(Example) If I were the gilli, I would see the blue sky, the sun, clouds, birds flying, and my friends looking up at me from the ground.
Let us Learn (Pages 81-83)
Sameer was unhappy because he was unable to find his drawing book. He decided to redo his work.
Both ‘un-’ and ‘re-’ are prefixes. When we add a prefix at the beginning of a word it changes that word’s meaning. Each prefix has a different function.
Un + happy – unhappy (not happy)
Re + draw – redraw (draw again)
Look at the meaning of the following prefixes.
Un : not
Re : again
A. Add correct prefixes to the following words to create new words. Write the new word along with its meaning in the space given below.
Answer:
Prefix
Word
New Word
Meaning
un-
common
uncommon
Something that is not easily found
re-
write
rewrite
write again
un-
aware
unaware
not aware
un-
comfortable
uncomfortable
not comfortable
re-
arrange
rearrange
arrange again
re-
think
rethink
think again
B. In the following table, encircle the nouns that you can see, taste, touch, or smell.
The words that you have NOT encircled are abstract nouns. The word ‘abstract’ refers to something that has no physical shape. For example, ‘sadness’ is an abstract noun.
‘Happiness’ and ‘rose’ are both nouns, but you can touch, see, and smell a rose.
However, you cannot touch happiness. It is a feeling.
Feelings, thoughts, ideas, etc., are all abstract nouns as they cannot be touched, smelt, or seen.
Can you think of a few more abstract nouns? Write them in your notebook and share them with the class.
Answer:
Note to the Teacher
Introduce the concept of abstract nouns through examples from daily life.
Facilitators may also use examples from L1 to show the correlation of abstract nouns and adjectives to the learners.
Discuss the difference between abstract nouns and adjectives and how to identify the two.
Possessive pronouns indicate ownership or relationship between people and things.
For example:
The book on the table is mine.
The red handbag is hers.
There is a new cycle near the gate, is it yours?
C. Fill in the blanks with the most suitable word from the list below.
theirs, mine, yours, his, hers, ours