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Time to learn new words

Read these sentences. Pay attention to the highlighted words.

• You read the tale of a greedy mouse. (tale = story)

• The man caught the mouse by its tail. (tail = a part of the body of most animals)

Choose the correct word to complete these sentences.

1. There are (ate/eight) sandwiches on the plate.

2. Priya has been stung by a (be/bee).

3. Let us (bye/buy) some ice cream.

4. We went to the (fair/fare) yesterday.

5. Can you (hear/here) me?

6. I ate a (pair/pear) for breakfast.

7. We helped her (find/fined) her lost cat.

8. Did you (meat/meet) her today?

Study skills

When two or three words begin with the same letter, we look at the second letter
while arranging in alphabetical order. For example,

• bun back big

alphabetical order: back, big, bun

• someone stomach should

alphabetical order: should, someone, stomach

Now, arrange these words in alphabetical order.

sit share eat hold big

become good string great evening

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