Glossary Test-3 Write CN for countable nouns and UN for uncountable nouns. book CN ghee UN oxygen horse button water sound bag heart fox curtain carpet sugar anger leaves air goat light smile glass photo sheep love seat wire blood dust teeth mercy copper rice pen beauty star theft marble juice tea knowledge duck Glossary Test-4 Write is, am or are after the following subjects. they are we words this she is it knife these Jack you knifes that student pilot house Nepal I leaf buildings countries teacher leaves sky pencil farmers word book he Glossary Test-5 Identify following words and write N for noun, V for verb and ADJ for adjectives. pen N sit V clever ADJ Sony seat round gold attractive long bright sweet rich yellow sour reach gentle shine sharp hen sight praise beat tame bitter Leading English Grammar - 2 | 201
Glossary Test-6 Complete the following table with the forms of personal pronouns Subject Object Possessive form Self-form I me my myself we you he she it they Glossary Test-7 Identify the parts of speech and write noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, conjunction, preposition, and interjection in the box. teach verb quickly adverb hurry book yet themselves this help upward on copper live oh teacher life alas beside lovely desert bundle sweep over because but for shout catch touch heavy ouch 202 | Leading English Grammar - 2
SECTION 3 Writing Compositions 1. Writing Paragraphs 2. Writing Applications 3. Writing Daily Activities 4. Writing Short Stories Item-1 Writing Paragraphs Writing short paragraphs using is, am and are verbs. My House I am Riya. This is my house. There is a door. There are six windows. There is a kitchen. There are eight rooms. The rooms are wide and specious. My house is pink and yellow in colour. There are two floors. There is a garden. There are many flowers and plants in the garden. There is an apple tree. There is a kitchen garden. There is a wall around it. Leading English Grammar - 2 | 203
Writing a short paragraph using has and have. I have a house. It has a door. It has six windows. It has a kitchen garden. It has eight rooms. It has wide and specious rooms. My house has red colour outside and pink colour inside. It has three floors. It has a garden. It has many flowers. It has an apple tree. It has a kitchen garden. It has a wall around it. Look at the following description of a dog. Underline is, am, are, has, have and other verbs. This is a dog. Its name is Sheru. It is black and white. It has a tail. Its tail is busy. Its tail is curved. It has sharp teeth. It has two ears. It has two eyes. It has one nose. It has four feet. It lives in a kennel. It likes flesh and bone. It eats milk and bread too. It loves its master. It guards our house. It barks at the strangers. It is a very faithful animal. Parrot This is a bird. Its name is Betu. It has a round head. It has two eyes. Its eyes are round and beautiful. It has a beak. Its beak is red. Its beak is curved and sharp. It has two feet. It lives in a tree. It is kept in the cage. It eats fruits and crops. It likes chillies. It can copy our voice. It speaks like us. It speaks very sweet 204 | Leading English Grammar - 2
ERCISE 1 Look at the following pictures and write short paragraphs about them. Computer Horse Cow Mobile Peacock Doctor Leading English Grammar - 2 | 205
Item-2 Writing Applications Write an application to your class teacher requesting him/ her to give you two days sick leave. Date: - July 5, 2023 To, The Class Teacher, Little Bud School, New Road, Kathmandu. Subject: - An application for sick leave. Dear Madam, Most respectfully, I beg to state that I have been suffering from fever since last night. My doctor has advised me to take a full bed rest for three days. So, I can’t come to school. Hence, I request you to grant me sick leave for three days from July 5 to July 7, 2023. Thanking you. Yours obediently, Neha Rai Class-2 Roll No. 5 206 | Leading English Grammar - 2
Suppose you are suffering from a headache. So, you can’t go to school. Now write an application to the class teacher for sick leave for one day. Date: - ______________________ To, The Class Teacher, ______________________, ______________________. Subject: - An application for sick leave. ______________________, _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Complete the following application with the words given in the box. application Dear suffering obediently diarrhoea advised bed rest request grant leave Leading English Grammar - 2 | 207
Date:-August 2, 2023 To, The Principal, ABC English School, Nayabasti, Butwal. Subject: - An ____________________ for sick leave. ______________________ Sir, I have been ________________________________ from ____________________________ since last night. I am feeling weakness. My doctor has _________________________ me to take a full ___________________________ for two days. So, I ______________________ you to ______________________ me sick ______________________ for two days from August 2 to 3, 2023. Yours obediently, Bhanu Yadav Class-2 Roll No-1 Item-3 Writing Daily Activities 6:30 This is Riya. She wakes up at 6:30 in the morning. 6:30 She brushes her teeth. She washes her face. She gets fresh. She drinks a glass of water. 6:45 She goes for morning walk with her mother. 208 | Leading English Grammar - 2
7:15 She takes her breakfast. She drinks a glass of milk and takes an egg. 7:3 She reads her books and does her homework. 9:00 She takes her lunch. 9:15 She gets ready for school. 9:30 She leaves for school. 9:50 She reaches school. 10:00 She attends the morning assembly. 10:15 Her first period starts. She reads Pathfinder. 1:00 She gets lunch break. She takes her lunch. She plays. 1:45 Her fifth period starts. 4:00 She comes back home. 5: 00 She watches TV. 6:00 She does her homework. 8:00 She takes her dinner. 8:30 She brushes her teeth. 9:00 She goes to bed. Read the above Riya’s daily routine and activities. Write your own daily activities as well. Leading English Grammar - 2 | 209
Item-4 Writing Short Story ACTIVITY - 1 Let's read and learn. The King and The Foolish Monkey Once there was a king, who had a pet monkey. This monkey was a fool, but was treated royally and moved freely in the king's palace. He was also allowed to enter the king's personal rooms that were forbidden even for the confidential servants. One afternoon, the king was asleep, while the monkey kept a watch. All of a sudden, a fly came in the room and sat on the king's chest. The monkey swayed it away, but the fly would only go away for some time and return on the king's chest again. The monkey got very angry and excited. The foolish monkey started chasing the fly with a sword. As the fly sat on the king's chest again, the monkey hit the fly with all his might. The fly flew away unharmed, but the king was severely wounded. 210 | Leading English Grammar - 2
ACTIVITY - 2 Let's do and learn. Look at the following pictures and develop a story. Complete the flowing story with the words from the box. The Lion and the Mouse Once a lion was ______________ under a tree near a den. He was in a deep sleep. A mouse lived near by the ______________ . The mouse came out of the hole and ran upon the lion. It disturbed lion’s sleep. The lion ______________ and caught the mouse tightly in his paws. He was very angry. It wanted to ______________ the mouse. “You stupid creature. How did you dare to ____________ me? Now, you will be no more alive,” roared the lion. But the mouse wept bitterly. It said, “O, great King, I’m very sorry.” Forgive me this time. I shall never repeat my mistake. I shall never ___________ your kindness. And who knows, I may be able to help you in the future.” The lion roared, “You, tiny creature! You may help me! Ha…ha… ha…! Silly mortal. Go to your way and never come back.” The mouse thanked the lion and ran away into its hole. Sometimes later, the lion fell into the trap of the hunters. It was hanging into a ______________. He ______________ angrily but Leading English Grammar - 2 | 211
could not do anything. Its legs, body and head were tightly tied with the ropes. When the mouse heard the ______________ cry of the lion, it came out of the hole and saw the lion. It ______________ the lion not to worry. The rat reminded its promise to the lion that one day it would help him. The mouse started to cut its net. Within a minute, it cut the net and the lion came out from the trap. The lion was ______________ tears and ______________ the mouse to save his life. Moral: Each creature has a special power. So, we should not be too proud of our own power. The Crow and the Pitcher Compete the following story with the words from the box. hot thirsty source pitcher water pebbles idea dropped quenched will Once a crow was flying over a city in search of food. It was a ______________ day. The crow was very ______________ . It wanted to drink water. It did not find any ______________ of water. All of a sudden, it saw a ______________ under a tree on the road side. It flew to the pitcher. It saw into the pitcher. But the ______________ 212 | Leading English Grammar - 2
level in the pitcher was very low. It could not reach its beak to water. Anyhow, the crow wanted to drink water. It saw some ______________ lying around the pitcher on the ground. An ______________ hit its mind. It picked up the pebbles and ______________ into the pitcher. It did it many times until the water level came up. When the water level raised to its reach, it drank water and quenched its thirst. Then it flew away . Moral: It has been rightly said 'where there is a _________ there is a way.' The Bear and the Two Friends Complete the following story with the following words from the box. lived fat planned dense promised appeared climbed escape snout friend There ______________ two friends in a village. One of them was thin. He could run and climb up trees. Another one was very ______________. He could not run and climb up trees. One day they ______________ to go to city for jobs. They had to go through a ______________ forest. They ______________ to help each other. In the middle of the forest, a bear ______________ to them. It was coming towards them. The thin boy ______________ up a tree and Leading English Grammar - 2 | 213
hid in the branches. The fat boy found no any way to ______________ from the bear. So, he laid flat on the ground. When the bear came up and felt him with his ______________, he held his breath and pretended to be dead. The bear soon left him. When the bear went away, the thin friend came down and asked his friend, “What did the bear say in your ear?” The fat friend replied, “The bear gave me this advice: never travel with a __________ who runs away at the time of a danger.” Moral: A friend, who runs away at the time of danger, is not a true friend. The Crooked Tree Complete the following story with the following words from the box. badly crooked straight unlucky ugly woodcutter useless selected cut sad 214 | Leading English Grammar - 2
Once there was a __________ tree in a forest. Its trunk and branches were __________ shaped. All the other trees around were __________ and well-formed. The crooked tree looked at them and said, "How fine and straight they are!" Then it added in a sad voice," How __________ I am! Why should I alone be crooked and __________ ?" One day a __________ came there. He looked at the crooked tree and said, " This tree is __________ for me." He __________ all the fine and straight trees and __________ them down. Thereafter, the crooked tree never felt __________ for its ugly shape. In fact, its ugliness had saved it from the sharp axe of the woodcutter. Moral: Be happy with what you are. Leading English Grammar - 2 | 215
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