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Vocabulary

New word practice

Words	Write three times
library	…………….	…………….	…………….
galore	…………….	…………….	…………….
skinny	…………….	…………….	…………….
wide	…………….	…………….	…………….
shelves	…………….	…………….	…………….
wonderful	…………….	…………….	…………….

 

Word Meanings

Word	Meaning
library	reading room
galore	plenty of
skinny	thin
wide	broad
shelves	Plural of shelf, which means a place to store or display things
wonderful	interesting

Textbook Question and Answer

Reading is fun

1. What did the library door say?

Ans:

The library door said come in, come in.

2. What did the books in the library look like?

Ans:

Some books in the library looked tall skinny and some looked little fat. 

3. Why did the child in the poem like looking at the pictures?

Ans:

The child in the poem liked looking at the pictures because the pictures told stories.

Let’s listen

Listen to the words

Come in, come in

Go out, go out

What words signs have you seen or heard-

at home	………………………….
at the vegetable shop	………………………….
at the library	………………………….
at the doctor’s place	………………………….
at the bus stop	………………………….
at the toy shop	………………………….

 

Answer

at home	welcome
at the vegetable shop	No bargaining
at the library	Silence, please
at the doctor’s place	Health is wealth
at the bus stop	First ladies then Gents
at the toy shop	Buy one get one free

 

Let’s talk

1. Do you like reading story books?

Ans:

Yes, I like reading story books.

2. What kinds of stories do you like?

Ans:

I like moral and adventurous stories.

3. The word galore means in great numbers. Do you also have a class library or a school library which keeps many books? Can you borrow books?

Ans:

Yes, we have a class library as well as a school library.

We can borrow books for some days.

4. Tell the class about your favourite story book. Talk about the character you liked most in the book.

Ans:

My favourite story book is The giving tree. I liked the character of the tree because the tree helped the boy selflessly without expecting anything.

Let’s write

Make word families. The first word in each has been written for you.

ell		ail
w e l l s h …. …. …. b …. …. …. s p …. …. …. t …. …. ….		t a i l m …. …. …. t r …. …. …. r …. …. ….
ee		ook
s e e t h r …. …. b …. …. t r …. ….		b o o k l …. …. …. c r …. …. …. s h …. …. …. b r …. …. ….

 

Answer

ell		ail
w e l l s h e l l b e l l s p e l l t e l l		t a i l m a i l t r a i l r a i l
ee		ook
s e e t h r e e b e e t r e e		b o o k l o o k c r o o k s h o o k b r o o k

 

Look at this sentence –

A library is a place where books are kept.

Now fill in the blanks after reading these sentences.

An ……………. is a place where aeroplanes take off and land.

Ans: airport

A ……………. is a place where food is cooked.

Ans: kitchen

A …………… is a place where sick people are taken care of.

Ans: hospital

A …………… is a place where you can buy things.

Ans: shop
A ……………. is a place where children study.

Ans: school

Homework

Rhyming words

Write the rhyming pair of words from the poem ‘Books’.

Words	Rhyming words	Words	Rhyming words
door	………….	shelves	………….
look	………….

 

Completing stanzas

Complete the following stanzas as per the poem Books.

a)

Tall skinny books

…………………………….

Little fat books

……………………………

 b) 

“Come in, come in!”

Said the ……………….

I opened ……………..

And saw ……………..

Word families

Make the following word families.

-one	-ake
……………. ……………. ……………. ……………. …………….	……………. ……………. ……………. ……………. …………….

Opposite words

Write the opposite words of the following words.

Words	Opposite words	Words	Opposite words
wide	……………….	tall	……………….
skinny	……………….	wonderful	……………….