One day, as I was walking _________________ the bank of the river, I saw my friend running _________________ the field. He was calling my name and waving _________________ me. I stopped and waited. _________________ sometime he reached where I was standing.
He said, "I went all _________________ the town looking for you. I have some exciting news to share _________________ you. Do you remember the old house _________________ the neem tree? Guess who is moving _________________ that house? Janak Das, the great magician. Now we can learn lots of magic tricks _________________ him."
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Creeper -
Winding -
Muttered -
Flapped -
Flock -
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Creeper-
Winding-
Muttered-
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The clap word game
Let's play the clap word game.
Where the word produces one sound, clap once, as in 'creep'. Clap twice if the word can be broken up into two syllables as in cree-per, and thrice as in to-mo-rrow.
Look at this proverb: All's well that ends well.
(i) Discuss what it means. Can you think of events/happenings in life where this proverb can be used?
(ii) Write down your story or the event. Then read the paragraph to your neighbour.
Proverbs are short, wise sayings. For example – Look before you leap. This means that we should think carefully before we take any action. Here are some popular English proverbs. Read them aloud together and discuss what each could mean.
• Old is gold
• As you sow so shall you reap
• Unity is strength
• United we stand divided we fall
• A friend in need is a friend in deed
Who said this? ____________ ____________
To whom was it said ____________ ____________
When was it said? ____________ ____________
Draw pictures of the speakers of the above lines.
Fill in the blanks given below with question words.
For example, where do you live?
(i) ____________ do you play?
(ii) ____________ do you get up?
(iii) ____________ do you haveor breakfast?(iv) ____________ do you go to school?
(v) ____________ do you like best in the school – games, art or music?
(vi) ____________ is your birthday?
(vii) ____________ do you want for your birthday?
Complete the paragraph with suitable words from the box.
One day, as I was walking _________________ the bank of the river, I saw my friend running _________________ the field. He was calling my name and waving _________________ me. I stopped and waited. _________________ sometime he reached where I was standing.
He said, "I went all _________________ the town looking for you. I have some exciting news to share _________________ you. Do you remember the old house _________________ the neem tree? Guess who is moving _________________ that house? Janak Das, the great magician. Now we can learn lots of magic tricks _________________ him."
Fill in the blanks with prepositions such as to, at, off, on in, into, with. One has been done for you.
.(i) This Tree was the home of a flock of wild geese.
(ii) He noticed the creeper ______ the foot of the tree.
(iii) "It would be a pity ______ destroy it now."
(iv) As they flew _______ the tree they were trapped(v) The boy ran _______ the dog.
(vi) The frogs jumped ______ the well.(vii) The girl was thrilled ______ see her new bicycle.
(viii) The birds were caught _______ the net.
(ix) The children walked _______ the bridge.