A Watering Rhyme | Class 4 | English | NCERT Solutions

Vocabulary

Word Practice

Words	Write three times
watering	…………….	…………….	…………….
noonday	…………….	…………….	…………….
boots	…………….	…………….	…………….
soak	…………….	…………….	…………….

 

Word Meanings

Words	Meanings
watering	giving water to the plants
noonday	noon time
boots	shoes
soak	making wet

 

Textbook Question and Answer

Reading is fun

1. What is the best time to water the plants?

Ans:

 Morning or evening is the best time to water the plants.

2. When should we not water the plants?

Ans:

We should not water the plants during noon time or hot sun.

3. Which part of the plant should be watered?

Ans:

The root part of the plant should be watered.

Word building

Place letters in their right order to form the names of the flowers.

PAETWEES	SWEETPEA
MRAIDOLG	MARIGOLD
JMINEAS	JASMINE
TLOUS	LOTUS
ARGOM	MOGRA
DHAAIL	DAHLIA
XOLHP	PHLOX
ANSPY	PANSY
BISIHCUS	HIBISCUS

 

Fun time

You have visited your school garden and seen different kinds of plants, shrubs and trees. This grid has the names of different parts of a tree. Look for these words- BUD, POD, LEAF, STEM, ROOTS, THORNS, BRANCHES and FLOWERS as fast as you can – vertically, horizontally and diagonally.

Ans:

Let’s Talk

1. Do you have a garden at home?

Ans: Yes, I have a garden at home.

2. Name some flowers which grow in your garden or near your house.

Ans: Marigold, rose, Jasmine, Hibiscus, Lotus, etc.

3. Give another word for ‘thirsty feet’.

Ans: Another word for thirsty feet is ‘roots’.

4. What happens when we water plants in the morning? Choose one answer.

( a ) They will grow well.

( b ) They will dry up.

Ans: ( a ) They will grow well.

5. From where do flowers get water?

( a ) From the bottom ( roots )

( b ) From the top ( leaves )

Ans: ( a ) From the bottom ( roots )

Say aloud

early	our	flower	their	could
curly	hour	flour	there	hood
surely	are	shower	care	should
where	seat	shake	bread	high
wear	sheet	sake	spread	sigh

 

Pick out the silent letters from these words

hour	knit	wrong	doubt
often	know	night	could
write	knife	high	walk

 

Answer

hour	h	knit	k
often	t	know	k
write	w	knife	k
wrong	w	doubt	b
night	g	could	l
high	g	walk	l

 

Let’s write

1. Write rhyming words for the words given below. One has been done for you.

(a)	morning	evening	(b)	car	……………
(c)	high	……………	(d)	boots	……………
(e)	heat	……………	(f)	where	……………

 

Answer:

(a)	morning	evening	(b)	car	far
(c)	high	sigh	(d)	boots	roots
(e)	heat	beat	(f)	where	there

 

2. Words like morning, evening, watering end in ing. Write six more words to which ing can be added at the end to form a new word.

Answer

(a)	sing	(b)	ring	(c)	wing
(d)	king	(e)	bring	(f)	cling

 

3. Look for words in the poem which sound like the words given below.

(a)	are ……………	(b)	there …………..	(c)	flour ……………
(d)	where ………….	(e)	son ……………	(f)	threw …………..

 

Answer

(a)	are ( hour )	(b)	there ( their )	(c)	flour ( flower )
(d)	where ( wear )	(e)	son ( sun )	(f)	threw ( through )

 

4. In the sentences below the capital letters, commas, full stops and question marks are missing. Put these in the correct places.

(a) on monday i will go to school

Ans: On Monday, I will go to school.

(b) rahim ravi and raju are going to see the circus

Ans: Rahim, Ravi and Raju are going to see the circus.

(c) sita where are you looking

Ans: Sita, where are you looking?

(d) the tailor went to the market mr singh

Ans: The tailor went to the market, Mr. Singh.

(e) every sunday i go for a walk have breakfast read story books listen to music and watch television

Ans:

Every Sunday, I go for a walk, have breakfast, read story books, listen to music and watch television.

(f) laxmi why are you crying

Ans: Laxmi, why are you crying?

(g) what is the colour of the sky

Ans: What is the colour of the sky?

(h) oranges mangoes bananas and papayas are fruits

Ans: Oranges, mangoes, bananas and papayas are fruits.