(Class-IV)

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D.A.V. College Managing Committee

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 Contents
S.No Topic Page No.

1. Naming Words 1-10

2. Genders 11-17

3. Pronouns 18-24

4. Prepositions 25-35

5. Describing Words 36-46

6. Determiners 47-52

7. Verbs 53-60

8. Adverbs 61-68

9. Tenses 69-81

10. Sentences: Subject and Predicate 82-89

11. Interrogatives 90-100

12. Conditionals 101-110

● Reading for Understanding 111-124

 Unit

1 Naming Words

Look at the words given below. Help Neeti to arrange the things in their proper
rooms in the given network. Also add one more object in each room.

saucepan dressing table stove wardrobe

carpet shower centre table washbasin
bed sheet kettle sofa towel

Sitting room Kitchen

House

Bathroom Bedroom

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All the words you have filled in are the names of things that we use everyday.
These names are Common nouns.

In which room do you normally—

“ listen to music? _________________ “ spend free time? ______________________

“ sleep? __________________________ “ feel relaxed? ____________________

“ watch TV? _____________________ “ study? _____________________________

“ take dinner? _____________________

Guess who these people are.

1. The __ho__og__ap__ __r loves his camera.

2. I teach in a school. I am a __ __a__ h__ __ .

3. I fight for my country. I am a __ ol__ __e__ .

4. I sell fruits in the market. I am a f __ __ i__s __l__ __r.

5. Himanshu repairs cars and trucks. He earns his living as a __ec__ __n__c.

All your answers are common nouns.

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Question Answer Score
1. Who is popularly known as
the Master Blaster? _______________________
2. Which country is famous for
noodles? _______________________
3. Which country hosted the
2012 Olympic Games? _______________________
4. Which is the highest
mountain peak in the world? _______________________
5. Who is the Prime Minister of
our country? _______________________
Total..................
All the answers that you have written are special names for people, places or things.
Remember
Special names are called Proper nouns. Proper nouns always begin with a capital
letter.

Turn to the reading passage A.3 ‘A True Friend’ (Unit-Sports) of My English Reader.
Get into groups of four. Pick out naming words from the story and write them
under the following headings.
People Place Thing

Circle the proper nouns.

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Look at the pictures given below:
This is of roses. This is of pearls.

a bouquet a string

This is of keys.

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Remember
When a noun stands for a collection of persons or things, it is called a Collective noun.

flock sheep

army soldiers
stands
for a collection of
fleet ships

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Given below are some mis-spelt collective nouns. Replace one letter in each one
of them to get the correct spellings. The first one has been done for you.

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Ever hea ls
p a r li a m ent of ow
“ a s!
a k n o t of toad ins!
You get one mark for every correct answer. “
ro o k e r y of pengu
“ a ese!
a g a g gle of ge
“

1. A block of sheep. flock

2. A sleet of ships.

3. A munch of grapes.

4. A sack of cards.

5. A dwarm of bees.

6. A berd of elephants.

7. A thoir of singers.

Total score ___________________

For the Teacher
Signature ____________________
Get the dictation test cross checked by the partners.

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Given below is a collection of words. Let us see if you can put them in the correct
blank!

robbers
lions
wolves
clothes
rooms
flowers
players

1. a pride of _________________________

2. a wardrobe of _____________________

3. a suit of __________________________

4. a bouquet of ______________________

5. a team of _________________________

6. a pack of __________________________

7. a gang of _________________________

Now turn to the passage A.3 ‘A True Friend’ (Unit-Sports) of My English Reader.
Pick out one collective noun from the story. Write it below. Then write five more
collective nouns of your own choice.

1. __________________________ 2. __________________________

3. __________________________ 4. __________________________

5. __________________________ 6. __________________________
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Give one word for the group of words given in bold in each of the statements
given below. Take the help of the Aid Box.

AidBox
shoal staff
family audience
queue
troop

1. A line of people waiting for their

turn to get into a bus. ___________________________

2. A group of people watching a

show/attending a lecture. ___________________________

3. Rahul saw a large group of red

coloured fish in the aquarium. ___________________________

4. A group of parents and children

waiting at the dining table for the
food to be served. ___________________________

5. All the teachers in a school attending

a meeting with the Principal. ___________________________

6. A group of monkeys perched on a

wall in a zoo. ___________________________

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1. Read the words given below and put them in the correct boxes.

Jaya Himanshu Shillong peach

leopard nightingale wardrobe Aditya
chimpanzee turtle chocolate Reema
Bhopal doll Ananya Nasik
computer Patna swan Mysore

People Places Animals/Birds Things

2. Match the following with their collection.

a troop of geese

a litter of flies

a flock of elephants

a gaggle of puppies

a herd of monkeys

a swarm of sheep

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3. Fill in the blanks with one word.

(a) All the players in the _______________________________ performed well.

(b) Uncles and aunts, and nieces and nephews form a ______________________.

(c) A collection of photographs is kept in an ____________________________.

(d) A __________________ of dancers from Mexico visited our school last week.

4. Complete the following blanks.

(a) Driver is to car as ____________________________ is to aeroplane.

(b) Tooth brush is to teeth as ____________________________ is to hair.

(c) Teacher is to learners as ____________________________ is to patients.

5. Put the words that go together. Take the help of the Aid Box.

(a) oil and ________________________

(b) rain and _______________________

AidB
AidBoxlamp
(c) needle and ____________________ thread
cradle
(d) baby and _______________________ night
clou d s

(e) stars and _______________________

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6. Work with your partner and complete the following web chart with
appropriate words.

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 2
Unit

Genders
Look at the following family tree and the names of some of the relationships
in the Aid Box. Then complete the sentences given on the next page. Some
sentences have been completed as examples.

Kishori Lal Shanta Devi

Rajat Kapoor Sunita Nayyar Dheeraj Nayyar Pallavi Bansal

Madhuri Kapoor Mahima Kapoor

AidBox Abhimanyu Nayyar Ankit Nayyar

Aid
Box
AidBox
grandmother Aid
grandfather grand-daughter son
grandson mother
Box father daughter
aunt uncle niece nephew
cousin daughter-in-law son-in-law
sister-in-law brother-in-law

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 1. Sunita Nayyar is Kishori Lal Nayyar’s daughter.

2. Rajat Kapoor is Kishori Lal’s son-in-law.

3. Dheeraj Nayyar is Kishori Lal’s _____________________________________________________.

4. Pallavi Bansal is Shanta Devi’s daughter-in-law.

5. Madhuri Kapoor is Dheeraj Nayyar’s niece.

8. Abhimanyu Nayyar is Sunita Nayyar’s __________________________________________.

7. Dheeraj Nayyar is Madhuri Kapoor’s ____________________________________________.

8. Mahima Kapoor is Shanta Devi’s ________________________________________________.

9. Pallavi Bansal is Sunita Nayyar’s ___________________________________________________.

10. Ankit Nayyar is Madhuri Kapoor’s ______________________________________________.

All these people either belong to the ‘male’ or the ‘female’ gender.

Remember
Male human beings or animals belong
to the masculine gender while female
human beings or animals belong
to the feminine gender.

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The following persons/animals have got separated from their partners. Draw
lines to match the partners.

author heroine
actor madam
landlord peahen
horse witch
peacock authoress
hero mare
sir landlady
wizard actress

The names of some persons or animals are given below. Write ‘M’ if they are of
the masculine gender and ‘F’ if they are of the feminine gender. Write the name
of the opposite gender in the space provided. Take words from the Aid Box.

Person/Animal Male/Female Opposite Gender

bride _______ ___________________
AidBox
host _______ ___________________
mare
bridegroom
master _______ ___________________
emperor
duke _______ ___________________ king
cow _______ ___________________ mistress
queen _______ ___________________ dog
bitch _______ ___________________ hostess
duchess
empress _______ ___________________
bull
horse _______ ___________________
peahen
peacock _______ ___________________

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We have learnt about the masculine and the feminine genders. Let us now
understand about the common gender.

Remember
Some names are common for both the
genders. They can be used for both
males and females. They are nouns
of the Common gender. For example,
child, doctor.

Add a few more to the list.

(a) ______________________ (b) ______________________ (c) ______________________ (d) _____________________ (e) _____________________

Now complete the names of the following persons/animals and write whether they
belong to male/female/common gender. The first one has been done for you.
Gender

1. A person who paints is a p a i n t e r. Common

2. A child without parents is called an ___ rp ___ ___n.

3. A person who lives in the house next to yours,

is your n __ __ gh __o __ r.

4. Your father’s dad is your __r __ n __f __t __ __r.

5. The opposite gender of a horse is a __ a __e.

6. The opposite gender of nephew is n__ __c __ .

7. The person who teaches us is a __ e __ __ __ __ __.

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Ms Parikh is going to tell her students a new story today. But there is a problem.
The boys want her to tell them the story of a wizard while the girls want her to
tell them the story of a witch. Ms Parikh thinks of a plan.

I’ll tell you a story. Change the gender

of the nouns in each line and you
can get a story both about the witch
and the wizard.

Complete the story that the students narrated.

‘The Cruel Wizard of Osmania’ / ‘The Cruel Witch of Osmania’

Once upon a time there lived a wizard in a jungle.
Once upon a time there lived a witch in a jungle.

He was very kind hearted but his wife was very cruel.
She ______________________________________ but her _______________________________________

The wizard would always help everyone who was in trouble.

The witch with her magic wand caused problems for the people.

One day the Emperor of Afghanistan and the Duke of Kent were

passing through the jungle on their horses.

The witch saw them coming and thought to herself,

‘Hee, Hee, let me trouble them and steal their peacocks.’

The wizard heard her and decided to help the travellers.

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Now turn to the passage B.2 ‘Mix-up at Birth’ (Unit-Sports) of My English Reader.
Locate and write the opposite genders of those given in the blurb.

1. ____________________________
aunt
2. ____________________________
father

3. ____________________________ fisher-man

Find out two common genders in the passage.

1. ____________________________

2. ____________________________

1. Check your knowledge. Complete the following statements.

(a) Your mother’s mother is your __ __ an __m__t __ __ __ .

(b) Your hair is cut by a b __r __e __ .

(c) Your father and mother are your __ ar __ __ts.

(d) A person who treats a patients is a d __ __ __ __ __ .

(e) A boy on his wedding day is the __ri__e __ro __m.

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2. Pair Them!

Match and arrange the following list of words in the two columns given below:

A B
fox hart

count master

mistress peahen

peacock countess

roe vixen
Te aacchhee rr: n
iar
famil to
Male Female h
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_________ __________ If so ur stude to find
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_________ __________ mean

_________ __________
_________ __________
_________ __________

3. Fill in each blank with the opposite gender of the word given in bold letters.

(a) The Duke of Kent was cruel but the _____________ was kind hearted.

(b) Mrs Kaul invited all her nephews and ___________ to her son’s birthday.

(c) The wicked queen wanted Snow White to die but the ________________
loved his daughter very much.

(d) My uncle is very fat but my___________________is slim.

(e) The ________________ smiled and waved at everyone but the emperor
seemed to be very sad.

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