Worksheet I
You have read in B.2 ‘The Tale of a Tail’ (Unit-Growing Up) of My English Reader, that Swami and Pea had a fight. Now that Swami has realised that he is wrong, he is preparing an Egg Carton Jewellery Box to gift to his friend. Read the procedure for making the same and fill in the blanks using the words given in the Aid Box below.
Aid Box
[a few, some, a little, many, a lot of, a/an, several, each]
Egg Carton Jewellery Box
This box is an interesting way to store your treasures.
Materials to be used:
Some newspapers, an egg carton, some cardboard, some foam, a few paint brushes, several photographs, a few ribbon pieces, many imitation jewels, a few cotton balls, some glue
Instructions:
- Spread the newspapers over a large work surface. Paint the entire egg carton with a little poster paint and let it dry completely.
- Decorate the outside of the carton with a few ribbons and many jewels. You could even paste several photographs of each friend.
- Put some glue at the bottom of each egg section. Then put a cotton ball in each one.
- The Jewellery Box is ready.
Worksheet II
Work with your partner. Fill in the blanks with appropriate determiners in the comic strip given below.
There isn’t any salt in it.
You’re right, Mom. We need to add some salt, some herbs and a little oil.
Lovely! And then we can have chips with it.
Chips? Mom does not keep many chips at home!
Worksheet III
Leena, her brother Daksh and their daddy are in the zoo. Leena is very excited. So, she just cannot stop chatting with her father. While conversing, they forget certain words. Complete the conversation between Leena and her daddy.
Leena : It’s great here, dad! Look at the white rhinos over there.
Dad : Yes, they’re from Africa. There are only 29,000 rhinos left in the world.
Daksh : Dad, I’m thirsty. Is there some lemonade left in that bottle?
Dad: No, there isn’t any but there’s some water.
Leena: Oh, Daksh! Forget about the lemonade. Dad, are there any ostriches here?
Dad: I’m sure there must be a few on the other side.
Daksh: I’m hungry. Is there any chocolate in the bag?
Leena: Daksh, have you come here only to eat?
Daksh: This zoo isn’t very good. There aren’t many mice or rats or snakes, insects or spiders.
Dad : Oh, Daksh!
Worksheet IV
The Segons are having a picnic. They are all talking at the same time as they are very excited. Choose the appropriate speech bubbles to fill in the blank spaces given on the next page.
(i) How many sandwiches do you want?
(ii) I hope this cake does not have too much sugar!
(iii) Come on, have a bun. There are a lot here.
(iv) How many scoops of ice cream do you want?
(v) We have a lot of orange juice in our store.
(vi) Eating too many chips can harm my health.
Worksheet V
A team from Cadbury India, the makers of a food drink, has come to show the children a small documentary on ‘Nutritious Food’. They have shown the children a ‘Food Pyramid’.
Work in groups of four. Discuss what we should eat and in what quantity. Complete the food pyramid using suitable determiners from the Aid Box on the next page.
Aid Box
[some, any, a little, enough, many, all, a lot (of), a few]
Top Level (Fats, Oils, Sweets – Consume Least)
- a little oil
- a few pieces of chocolate
- a little sugar
Second Level (Milk, Meat, Protein – Consume in Moderation)
- some milk
- some yogurt and cheese
- enough fish and chicken
Third Level (Fruits & Vegetables – Eat Generously)
- many carrots
- a few tomatoes and broccoli
- a lot of apples
- some bananas and grapes
Bottom Level (Grains – Eat Most)
- all cereals and bread
- a lot of rice and pasta
- enough nuts
Worksheet VI
Preet is suffering from a severe stomach ache. Her doctor has asked her to give him a detailed explanation of her eating routine. She is very busy today and cannot meet the doctor. So she goes to his clinic early and leaves a message for him to read. Complete what she has written.
(Use the Aid Box given below and fill in the blanks. You do not need to use all the words.)
Aid Box – [few, a few, little, a little, some, a lot of]
Dear doctor,
I usually eat a healthy breakfast. I always have some fruits. I eat a few apples, bananas and I drink a lot of water. I do not apply butter on my bread. I eat a sandwich with a little juice for lunch. I also have some helpings of salad with few vegetables. I sometimes have a cookie. I know cookies are not good for me, but they are delicious.
Worksheet VII
Explain the use of “a” and “an” with examples. (Note: The worksheet itself doesn’t ask for filling blanks but provides examples for reference.)
Answer:
A: Used before singular countable nouns beginning with a consonant sound.
Examples: a banana, a bird, a cat, a dog, a fish, a mouse, a parrot, a pineapple, a teacher.
An: Used before singular countable nouns beginning with a vowel sound.
Examples: an ant, an apple, an arm, an elephant, an egg, an engineer, an eye, an ice cream, an octopus, an orange, an owl, an umbrella.
Worksheet VIII
The following passage has not been edited. There are certain words missing. A slash (/) has been provided wherever a word is missing. Write the omitted word in the space provided.
My brother has just bought / laptop. _____
It has / coloured screen; it is easier on the eyes _____
than / black and white screen. The computer has _____
/ battery, so, my brother can use it without electricity for up to _____
eight hours. It also has / modem inside. If he _____
wants to send / e-mail, he can do so easily by _____
connecting it to the internet. A laptop is / very _____
small computer. My brother takes it everywhere with him. _____
Answer –
- My brother has just bought a
- It has a coloured screen; it is easier on the eyes
- than a black and white screen. The computer has
- a battery, so, my brother can use it without electricity for up to
- eight hours. It also has a modem inside. If he
- wants to send an e-mail, he can do so easily by
- connecting it to the internet. A laptop is a very
- small computer. My brother takes it everywhere with him.
Do It Yourself
- Test Your Knowledge
Get into pairs. You have to attempt the test given below in ten minutes by encircling the correct word. You score one mark for every correct answer. The pair that finishes first wins.
(i) Have you got any potato?
(a) a
(b) any
(c) a lot of
(ii) l eat a lot of ice creams in summers.
(a) a
(b) many
(c) a lot of
(iii) I have got a stomach ache! I was thirsty and drank too many bottles of coke.
(a) too much
(b) too many
(c) any
(iv) Have you got some money?
(a) many
(b) some
(c) little
(v) How many elephants are there in the zoo?
(a) how many
(b) how much
(c) how
(vi) Neha is not eating any cake. She is on a diet.
(a) some
(b) many
(c) any
(vii) enough of the workers turned up for the meeting.
(a) neither
(b) either
(c) enough
(viii) You can wear either the red frock or the yellow one.
(a) any
(b) all
(c) either
(ix) Did you participate in any competition as a participant?
(a) next
(b) last
(c) any
(x) This is the first set of notebooks that I have to check.
(a) first
(b) enough
(c) next
- Work in groups of four. Add a suitable noun to each of the determiners given below. Put a tick (✔) mark against the countable nouns.