All the letters from Aa to Zz are called the alphabet.There are 26 letters in the English alphabet.

Say all the letters of the alphabet aloud.

Is B a capital letter or a small letter?

The alphabetCapital and small letters

Look at the letters of the alphabet below. Circle all thecapital letters.

These are capital letters. These are small letters.

a b c d e f g h i j k l m no p q r s t u v w x y z

A B C D E F G H I J K L M NO P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

b

c D e

F

g

h

J

K

L m

n o

p

Q r

S t

Vw

X

y

Z

A

Look at the letters carefully. Circle the letter that iswrongly written in each word.

Now write about yourself. Begin each name with acapital letter.

Hello.I am ___________.I am from ___________.My favourite cartoon character is ___________.

Capital and small letters

Hello. I am Ram Kumar.I am from JaipurMy favorite cartooncharacter is Dexter.

jumP Long

Long

mAngo Near osTrich

queeN

River

kangarOo

icecReam

Match the words in small letters to the same words incapital letters.

antboycardolleaglefathergiraffehouse

FATHERHOUSEGIRAFFECARANTDOLLEAGLEBOY

B

C

D

The alphabetABC order

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Look at the order of the letters.A comes before B, C comes after B, and so on.

The small letters have the same order too.a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

h comes before g. Yes No

ABC order is also called the alphabetical order.

What comes before, after and in the middle? Fill in theblanks.

.... B C

K .... M

U V ....

.... Y Z

C D ....

G .... I

Q R ....

.... O P

.... U V

.... KL

b....d

kl....

m....o

r....t

u....w

....qr

jk....

s....u

cd....

....yz

A

ABC order

Arrange the names of these children in the correct ABCorder. Number them from 1 to 10.

Karma Luna

Tom

NehaRajuChen

LaxmiSunnyDavid

Mary

1

B

ABC order

Arrange these animals in the alphabetical order.

gorilla

dog

tiger

horse

rhino

lion

penguin

bear

ostrich

yak

bear

C

The alphabetVowels and consonants

a e i o uThese five letters are vowels.All the other letters of the alphabet are called consonants.b c d f g h j k l m n p q r s t v w x y z

Is w a vowel or a consonant?

All the words below have vowels in them. Write thevowels in the circles.

umbrella

cauliflower

zebra

violin

hibiscus

mountains

leopard

crocodile

aeroplane

brother

A

Vowels and consonants

tiger

dragon

needle

trousers

marigold

boxing

chocolate

helicopter

yellow

fish

All the words below have consonants in them. Write theconsonants in the squares.

B

Vowels and consonants

Fill in the missing vowels.

fl __ g m __ rrord __ sk

__ nion l __ mond __ ck

kang __ roo b __ rdfr __ g

dr __ m ostr __ ch gorill__

C

Vowels and consonants

Fill in the missing consonants.

__ utterfly sol __ ier rai __ bow

ki __ e flo __ er tele __ ision

__ ountain__ ouse

bo __ es papa __ a __ ebra

ladde __

D

Nouns

Look at the picture.

Do you see an animal?Do you see something that can fly?Do you see a boy or a girl?Do you see a place to live in?Do you also see a place where ducks like to swim?

A

NounsLook at the words below and look at the picture again.Do you see them in the picture? Tick them if you seethem.

airplane boy car cat

dog duck garden girl

house log moon pond

river road sun tree

Remember!Everything that you see in the picture is anoun.

A noun is a naming word. It names people,places, animals and other things.

Is cow a noun? Yes No

Boy is a noun. Pond is a noun.

Cat is a noun. Aeroplane is a noun.

B

Nouns

people places things

animals and birds fruit and vegetables

Now think of and write two nouns in each group.

peopleplacesthingsanimals and birdsfruit and vegetables

Look at the nouns below. Put them into the correctgroups.

ball banana boy carrot cauliflowerchair computer elephant girl horsehospital jug man mouse pandapapaya parrot pencil playground radishschool teacher temple woman zoo

C

D

NounsSingular and plural

Here is a vase full of beautifulflowers. How many flowers doyou see altogether?

marigold dahlias

roses sunflowers

lotus hibiscus

Count the number of flowers and write the number inthe boxes.

A noun can be singular or plural.Rose is a noun. It is the name of a flower.

Rose is a singular noun. It means one.Roses is a plural noun. It means more than one.

Do you say two flower or two flowers?

1flower

2flowers

3flowers

9flowers

10flowers

11flowers

A

B

tents slide

flower

Singular and plural

Colour the correct pictures.

dog bananas

hens shirt

house

C

Singular and plural

Circle the correct word for each picture.

tulip tulips bag bags boy boys

dancer dancers house houses lion lions

egg eggs cup cups monkey monkeys

carrot carrots mountain mountains penguin penguins

D

Singular and plural

Write S if the noun is singular and P if the noun isplural.

doctor nurses

helicopters soaps

zoo swimming pool

tree apples

We can change many singular nouns into pluralnouns by adding the letter s.

cow cowshill hills

Write the plural form of these nouns.

clown

driver

bean

orange

road

town

balloon

clock

camel

pigeon

E

F

Articlesa and an

an apple on a tree an elephant in a car

a man with an umbrella a bow and an arrow

We use a for words beginning with a consonant.a tree a cara man a bow

We use an for words beginning with a vowel.an apple an elephantan umbrella an arrow

Is it a balloon or an balloon? …. .………....

aaaaa and ananananan

What is this? Tick the correct answer and copy it.

an ant

a bat

a cow

an ox

an owl

a parrot

a fan

an umbrella

an ostrich

a kangaroo

a knife

an axe

an ice cream

a flower

a bag

an envelope

A

aaaaa and ananananan

Do you use a or an before these words? Write youranswers in the given spaces.

____ engine ____ table

____ pencil ____ oar

____ insect ____ telephone

____ mask ____ envelope

____ inkpot ____ train

Use a or an only with singular nouns. a ball an orange a balls an oranges balls oranges

Put a tick ( ) or a ( )

an orange an eggs

a flowers a bag

a butterflies an elephants

a vase an apple

B

C

aaaaa and ananananan

Write the correct noun for each picture. Then write a oran before the singular nouns.

owl

balloons

pizza

momos

oranges

snake

arrow

star

pens

eggs

D

Adjectives

Look at Karun’s family photo. Everyone looks differentin the photo. How are they different?

1. dirty2. thin3. angry4. fat5. old6. happy7. small

grandfather grandmother father mother sisterbaby brother Karun dog cat

Match the names of the family members with the wordsthat describe them.

grandfather and grandmother

father

mother

Karun

sister

baby brother

cat and dog

A

B

Adjectives

dirty thin angry fat old happy smallThese words tell us about the people and animals in thepicture. They are adjectives.

An adjective is a word that tells us more about anoun.Adjectives are also called describing words.

a happy boy

Which is an adjective and which is a noun?happy boy

Choose an adjective from the box for each animal. Thencomplete the sentences.

(a) Look at this _________ mouse.

(b) Elephants are _________.

(c) Giraffes have _________ necks.

(d) It is a _________ cat.

(e) A rabbit has a _________ tail.

(f) A tortoise is a _________ animal.

(g) Pigs like to live in _________ places.

(h) Dogs are always _________ with the cats.

angry

big

bushy

dirty

fat

little

long

slow

C

Adjectives

Match the opposites.

1. beautiful2. big3. fast4. fat5. happy6. high7. hot8. light9. long10. old11. right

coldheavylowsadshortslowsmallthinuglywrongyoung

a _________ fairy and an ugly monstera big book and a _________ booka fast runner and a _________ runnera _________ cat and a thin cata happy face and a _________ facea high mountain and a _________ valleya _________ day and a cold daya _________ load and a heavy loada long line and a _________ linean _________ woman and a young girla right answer and a _________ answer

Now fill in the blank spaces with the adjectives.

1

D

E

Adjectives

Colours can also be adjectives.What do colours tell us about the nouns?Of course they tell us about their colour!

green grassblack shoeswhite shirt

What colourclothes are youwearing today?

Fill in these words in the puzzle.

blue brown red yellow purple

C

O

L

O

U

R

S

What colour is anorange?An orange is orange!

F

Nouns

Match each male to a female correctly.

Male and female

Is father a man or a woman?

Are you a boy or a girl?

boys

father

grandfather

king

man

Mr Yadav

uncle

grandmother

Ms Yadav

sister

woman

girls

aunt

mother

queen

brother

father and mother

male nouns

fathermanboy

female nouns

motherwomangirl

A

Male and female

Now copy the male nouns and their female nouns in thespace below.

Here are some names of animals. Write M for male and Ffor female in the boxes.

lion cow hen nanny goat he-buffalolioness bull cock billy goat she-buffalo

Now write the male name or the female name for eachanimal in the picture. Use your notebook.

boys and girls

B

C

NounsYoung ones

Look at the animal families.Do you know what the young ones are called?

lion lioness

cock hen nanny goat billy goat

cow bull

Here are the names for the young ones. Write them inthe correct places.

calf kid chick cub

A

Young ones

Whose babies are these?Match the babies with their parents.

bear

cat

cow

dog

duck

goose

hen

horse

sheep

1. lamb

2. gosling

3. chick

4. calf

5. cub

6. duckling

7. kitten

8. puppy

9. foal

B

Young ones

Now fill in the missing nouns. The babies are on the leftand the parents are on the right.

calf

cub

foal

kitten

puppy

hen

duck

goose

sheep

BABIES PARENTS

C

NounsProper nouns

Look at these two lists of nouns. How are theydifferent?

We give special names to people. The namesbegin with a capital letter.

Give a name to these people. You can choose the namesfrom the box.Bina Dolma Rajesh RameshPopeye Dexter Teddy Freddy

I am a girl.My name is_____________.

dayboyplacebook

MondayLaxmanKathmanduHello Grammar

These nouns begin with asmall letter.

These nouns beginwith a capital letter.

Hello.I am_____________.

A

B

Here are two lists. Which is the list of proper nouns?Write proper nouns in the correct box. Then writecommon nouns in the other box.

Your name is a special name.Your name is a proper noun.

A proper noun is a special name of people, places,animals and things.

ArunMeenaMr ThapaTom and JerrySankha ParkBagmatiSingaporeMonday

boygirlmancartoonparkrivercountryday

Do you knowmy name?

Can you giveme a nametoo?

________________ ________________

C

girl Nima Town river

Delhi animal Jonny Bravo Sunday

story Ms Taylor mother Cinderalla

Proper nouns

Names of the days are proper nouns too.

Friday ______________

Monday ______________

Saturday ______________

Sunday ______________

Thursday ______________

Tuesday ______________

Wednesday ______________

Here are the seven days of the week. But they are in thewrong order. Write them in the correct order.

Circle the proper nouns.D

E

Pronouns

Hello.My name is Muna.I am six years old.

This is my brother.He is ten years old.

This is my mother.She is very nice. This is my father.

He is very nice too.

This is my house.It is a beautiful house. These are Tommy

and Kitty.They are our pets.

We are all veryhappy.Are you happytoo?

Pronouns

Put the correct pronoun in the blank space.

My name is Sam.I He ______ am six years old.

I have a brother.He She ______ is ten years old.

I also have a sister.He She ______ is three years old.

My father is 30 years old.He She ______ goes to office.

My mother works at home.He She ______ takes care of us.

My father and mother are very nice.We They ______ love us very much.

Tina and Robin are my friends.We They ______ like to play together.

I he she it you we they

These words are pronouns. Pronouns are words thatcan be used in place of nouns.

The pronoun I is always written with a capital letter.

HELLO

Sam

A

Pronouns

Choose the correct pronouns from the box to fill in theblanks.

Hello.Do ______ know me?My name is Sunny.______ am six years old.

This is my Dad.______ is a police officer.

This is my Mum.______ is a nurse.

I like to play with Sonia and Binu.______ are my sisters.

This is the picture of my family.______ live in a town.

We have a beautiful house.______ is red in colour.

I you he she it they we

B

AdjectivesComparisons

We use adjectives to compare two people orthings. Look at these comparisons.

tall tallersmall smallerstrong strongereasy easier

A rhino is a big animal. An elephant is also a big animal.

But an elephant is bigger than a rhino.

This tree is tall. This giraffe is also tall.

Which is taller? tree giraffe.

Circle the correct adjective for each picture.

big bigger big bigger

thin thinner thin thinner

long longer

high higher

happy happier

thick thicker thick thicker

fat fatter fat fatter

wide wider wide wider

high higher

fast faster short shorter

long longer

happy happier

fast faster short shorter

high higher

Comparisons

A

Comparisons

Answer these questions.Which is thicker, your grammar book or your sciencebook?_______________________________Which is sweeter, icecream or honey?_______________________________Which is deeper, a well or a water tank?_______________________________Which is shorter, a giraffe or an elephant? _______________________________Which is colder, hills or mountains?_______________________________Which is bigger, your house or your school? _______________________________Who is taller, your father or your mother?_______________________________Which is harder, a football or a cricket ball?_______________________________Who is younger,you or yourteacher?_______________________________Which is nearerfrom your house,your school or youruncle’s house?______________

You aretaller, but Iam bigger.

B

VerbsAction words

Tick ( ) the things you do every day and cross out thethings you do not do.

I brush my teeth.I wash my hands and face.I drink milk.I play with my pet.I pluck flowers from the garden.I eat my breakfast.I help my mother.I polish my shoes.I read my books.I take a bath.I go to school.

Read these words aloud.

brush wash drink play pluckeat help polish read take go

All these words are about what you do. Theytell us about your action.

The words that tell the action are called verbs.

Is the word come a verb? Yes No

A

B

Action words

Some words are verbs and some words are nouns.Write V for verb and N for noun.

apple bird bring chaircut dance door jumprun see sing talktree walk write zoo

singdanceswimwalkplaydrawshoutfightteach

Write the correct verb for each action.

What do we do with oureyes?

C

D

We _____________ with our arms.We _____________ with our hands.We _____________ with our mouth.We _____________ with our teeth.We _____________ with our nose.We _____________ with our fingers.We _____________ with our foot.We _____________ with our tongue.

Action words

Write the correct verbs in the blanks.

bite clap eat hug

kick pluck smell taste

E

Verbsamamamamam, is is is is is and areareareareare

Who is right?

I am a girl. I am a boy.

He is an artist.

She is a teacher.

She is a student.

He is a doctor.

A

It is a rat.

It is a cat.

They are tall.

They are short.

We are happy. We are sad.

You are in Grade 1. You are in grade 2.

amamamamam, is is is is is and areareareareare

amamamamam, is is is is is and areareareareare

am is areThese are also verbs. They are called be verbs.

You use am with I.I am

You use is with he, she and it.He is She is It is

You use are with you, we and they.You are We are They are

You is my friend. Right Wrong

Use am, is or are to complete each sentence.

I ___________ reading a book.They ___________ my father and mother.He ___________ good at maths.You ___________ my best friend.We ___________ in the same class.She ___________ a beautiful girl.It ___________ my English book.

Tick ( ) the correct statements.

A cow is a plant.Elephants are big animals.Mountains are small.A house is a place to live in.Usha and Tara are the names of girls.You and I are people.

B

C

amamamamam, is is is is is and areareareareare

Circle the correct choice.

Singular nouns take is and plural nouns take are.a cow isa house iselephants aremountains are

Two nouns or two pronouns take are.Usha and Tara areYou and I areMy friend and I are

A whale is A whale are a very big animal.

Your nails is Your nails are too long.

The girls is The girls are playing

An apple is An apple are good to eat.

Laxmi is Laxmi are a a tall girl.

Pema and Dolma is Pema and Dolma are good friends.

A whale is..?!A whale are..?!

D

amamamamam, is is is is is and areareareareare

1. We ______ watching television.

2. Rohit ______ a strong boy.

3. It ______ eight o’clock now.

4. She ______ a taxi driver.

5. Cats and dogs ______ pet animals.

6. You ______ late again.

7. My brother ______ a waiter.

8. We ______ good children.

9. My brother and I ______ in the same class.

10. Tom and Jerry ______ cartoon characters.

11. They ______ my parents.

12. He ______ our good neighbour.

Fill in the blanks with am, is or are.

I ______ in Grade 1.

E

Verbshave have have have have and hashashashashas

Who is saying the right thing?

Have and has are verbs. They show possession.

We use have with I, you, we and they.I have You have We have They have

We use has with he, she and it.She has He has It has

You has ten fingers. Right Wrong

You have ten fingers. Right Wrong

I have three eyes. I have two eyes.

It has two legs. It has four legs.

The boy The girl

The boy The girl

A

have have have have have and hashashashashas

Use have or has correctly to fill in the blanks.

1. He ______ a sister.2. They ______ a big house.3. She ______ a nice car.4. We ______ lots of books.5. I ______ a little brother.6. You ______ two pens.7. It ______ a long tail.8. He ______ many pencils.9. We ______ a good school.10. She ______ a grandmother.

An elephant has along trunk.

An elephanthas big ears.

Birds have wings. Birds have beaks too.

B

Singular nouns take has.Plural nouns take have.

an elephant haselephants havea bird hasbirds have

Choose the correct noun from the box to fill in the blanks.

1. __________ has horns.2. __________ has fins.3. __________ have forked tongues.4. __________ has a long neck.5. __________ have a large eyes.

Fill in the blanks with either have or has.

1. The boy ______ short hair.2. Girls ______ long hair.3. Dogs ______ sensitive noses.4. A car ______ four wheels.5. Aeroplanes ______ wings.

A goat

A snakeA giraffeAn owl

A fishGoatsFishesSnakesGiraffesOwls

have have have have have and hashashashashas

C

D

have have have have have and hashashashashas

Fill in the blanks with have or has.I ______ two brothers and two sisters.My dog ______ a bushy tail.She ______ a beautiful dress.We ______ new shoes.It ______ long ears.Lions ______ manes.A donkey ______ small ears.You ______ a bottle of water.They ______ many friends.Mohan ______ a pet monkey.

This lion has areally big mane.

E

Prepositions

Your doll is onthe table.

Where are myshoes, my hat andmy teddy bear? Your shoes are under

the table. Your hat isin the bag. But I don’tsee your teddy bear.

Your teddybear isbetween thetable and thebed.

Where is my doll?

Where are myshoes, my hat andmy teddy bear?

Prepositions

The words on, under, in and between areprepositions.

A preposition is a word in front of a noun orpronoun to show its relation with other words in asentence.

Here are some common prepositions.

on in under nearbehind over between in front of

The fish is in thewater.

The bulb is over yourhead.

The school is in front of myhouse.

She is standing near thecar.

Prepositions

Look at the pictures below. Fill in the blanks withprepositions.

The cat is jumping ________ the fire. The monkey is _________ the wall.

The snake is _________ the hole. The bus is _________ the school.

She is standing _________ the river.

The mouse is __________ the chair. The tiger is __________ the trees.

A

Prepositions

Draw the pictures in the correct places.

Draw a cat on this table. Draw a tree near this house.

Draw a fish in this aquarium. Draw a ball under this chair.

Draw a flower between the two rocks.

B

Conjunctions

What is there in Meena’s bag?a book and a pencil.

We use and to join words. It is a joining word.

A joining word is called a conjunction.

Is the word and a conjunction? Yes No

Look at each picture. Write what you see there usingand.

1 2

3 4

I will put this in my bag. I will now put this in my bag.

A

Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box.

1. father and __________

2. teacher and __________

3. the __________ and the stars

4. __________ and drink

5. air and __________

Find words in the box that can be put together. Writethem using and.

daughter shoes night son trousersbrother black day coffee catsdogs daddy read mummy writesocks shirt sister white tea

1. son and daughter

2. ________________________________________

3. ________________________________________

4. ________________________________________

5. ________________________________________

6. ________________________________________

7. ________________________________________

8. ________________________________________

9. ________________________________________

10. ________________________________________

Conjunctions

foodstudentmotherwatermoon

B

C

Sentences

These are letters.

These are words.Letters combine tomake words.

These are sentences.Words combine tomake sentences.

A sentence always beginswith a capital letter and endswith a full stop.

cow girlgo

wants river

A cow eats grass.Children love sweets.

A B DF L Oa b df l o

Can you rearrange the jumbled letters to make words?hpenaelt

It is the name of a big animal: ______________astonumni

They are taller than hills: ______________sorfet

Animals live there: _____________sfih

They love water: _____________icnelp

You have it in your bag: ______________

Rearrange the jumbled words to make sentences. Beginwith a capital letter and end with a full stop.

1. fly birds can_____________________________________________________

2. the live lions jungle in_____________________________________________________

3. my me love parents_____________________________________________________

4. is dress this beautiful_____________________________________________________

5. open the is window_____________________________________________________

SentencesA

B

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Sentences

Look at the picture and write ten sentences about it.C

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