1. Fill in the Blanks with the Correct Form of the Words in the Brackets

1. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in the brackets.

a. Gauri is ______than Gita.( tall)

b. Rohan’s dress is ______than Mohan.(colourful)

c. Mr. John is the ______teacher in the school.(good)

d. Of the three cats, the black one is the …………………………. (small) e. Maria is ………………………….. than Jane right now. (happy) f. Everest is …………………….. peak in the world. (high)

g. The elephant is ………………….. animal in the world. (large)

h. Russia is the ……………………. country in the world.(big)

i. Taniya is a ______girl. (brilliant)

j. Isn’t he the ______little boy you’ve ever met? (nice)

2. Underline the adverbs in the given sentences and write whether it is an adverb of manner, time or place.

a. I ate my breakfast yesterday.

b. Madhu left the room quietly.

c. Jose reads his book quickly.

d. I was late yesterday for my meeting at work.

e. My grandfather’s house is nearby.

f. The children were crossing the road carefully.

g. We looked for the dog everywhere.

h. My father comes home early.

i. It is freezing outside.

3. a. Write a formal letter to the principal of your school asking ten days leave as your sister is getting married in India. b. Write a letter to your principal asking for ten days leave, as you have to fly to India to attend your cousin’s marriage. c. Write a letter to your class teacher to inform that you need four days leave. d. Write a letter to the principal asking him to grant permission to participate in “Drawing Competition”

4. Reference to the context from the prose.

1. ‘ No more presents till you stop watching T.V. and do your homework regularly’

a. Who said these words to whom?

b. Why did they say like this?

2. “Yes, of course. That is very easy.”

a. Who said these words to whom? b. Why did the speaker say like this?

3. “I don’t claim to be wise. Even then, I am ready for the test”.

a. Who said these words to whom?

b. What was the situation?

4. Oh, that’s not difficult! Just don’t be lazy. I have another pair of skates in Mumbai.

a. Who is ‘I’ referring to in the above lines? What he would like to do with another pair of shoes?

b. What did he ask Disha to do?