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Unit 1

A.

2. tea, evening 3. girl, garland 4. teacher, blackboard 5. father, radio 6. ship, sea 7. flower, vase 8. child, doll 9. farmer, rice, field 10. bird, tree

B. Name Place Animal Thing

sister teacher aunt friend grandmother principal student

zoo city house fair shop street village town

hippo cat sparrow

pen bag biscuit rice

C.

circle – boy, doctor, patient, chemist, sister

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underline – medicine, stomach, shirt, couch, wall, finger, button, pen, pocket, paper, bottle

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Unit 2

A. Answers may vary. Sample Answers – 2. Neha got The Little Women from the library. 3. Rajat took a trip to Ooty. 4. Mala gave a stunning performance. 5. Parul gave me a bar of Nutty Delight. 6. Tim was going to the grocer. 7. Lalita is reading The Reader’s Digest. 8. We are going to Amusement City. 9. He is watching Simba the Tiger. 10. We will be celebrating Onam together.

B.

Proper Nouns Common Nouns

garden hotel tree

fridge

Alice in Wonderland Mangalore

Anil Fly High Airways

Floral Dyeing

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C.

mattress playground

boat paper leaf

television tractor

sugarcane goat

Jupiter Singapore

Stephen Hawking Chocolate Crunch

Fruity Fun

Proper Nouns Common Nouns

June Gurinder

Amrit Agra

Uttar Pradesh Jagjit Singh Ludhiana

day sister trip city

father district state

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Punjab Toofan Express

Ambala Karnal

Panipat New Delhi

Hotel Kwality Taj Mahal

India

train seats

carriage passengers

children journey

windows stations

hotel father rooms nights

evening restaurant

food home bed

sightseeing morning

sights

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garden pools

fountains buildings

world

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Unit 3

A.

2. d. 3. g. 4. h. 5. c. 6. a. 7. b. 8. f.

B.

Across – 1. cluster 2. pride 4. army 5. grove 6. line

Below – 1. company 2. fleet 3. range

C.

2. bouquet 3. pile 4. pack 5. album 6. swarm 7. heap 8. crew

9. herd 10. nest

D.

2. staff 3. bunch 4. cloud 5. string 6. brood 7. row 8. basket 9. group

10. heap

E.

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2. team 3. bunch 4. class 5. constellations 6. litter 7. heap 8. packet

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Unit 4

A.

countable : tree, sofa, sandwich, school, crayon, pebble, sunflower, room, cake, napkin, chalk, leaf

uncountable: powder, tea, rice, oil, grass, mud, honey, wool, gold

B.

2. two 3. some 4. four 5. some 6. many

C.

2. paneer 3. bread 4. pineapple juice 5. chocolate 6. shaving cream

7. jam 8. washing powder 9. matches

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Unit 5

A. 2. houses 3. glasses 4. geese 5. diaries 6. dishes 7. axes 8. sheep 9. men 10. children

B. 2. The children went to the party. 3. We kept the vases on the shelves. 4. Meera played with her brothers in the park. 5. Rajiv took the bags out of the car. 6. Keep the knives and spoons away. 7. The students saw a monkey outside the classroom. 8. The shoe is too small for your feet. 9. The oxen grazed in the pasture. 10. The branches swayed in the wind. C.

2. cups 3. tomatoes 4. cucumbers 5. sandwiches 6. toys 7. feet

8. knives 9. chairs 10. stories

D. 2. We cut the loaves of bread with the knives.

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3. We made a soup with tomatoes and potatoes. 4. She has written the stories in her diaries. 5. The birds were sitting on the branches. 6. There were fungi on the wall. 7. The deer roamed in the park. 8. The flies sat on the flowers. 9. The boats sailed on the rivers. 10. The women held the children by the hand. 11. The girls played on the beaches. E. 2. The boy went to drawing class. 3. The wolf attacked the goat. 4. They welcomed the hero after the war. 5. There was a deer in the park. 6. The cat chased the mouse. 7. The bell rang in the church. 8. Mohit made an apple pie and a jam cake. 9. Have you seen the hat on display? 10. The goose swam in the pond. 11. The nurse worked at the hospital.

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F. Answers may vary. Sample answers: 2. benches 3. students, classrooms 4. biscuits 5. shoes, socks

6. children, toys 7. books 8. apples, bananas 9. plates 10. money

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Unit 6

A. 2. The boys went camping during summer. 3. My uncle is driving a new car. 4. The men were going to the market. 5. My brother owns a restaurant in Goa. 6. Grandfather goes to the park every evening. 7. The king commanded the army to attack. 8. The bulls were grazing in the pasture. 9. My father is going to his nephew’s wedding. 10. The count was loved by everyone.

B.

neuter gender – pen, school, examination, crib, people, peaches, cabin, town, marathon, picnic

common gender – candidates, child, minister, doctor, neighbours, athletes, students

C.

2. cupboard 3. bicycle 4. glass 5. jug 6. boat

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Unit 7

A. 2. Nihar’s grandparents are visiting them. 3. Chris’ parents have gone to Canada. 4. Sohail’s sisters are playing in the snow. 5. My grandmother’s handkerchief is missing. 6. The cat’s eyes are glowing in the dark. 7. Ahmed’s shop is open today. 8. Param’s parrot is very friendly. 9. My aunt’s ring was stolen. 10. Tanya’s kite was torn. B. Answers may vary. Sample answers: 2. The shop sells women’s dresses. 3. I met my aunt’s friend in the market. 4. The birds’ nests were swaying in the wind. 5. The child’s toy was lost. 6. My brothers’ friends came to our house yesterday. 7. Her uncles’ hotel is the best in the city. 8. The goose’s egg was stolen by the farmer. 9. The ladies’ car arrived in the evening.

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10. The men’s suits looked very neat.

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Unit 8

A.

2. big 3. colourful 4. green 5. clean 6. nearby 7. brave

8. hardworking 9. kind 10. important

B.

2. old 3. big 4. important 5. brown, white 6. yellow

7. ferocious, frightened 8. big, beautiful 9. cold, hot 10. long

C.

2. That basket is big. 3. The cup is empty. 4. That elephant is friendly.

5. The day was stormy. 6. His house is old. 7. The butterfly is blue.

8. Srishti’s hair is long.

D.

2. powerful 3. heavy 4. generous 5. proud 6. dry 7. loud 8. bad

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9. difficult 10. pretty, violet

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Unit 9

A. Positive Comparative Superlative

hard soft

weak kind red

wealthy cold few

happier merrier bolder nicer

cleverer lovelier holier lower safer

sternest prettiest heaviest saddest largest

gloomiest

B.

2. older 3. mischievous 4. worst 5. kinder 6. more 7. better

8. funniest 9. famous 10. busiest

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Unit 10

A.

2. an 3. an 4. a 5. an 6. a 7. an 8. an 9. a 10. a

B.

2. a 3. an 4. a, an 5. an 6. an 7. a 8. a, a 9. a, a 10. a, an

C.

2. an 3. the 4. an 5. the 6. an 7. a 8. a 9. a 10. a/the

D.

2. the flowers 3. the library 4. bus 5. school 6. the news 7. the piano

8. an overcoat 9. the Himalayas 10. the beach