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Subject: English 1 Paper Prepared byTeacher of Class-II English Department

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New Oxford Learner’s Grammar and Composition -2

Naming words are Nouns * Naming words are called nouns. Nouns name people, places and things. ď ’ Here are some nouns Persons Places Things mom, dad, doctor, grandma, sky, stores, village, city, bus, train, boat, car, teacher, sister, brother forest, town, country kite, tree, ball, star.

1. Here are some nouns put them under the correct columns in the table.

Sona, man, January, table, Thursday, bird, mug, Jimmy, cow, book, March, shoe, Rohit, bike, pencil, Ronit, Mumbai, garden, Tokyo, Miss Hurst, pen, New Delhi.

Common Nouns man table bird mug cow book shoe bike pencil garden pen

Proper Nouns Sona January Thursday Jimmy March Rohit Ronit Mumbai Tokyo Miss Hurst New Delhi

* Read the sentences below and circle the nouns. Write the types of nouns they are: common or proper nouns. a. Does Nimmo really want to got Chennai ? Proper nouns. b. My brother has a black dog as a pet . Common nouns. c. Anny will travel to Rajshahi and Kasmir. Proper nouns.

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d. Which is larger, Earth or Mars. Proper nouns. e. I saw bullocks grazing on a farm. Common nouns. f. My father does not like fish and chips . Common nouns. g. I like to watch the stars in the sky at night. Common nouns. h. I found insects in her cupboard . Common nouns. i. We celebrate Eid and Diwali with our friends. Proper nouns and Common nouns.

Singular and Plural * Make the given singular nouns plural by adding – s.

Singular Plural a. face faces b. car ears c. eye eyes d. shoulder shoulders e. hand hands f. arm arms g. leg legs h. finger fingers i. toe toes j. knee knees * Usually, nouns ending in –s,–z,–x,–sh–ss and –ch change from singular to plural by adding–es.  Write the plural for the words given below.

Singular a. torch b. bunch c. switch d. eyelash e. stitch f. sandwich g. splash h. wash i. patch

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* Change these singular nouns into plurals by adding s or es – Singular Plural a. bucket buckets b. pencil pencils c. cross crosses d. book books e. princess princesses f. fork forks g. prince princes h. plus pluses i. branch branches j. cup cups k. hoax hoaxes * Some nouns ending with f or ef change into –ves when they become plurals – * Change the following singular nouns into their plurals – Singular Plural a. leaf leaves b. loaf loaves c. elf elves d. half halves e. wife wives f. shelf shelves g. life lives * Some nouns have special plural: Singular a. sheep b. deer c. woman d. mouse e. louse f. tooth g. foot h. goose i. this j. that k. I l. she/ he

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Tina’s Book * We add’s to some nouns to show belonging. * Add’s to the given nouns to show belonging – a. grandpa chair grandpa’s chair b. girl dress girl’s dress c. flower petals flower’s petals d. truck wheels truck’s wheels e. bird wings bird’s wings f. sky colours sky’s colours g. that man house that man’s house h. Ming store Ming’s store i. baby pram baby’s pram j. hero bravery hero’s bravery k. grandma kitchen grandma’s kitchen l. Anku car Anku’s car m. my friend games my friend’s games

A, An, The  “An” is used before words that start with a vowel sound.  “A” is used when a word a non–vowel sound.  We use “The ” when same nouns is used again.

1. Put “a” or “an” before the given words– a. a bunch b. a girl c. a factory d. an egg e. an honest man f. a hospital g. an exam h. an oven i. a year j. a water bottle Page- 4

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2. Fill in the blanks with “a” or “an” remember to use “an” before a vowel sound – a. My mother was a young girl when she started to learn music. b. An apple a day, keeps the doctors away. c. Getting up early is a habit with my sister. d. A goat came into our garden and chewed all the flowers. e. The magician changed the boy into an elephant in a second.

* Complete the given text using “a” or “the”.

Once upon a time, there was a shoemaker. The shoemaker lived in a small hut. He could make very pretty shoes. One day, a rich lady came to the shoemaker. She wanted a new pair of sandals made for her. The shoemaker worked for a month and made a beautiful pair of sandals. When the lady came, she was not at all happy with the sandals. The sandals were made of glass and the lady quite fat. She knew what would happen if she wore the sandals! The sandals would break. * Use “a”, “an” or “the” correctly in the following story.

Our town has only one pet store. I went to the pet store with daddy last Sunday. Daddy said I could buy a pet. I looked at a white mouse in a cage.

The mouse did not stop running. The shop assistant said that the mouse had come from Africa. Then I saw a rabbit. I offered the rabbit an orange. The assistant said no one could give the animals any food there. Looking at different animals, and playing with each one took an hour. Finally, I saw a funny animal near the entrance of the store. Can you guess what it was? It was a cute, funny cat. I decided to have a cat as my pet.

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Punctuation a.

Put in capital letters and full stops i. mr. sen worked in an office ii. the office was in kolkata iii. one day mr. sen went to delhi iv. he stayed at the ashoka hotel on jai singh road v. on monday he caught a plane back to kolkata Answer: i. Mr. Sen worked in an office. ii. The office was in Kolkata. iii. One day Mr. Sen went to Delhi. iv. He stayed at the Ashoka hotel on Jai Singh road. v. On Monday he caught a plane back to Kolkata.

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Completing Simple Forms 1.

Suppose you want to take part in an art competition. For that, you have to register yourself. Fill out the following form with necessary information.

Amar Ekushey Art Competition 33/A, Darus Salam Road, Mirpur, Dhaka 1.

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Name Father’s name Mother’s name Date of birth Class School name

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Applicant’s Signature

Authorized Signature

Answer: Amar Ekushey Art Competition 33/A, Darus Salam Road, Mirpur, Dhaka 1.

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Name Father’s name Mother’s name Date of birth Class School name

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: Abdul Zarif : Abdul Karim : Anjum Ara : 30 October 2007 : Two : Cambrian School, Dhaka.

Abdul Zarif Applicant’s Signature

Authorized Signature

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Comprehension Last Years Summer Vacation  Tick the correct choice: a) The main idea of the story according to you, was (i) talking (ii) mischief and fun (iii) the tree house b) The children used to remain in the tree house. (i) during the day (ii) in the morning (iii) at night c) The children enjoyed one of the following the most. (i) board games (ii) twinkling of the stars (iii) talking to each other d) The tree house was on the – (i) mango tree (ii) apple tree (iii) peepal tree e) The children shared their breakfast with the – (i) birds and the squirrels (ii) ducks and hens (iii) cows and goats

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Letter ď‚ł Write a letter to your sister about your best friend.

Date: 01-01-14 Cambrian School Hostel Pragati Sarani, Dhaka Dear Tani, How are you? I am fine. You wanted to know about my best friend.

The name of my best friend is Rifat. We read in the same class. We sit together in the class. He is very friendly and helpful boy. He likes to play football. I love him and he also loves me very much.

No more today. Give my salam to the parents.

Your loving brother Rony Stamp From Rony Dhaka

To Tani C/O: Abul Kashim 70/1 Pabna

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Composition 1. My Mother The name of my mother is Fatema. She is an ideal housewife of our family. She is very polite, affectionate and intelligent. She manages the family very nicely.

She takes great care of all of us. She loves us very dearly. My mother is very religious. She is also very kind to the poor. She keeps our house neat and clean. I love my mother very much.

2. Jackfruit (Our National fruit) Every country has a national fruit. Bangladesh also has a national fruit and that is jackfruit. Jackfruit is grown more or less in all parts of the country. It is a very delicious and nutritious food. It is green in colour when ripe. Its outside is very hard. It gets ripe in Summer. The ripe jackfruit is very sweet and juicy. The pods can be eaten with rice also. We eat green jackfruit by cooking. We can also eat the seeds of pods by cooking. It is a very popular fruit in the village area.

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Translation 1.

gvbyl GKv evm Ki‡Z cv‡i bv = Man cannot live alone.

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evsjv‡`k Avgv‡`i gvZ…f~wg = Bangladesh is our motherland.

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GK †`‡k GK ivRv wQ‡jb = There was a king in a country.

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mgy‡`ªi cvwb bxj = The water of the sea is blue.

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wZwb AwZkq `qvjy wQ‡jb = He was very kind.

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wg_¨vev`x‡K †Kn wek¦vm K‡i bv = Nobody believes a liar.

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Pv GKwU RbwcÖq cvbxq = Tea is a popular drink.

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Avgvi Lye ¶zav †c‡q‡Q = I feel very hungry.

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Mi” `ya †`q = The cow gives milk.

10. GB evwowU Avgv‡`i = This is our house.

11. Kvbœv _vgvI = Stop crying.

12. Avwg muvZvi KvU‡Z Rvwb = I know how to swim.

13. †Zvgv‡K m‡ZR †`Lvq = You look fresh.

14 Avwg evRv‡i hve = I shall go to market.

15. ivbv K‡Vvi cwikÖg K‡i = Rana works very hard.

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