Class-3 Sp. English, Lesson-6 The Miser/ MP Board

Lesson-6

The Miser

(M.P. Board, Special English)

Give one word for the following:

1. Costing little money than expected                                            [cheap]
2. A particular amount of money you need to pay the amount in order to buy something                                                                                  [cost]
3. To get money for the work that you do                                      [earn]
4. To get pleasure from something                                                [enjoy]
5. To forgive                                                                                   [excuse]
6. Extra amount of money that one has to pay back when one borrows 

[interest]

7. To give money to somebody on condition that it will be paid back within a period of time                                                                                            [lend]
8. 12 o’clock in the day                                                                  [midday]
9. A man who loves money and hates spending it                        [miser]
10. A light high ringing sound                                                          [tinkle]

Fill in the blanks with the words or phrases given:

tinkle	month	interest	spent
lend	miser	smell	enjoyed

1. January is the name of a month.
2. The animals danced and sang at Bongo Bear’s birthday party. They enjoyed themselves at the party themselves.
3. My father gave me Rs. 100. brought a shirt for Rs. 10, and a pair of shoes for Rs. 20. Now I have only Rs. 70. I spent Rs. 30.
4. The rose is a beautiful flower. It also has a nice smell.
5. I tied a small bell round the neck of my cat. Now I can hear the tinkle and find it out easily.
6. Pratap said to Mr. Malik, “You have a lot of money. Will you lend me Rs. 1000?  I will give it back to you next year with interest.
7. Mr. Malik does not want to spend any of his money. He keeps it and counts it every day. He is a miser.

Special English-2    Special English-4  Special English-7

sound	dear	meat	earns
silver	watchman	costs	cheap

1. Gandhiji was going to England. His mother said to him, “Don’t drink wine. Don’t eat meat.
2. This is a cheap pen. It costs only one rupee.
3. Gold is yellow, silver is white.
4. All night the watchman is awake. He walks about. He is watching for thieves.
5. A: Can you hear the sound of the small bell there?    B: No, I cannot.
6. This sari costs Rs. 30. It is cheap.
7. In our village sugar is very cheap. It is Rs. 15 a kilo.
8. He is a barber. He earns about Rs. 6 a day.

Answer the following questions:

1. Did the rich man spend a lot of money?

Ans- No, the rich man did not spend a lot of money.

2. Who did he lend money to?

Ans- He lent money to small shopkeepers.

3. What did the watchman’s wife cook everyday?

Ans- The watchman’s wife cooked fish everyday.

4. Did the miser like the smell of fish?

Ans- Yes, the miser liked the smell of fish.

5. What did the watchman want to get from his master?

Ans- The watchman wanted to get money for the fish from his master.

6. Did the master give him money?

Ans- No, the master did not give him money.

7. The miser enjoyed the smell of the watchman’s fish. What did the watchman and his wife enjoy?

Ans- The miser enjoyed the smell of the watchman’s fish. The watchman enjoyed the tinkle os silver coins.

Make meaningful sentences from this table:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Raju is an early riser. He wakes up He goes to school He comes home from lunch He sleeps early. He goes to bad The watchman walks past our house

at

9 a.m. midday. 5 a.m. midnight. 9 p.m.

1. Raju is an early riser. He wakes up 5 a.m.
2. He goes to school 9 a.m.
3. He comes home from lunch midday.
4. He sleeps early. He goes to bad 9 p.m.
5. The watchman walks past our house midnight.

Revision Exercises-1

Fill in the blanks with the suitable form of the verb.

drown             drowned        drowned

lose                 lost                  lost

stand              stood              stood

swim               swam              swam

cry                   cried               cried

Read the statements given below and write ‘true’ or ‘false’:

1. The wise men were really foolish.                                    [True]
2. Rama and his wife had a lot of gold.                                [True]
3. Aeroplanes land and take off at railway platform.          [False]
4. The poor camel did not know the aim of his enemies.  [True]
5. The miser was a poor men.                                               [False]           

Match the following:

            A                                 B

Knuckle                     a quick sharp hit

rap                              any of the joints in the fingers

glider                          a light aircraft that flies without an engine

bottom                        the lowest part of something

rogue                          a person who behaves badly but in a harmless way

Give the adjective forms of the following:

peace             peaceful

harm               harmful

grace              graceful

law                  lawful

thought          thoughtful

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