Wonderful Waste
Word Building
Question 1: Some words have more than one meaning.
For example: Point
Meaning: Noun – a dot in print or writing, full stop, decimal, the number you score in a game.
Verb – to show or call attention to something.
Look up the following words in the dictionary. They may have more than one meaning. List these meanings.
(a) Ground
Answer: We play football at a nearby ground. The plane was grounded for six months.
(b) Survey
Answer: The census department carries out survey of population.
(c) Scrap
Answer: There are lots of scraps in our backyard. The old warship was scrapped by the Navy.
(d) Sternly
Answer: The Maharaja looked sternly at the cook.
(e) Tempting
Answer: Colourful jalebis were looking tempting.
Question 2: Make new words by adding/dropping a few letters from the root word. Some are done for you.
Answer:
| -ed | -ing | -er | -est | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pound | Pounded | Pounding | X | X |
| Try | Tried | Trying | X | X |
| Large | X | X | Larger | Largest |
| New | X | X | Newer | Newest |
| Tasty | Tested | Tasting | Tastier | Tastiest |
| Wise | X | X | Wiser | Wisest |
| Stare | Stared | Staring | X | X |
| Clean | Cleaned | Cleaning | Cleaner | Cleanest |
Do any of these words use all the four endings?
Answer: Tasty and Clean
Find Out
Question 1: Name food that is made in your home
- For a feast/festival
- When you are unwell
- Everyday
Answer: (a) Pulao, (b) Khichdi, (c) Paratha
Question 2: Avial is a dish made in Kerala. Do you have similar dish in your state made from a mix of many vegetables?
- What is it called?
- Note down the ingredients used to make it.
- Write down the recipe.
Answer: There can be different answers from different students. One example can be Dalma from Odisha. This is dish made from a mix of many vegetables and pulses. The pulse and vegetable mix is boiled for cooking. After that, some spices are mixed and tempering with hot oil and some condiments is done to finish the dish.