C. Unscramble the following words and put a / an before them. One has been done for you. 1. lwo __a_n_ o_w__l_ 2. teik ________ 3. geale ________ 4. pne ________ 5. eack ________ D. Tick (3) the right option.a / an old man a / an bus a / an clowna / an ice cream a / an elephant a / an shirtG A and an are articles. G A is used before a noun beginning with a consonant sound. G An is used before a noun beginning with a vowel sound. Grammar-1 51

19 Prepositions–Position words (IN , ON, UNDER, BEHIND, NEAR, OVER)Look at the pictures and read the sentences.The pencil is in the box. The sun is behind the mountains.The cat is under the table. The child is on the bed. The tree is near the house. The dog is jumping over the wall.The words in, behind, on, under, near and over tell us about theposition of things. They are position words. Grammar-1 52

A. Pick the correct words from the box to complete the sentences. in on under 1. Sita is sitting _____________ the tree. 2. The milk is _____________ the glass. 3. The ball is kept _____________ the bat.B. Fill in the blanks using correct position words. 1. Raj is hiding __________ the door. (on/behind) 2. There are some fruits __________ the basket. (on/in) 3. He is swimming __________ the pool. (in/on) 4. The box is __________ the bed. (under/upon) 5. The rat is hiding __________ the hat. (on/under) Grammar-1 53

C. Complete the sentences with prepositions. Choose from the box. 1. A cat is _____________ the bench. on 2. The boy has a ball _____________ his head. in 3. The sun is shining _____________ the sky. behind 4. The dog is _____________ the see-saw. near 5. A girl is hiding _____________ the tree. underGrammar-1 54

20 Conjunctions – Joining WordsLook at these pictures and read the sentences given here. Nita has a bottle. Rekha draws a picture. Nita has a tiffin. Rekha colours it.Nita has a bottle and a tiffin. Rekha draws a picture and colours it.The words which join two sentences that have the same ideaare called joining words or conjunctions.A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words. 1. _____d_a_y____ and ___________ 2. ___________ and ___________ 3. ___________ and ___________ Grammar-1 55

4. ___________ and ___________ 5. ___________ and ___________ B. Joint the two groups of words using and. One has been done for you. 1. The lion is angry. The lion is hungry. T__h_e_ l_io_n_ _is_ a_n_g__ry_ _a_n_d_ h_u_n_g__ry_.___________________________ 2. Sukriti likes bread. Sukriti likes butter. ___________________________________________________ 3. Vibu jumps in the class. Vibhu shouts in the class. ___________________________________________________ 4. Neha likes oranges. Neha likes mangoes. ___________________________________________________FUN TIMEThe teacher can get each child to hold two things.Example :Pencil and eraser, bat and ball, chalk and duster, apple and orange, cake and candle etc. and tell them to name these objects using ‘and’ Grammar-1 56

REVISION 2A. Fill in the blanks with correct words from the brackets. 1. Sona loves to ___________ with Sher Khan, her dog. (play, tease) 2. Sher Khan ___________ at Sona. (frowns, smiles). 3. Sona and Sher Khan ___________ happy. (is, are) 4. They ___________ friends. (are, is)B. Fill in the blanks with has or have. 1. Sita ___________ a glass of milk every morning. 2. This house ___________ one door. 3. Children ___________ brought new pencil boxes. 4. Camels ___________ short tails.C. Fill in the blanks with is, are or am. 1. My grandparents ________ old. 2. It ___________ raining outside. 3. I ___________ thirsty. 4 We ___________ good friends.D. Circle the correct options in the following sentences. One has been done for you. 1. This is Sita. (He/ She ) is a girl. 2. Sarah has a Barbie doll. (He/It) is new. 3. Aarna is my friend. (She/We) play together. 4. I have a cat. (He/It) likes to play with a ball. 5. Children are in the library. (We/They) are reading books. Grammar-1 57

E. Complete the following sentences using correct words from the box. in, on, under, near 1. The clock is ___________ the wall. 2. They live ___________ a small house. Insert pics. 3. The basket is lying ___________ the table. 4. Our school is ___________ the market.F. Join these sentences using and 1. I have a pencil. ____________________________ I have an eraser. ____________________________ 2. My sister is tall. ____________________________ My brother is tall. ____________________________ 3. Reema likes to dance. ____________________________ Reema likes to sing. ____________________________ 4. Father bought eggs from the market. Father bought bread from the market. _________________________________________________ G. Fill in the blanks with a or an. 1. ___________ river 2. ___________ ox 3. ___________ eagle 4. ___________ boat 5. ___________ onion 6. ___________ bottleGrammar-1 58

21 Comprehension Meera’s roomLook at the picture and answer the questions that follow.1. How many books can you see in the picture?_____________2. Who is hiding under the table? _____________3. What is the colour of the cat? _____________Write True or False.a) A poster is hanging on the wall. ____________b) Jerry the mouse is sitting on the table. ____________c) There are three balls in the picture. ____________d) The chair is kept near the bed. ____________e) There are no curtains on the window. ____________ Grammar-1 59

Activity roomLook at the picture and answer the questions that follow.1. Where is the clock hanging ? ________________________________________________________________2. How many chairs are there in the room. ________________________________________________________________3. What are the children on the table doing ? ________________________________________________________________4. How many children are playing on the slide ? ________________________________________________________________5. What is girl sitting near the pussy cat doing ? ________________________________________________________________6. Where can you see the rainbow in the picture ? ________________________________________________________________ Grammar-1 60

22 Picture CompositionA. Write about these pictures. 1. This _i_s_ a_ c_a_k_e__ . It has four __________________ on it. It is __________________ (taste) 2. This is my __________________ It has one __________________ It has three __________________ 3. This is my __________________ It is __________________ (preposition) It __________________ (colour) 4. This __________________ It is __________________ (size) It is __________________ (colour) Grammar-1 61

B. Paste your picture here and fill in the blanks. 1. I am a ___________ (boy/girl) 2. My name is ______________________ 3. I am ________ years old. 4. I live in _____________ 5. My mother’s name is ________________ 6. My father’s name is ______________________ 7. My teacher’s name is ______________________ 8. My favourite colour is ___________ 9. I like to eat ___________ and ___________ 10. I have a pet ___________C. Complete the following paragraph by picking the right words from the box. time table, clock, alarm, two, round, ticking, wood This is a _________________ . It has _________________ hands and _______________ in shape. It is made of _______________. It tells us the time. We can hear the _______________ of the clock. We can set an _____________ on the clock and make our _____________ accordingly. Grammar-1 62

D. Look at the picture of Raghav and write his routine. Raghav __________________ at six o’clock He _______________ at 6:30 am He takes _______________ at 7:00 am He leaves for _______________ at 7:30 am He plays _______________ in the school at 11:00 am Grammar-1 63

He _______________ lunch at 2 o’clock after coming back from school He _______________ from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM in the evening He _______________ with his friends after 6:00 PM He _______________ at 9:00 PM Grammar-1 64