 10 teach 25 bring 11 snatch 26 trip 12 smell 27 try 13 spend 28 stuck 14 stand 29 sting 15 steal 30 fight Gr. 2 71

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PAST TENSE Complete the verb-tense chart. Sr. No Present Past Sr. No Present Past Tense Tense Tense Tense 1 am/is 16 break LEARNER’S HUB2 are 17 buy 3 has/have 18 catch 4 fall 19 dig 5 hit 20 do 6 make 21 keep 7 pay 22 drink 8 say 23 drive 9 run 24 fight 10 see 25 teach 11 wake 26 think 12 come 27 find 13 become 28 wear 14 blow 29 begin 15 shoot 30 laugh 72 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PAST TENSE Irregular verbs: are a bit more difficult because you don’t add -ed to make them past tense. The whole word changes depending on its tense. Present tense: We sit on a chair. Past tense: We sat on a chair. LEARNER’S HUB Circle the word that best fits in each sentence and write them in the blanks. 1. Sam ____________ to school today because he missed the bus yesterday. (walk, walked) 2. Be sure to ______________ your teeth before bed. (brushed, brush) 3. We were all _______________ to Uncle Bob’s house for Christmas dinner. (invited, invite) 4. There was gum _____________ to the bottom of my shoe. (stick, stuck) 5. The boys can ____________ very quickly. (typed, type) 6. The children _____________ in the backyard last night. (play, played) 7. I __________ all of my homework as soon as I got home. (do, did) 8. Danny _________________ of a terrific idea for his science project. (thought, think) 9. Anita _____________ her brother’s toy. (broke, break) 10. The black dog ____________ a hole in the garden. (dig, dug) 11. My mother _____________ chocolate cupcakes for my birthday. (make, made) 12. When the phone ____________ , my mother answered it. (rang, ring) Gr. 2 73

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PAST TENSE LEARNER’S HUBRewrite the sentence by writing correct Past Tense of the given underline verb. 1. I ring the bell. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 2. I go to school. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 3. I post the parcel two days ago. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 4. The bird sings a sweet song. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 5. The children stand in a queue. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 6. I spend my pocket money on Sunday. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 7. The gardener digs the soil. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 8. I eat fruits yesterday morning. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 9. I receives and invitation yesterday. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 10. The young soldier fight bravely. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 74 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PRESENT TENSE Fill in the blank with the correct Present Tense form of the verb. 1. Jane _______________ (play/ plays) the piano well. 2. The new dress ______________ (fit/fits) the baby well. LEARNER’S HUB 3. The little boy ___________ (love/loves) to go to school everyday. 4. Children ______________ (stay/stays) indoors when it rains. 5. Please ____________ (do/does) not touch the electrical wires. 6. The old cobbler _____________ (make/makes) one pair of shoes everyday. 7. They __________________(decorate/decorates) the hall for every party. 8. Sugar ________________ (dissolve/dissolves) in water. 9. A muslim _______________ (worship/worships) in a mosque. 10. Mr. Singh _______________ (jog/jogs) every Sunday. 11. Water _______________ (boil/boils)at 100 degrees celsius. 12. Frogs ________________ (croak/croaks) on rainy days. 75 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub FUTURE TENSE Arrange the words to form sensible sentences. Begin each sentence with capital letter and end it with a full stop. 1. shall remind him --- we --- next Tuesday --- about the match ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 2. very hard --- shall study --- I --- for the examination ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 3. will play --- Annie --- cards --- with me. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 4. visit --- the museum --- tomorrow --- they will ________________________________________________________________ LEARNER’S HUB ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 5. will go --- to grandma’s ---- house --- tomorrow ---- Mary and Mike ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 6. will be --- worry --- don’t ---- I ----- careful ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 7. read ---- She --- will ---- the book ---- tomorrow. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 8. will help --- mother --- my ---- me --- in my home work. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 76 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub TENSES To form the past tense of most verbs, add - ed. • Example: jump - jumped To form the present tense of most verbs, add - s or - es. • Examples: speak - speaks, teach - teaches To form the future tense, add the helping verb will before the main verb. • Example: fix - will fix LEARNER’S HUB Complete the verb-tense chart. Past Tense Present Tense Future Tense will cook cooked cook / cooks will bake dance / dances will clap listened will play run / runs will begin thought 77 do / does hit cry/cries mop / mops Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub Future Tense TENSES will catch Complete the verb-tense chart. will yell Sr. Kg Past Tense Present Tense will yawn will try 1 break / breaks will think 2 fell LEARNER’S HUB Gr. 2 3 carry / carries 4 stayed 5 6 cut 7 8 used 9 speak / speaks 10 poked 11 cry / cries 12 13 14 bring /brings 15 hit 16 17 rubbed 78

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub CONTINUOUS TENSES In addition to the simple tenses, which we have already studied, a verb has special forms that an action is continuing. These forms are called continuous tenses of a verb. The continuous tenses are used to show that an action is continuing or progressing at the time indicated by a particular tense. ➢ A continuous tense of the verb is made up by using a helping verb + ing word LEARNER’S HUB ➢ All continuous tenses will have a helping verb + ing word. CONTINUOUS TENSES (helping verb + ing word) Past Present Future Continuous Tense Continuous Tense Continuous Tense verb verb verb was/were am/is/are will/shall be Example: Example: Example: 1. Sam was 1. Sam is walking 1. Sam will be walking walking in the in the park. in the park. park. 2. They was 2. Anna is sleeping 2. Anna will be sleeping walking in the backyard on the bed. on the bed. Gr. 2 79

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE The past continuous tense of a verb tells you that an action was in the process of happening in the past. The past continuous tense is formed as follows: Noun/ Pronoun Helping Verb Affirmative Sentences I was I was sleeping. LEARNER’S HUBhewas He was sleeping. she were She was sleeping. it It was sleeping. we We were sleeping. They were sleeping. they you Fill in the blank with the past continuous tense of the verbs in the bracket. 1. Two years ago, Mrs. Patel was living (live) in Mumbai. 2. The pupils _______ __________ (make) a lot of noise in the class room. 3. My parents ______ __________ (sleep) till 8.00 ‘o clock in the morning. 4. The bus started to move as I ______ ____________ (board) it. 5. I _____ ___________ (study) the whole night. 6. While Jack _____ ________ (read), Tim ______ ___________ (watch) television. 7. My cousins _______ ___________ (wait) at the bus stop for me. 8. The firemen _______ ___________ (put) off the fire in a tall building. 9. The butcher ______ ___________ (chop) the meat yesterday. 10. My little brother ______ _________ (tie) his shoe lace in the morning while going to school. Gr. 2 80

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE The present continuous tense of a verb tells you that an action is in the process of happening now – the action is ongoing. The present continuous tense is formed as follows: Noun/ Pronoun Helping Verb Affirmative Sentences am I is I am cooking. he she are He is cooking. it She is cooking. we It is cooking. they you We are cooking. They are cooking. LEARNER’S HUB Complete each sentence by filling in the present continuous form of each verb given in the bracket. 1. I am grilling a fish. (grill) 2. He ______ __________ an egg. (boil) 3. They ______ _____________ butter. (melt) 4. I ______ __________ ingredients. (blend) 5. He ______ ____________ the cream. (whip) 6. We _____ _______________ to spend the whole day there. (plan) 7. We ______ _____________ to meet our friends after lunch. (hope) 8. I ______ ____________ a picnic lunch to have while we are there. (pack) 9. Look, Kim ______ ______________ on the monkey bars. (play) 81 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE The future continuous tense of a verb tells you that an action will be happening in the future. Noun / Pronoun Helping Verb Affirmative Sentences I will be I will be jogging tomorrow. shall/will+be he shall/will+be He will be jogging. she She will be jogging. it It is sleeping. we they We will be jogging. you They will be jogging. LEARNER’S HUB Fill in the blank with the future continuous tense of the verbs in the bracket. 1. We _______ ____ ___________ (camp) here tomorrow. 2. The farmers _______ ____ __________ (water) their fields tomorrow morning. 3. Ram _______ ____ ___________ (play) cricket tomorrow at this time. 4. The aeroplane _______ ____ ___________ (land) at the airport at 8.00 am. 5. She _______ ____ ___________ (stop) for lunch on her way to the airport. 6. Anna and I go to the same school. We _______ ____ ___________ (meet) each other tomorrow. 7. I _______ ____ ___________ (finish) my homework tomorrow. 8. The cook _______ ____ ___________ (prepare) food for the guest tomorrow evening. 9. I _______ ____ ___________ (take) a bath before sun rises. 10. We _______ ____ ___________ (reach) the station before the train starts. 82 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub TENSES Rewrite each sentence below, changing it to the Present Continuous Tense. 1. Mother cooks curry for dinner. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 2. The dogs beg for food. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 3. Neel built a huge castle in the sand. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 4. Those girls eat everything they see. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 5. That kite flies above the tree. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ LEARNER’S HUB Rewrite each sentence in the Past Tense 1. I have a bad cold. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 2. I go to school. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 3. The children stand in a queue. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 4. The car is making an awful noise. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 5. Does he like the new comedy show? ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Gr. 2 83

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub TENSES Change the following sentence to Simple Present Tense 1. Lily is watching television every day. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 2. Ava poured a glass of milk for her brother. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 3. Mr. and Mrs. Lee spoke fluent English. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 4. My alarm clock is ringing loudly. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 5. The man was helpful and kind. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ LEARNER’S HUB Change the following sentences to Simple Future Tense. 1. I washed the dishes yesterday. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 2. Mr. James arranged the flowers in the vase. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 3. The boys are playing hide and seek. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 4. Sue learnt to play piano. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 5. She stopped her bicycle on the sidewalk ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 84 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT The subject of a sentence must agree with the verb. Example: Ben reads a book. Ben and Sam read a book. LEARNER’S HUB In the first sentence, only one person is reading, so the present tense verb is “reads.” The verb has to end with -s or -es In the second sentence, two people are reading, so the present tense verb is “read.” The verb does not have to have -s or -es. Gr. 2 85

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub SUSuBbJEjeCcTt--VVEeRrbB AAgGrReEeEmMeEnNt T Read each sentence below. Circle and write the correct verb that agrees with the subject. 1. Billy _______________to buy a new skateboard. (want, wants) LEARNER’S HUB 2. Those two boys ____________ to buy new skateboards. (want, wants) 3. Grandpa ______________ a hamburger for dinner. (cook, cooks) 4. Grandma and Grandpa _____________ dinner together. (cook, cooks) 5. The dogs _____________ when the mail carrier comes. (growl, growls) 6. The brown dog _____________when someone comes in. (growl,growls) 7. All three computers _________ when you turn them on. (beep, beeps) 8. That computer _____________ when you turn it on. (beep, beeps) 9. The basketball _____________ across the court. (roll, rolls) 10. Three tennis balls _____________ across the court. (roll, rolls) 11. A small river ______________ through our village. (flow, flows) 12. Adi and Arjun ______________ with their friends. (play, plays) Gr. 2 86

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT Circle the word that correctly completes each sentence. 1. I ________________ the ball. ( catch, catchs, catches ) 2. John ________________ the bat. ( swing, swings, swinges ) LEARNER’S HUB3. You ________________ a song for us. ( sing, sings, singes ) 4. Bob and Amy ________________ volleyball well. ( play, plays, playes ) 5. Jerry ________________ his favourite shows. (watch, watchs, watches ) 6. I ________________ for a sunny day. ( wish, wishs, wishes ) 7. She ________________ the dishes every night. (wash, washs, washes) 8. We ________________ flowers for my aunt. (bring, brings, bringes) 9. They ________________ their toes in the water. (dip, dips, dipes) 10. Janice and I _____________ celery sticks. (munch, munchs, munches) 11. He_____________ a tune. (whistle, whistles) 12. The telephone _____________ too loudly. ( ring, rings) 13. Anna ______________ the tree. (climb/climbs/climbes) 14. Carl ____________ at a painting. (look/looks/lookes) 15. You ______________ me a gift for my birthday (give/givs/gives) 87 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT Write the form of the verb that agrees with the subject. 1. The lights ___________________ on automatically. (turns/turn) 2. We ___________________ on our desk when we are in the class.(sits/sit) LEARNER’S HUB3. It ___________________ like it will rain. (look/looks) 4. Her friend ___________________ all the time. (smiles/smile) 5. Tina ___________________ many books in a month. (read/reads) 6. You ___________________ excellent noodles. (makes/make) 7. We ___________________ our bikes to our friend’s house. (rides/ride) 8. She ___________________ her teeth in the morning and at night. (brushes/brush) 9. Your friend ___________________ to the park for a walk every week. (go/goes) 10. Spring ___________________ winter. (follow/follows) 11. He ___________________ his room every week. (clean/cleans) 12. Raj ___________________ a vacation after work. (wants/want) 88 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub ADJECTIVES Adjectives tell us more about nouns. They are called describing words. They describe the colour, shape, size, quality, quantity, texture, material, characteristics, origin and age of nouns. ➢ Adjectives bring nouns to life. ➢ We should not use more than three adjectives for a noun in a sentence. Example : She wore a dress. dress: common noun - no adjectives She wore a beautiful red dress. ➢ Adjectives can come before a noun or after a noun. Example : A beautiful painting. A painting which is beautiful. Example: His shoes were new and shining. His new, shining shoes. LEARNER’S HUB Sr. No Adjective Category Adjectives 1. colour red, green 2. shape round , square, triangular 3. size big, small, short, tall 4 quality rough, smooth, beautiful 5 quantity twenty , three, first, second 6 texture smooth, rough, sandy 7 material cotton, plastic, rubber 8 characteristics frisky, quite, bored, annoying 9 origin Indian, American, Chinese 10 age Two year old, of four years, new, young, aged 11 purpose frying pan, rest room, service lift Gr. 2 89

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub ADJECTIVES In each sentence, circle the adjective that describes the underlined noun. 1. Roy and Jack walked up to an old castle. 2. Nona put the golden key in the lock. LEARNER’S HUB3. Today is the fifth day of January. 4. The little birds flew from the nest. 5. Sam’s car has a round tyre. 6. I am holding a marker in my right hand. 7. Pratham played beautiful music on his guitar. 8. Tina has colourful flowers. 9. The sly fox outsmarted the chicken. 10. Mike built a large bookshelf. 11. Have you seen my white, checkered shirt? 12. The jacket I bought has five, small pockets. 13. Young Sam fixed the old, broken car. 14. Jay and Kay live in a big house. 15. Huge trees grow along the quiet street. Gr. 2 90

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub ADJECTIVES Circle the adjective in each sentence. Draw an arrow from each adjective to the word / noun it describes. • Example: The blue balloon floated up in the air. LEARNER’S HUB1. Three turtles swam in the pond. 2. Molly and Jenny tried to finish a difficult puzzle. 3. Their mother made a delicious dinner. 4. Did you see that green car race down the street? 5. George and Jessica shoveled the snowy sidewalk. 6. Clean up this huge mess! 7. The brown dogs were outside. 8. Have you seen my blue pencil? 9. Charles cleaned the dirty window. 10. The playful chimpanzee swung on the rope. 11. The thief walked past the fat watchman. 12. Four dogs climbed on the log. 13. Mr. Joshi’s oldest son goes to college. 14. We sat under a big green tree. 15. Sally picked up sixteen black, rocks when she walked by the field. Gr. 2 91

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub ADJECTIVES Pick the two best “adjective choices” to complete each sentence.LEARNER’S HUB Make sure each sentence makes sense! 1. Adjective choices: wet, green, floppy, many The dog had a ______________ nose and ______________ ears. 2. Adjective choices: tall, cold, spicy, yellow The sunflowers in my backyard are ______________ and ______________. 3. Adjective choices: five, delicious, shiny, busy I found ___________ coins lying outside on the __________ sidewalk! 4. Adjective choices: blue, striped, sharp, frozen The ______________ tiger had ______________ teeth. 5. Adjective choices: dull, sandy, hot, cheesy We all ate the ______________ , ______________ pizza. 6. Adjective choices: healthy, warm, tasty, many The refrigerator was packed with ______________ , ______________ foods. 7. Adjective choices: mighty, huge, big, little The ______________, ____________ elephant has a long trunk. 8. Adjective choices: famous, tasty, round, good My mother makes ___________, _____________ burger. 92 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub ADJECTIVES Re-Write each sentence. Add an adjective to make the sentence moreLEARNER’S HUB interesting. Underline your adjective. • Example: The boy ran along the sidewalk. The small boy ran along the sidewalk. 1. Joe cleaned his bedroom. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 2. Mother baked cookies. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 3. Do you see any birds? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 4. Tina went to the store to buy eggs. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 5. Mrs. James drove her car to church. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 6. Sara looked for her dog. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 7. John bought a bag. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 8. Did you find the puppy? _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ Gr. 2 93

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub FORMATION OF ADJECTIVES Adjectives are formed by adding Prefix or Suffix to the base word. Following suffixes are added to form adjectives -ful -less -ous -y -ic -ing -ly -ed -al -ish LEARNER’S HUB -ive -ible -able Some adjectives end in -ful or -less Add – ful and -less to the following words. Word ful less care use pain hope leaf sleeve beauty harm Fill in the blank using the any of the above formed adjectives. 1. The actress is wearing a _________________, black gown for the party. 2. We should be ______________ while using any sharp objects. 3. The old furniture is ______________, we should sell it. 4. Trees in the autumn season are ________________. 94 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub FORMATION OF ADJECTIVES Add the suffix -ous to the following words. Word Answer Word Answer courage mischief adventure victory fury fame danger study LEARNER’S HUB Fill in the blank using any of the above formed adjectives. 1. The strict teacher punished the __________________boy. 2. The Indian soldiers were __________________. 3. The cricket team was _________________. 4. The unhappy customer in the shop was ______________. Add the suffix -y to the following words. Word Answer Word Answer thirst fur noise mud smoke sun juice skin Fill in the blank using any of the above formed adjectives. 1. Mark was very ________________ after the running race. 2. During summer, the days are hot and ___________. 3. Jane had a _______________ cat which was gifted by her aunt. 4. When the teacher entered the classroom was _____________. 95 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub FORMATION OF ADJECTIVES Add the suffix -ing to the following words. Word Answer Word Answer chatter smile interest care refresh love charm match LEARNER’S HUB Fill in the blank using any of the above formed adjectives. 1. My mother has a ______________smile. 2. I read an _________________ book yesterday night. 3. ______________ nurse took care of the patients. 4. The twins were wearing ____________ clothes. Add the suffix -al to the following words. Word Answer Word Answer music nation tradition magic electric bride Fill in the blank using any of the above formed adjectives. 1. Violin is a _____________ instrument. 2. Peacock is the __________________bird of India. 3. Sita was wearing an ivory white ____________ gown for their wedding. 4. Uncle George sells ________________ goods in his shop. Gr. 2 96

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub FORMATION OF ADJECTIVES Add the suffix -ive to the following words Word Answer Word Answer attract expense collect act LEARNER’S HUB Fill in the blank using any of the above formed adjectives. 1. My grandmother is 75 years old but she is very __________. 2. Julie is wearing an ____________ necklace for the wedding. 3. Polly and Sally are the most __________________girls in the class. 4. A word used for group of people, animals or things is called _______________ noun. Add the suffix -ly to the following words Word Answer Word Answer elder love week cost friend live Fill in the blank using any of the above formed adjectives. 1. We have an _____________ woman as our neighbour. She goes for walk every day. 2. Peter gifted a __________diamond ring to Rosie as a wedding gift. 3. My parents have subscribed for a _______________children’s magazine. 4. We enjoy the company of our neighbours, they are _______________ with us. Gr. 2 97

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub FORMATION OF ADJECTIVES Add the suffix -able to the following words Word Answer Word Answer memory adore comfort wash Fill in the blank using any of the above formed adjectives. 1. Our school picnic was _________________ for all of us. 2. When we exercise we should wear ______________ clothes. LEARNER’S HUB Add -ish to the following words. Word Answer Word Answer fool child boy self style girl Fill in the blank using any of the above formed adjectives. 1. The clown in the circus performed a _______________act to make every one laugh. 2. Susan wears _______________clothes every day to college. Add -en to the following words. Word Answer Word Answer wool broke rot wood Fill in the blank using any of the above formed adjectives. 1. Rohan bought a ___________ sweater for the winter season. 2. Grandfather’s arm chair is ____________, it has a ______________arm. It has to a be repaired. 98 Gr. 2

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub DEGRESS OF ADJECTIVES Degrees of Adjectives Positive Degree Comparative Degree Superlative Degree Positive Degree: An adjective in its base form is said to be in the positive degree. • Example : My book is long. LEARNER’S HUB Comparative Degree: An adjective is in the comparative degree when a comparison is made between two nouns using the word “than”. The suffix -er is often found at the end of a comparative adjective. • Example : My book is longer than hers. Superlative Degree: An adjective is in the superlative degree when a comparison is made among many nouns.It describes the noun that is the most extreme. The word “the” is used before Superlative adjectives. The suffix -est is often found at the end of a superlative adjective. • Example: My book is the longest in the whole library. Here are some rules for changing an adjective to its comparative and superlative forms: If a word... Rule Adjective Comparative Superlative Ends in y Change the y to happy happier happiest i, and add -er hotter hottest Has a CVC or -est (consonant + vowel + Double the last hot consonant) letter, and add pattern -er or -est Ends with an “e” Drop the e, and large larger largest With more than add -er or -est interesting 2 syllables more most Use the word good / bad Is irregular more/most or interesting least interesting least less/least in front of the interesting interesting adjective better / worse best / worst Memorize it! Gr. 2 99

Date: ______________ Learner‛s Hub DEGRESS OF ADJECTIVES Degrees of Adjectives Sr. No.LEARNER’S HUBPositiveComparative Superlative 1 big bigger biggest 2 brighter brightest 3 bright cheaper cheapest 4 cheap cleverer cleverest 5 clever colder coldest 6 cold darker darkest 7 dark deeper deepest 8 deep fatter fattest 9 harder hardest 10 fat larger largest hard large If a word ends in y, change the y to i, and add -er or -est. Sr. No. Positive Comparative Superlative 1 angry angrier angriest 2 busy busier busiest 3 dirty dirtier dirtiest 4 early earlier earliest 5 funny funnier funniest 6 happy happier happiest 7 heavy heavier heaviest 8 hungry hungrier hungriest 9 noisy noisier noisiest 10 lazy lazier laziest 100 Gr. 2