NCERT Solutions Class 3 English Chapter 1 Colours

F R E E S T U D Y M AT E R I A L F O R E V E R Y S T U D E N T

CLASS 3 · ENGLISH

NCERT Solutions Aa

Chapter 1: Colours

NCERT Textbook — Santoor

BOOK PAGES SECTIONS QUESTIONS MEDIUM

1 – 14 11 31 English

Every question Step by step Exam ready
Activities, in-text questions The working shown, not Written to match how
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Summary and word meanings
The Duck and the Hen (picture story)
Summary
A duck asks her friend the hen to come to the fair.
The hen brings her chicks, and the ducklings come too.
They walk together and reach a stream on the way.
The hen cannot swim, so she does not know what to do.
The duck says she has a plan to help her friend.
The hen and chicks ride on the ducksʼ backs across the stream.

साराशं (िहन्दी मे)ं
बत्तख अपनी सहेली मुग से गाँव के मेले मे ं चलने को कहती है।
मुग अपने चूज़ों को और बत्तख अपने बच्चों को साथ ले चलती है।
रास्ते मे ं एक छोटी नदी आती है, पर मुग तैर नही ं सकती।
बत्तख की तरकीब से मुग और चूज़े बत्तखों की पीठ पर बैठकर नदी पार कर लेते है।
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Word meanings

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WORD MEANING िहं दी अथ IN THE TEXT

dear a kind word for someone you love िपय, प्यारी “ Come dear hen ˮ

hen a female bird kept on farms; it lays eggs मुग “ Come dear hen ˮ

v illage a small place in the countryside where गाँव “t he village fairˮ
e le live
p op

fair a place with many shops, rides and fun मेला “let us go to the village fairˮ

bring to ta ke someone or something along with साथ लाना “ Let me bring my chicks.ˮ
you

chicks baby hens मुग के चूज़े “ bring my chicksˮ

ducklings baby ducks बत्तख के बच्चे “ Come ducklings let us go
, .ˮ

r eached got to a place ँ गए
पहुच “We have reached the
stream.ˮ

str eam a small river छोटी नदी, “r eached the streamˮ
धारा

sw m i to mov e through water using your body तैरना “ I cannot swim .ˮ

s hall w ill; used when we ask what to do (कैसे) करे ं “ How shall we cross the
str eam?ˮ

cross to go from one side to the other side पार करना “ How shall we cross the
str eam?ˮ

p anl an idea about how to do something तरकीब, “ I have a plan …ˮ

योजना

Colours (poem)
Summary
Two children each have a few crayons of their own.
One child has red, yellow and blue crayons.
The other child has green, purple and black crayons.
One child needs red, and the other needs black.
If they share their crayons, they have a full pack.
The poem says that sharing helps both friends get more.

साराशं (िहन्दी मे)ं
ं
दो बच्चों के पास थोड़ े-थोड़ े मोम के रंग है।
एक के पास लाल, पीला और नीला है; दूसरे के पास हरा, बैगं नी और काला।

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एक को लाल रंग चािहए और दूसरे को काला रंग।
दोनों अपने रंग बाँट ले ं तो उनके पास पूरा िडब्बा हो जाता है।

Word meanings

WORD MEANING िहं दी अथ IN THE TEXT

colours red, blue, green and so on रंग “ Colours title
ˮ ( )

few not many; a sma ll number थोड़ े, कु छ “You have a few
crayonsˮ

crayons coloured wax sticks used to draw and मोम के रंग, रंगीन मोम- “ a few crayonsˮ
colour पेिं सले ं

purp le a colour made by mixing red and blue बैगं नी “ Green purple and
,

blackˮ

som e a few; a small number of कु छ “ I have some too ˮ

too also भी “ I have some too ˮ

n eed to want som t e hing because you must ज़रूरत होना, चािहए “I need the red ˮ

have it

share to let others use what you have बाँटना, िमलकर इस्तेमाल “ If we share our
करना crayonsˮ

full a box with all the colours in it पूरा िडब्बा “w e have a full pack!ˮ
pack

Picture reading — Pages 1–3

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Look at this picture story. · Now discuss with your friends.
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We have I cannot swim .

reached the How shall we
stream. cross the stream?

3.Duck We have reached the stream
: “ .ˮ

Hen I cannot swim How shall we cross the
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stream?ˮ

I have
a plan …

4. Duck I have a plan
: “ …ˮ

5. No words. Look at who is sitting on whose back.)

The picture story in five pictures. The words under each picture are the speech bubbles.

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 The duck asks her friend the hen to go to the village fair.
 The hen brings her chicks, and the duck brings her ducklings.
 They reach a stream. The hen cannot swim.
 The duck has a plan.
 The hen sits on the duckʼs back. Each chick sits on a ducklingʼs back.
 So they all cross the stream.

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Why Ducks can swim but hens cannot So the ducks carry their friends over
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the water.

Tip: Look at the last picture again. Count the birds sitting on backs 1 hen  3
chicks  4.

Q1 How many ducklings and chicks can you see in the picture?

The duck and the hen in the field, with their young ones.

There are 3 ducklings and 3 chicks in the picture.

3 + 3 = 6 young ones in all

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How to tell them apart: A duckling is yellow and has a wide flat beak like the duck , .

A chick is brown and has a small pointed beak like the hen , .

Q2 The duck and the hen — are they friends? How do you know?

Come dear hen , All right .

let us go to the Let me bring
village fair. my chicks.

First picture. Duck: “Come dear hen, let us go to
the village fair.ˮ
Hen: “All right. Let me bring my chicks.ˮ

Last picture. No words. Look at who is sitting on whose back.)
The first and the last picture of the story.

Yes, the duck and the hen are good friends. We know it because :

 The duck calls her “dear henˮ.
 They go to the fair together.
 The duck helps the hen cross the stream.

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Why Friends go out together and help each other
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Q3 How did the hen and the chicks cross the stream?

The last picture of the story: everyone is in the water.

They crossed the stream on the backs of the ducks.

 The hen sat on the duckʼs back.
 Each chick sat on a ducklingʼs back.
 The ducks swam across the stream.

Why Ducks can swim but the hen and the chicks cannot They only had to sit still
: , . .

Q4 Have you ever helped your friend? How did you help?

Sample answer: Yes, I have helped my friend Ravi. One day he forgot his lunch box.
I shared my roti and sabzi with him We ate together and he was happy
. .

How to answer: Say who your friend is what the trouble was and how you helped Tell about a
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real day.

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Sample answer: Yes, I felt very happy. My friend smiled at me. Now we share our
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Q6 Match the following animals with their young ones.

An ma s
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Duck Kitten

Hen Calf

Cow Puppy

Cat Duckling

Dog Chick

The matching task from the book. Draw a line from each animal to its young one.

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An ma s
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Duck Kitten

Hen Calf

Cow Puppy

Cat Duckling

Dog Chick

The five pairs joined: each animal is matched with its own young one.

ANIMAL YOUNG ONE
Duck Duckling

Hen Chick

Cow Calf

Cat Kitten

Dog Puppy

Why A young animal has its own name A baby cow is not a small cow It is a calf
: . . .

Tip: Two of these pairs are in the picture story — duck and duckling, hen and chick.

Let us recite — Page 4

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1. Co ours (po m)
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L E T US R ECI T E

Po e m Let us recite  Colours. Read the poem aloud and enjoy it.

You have a few crayons,

Red, yellow and blue.

Green, purple and black,

I have some too.

I need the red

and you need the black.
If we share our crayons,

we have a full pack!

What the poem says:
 One child has a few crayons — red, yellow and blue.
 The other child has some too — green, purple and black.
 Each child needs a colour that the other one has.
 So they share. Now they have a full pack of crayons.

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Words that rhyme blue and too rhyme black and pack rhyme Rhyming words
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end with the same sound.

Tip for reciting: Say the last line loudly and with a smile. It is the happiest line of
the poem.

Let us think — Page 5

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A. Answ r t qu st ons. Wr t your answ r n t
e he e i i e e i he gi a
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L E T US T HI NK

A.1 How many children are there in the poem?

There are two children in the poem.

Why The poem uses the words you and So two children are talking to each other
: I. .

A.2 Why did the children want to share the crayons?

Each child needed a colour that the other child had.
One child needed the red crayon. The other child needed the black crayon. The poem says, “I
need the red and you need the black.ˮ

Why Alone each child had only a few colours Together they had every colour they
: , .

wanted.

A.3 How can the children in the poem have a full pack?

They can have a full pack by sharing their crayons.
One child has red, yellow and blue. The other has green, purple and black.

red, yellow, blue + green, purple, black = 6 colours

Why The poem ends If we share our crayons we have a full pack
: , “ , !ˮ

Let us think — Pages 5–6

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B. T n an say.
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Samp answ r Yes I share a e : , .

and my ball. Sometimes we share our tiffin. Sharing makes playtime more fun.

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B.3 Now you have blue, green, red, yellow, brown and orange crayons. What can you
draw? Draw here:

A sample picture drawn with only blue, green, red, yellow, brown and orange.

Sample answer: I will draw a village. The sky is blue and the field is green. The hut
has a yellow wall and an orange roof. The sun is yellow and the flowers are red.

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Now you have six colours, so you can draw a bigger picture.
brown — a tree trunk, the soil, a hut
yellow — the sun, a duckling
orange — a mango, a marigold
Plan your picture in three steps:
 Choose one place, like a village or a garden.
 Draw the big things first — sky, ground, house, tree.
 Then colour the small things.

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B.4 (a) 4. Rearrange the letters to find the hidden colour.
a) LEBU ____________________

a) LEBU  BLUE
Start with B. Then put L, U and E after it: B  L  U  E.

How to solve it: The answer is always a colour Say the letters aloud and try a
.

colour you know.

B.4 ( b) 4. Rearrange the letters to find the hidden colour.
b) LYLEWO ____________________

b) LYLEWO  YELLOW
Begin with Y. The two Lʼs sit in the middle: Y  E  L  L  O  W.

Tip: The sun and a ripe mango are yellow.

B.4 (c) 4. Rearrange the letters to find the hidden colour.
c) RENEG ____________________

c) RENEG  GREEN
Put the G first. Then read: G  R  E  E  N.

Tip: Grass and leaves are green. The word green also begins with ‘grʼ.

B.4 (d ) 4. Rearrange the letters to find the hidden colour.
d) RUPPEL ____________________

d) RUPPEL  PURPLE
The letter P comes twice: P  U  R  P  L  E.

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Tip: A brinjal and a jamun are purple.

B.4 (e) 4. Rearrange the letters to find the hidden colour.
e) NROBW ____________________

e) NROBW  BROWN
Put the B first. Then read: B  R  O  W  N.

Tip: Soil and tree trunks are brown.

Let us speak — Page 6
A. Say a ou .l d

L E T US SP EA K

A.1 A. Say aloud. This is a green crayon. The word green begins with ‘grʼ. The word crayon
begins with ‘crʼ. Now say these words aloud:

gr green · grey · grass · grapes · grandmother

cr crayon · crab · crane · crow · cradle

dr draw · drum · dress · drop · dragon

pr pr n i ce · princess · prize · pray · present

In each row, two letters come together and make one sound. Say them together:
 gr — say g and r quickly: gr-een, gr-ass.
 cr — cr-ayon, cr-ab, cr-ow.
 dr — dr-aw, dr-um, dr-ess.
 pr — pr-ince, pr-ize, pr-ay.

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Why The letter r joins the letter before it If you say only g or only d the word
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does not sound right.

Tip: Say each word slowly first. Then say it fast. Then use it in a sentence.

A.2 Form a sentence using each of these words and say it aloud.

gr green · grey · grass · grapes · grandmother

cr crayon · crab · crane · crow · cradle

dr draw · drum · dress · drop · dragon

pr pr n i ce · princess · prize · pray · present

Keep each sentence short. Say it aloud once you have made it.

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WORD SAMPLE SENTENCE

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My water bottle is green.
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grass We sit on the green grass.

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crayon I lost my red crayon
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drum Ravi plays the drum loudly.

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One drop of water fell on me.

agl dragon The dragon in the story is not real.

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The princess helps poor people.

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prize won t he first prize.

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present My friend gave me a present.

se m
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words are enough.
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Let us speak — Page 7 a

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B. Hav un!
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HAVE FUN!

B.1 B. Have fun! Here is a fun task for you! Look at the words. Read out the COLOUR but
not the words.
For example: The word ‘yellowʼ is written in green colour, so you should read YELLOW
as GREEN instead of YELLOW for the first word.

YELLOW BLUE ORANGE
BLACK RED GREEN
PURPLE YELLOW RED
BLUE ORANGE BLACK

The twelve colour words from the book, each printed in some ink colour.

Do not read the word. Say only the colour of the ink (in bold below), row by row as in the book.

YELLOW  GREEN BLUE  RED ORANGE  BLUE
BLACK  YELLOW RED  BLUE GREEN  PURPLE

PURPLE  RED YELLOW  BLACK RED  GREEN
BLUE  BLACK ORANGE  PURPLE BLACK  RED

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Why it is hard Your eyes read the word before you look at its colour You must
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stop and look at the colour first.

Try this: Ask a friend to time you. Then try to say all twelve without one
mistake.

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Let us learn — Page 7
A. Words used to show actions are called action words. Read the words given below. Circle the action words.
L E T US L EA RN

A.1 A. Words used to show actions are called action words. Read the words given below.
Circle the action words.

carrot laugh dance leg e at

cry swim potato sleep play

sun dig jump run book

face write c at smile push

Circle these 13 action words:

carrot l augh d ance leg e at

c ry swim potato sleep play

sun dig j ump run book

face write c at smile push

The other seven words are names of things: carrot, leg, potato, sun, book, face, cat.

Tip Put can in front of it can jump sounds right so jump is an action word can
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carrot sounds wrong, so carrot is not.

Let us learn — Page 8

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B. Find the action words in the grid below. One is done for you.
L E T US L EA RN

B.1 B. Find the action words in the grid below. One is done for you.

p u p p y n b h
t y o k a r q p
x v u j w a l k
c a r w n o s e
o t g s r p o q
u y i e y e g g
g i v e t n d a
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The letter grid from the book. wa is ringed for you.
lk

Words to find walk yawn pour cough give see open help
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p u p p y n b h
t y o k a r q p
x v u j w a l k
c a r w n o s e
o t g s r p o q
u y i e y e g g
g i v e t n d a
h v e q h e l p
All eight action words ringed.

All eight words are in the grid. Some go across and some go down.

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pour Column from the top down

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C. There are 26 letters in the English alphabet. They are: · Pages 812 print one sentence for each letter, with
no exercise. Card C.2 has been added for practice.

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C.1 C. There are 26 letters in the English alphabet. They are:

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

The 26 letters of the English alphabet, as the book prints them.

The English alphabet has 26 letters. It starts with A and ends with Z.

 Say them aloud in order: A, B, C … X, Y, Z.
 Write them in three rows, as the book does.

Why: Lists, books and dictionaries put words in this order. If you know the order,
you can find any word.

C.2 Pages to give one sentence for each letter of the alphabet Read them aloud
8 12 . .

Which words in each sentence begin with that letter ?

In each sentence, many words begin with the same letter.

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LETTER THE SENTENCE IN THE BOOK WORDS WITH THAT LETTER
A Anu eats an apple . Anu, an, apple

B Basu has a bat and a ball . Basu, bat, ball

C Chandu likes cabbage and carrots . Chandu, cabbage, carrots

D Dinesh dances day and night . Dinesh, dances, day

E Esha enjoys an elephant ride . Esha, enjoys, elephant

F Faiz feeds a fish . Faiz, feeds, fish

G Govind goes to get guavas . Govind, goes, get, guavas

H Hari helps Hemant . Hari, helps, Hemant

I I like ice cream
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J Jack just jumps down. Jack, just, jumps

K Kavita keeps the kittens on her knees. Kavita, keeps, kittens, knees

L Lata loves lemonade. Lata, loves, lemonade

M Madhav mixes milk and mango pulp. Madhav, mixes, milk, mango

N Navneet writes his name on new notebooks. Navneet, name, new, notebooks

O Om opens a box of oranges. Om, opens, of, oranges

P Prema puts a pencil in her pocket. Prema, puts, pencil, pocket

Q Queue up quietly. Queue, quietly

R Radha rolls the red ribbon. Radha, rolls, red, ribbon

S Six sparrows sit on a sack. Six, sparrows, sit, sack

T The teacher tells a tale. The, teacher, tells, tale

U Usha uses an umbrella. Usha, uses, umbrella

V Vishnu visits a village in a van. Vishnu, visits, village, van

W We see a watchman near the white wall. We, watchman, white, wall

X X is the last letter in ox, fox and box. X; ox, fox, box end with x

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LETTER THE SENTENCE IN THE BOOK WORDS WITH THAT LETTER
Y Yasmeen and Yana are friends. Yasmeen, Yana

Z Zebras graze in the zoo. Zebras, zoo

Why: Very few words begin with X. So the book gives words that end with x — ox,
fox and box.

Tip: Make your own sentence for the first letter of your name. Use three words that
begin with it.

Let us learn — Page 13
Let us arrange some words in alphabetical order.
L E T US L EA RN

Q1 Now write these colours in alphabetical order YELLOW BLUE PURPLE GREEN RED
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YELLOW BLUE PURPLE GREEN RED

The five colour words and the five blank lines printed in the book.

YELLOW BLUE PURPLE GREEN RED

BLUE GREEN PURPLE RED YELLOW

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The same five colour words written again in alphabetical order.

BLUE  GREEN  PURPLE  RED  YELLOW
How:
 Look at the first letter of each word: Y, B, P, G, R.
 Put them in the order of the alphabet: B, G, P, R, Y.
 Now write the whole word for each letter.

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Why: The alphabet gives every letter a place. B comes before G, and G comes
before P. So BLUE is written first.

Tip: The book did the same thing with five fruits  APPLE, BANANA, CHERRY,
GRAPES ORANGE Check the coloured Clue strip on page
, . 13 after you have
written your answer.

Let us do — Page 14

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Q2 Match each word with its friend word Write the new word in the space given The
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Done for you: rain is joined to bow to make rainbow.

Join basket with ball.

basket + ball = basketball

The picture clue shows a ball and a basket (a ring with a net). That is the game of basketball.

Tip: Say the two small words slowly, one after the other. You will hear the new word.

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Q3 Match each word with its friend word Write the new word in the space given The
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WORD FRIEND CLUE AND NEW WORD

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earth berry
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Done for you: rain is joined to bow to make rainbow.

Join earth with worm.

earth + worm = earthworm

The picture clue shows long soft worms in the soil.

Why: The worm lives inside the earth. So we call it an earthworm.

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Q4 Match each word with its friend word Write the new word in the space given The
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Done for you: rain is joined to bow to make rainbow.

Join blue with berry.

blue + berry = blueberry

The picture clue shows small round fruits with green leaves. They are blue.

Try this: Make more word friends of your own — sun + flower, foot + ball, class +
room.

Chapter at a glance
The picture story. A duck asks her friend the hen to go to the village fair. They take their
ducklings and chicks. At the stream the hen cannot swim.

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The duckʼs plan. The hen sits on the duckʼs back. Each chick sits on a ducklingʼs back. So
everyone gets across the water.
The poem “Coloursˮ. One child has red, yellow and blue crayons. The other has green,
purple and black. Each one needs a colour the other has.
Sharing makes a full pack. Two small sets of crayons become one full pack when the
children share them.
Action words. A word that tells what someone does is an action word — run, jump, write,
smile.
Letters and word friends. The English alphabet has 26 letters, A to Z. Words are arranged
by their first letter. Some words join to make a new word: rain + bow = rainbow.

Quick revision

TEXT TYPE KEY IDEA
The Duck and the picture Friends help each other the duck s plan helps the hen and chicks cross
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Hen story the stream.

Colours poem Two children share their crayons, so together they have a full pack.

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