Names
By Jean Warren

Everybody
Has a name
Some are different
Some are the same
Some are short
Some are long
All are right
None are wrong
I like my name
It’s special to me
It’s exactly
Who I want to be!

A) Questions

1. Do you know anyone who has the same name as you?
2. What is your best friend’s name?
3. Do you like your name?
4. If yes, why?
5. If not, why not?
6. If you could choose your own name, what would you choose and why?
7. Do you know what your name means?
8. Why are names special?
9. Amongst your friends, who has the longest name?
10. What is the shortest name you know?

B) Fill in the blanks:

1. My name is __.
2. It begins with the letter __.
3. It has __ letters in it.
4. My sister’s/brother’s name is __.
5. It begins with the letter __.
6. It has __ letters in it.
7. Name an animal or thing that begins with the first letter of your name. If your name is ‘Zainab’, you can say ‘zebra’.
8. Draw a picture of the thing or animal you name.

C) Fill in the blanks with ‘in’, ‘on’, or ‘at’.

1. My birthday is __ April.
2. I was born __ 2012.
3. My backpack is __ the floor.
4. The books are __ the shelf.
5. The crayons are __ the box.
6. There are 10 biscuits __ the packet.
7. The picture is __ the wall.
8. My mother is __ home today.
9. My brother wakes up __ seven o’clock.
10. We will take the train to Shimla __ Friday.
11. I drink a glass of milk __ night.
12. I do my homework __ the afternoon.
13. We go to our village __ the summer.
14. My grandmother was born __ 1960.
15. The train leaves __ midnight.
16. Please come to my house __ Friday evening.
17. My family owns a shop __ Sarojini Nagar.
18. My sister left for college __ 11 January.
19. I drink a lot of cold water__ a hot day.
20. My exams begin __ 6 March.

D) Opposites

1. How many letters are there in E_L_E_P_H_A_N_T?
2. How many letters are there in A_N_T?
3. Which word is long and which word is short?
4. Long and short are opposite words.
5. Right is the opposite of __.
6. Fast is the opposite of __.
7. Soft is the opposite of __.
8. Up is the opposite of __.
9. Good is the opposite of __.
10. Cold is the opposite of __.

E) Optional exercise

Can you make sentences with the pairs of opposite words given above?

Audio courtesy Tanu Priya Puri