Chapter-8 POEM-I am Writing a Letter
Activity 1:
Dictionary Reference: Learning New Words
Anxious: i&krmMd
Travels: c`ldw hY
Blot: sukwaxw
Envelope: il&w&w
Turn over: pltxw
Activity 2: Make
meaningful sentences of the following words:
1. anxious: I am anxious to know my result.
2. envelope: This envelope is very costly.
3. blotting paper: I need a blotting paper.
Activity 3: Answer
the following questions:
1. Who is the
poet writing the letter to?
Ans. He is writing the letter to his mother.
2. What did the
poet write on the envelope?
Ans. He wrote the address.
3. Why was the
poet anxious?
Ans. He was anxious to keep the letter neat and clean.
4. What is the
meaning of 'My pen travels slowly'?
Ans. It means that the poet writes slowly.
5. What is the
meaning of 'There's just room for ten'?
Ans. It means that the letter has a little space now.
Activity4:Pick out
the adverbs in the following sentences.
Answers
1.Loudly
2.rudely
3.bitterly
4.early
6.kindly
Activity 5:Find any
five 'describing words' from the poem and write them in the space provided.
Also,
write the word that it describes
For
example: Once there was a big green tree. Little boy played under its cool
shade.
Describing
Word (Adjective) Described Word(Noun)
1. big tree
2. little boy
3. cool shade
4. dearest mummy
5. long sheet
6. new pen
Activity7: Answers
1. My room is bigger than yours.
2. Sachin's score is better than Sehwag's.
3. The Pacific Ocean is deeper than the Arctic Ocean.
4. The Arctic Ocean is colder than the Indian Ocean.
5. Ravi is
politer than Sunny.
6. My sister is taller
than me.
7. A rose is more
beautiful than a marigold.
8. The earth is larger
than the moon.
9. An ounce is
less than a pound.
10. Learning Mandarin is more difficult than learning English.
Activity:9-Answers
Complete the following sentences by using the correct
form of adjective given in bold
Example: I have a fast car, but my friend's car is
______.
Correct Sentence: I have a fast car, but my friend's
car is faster.
1. This is a nice dog. It's much nicer than my friend's dog.
2. Here is Laxmi. She's five years old. Her brother
Ram is ten. Ram is older.
3. Anita has an interesting hobby, but my sister has the most interesting hobby in the
world.
4. Last holiday I read a good book. My father gave me
an even better booklast weekend.
5. School is boring, but homework is more boring than school.
6. Skateboarding is a dangerous hobby. Bungee jumping
is more dangerous than
skateboarding.
7. This magazine is cheap, but that one is cheaper.
8. We live in a small house, but my grandparents'
house is even smaller thanours.
