2. The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a major sports
league. ______________
3. Mr. Shrestha was hired as the cricket team, now known as
Nepal Cricket Team. _______________
4. The owner of the shopping mall, Mr. Abhishek, said he
ěȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ
brainpower. _______________
5. As a college student, Suraj ran a group that delivered
balloons._____________________
G. Read the sentences. Underline the collective nouns and circle
the compound nouns.
ŗǯȱȱ ȱȬȱȱȱȱȱȱĴǯ
2. Suraj, who is my opponent on the debate team, uses push
Ĵȱȱȱȱ ǯ
3. A gaggle of geese landed in the courtyard in front of the city
hall.
Śǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¡ǯ
5. That crowd of people has lined up to buy the fresh vegetables.
6. My stepsister is an engineer.
7. Mom asked how much the bushel of corn cost.
8. The reporter announced that the secretary of state had just
arrived at the press conference.
H. Pick pairs of words from the box below that make compound
nouns.
tele groom worm night 1. _______________
vision paper ball 2. _______________
room hand earth 3. _______________
bride bag mare 4. _______________
rest news basket 5. _______________
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I. Use these words to form TEN compound nouns. Then write a
sentence for each compound noun that you form.
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ
ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ
up station gloves spot
science make recorder cash
high chair in wagon
1. _____________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________________
5. _____________________________________________________
6. _____________________________________________________
7. _____________________________________________________
8. _____________________________________________________
9. _____________________________________________________
10. ______________________________________________________
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Lesson SINGULAR NOUNS AND
8 PLURAL NOUNS
ȱȱȱęĞȱgrader. This is my classroom.
ȱȱ ¢ȱę students in my class.
We sit on our benches and keep books on the
desks. There are two book shelves in front of the
ȱ¡ȱȱȱȂ table.
We have pasted many charts on the walls.
There are two doors and four windows.
We leave them open during the daytime.
I love my friends and classroom very much.
All the red-coloured words above are nouns. Countable nouns can be
singular or plural.
Singular nouns suggest one person or thing like grader, table, classroom, etc.
Plural nouns suggest more than one person or thing like walls, desks, desks,
etc.
VISUAL UNDERSTANDING PAGE
A footballer is in the pitch. Several footballers are ready to
(singular) play. (plural)
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Girls are dancing beautifully. A girl is running fast.
(plural) (singular)
Generally, we change singular nouns into plural nouns by adding ‘—s’ or ‘—
es’.
a pencil (singular) two pencils (plural)
ASSIGNMENTS
A. Change the following singular nouns into plural nouns.
1. colour ________________
2. friend ________________
řǯȱȱ Ĵȱ ȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏ
4. insect ________________
5. food ________________
6. potato ________________
7. warning ________________
8. school ________________
9. student ________________
ŗŖǯȱȱ Ĵȱ ȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏ
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B. Rewrite each sentence. Correct the underline nouns.
ŗǯȱȱ ȱȱŝŜŖȱěȱȱȱǯ
____________________________________
2. Birds can be found in almost all 77 district.
______________________________________
řǯȱȱ ȱȱȱěȱǯ
_____________________________________
4. Bird love to eat worms.
________________________________
5. Birds make nest on the branches of trees.
____________________________________
NOTE:
We change singular nouns that end in –ǰȱȬǰȱȬǰȱȬ¡, etc, into plural
nouns, by adding –es ǻĜ¡Ǽȱȱȱȱǯȱ
bus—busses pass—passes brush—brushes box—boxes
We change singular nouns that end in a consonant + o into plural
nouns, by adding –es ǻĜ¡Ǽȱȱȱȱǯȱ
hero—heroes (r—a consonant) mosquito—mosquitoes (t—a consonant)
We change singular nouns that end in a vowel + o into plural nouns,
by adding –s ǻĜ¡Ǽȱȱȱȱǯȱ
radio—radios stereo--stereos
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C. Write the plural of each noun.
1. watch _____________________
2. valley _____________________
3. moss _____________________
4. bush _____________________
5. country _____________________
6. inch _____________________
ŝǯȱȱ ¡ȱ ȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏ
8. folio _____________________
9. brush _____________________
D. Read each sentence. On the line provided, write the correct
plural for each boldfaced word.
1. Squirrels and rabbits make good meal ______________
ȱĴǯ
Řǯȱȱ Ĵȱȱȱdesert __________ and grasslands rather than
in town.
3. The scientists spend many hour ______________ helping
ȱĴǯȱ
4. Sometimes foxȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱȱĴǯ
5. I bought three match __________ from a shop.
NOTE:
To form the plural of nouns ending in a consonant + y, drop y and
add -iesȱǻĜ¡Ǽȱȱǯ
candy—candies pony—ponies enemy—enemies
To form the plural of nouns ending in a vowel and y, drop y and
add –sȱǻĜ¡Ǽȱȱǯȱȱ
toy—toys key—keys play—plays
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E. Rewrite each sentence. Correct the plural forms and verbs
accordingly.
1. Mom and I walked across wide stretchs of land.
_________________________________________
2. Hikers hiked over tall hills and down into rocky ditchies.
________________________________________________
3. We listened for the soundes that parrots make.
__________________________________________________
4. Any animal nearby could feel vibrations as we walked.
________________________________________________
5. The piees that are freshly cooked smell so good.
_________________________________________________
6. We knew that her favourite animals are rabbites.
___________________________________________________
7. People are enemys of nature, though, so we were trying to
change.
_____________________________________________________
8. We saw one tall Sal tree with branchs almost reaching the sky.
_____________________________________________________
9. More grasshoppers could have been hidden in the bushs.
_____________________________________________________
ŗŖǯȱȱ ȱȱȱ Ȃȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱǯ
_____________________________________________________
ŗŗǯȱȱ ¢ȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ¡ȱȱȱǯ
_____________________________________________________
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NOTE:
We can form plurals of nouns ending in –f or –fe, by –s and –ves
ǻĜ¡Ǽȱȱǯ
ěȯěsȱȱ ȱ ěȯěs life—lives wife—wives
F. Each of the following sentences has a singular noun which needs
to be changed into plural nouns. Identify them and change them
into plurals.
ŗǯȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱęȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱǯ
_________________________________________________
Řǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȂȱǯ
_____________________________________________
řǯȱȱ ¢ȱĞȱȱȱȱȱǯ
______________________________________________
Śǯȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ ȱĞȱ ǯȱ
________________________________________________
5. We have to help ourself at the time of emergencies.
__________________________________________________
6. Their houses have thatched roof. They leak in monsoon.
______________________________________________________
7. I saw strong hoof of animals.
NOTE:
Some nouns do not follow any of the regular rules discussed above.
Singular Plural Singular Plural
¡ ¡ tooth teeth
mouse goose geese
mice
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Some nouns remain unchanged in the plural.
Singular Plural Singular plural
deer deer ÀVK ÀVK ÀVKHV
dozen dozen hair hair
Some nouns are always plural.
cattle alms trousers scissors clothes
G. In the following text, singular nouns and plural nouns have
ȱȱ¢ǯȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ
The horse is a useful animals. It
draws a cart and ploughs the land.
In the past it was used as a mean of
transport. It was also used in war.
The small horses called ponys are
still used to carry good in the hilly
region of Nepal. In cities, you can
ȱ ȱ Ĝȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ
and strong horses. The horse is also used for racing and riding.
So, horses are our good friendes. We must love them and clean
their stables every day.
1. ____________________
2. ____________________
3. ____________________
4. ____________________
5. ____________________
6. ____________________
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H. Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct option.
1. The dog chased two _________________ (geese / goose)
2. Some _________________ are making noise. (childs / children)
3. We bought ______________ (pant / pants).
4. There are ten _________________ in my room. (mouses / mice)
5. A villager wants to sell his four ________________. (sheeps /
sheep)
6. Can I borrow your ___________? (scissor / scissors)
7. A beggar is asking for _______________. (alm / alms)
NOTE:
Șȁ Ȃȱȱęȱȱěȱ¢ǯȱ
ȁ ȱĴȯȱa, e, i, o and u ȱ ȱȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱ
ȱȱȱĴǯȱ
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Lesson
9 NOUN: GENDER
Dear grandmother
Thank you so much for the iPhone you sent through aunt. It’s one of the most
preciousȱĞȱI have ever got. Grandmother, I have never used an iPhone before.
My second terminal examination is very close, so Mummy has told me not to
use it now. But our Sirs and Madams teach us using mobiles. Please talk to
Grandfather and tell me what I should do. Please do me a favour. Bye.
Your granddaughter
Ranjana
The red-coloured words above are nouns, and they can be divided into
masculine, feminine and neuter.
Masculine suggests men, boys and male animals.
Sirs, Grandfather
Feminine suggests women, girls and female animals.
grandmother, Madam, aunt, granddaughter
Neuter suggests non-living objects or things.
Ğǰȱ ǰ mobiles, etc.
My father is very healthy. My mother is very pretty.
(masculine) (feminine)
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There is an expensive car. (neuter) We should not cut down a tree.
Picture recognition promotes visual understanding of a concept.
ASSIGNMENTS
A. Look at the underlined words. Write ‘M’ for masculine, ‘F’ for
feminine and ‘N’ for neuter next to the following sentences.
1. His nephew won an award last week. ________
2. Prapti sat on the lap of a nurse. ________
3. A waitress is cleaning the table at a restaurant. ________
4. We want to meet and talk to the prince. ________
5. His new jeep suddenly broke down on the highway. _______
Ŝǯȱȱ Ȃȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱknife. It might hurt anyone. _______
7. Headmastersȱȱ¡ȱȱȱĴ¢ȱǯȱȱ ȱ ȏȏȏȏȏȏȏ
8. Two snakes were killed by villagers near a forest. _______
B. Change the underlined words from masculine into feminine.
1. Durga and her two brothers have gone to market.
2. Our sole purpose is to help poor boys.
3. A horse was bought at Rs. 20,000 last month.
Śǯȱȱ Ȃȱȱȱȱȱȱbridegroom.
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5. Whose cock is crowing early in the morning?
6. You need to treat your dogs well.
ŝǯȱȱ Ȃȱȱ¡ because they are innocent animals.
8. My friend bowed to his father-in-law this morning.
NOTE:
ȱ Ğȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȁȂǰȱ ȱ ȱ
sometimes refer to countries as feminine.
We were born in Nepal, so we should not hurt her at any cost.
Most writers also refer to ships as feminine.
The TitanicȱȱĞȱshe hit a massive block of submerged ice.
Only three pronouns in English show gender.
Masculine (he), Feminine (she) and Neuter (it).
ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȁȂǯȱ
The team won the match because it worked hard.
C. Use appropriate pronouns in the blanks spaces.
1. My friend Ramesh went abroad. _____ is earning a lot of
money.
Řǯȱȱ
ȱȱȱ ȱ
ǯȱ
ȱ ¢ȱȱȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏǯ
3. Who painted that ship? _____ really needs admiring.
Śǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȏȏȏȏȏȱĴȱȱǯȱ
5. Our principal is a strict lady. Everyone is afraid of ______.
6. A dog was barking at me. I was very angry with _____.
7. We were taken to Godawari. ____ is a very peaceful place.
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NOTE:
We can change masculine into feminine just by adding –essȱǻĜ¡Ǽǯȱ
lion—lioness prince—princess
We can change masculine into feminine by slightly changing the form
of the noun and then adding –essȱǻĜ¡Ǽǯ
tiger—tigress god—goddess
ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱěȱ ǯȱ
uncle—aunt brother—sister
D. On the basis of the gender of the nouns, pick the odd one out in
each series.
ŗǯȱǯȱȱ ǯȱȱ ǯȱ¡ȱ ǯȱ
2. a. bull b. horse c. aunt d. husband
3. a. bee b. mare c. goose d. elephant
4. a. hen b. widow c. cow d. lad
5. a. princess b. son c. king d. count
6. a. bride b. lady c. queen d. nephew
ŝǯȱǯȱȬȬ ȱ ǯȱ¡ȱ ǯȱȱ ǯȱȱ
E. Match the masculine column correctly with the feminine column.
Masculine Feminine
stag sow
boar doe
drone nanny
jack doe
bull queen
billy mare
ram cow
buck ewe
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UNIT REVIEW: NOUNS 30
Name: ___________________ Date: ____________________
A. Look at the underlined nouns and write a ‘C’ for common nouns
ȱȱȁ Ȃȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ǻś ŗƽśǼ
1. Sunil and his relativesȱȱĴȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏ
2. They met their cousins in the park. __________
3. Rajeev has to be smart to get a job in a bank. __________
4. Our parents need to be counselled at the weekends. _______
5. Poonam lives in one of the very beautiful cities. __________
B. Look at each underlined noun. If it is a concrete noun, write a
‘C’. If it is an abstract noun, write an ‘A’ on the lines provided.
ǻŜ ŗƽŜǼȱ
1. Poverty is a major problem of us. ______
Řǯȱȱ
ȱȱȱęȱ ȱhappiness. _____
3. I can collect ten marbles. ______
4. Buy a big football. _______
5. We were impressed by his honesty. _______
6. Shoes are made up of animal skins. _______
ǯȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ǯȱǻś ŗƽśǼ
1. a group of ships _____________
Řǯȱȱ ȱȱȱĚ ȱ ȱ ȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏ
3. a group of rooms ______________
4. a group of stars ______________
5. a group of lions ______________
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ǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱǻś ŗƽśǼȱ
1. Nepal is a peaceful country.
2. I want to take your photo.
3. Her toot is decayed.
4. We should help even our enemy.
5. I have bought a sheep.
E. Change the gender of the boldfaced words from feminine to
ǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻŜ ŗƽŜǼȱ
1. My nieceȱȱ¢ȱęǯȱ
2. Anu and her mother are like friends.
3. A nun is respected highly in our societies.
4. A duchess went to another palace for an award.
5. A doe was lying dead beside the highway.
6. A sister was going to college.
ǯȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱǻř ŗƽřǼ
Once upon a time, there was a poor farmer who worked despite
ȱ ǯȱ
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ £¢ǯȱ ¢ȱ ȱ
their time gossiping about others. Time went by. One day the old
farmer could not get up due to illness. So he called his eldest son,
Suraj and told him that he had hidden a bag of treasure in their
ęǯȱ ȱȱǯȱ
1. Pick the common noun from the line 1.
2. Pick the abstract noun from the line 4.
3. Which one of the following sentences has a proper noun?
a. There was a poor farmer.
b. One day the old farmer could not get up due to illness.
c. So he called his eldest son, Suraj.
GOOD LUCK!
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Unit 3 ACTION VERBS
Lesson
10
ȱȱ Ȃȱ began. He walked through
the woods till he cameȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵ¢ȱ Ĵȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ȱ
garden. Inside, he sawȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ
ȱǰȱ¢ȱĴȱȱ ȱ ȱwriting the
English alphabet. The lady gave Tom some milk.
A verb is a word that shows a subject does something or
is something.
Himesh is a singer. (state: says who the subject is)
Himesh sings a song. (action: says what the subject does)
(subject)
All the red-coloured words above are action verbs. Action verbs show
what the subject did, does or will do.
The children wrote the English alphabet. (the subject did)
The children write the English alphabet. (the subject does)
The children will write the English alphabet. (the subject will do)
VISUAL UNDERSTANDING PAGE
My sister is running fast. The tyre is rolling.
(action verb) (action verb)
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A girl is climbing up the The river is ÁRZLQJ.
hill. (action verb)
(action verb)
Picture recognition promotes visual understanding of a concept.
ASSIGNMENTS
A. Identify and pick the action verb from the sentences below and
write on the lions provided. If the sentence has no action verb,
ȱȱ ǯȱ
1. Many people opposed the higher electricity rates. _________
2. Michael Jackson was a famous singer. ___________________
řǯȱȱ Ȃȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏ
Śǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ
ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǯȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏ
5. In June of this year, hail storm closed the border. ___________
Ŝǯȱȱ ȱȂȱȱȱǯȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏ
7. Ramesh walked for three kilometres. ________________
Şǯȱȱ ¢ȱȱ Ȃȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȏȏȏȏȏȏȏ
şǯȱȱ Ȃȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ ȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏ
ŗŖǯȱȱ Ȃȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱ ȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏ
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B. Choose the correct action verb to complete the following
sentences.
ŗǯȱȱ ȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱǻęȱȦȱǼȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
meat shop.
Řǯȱȱ ȱ£ȱȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱǻȱ ȱȦȱȱ Ǽȱ
the wall.
řǯȱȱ Ȃȱȱ ȱȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱȱȱǯȱǻĚȱȦȱĚ¢Ǽ
4. The soldiers are ____________ in the river. (bathing / bathing)
śǯȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱȱȱǯȱǻ ĴȱȦȱ Ǽ
6. Naughty students need to be ___________ now. (punishment
/ punished)
ŝǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱ ¡¢ȱ ǯȱ
(creation / create)
8. The police are to _________ two thieves. (catch / catching)
ǯȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱĞǯȱ
1. The students _______________ home for lunch.
Řǯȱȱ
ȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱĴȱȱǯ
3. The teachers _____________ in red coat.
Śǯȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱȱȱ
ǯ
5. The children _____________ schools bags themselves.
6. Some soldiers ______________ their guns.
NOTE:
A singular subject takes a singular verb.
Sandeep plays cricket very well. (with the singular subject)
A plural subject takes a plural verb.
Two friends play cricket very well. (with the plural subject)
Add –s or –es to most verbs in the present tense if the subject is
singular. Do not add –s or –es to the verb if the subject is plural.r
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Subjects (singular/plural) Action verbs Objects
Tirtha and Aakash teach Mathematics.
¡ teaches Mathematics.
¢Ȃȱ study very seriously.
Binita studies very seriously.
I score a goal in every match.
D. Change the forms of verbs so that they agree with the subjects.
Keep the sentences in the present tense.
1. People pays tribute to martyrs.
2. Rupesh colour the maps.
3. Mr. Andrews teach the lessons.
4. Japanese ships sails out to sea.
5. Aayusha study hard at school.
Ŝǯȱȱ Ȃȱȱ ȱȱȱǯ
7. Harish and his mother goes for shopping.
8. Muskan play the piano during a programme.
9. Renuka and her classmates sells some noodles.
E. Read the following text and tick the best option.
(1) Stamp collection and gardening are my hobbies. (2) I buy
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęǯȱ ǻřǼȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ
ȱěȱȱȱȱ ǯȱǻŚǼȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱĞǯȱ
(5) I ask them to send me the postal stamps available there. (6) I
ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱęĞ¢ȱȱȱ
prepared my own stamp collection. (7) Most of my friends share
this strange type of hobby with others. (8) There is a garden. (9) I
love gardening. (10) I water these plants myself.
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A. Answer the following.
ŗǯȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȂȱȱ¢ȱȱ
verb?
2. Pick out the action verb from the sentence 2.
3. Which sentence has a state verb?
Śǯȱȱ ȱȱȂȱȱ¢ȱȱǵȱ
5. Pick out the shortest sentence.
F. Write a story using the following outlines.
1. Two goats always fought.
2. One goat tried to cross the river.
3. Another goat came to the same river.
4. They fought and fell into the river.
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Lesson MAIN VERBS AND
11 HELPING VERBS
My birthday party was over. It wasȱĴȱǯȱ ȱ
of my friends had gone. My sister had gone to drop
her friend on a scooter. I was lying alone in the
bed. Suddenly I heard someone knock on the door.
‘What doȱ¢ȱ ȱ ǵȂȱ ȱǯȱȁ ȱȱǯȱ ȱ
amȱ £ȱ ǯȱ Ȃȱ
ǯȂȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ
who hadȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȁ Ƿȱ
You have returned. Silence has really frightened me. You must not leave
ȱǯȂ
The red-coloured words above are helping verbs.
Helping verbs are placed between a subject and a main verb.
It was Ĵȱȱ dark.
(sub) (helping verb) + (main verb)
But in interrogative sentencesǰȱȱȱȱȱȱęǯ
Was it Ĵ dark? (helping verb + subject + main verb)
VISUAL UNDERSTANDING PAGE
My friend is dancing very Raju has gone to school.
well. (helping verb) (main verb)
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The woman can wash a It was raining a lot. (main
lot of clothes. (helping verb)
verb)
Picture recognition promotes visual understanding of a concept.
ASSIGNMENTS
A. Identify and circle the helping verbs in the following sentences.
1. Samjhu watched this
movie twice.
2. Bibek and Rohit
are travelling to
Singapore.
3. Priyesh could jump
4 feet high.
4. Diya should reach
the airport by 6 pm.
5. I will play a football match with my friends.
6. Sumitra had already applied for a job.
7. Raju has scored two goals.
B. Identify and underline the main verbs in the following sentences.
1. Who is going to the Maldives this year?
2. We must always obey our parents.
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řǯȱȱ ȱȂȱ ȱȱȱ
anyone in my life.
4. I have promised to be a
dedicated teacher.
5. Sameer and Bibisha have
won the tournament.
6. All the students must
complete their projects
soon.
7. Two bike riders are quarreling with each other.
8. Jamuna has changed her hair style.
NOTE:
Helping verbs are known as auxiliary verbs.
In some sentences, helping verbs are not found.
Shreeja went home so early. (only main verb)
Helping verbsȱȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱǯȱ
Short forms / Contractions:
ȱȱ ƽȱȂȱ
ȱȱ ƽȱȂ
ȱ ƽȱȂ
ȱȱ ƽȱ Ȃ
ȱȱ ƽȱȂ
¢ȱȱ ƽȱ¢Ȃȱ
ȱȱ ƽȱȂȱ
ȱȱ ƽȱ Ȃ
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In declarative sentences,
Subject Helping verb Main verb Object
her lunch.
Amisha has had
Object
In Yes/no questions, her lunch?
Helping verb Subject Main verb Main verb
had?
Has Amisha had
In Wh-questions,
Wh-word Helping verb subject
What has Amisha
C. Locate and pick out helping / auxiliary verbs and main verbs
from the sentences below. Then write them in the correct column.
1. Jamuna was giving a speech on discipline.
2. You should not scream that way.
3. Have you punished anyone?
4. Who will sit this entrance test?
5. You may sit the baby there.
6. I have thanked him.
7. How many songs have you recorded?
Şǯȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱĞȱřȱǵȱ
S.N. Helping / Auxiliary verbs Main verbs
1.
2.
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3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
D. Fill in the blank spaces with appropriate helping verbs and
main verbs.
ŗǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ
ȱ
before.
2. Muna will _________ the guitar at the concert.
řǯȱȱ
ȱ¢ȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱȱ£ȱȱȱǯ
Śǯȱȱ
ȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱȱȱȱȱǯ
5. Who is ______________ at the door?
6. What ________ they say about us yesterday?
7. Rajendra _________ hockey this morning.
E. Make one sentence for each of the following pictures, using
both helping verbs and main verbs.
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NOTE:
ȱȱęȱ¡ȱȱȁbeȂȱȯǰȱǰȱǰȱ ȱȱ ǯȱ
In the present tense, we use (is, am or are) and in the past tense we
use (was or were).
G. Choose a form of be as a helping verb in each sentence.
1. The students________________ working to create a safer and
more healthful environment.
Řǯȱȱ ȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱĴǯ
3. The world ____________risking the danger of global warming.
4. Acid rain ________________harming trees and wild animals.
śǯȱȱ ȱ £ȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱ ȱ
around the world.
6. The result _____________showing up in improved living
standards worldwide.
7. Years ago, scientists________________ becoming concerned
ȱȱěȱȱȱ ǯ
Şǯȱȱ ¢Ȃȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱȱȱȱȱȱ
our responsibility to protect the wilderness.
9. I____________ doing my part to protect the forests of Nepal.
10. Once more, parks____________ becoming beautiful places to
picnic.
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Lesson
12 LINKING VERBS
Nowadays cats seem Nowadays rats are
very cruel. quite clever.
Nowadays cats and rats are
troublesome.
The red-coloured words are called linking verbs because they connect
the subject of the sentence with the remaining part of the predicate.
Linking verbs do not show any action but a state of being.
NOTE:
Linking verbs give information about a subject like an adjective.
Nowadays cats seem. (incomplete)
Nowadays cats seem very cruel. (complete)
(sub) + linking verb + (part of predicate)
Linking verbs serve as a bridge between subjects and parts of the
predicate.
(sub) Jenny felt hungry (a part of predicate).
(a bridge/linker)
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ȱȱ¡ȱǰȱȱȱ ȱȃ¢Ȅȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ǯ
The word added to a linking verb to complete the predicate is called
the complement. Complements are nouns or adjectives.
Nowadays rats are quite clever. (an adjective)
Rats are an animal. (a noun)
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My brother looks sadt oday. He became chairman.
(linking verb) (linking verb)
The lady seems WR EH FRQÀGHQW My sister is a singer.
(linking verb) (linking verb)
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ASSIGNMENTS
A. Divide the following sentences into three sections: subjects,
linking verbs and complements and write them in the correct
columns.
Subjects Verbs Complements
1. Dipsa proved innocent.
2. Parbata was happy.
řǯȱȱ ȱěȱȱǯ
4. The heroine appears rude.
5. He became president.
6. It tastes sugary.
7. They remained absent.
8. I am a dedicated student.
B. Draw one line under the subject of each sentence. Draw two
lines under the linking verb in each sentence.
ŗǯȱȱ ȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱ ȱǯ
Řǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¡ǯ
3. The water tasted very good.
4. I am proud of my own performance.
śǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ£ȱ¢ȱȱǯ
C. Add appropriate complements to the following sentences.
1. The juice tastes _____________________________.
Řǯȱȱ £ȱȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏǯ
řǯȱȱ Ȃȱ ȱȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏǯȱ
4. All of us are ________________________________.
5. This curry tastes ____________________________.
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6. Sima proved _______________________________.
7. Harka remained ____________________________.
8. She became ________________________________.
NOTE:
Helping or auxiliary verbs must agree with subjects in some cases.
Sanjaya seemed an intelligent man. (no agreement required)
Sanjaya seems an intelligent man. (agreement required)
They seem an intelligent person. (agreement required)
D. Write the correct form of the linking verb be on the line beside
each sentence.
1. My grandmother (was, am) always strong. ____________
2. The villagers (was, were) mean to my grandmother. __________
3. The Baobab tree (are, is) a great resource for water. ____________
4. Honesty speaking, I (is, am) a hard worker. ______________
śǯȱ ȱǰȱ¢ȱǻǰȱǼȱ¡¢ȱǯȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏ
6. That curry (taste, tastes) really bad. _______________
7. Sunita (appears, appear) very nice to me. _______________
E. Read each sentence. Underline the word that is connected to the
subject by a linking verb.
1. The door knob is broken.
2. My mother is worried about my sick sister.
řǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȂȱǯ
4. The whole country was concerned about the lack of petrol.
śǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȂȱ
generosity.
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6. She became ambassador.
ŝǯȱȱ ȱȱęȱ ȱȱǯȱ
F. Complete each sentence with a linking verb. Then underline the
word that names or describes the subject.
1. Chitwan ______________ a dry, hot landscape.
2. I_____________ grateful for the loves and care my parents
have shown me.
3. All of the teenagers_________________ fascinated with mobile
phones.
Śǯȱȱ ȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱȱĴȱȱ ȱȱȱǯ
śǯȱȱ ȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱĴȱȱȱȱǯ
6. The neighbours say that she__________ a mysterious old
woman.
ŝǯȱȱ ȱȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱęȱ ȱ ȱ¢ǯ
G. Rewrite the passage below. Use the correct forms of the linking
verbs. am
The time has come for me to make my journey into the desert. I is
only eighteen. But, all children my age am required to make the
journey to be accepted as adult members of the community. The
village chief told me that it were very important to take plenty of
water and materials to build a tent.
The mission seem long and hard. I tastes the fresh water from my
canteen, and the sun feel too hot to bear. I travel many days and
many nights.
Ğȱȱ¢ǰȱ ȱȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ
village, the villagers appears so proud of me.
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Lesson
13 IRREGULAR VERBS
Aastha wants to ride her scooter every day. (likely
to happen)
Aastha rodeȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ǯȱ
(happened in the past)
Aastha has not ridden a bicycle yet.
(yet to happen)
NOTE:
All of the red-coloured words above are irregular verbs.
Irregular verbs do not add –edȱǻĜ¡Ǽȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ
Regular verbs (also weak forms) are as follows:
V1 (base) V2 (past V3 (past + present)
push pushed pushed
call called called
enjoy enjoyed enjoyed
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Regular verbs (also strong forms) are as follows:
V1 (base) V2 (past) V3 (past + present)
bite bit Ĵ
catch caught caught
do did done
eat ate eaten
see saw seen
ę fought fought
go went gone
draw drew drawn
hide hid hidden
know knew known
write wrote Ĵ
run ran run
sit sat sat
stand stood stood
drink drank drunk
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Rakesh has to go to school Rakesh went to the Eiffel
daily. (present) Tower. (past)
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Rakesh has gone to New
York to see the Statue of
Liberty.
(past + present)
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ASSIGNMENTS
A. Rewrite these sentences, changing all of the incorrect verbs to
their correct past tense forms.
ŗǯȱ ȱęȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱ
_____________________________________________________
2. Vidhya Sanskar School gived me an opportunity to teach
there.
_____________________________________________________
řǯȱ ȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ
_____________________________________________________
4. Two runners runned faster than a jeep yesterday.
_____________________________________________________
śǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱĴȱȱȱǯ
_____________________________________________________
6. Ankit Man seed me and waved at me.
_____________________________________________________
7. Rekha and Dipa had throwed their notebooks.
_____________________________________________________
8. Jeevan has falled ill due to pollution.
_____________________________________________________
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B. Complete the following table.
Base verbs (V1) Past participle (V3)
begin had + begun
run have +
get has +
Á\ had +
speak have +
take has +
choose had +
catch have +
drink has +
C. Write the correct form of the irregular verbs in the parentheses.
Use the past tense in each sentence.
1. (write) Authors of the past ____ many books about philosophy.
2. (break) I ___________ two glasses yesterday by accident.
3. (go) Her entire family _____________ to Indonesia.
4. (bring) Who ________________ her to my house?
5. (give) Our trainer _____ a wonderful presentation on gene.
6. (eat) She had _____________ her dinner when I called her.
7. (feel) I __________ as if I was daydreaming.
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D. Rewrite the following passage, correcting the underlined words.
Centuries ago people thinked that their
technology was advanced. They also
believe that space travel was impossible.
Our ancestors feeled that they knowed
so much.
Now we known but that space travel is possible. We haveȱĚ on
ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ¢Ȃȱȱdiscovered things
ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ǯȱ ¢Ȃȱ ȱ fought diseases in
¢ȱ ěȱ ¢ǯ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ lived in such an advanced
world.
E. Complete the story using the correct form of the verbs given in
the parentheses.
Once there lived three artists in a city. They _______ (be) famous. It
was not easy for anyone to decide which artist was the best.
One day a competition was ______ (hold). They _________ (take)
ȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱĚ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱǯȱ ȱ
bee ___________ (come) and _______ (sit) on them. Another artist
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęǯȱ ȱ ȱ
ȱ ȱ ȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱ ǻǼȱ ȱ ¡ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ
had _________ (be) present to decide which painting was the best
ȱȱ Ğȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ
declared number one.
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Lesson TENSES
14
PAST TENSE
1. I played basketball.
2. I always came ęȱȱ¡ǯȱ
3. I swam in the nearby river.
PRESENT TENSE
1. I play chess.
2. I go to college every day.
3. I swim in the swimming pool.
FUTURE TENSE
1. I will be a social worker.
2. I will win awards due to hard work.
3. I will help the needy.
Tense is the form of verb which shows the time at which an action
happened or is happening.
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PAST 1. I wasȱȱĴȱǯ
TENSE 2. I wore a uniform at school.
3. I disliked cooking.
4. I wroteȱĴȱȱǯȱ
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PRESENT 1. I am a young girl.
TENSE 2. I wear pants and T-shirts at college.
3. I cook meals.
4. I write emails to friends.
FUTURE 1. I will be an old lady.
TENSE 2. I will wear saris.
3. I will knit sweaters.
4. I will go to public parks.
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ASSIGNMENTS
A. Read the following sentences. Decide whether the following
sentences are past, present or future and write the answer on the
lines.
1. The teacher introduced himself to us. _____________
2. Surya decided to give up smoking. ___________________
3. Prem will count his chickens. ___________________
Śǯȱȱ ȱĞȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏ
5. Shraveeka sometimes plays the piano. ___________________
Ŝǯȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱęǯȱ ȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏ
7. Hema sold her house at Rs. 5,00,00,000. ___________________
8. We cut down a dead tree two days ago. ___________________
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B. Fill in the blanks, choosing the best option from the parentheses.
ŗǯȱȱ ȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱȱĴȱȱȱǯȱǻ ȱȦȱ Ǽ
2. Jeevika will _________ us at the bus stop. (met / meet)
3. I ___________ a new bag. (buys / buy)
4. Samita and Rosina __________ to our house. (came / come)
5. I __________ a tiger in the jungle in the evening. (sawed / saw)
6. She _____________ three books within a month. (read / reads)
ŝǯȱȱ Ĵȱȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȱȱȱȱ¢ǯȱǻ ȱȦȱ Ǽȱ
NOTE:
Simple past tenseȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱ
in the past.
Raju went to Damak last week. ęȱ ȱ are
ȱ ǻȱǼȱ ǻęȱǼ yesterday, two days ago,
this morning, last night, last
year, few minutes ago, etc.
Simple past tense shows complete actions.
Sonam passed the entrance test. (V2)
We have to use (did + V1) while forming negative and interrogative
sentences.
Sonam did not pass the entrance test. (negative)
Did Sonam pass the entrance test? (interrogative)
C. Change these sentences into interrogative and negative
sentences.
ŗǯȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ£ǯȱ
2. Sumnima cleaned her room herself.
3. Anupama taught her sister how to write an essay.
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4. Bikash fought with a leopard.
5. I drank three litres of water.
6. Someone called me at midnight.
NOTE:
Simple present tenseȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ
facts, habits, duties, news headings, etc.
ȱȱĚ ǯȱȱ(universal truth) ȱ ¡DZȱ
Truths prevail everywhere. (general truth)
¢ǰȱ Ğǰȱ
every day, usually,
Shyam always helps others. (habit) never, sometimes,
Kopila teaches Nepali. (duty) frequently, etc.
Plural subjects take V1 and singular subjects take V+s/es.
Plural subjects V1 Singular subjects V+s/es
They eat He runs
I sing She cooks
We visit Subhash sings
My relatives invite Rojina loses
D. Read the sentences and write the roles each sentence play on the
lines.
1. She always goes to school by bus. habit
2. She writes articles for a newspaper. ________________
3. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. ________________
4. Fortune favours the brave. ________________
śǯȱȱ ȱȱ ȱŘȬŖȱȱȱęǯȱȱ ȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏ
6. Aslesha takes a bath every day. ________________
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E. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the present tense.
1. The earth …………………… around the sun. (revolve)
2. Raunak …………………… hard for his tests. (study)
3. She ……………………… for the radio. (sing)
4. The teachers …………………… notebooks regularly. (correct)
5. She ………….. to the gym once a week. (go)
6. My parents ……………….. at 5 am. (get up)
7. Time and tide ……………… for none. (wait)
Şǯȱȱ ȱdzdzdzdzdzdzǯȱ¢ȱĴ¢ǯȱǻǼ
NOTE:
We have to use does not + V1 (singular) and do not + V1 (plural) to
form negative sentences of the present tense.
Subjects does/ do not +V1 Objects
My friend (singular) does not clean the rooms.
My friends (plural) do not clean the rooms.
ȱȱȱȱȁȂȱȱȁȂȱȱȱȱǯȱ
Do / does Subjects V1 Objects
Does my friend (singular) clean the rooms?
Do my friends (plural) clean the rooms?
F. Change the following statements into negative and interrogative
sentences respectively.
ŗǯȱ Ĵȱ¢ȱ¢ȱ¢ȱ ǯȱ
____________________________________________
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Řǯȱȱ ȱȱȱĜȱȱǯȱ
____________________________________________
řǯȱȱ ħ¢ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱ
____________________________________________
4. Children love reading comics.
____________________________________________
5. My father goes to university every week.
____________________________________________
6. We help each other in need.
____________________________________________
7. Sabina sells newspapers and books.
____________________________________________
G. Rearrange the following sets of words so that they are sentences.
1. What / your / want / does / do / to / father/ at leisure /?
Řǯȱȱ ¢ȱȦȱȱȦȱȂȱȦȱȱȦȱȱȦȱȱȱȦȱ ȱȦǯȱ
NOTE:
Future tense suggests future actions, promises or plans.
My father will start his business. (future tiona)c
¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱĞȱǯ (promise)
My sister will return from the US in 2025. (plan)
Sometimes, ‘going to V1Ȃȱis used to show strong desire.
My family is going to Ilam next year.
ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ¡ȱȱȱ
of the subject and the ‘willȂǯȱ
My father will start his business.
Will your father start his business?
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H. Read the sentences below and write what they express on the
lines.
1. We will be successful someday. __________________
2. Hard work will lead you to success. __________________
3. I will never be late again like today. __________________
Śǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱĴȱ¢ȱ ǯȱȱ ȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏ
5. My uncle will come tonight. __________________
Ŝǯȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ¡ȱ¢ǯȱȱ ȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏȏ
7. My aunt will send me a new iPhone. __________________
I. Change the following sentences into interrogative and negative
ones.
ŗǯȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱĞȱȱĴǯȱ
Řǯȱȱ ȱ ȱĚ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ǯ
3. We will send a parcel to you soon.
Śǯȱȱ ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱ¡ȱǯ
śǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ¡ȱ ǯ
6. Prasoon will write an email to me.
7. He will score the highest marks in the History paper.
J. Change the following sentences as indicated in the parentheses.
1. Biraj watches a documentary. (Simple Past)
2. Dipesh will buy an insurance. (Simple Present)
řǯȱȱ ȱȱ ȱę¢ǯȱȱ ǻ ȱ Ǽ
4. Dhiren dances to an English song. (Simple Past)
5. What will you buy here? (Simple Present)
6. They do not tease animals. (Simple Past)
7. It barked all night. (Simple Future)
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Şǯȱȱ ȱȱ Ȃȱȱȱǯȱ ǻ ȱ Ǽ
şǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱĴȱȱǯȱȱ ǻ ȱ Ǽȱ
K. Arrange the following sets of words to make sensible sentences.
1. Nepal / draw / will / Students/ of / a map/ .
2. eats / a lot of / Sunita / every / day / rice /.
3. he / speak / English / Does / correctly / ?
4. Rekha / anyone / blame / did not/ there.
5. picture / drew / Who / the / ?
6. soccer / play / once / a week / I /
L. Rewrite the passage in the simple past and simple future.
Today I get up at 6 am. Then I go to the restroom. I brush my teeth
ęǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱǯȱ Ğȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ
sit at the table to do my revisions. I do revisions till 9 am. Then I
ȱ¢ȱǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱşDZřŖǯȱ Ğȱ
ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ŚDZřŖǯȱ ȱ ȱ
ěȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ
ȱ¢ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱśDZřŖȱǯȱ Ğȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱ
ȱȱ ȱȱȱ¡ȱ¢ǯȱ ȱȱȱȱŞDZřŖǯȱ ¢ȱ
ȱȱęȱȱşǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱŗŖȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ
1. Yesterday I got up at 6 am. Then I went to the restroom. I
brushed ….
_____________________________________________________
2. Tomorrow I will get up at 6 am. Then I will go to the restroom.
I …..
_____________________________________________________
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M. Rewrite the sentences, correcting the spelling of verbs.
ŗǯȱȱ ¢ȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱ¡ǯȱ
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
Řǯȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱĴȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱǯȱ
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řǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ
trees.
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4. The professor invitd the new students of the class to the
ceremony.
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5. The school principal tryed very hard to be a fair judge.
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6. She sings as she pass by the supermarket.
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7. In winter, almost everyone gaineded weight.
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N. Pretend that you live near a beach. Write a passage in your
notebook about your experiences. Keep your passage in the
present tense, and use action verbs in each sentence.
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UNIT REVIEW: VERBS 30
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________________
A. Identify and circle the action verbs in the following sentences.
ǻś ŗƽśǼ
1. Dipa is playing football in the ground.
2. They kicked a ball over the wall.
řǯȱ ¢ȱȱ ȱȱęȱ ȱȱǯ
4. Doren has to break sticks into three pieces.
5. Rosalind painted two pictures.
B. Look at each underlined verb. If it is a main verb, write an ‘M’. If
ȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȁ
ȂȱȱȱȱǯȱȱǻŜ ŗƽŜǼȱ
1. Dipesh has Ĵ his answers. ______
2. Arman repaired his computer. _____
3. We had won the match easily. ______
4. Bindu speaks Chinese here. _______
5. Priyanka has been reading a book. _______
Ŝǯȱ
ȱcovers her notebooks. _______
C. Either add subjects or complements to the linking verbs below.
ǻś ŗƽśǼ
1. This soup tastes _________________.
2. Pramila proved __________________.
3. ___________________ are rather funny.
4. _______________ became Prime Minister.
5. We remained ______________________.
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ǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯǻś ŗƽśǼȱ
1. We have just ______________ kites.
2. Who had _________________ our photos?
3. Nima has ________________ her soup
4. Jyoti must have ___________ the pencil.
5. Amar has ________________ a stray dog.
E. Change the following sentences as per the directions in the
ǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻŜ ŗƽŜǼȱ
1. His aunt speaks rudely? (Simple Future)
2. She gets up at 6 am. (Yes/no question)
řǯȱȱ ȱȱĚ ȱȱǯȱǻ ȱ Ǽȱȱ
Śǯȱȱ ȱ Ȃȱȱȱǯȱǻ ȱ Ǽȱ
śǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱǻ ȯ ȱ Ǽ
6. Jiya drank tea. (Simple Present)
ǯȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱǻř ŗƽřǼ
(1) Once there was a poor man. (2) Though poor, his heart was full
of compassion for others. (3) Once he was about to eat the single
piece of bread he had, when he heard a knock at the door. (4) On
opening the door, he found a beggar. (5) The beggar was hungry.
(6) The poor man gave the beggar the piece of bread. (7) The beggar
blessed the man and gave him an empty wooden bowl. (8) Then
he went away.
1. Pick out the linking verb from the line 2.
2. Pick out the action verb from the line 4.
3. Change the following sentence into the interrogative sentence.
The beggar blessed the man.
GOOD LUCK!
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Unit 4 PRONOUNS
Lesson
15
He is a busy business person.
She is a beautiful woman.
It is one of the very tall trees.
A word that is used in place of a noun is called a pronoun.
A pronoun may be singular or plural.
Singular pronouns are: I, he, you, she, it, me, him or her.
Plural pronouns are: we, you, they, us, or them.
VISUAL UNDERSTANDING PAGE
1. I am a boy.
2. She studies in grade 5.
3. We play
4. It is very strong.
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