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PICTO GRAMMAR
Hot tea Beautiful flower Two dice
Tired man
Bald head Young graduate
An adjective is a word that describes a noun.
USE GRAMMAR
G. Look at the picture and fill in the blanks with suitable words.
1. There is a _____________
Large ground in my school.
Dark
2. The _____________ sky looks beautiful at night.
3. The tray has _____________
Fresh vegetables.
4. It is a _____________
rainy day.
sweet
5. The girl gave her friend a _____________ smile.
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When there are two or more adjectives together, they
appear in the following order.
Quantity - One Five Nine
Quality or Opinion - Brave Great Amazing
Size - Small Tall big
Age - Old Young Adult
Colour - Purple Dark Green
H. Put the words in correct order and rewrite each sentence.
1. They have a post-box. (Red, Small, Rectangular)
2. I have sticks. (Long, Two, Brown)
3. Find me brushes. (New, Five, Yellow)
4. Mahesh is a boy. (Thin, Tall, Clever)
5. It is a plate. (Round, Pink, Small)
I. Refer to a dictionary for the meanings and circle the odd one.
1. Tiny - Small, Enormous, Little, Puny.
2. Ample - Great, Plentiful, Generous, Restricted.
3. Kind - Harsh, Concerned, Charitable, Gentle.
4. Honest - Reliable, Trusty, Sincere, Deceitful.
5. Cheerful - Bright, Low, Gay, Contented.
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WRITING
J. Imagine that you are the School Pupil Leader. Write a formal letter inviting
the chief guest for the school's Annual Day. Give details of the time and
place of the event.
School Name
Address
February 15, 2018
Name of the Chief Guest
Designation
Address
Respected Madam,
I am writing this letter on behalf of school. Our school is going to conduct
its Annual Day on 20 of February. In this connection, we cordially invite you to our 23rd
th
Annual Day to be the cheif guest and address the gathering. We are sure the students
will benefit from your ideas and words. We will be privileged to have you in our school
on this special day.
We look forward to receiving your acceptance.
Yours Sincerely,
Signature
School Pupil Leader
Imagine that you are the sports captain of your school. Write a formal letter
to the sports captain of another school inviting her/ his team for a friendly
match. You may choose any sport. Give details of time and place.
( Note: Follow the format of the letter given above.)
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CREATIVE WRITING
K. Make a diary entry on the impact of a sports personality who is an inspiration
to you.
Note:
Date your entry.
Write naturally and truthfully.
Use first person. (I read about Mithali, I like her playing style, etc.,)
Make your entry informal and expressive.
Use words that express feelings and write what you feel about it.
LANGUAGE CHECK POINT
Kovai is further Kovai is farther ? Further means 'additional'.
from Chennai than from Chennai than Farther is used to talk
Trichy. Trichy. about distance.
Sheeba is more Sheeba is ? Avoid double comparatives.
stronger than stronger than Adjectives of one syllable
Sinduja. Sinduja. usually form their comparatives
by adding -er to the positive.
Adjectives with more than
two syllables take 'more'.
My elder sister is My elder sister is ? We generally use tall with
six feet high. six feet tall. people, and it’s the opposite
of short.
Use high when referring to
trees, buildings, mountains,
and it’s the opposite of low.
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Grammar
Adjective
An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun.
Kinds of Adjectives
Adjectives of Quality
show the kind or quality of a person or thing.
Example:
Kolkata is a large city.
He is an honest man.
The foolish old crow tried to sing.
This is the Grammar of the English language.
Adjectives of Quality answer the question : Of what kind ?
Adjectives of Quantity
describe the quantity of something.
Example:
I ate some rice.
He showed much patience.
He has little intelligence.
We have had enough exercise.
He has lost all his wealth.
You have no sense.
He did not eat any rice.
Take great care of your health.
He claimed his half share of the booty.
There has not been sufficient rain this year.
The whole sum was expended.
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Adjectives of Quantity answer the question: How much?
Adjectives of Number
show how many persons or things are meant, or in what order a person or
thing stands.
Example:
Each hand has five fingers.
Few cats like cold water.
There are no pictures in this book.
I have taught you many things.
All men must die.
Here are some ripe mangoes.
Most boys like cricket.
There are several mistakes in your exercise.
Sunday is the first day of the week
Demonstrative adjectives
point to "which" noun or pronoun you're speaking about. These four words will help
you spot demonstrative adjectives -this, that, these, those.
Example:
This lady is stronger than Maha.
That boy is industrious.
These books are good.
Those girls must be encouraged.
Demonstrative Adjectives answer the question: Which?
Interrogative Adjectives
Interrogative adjectives pose a question. They need a noun or pronoun by their side.
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