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Pronunciation Practice • Words with silent 'l'

Read aloud the word ‘calm’. The letter ‘l’ is silent in this word. Here are some
more words in which the letter ‘l’ is silent. Your teacher will read aloud the

words. Learn to pronounce them correctly.

 palm  half  talk  walk

 should  chalk  yolk  calf

Punctuation • Apostrophe (')

We already know that an apostrophe (’) is used for short forms of
words, for example: they are — they’re, I am — I’m.

Read this sentence.

Ravi’s house is in Patna.

Here, the apostrophe is used to convey the meaning of ‘belonging
to’. It tells us that something belongs to someone (Ravi).

Let us read some more sentences.

1. The bag belongs to Ani. It is Ani’s bag.

2. The car that belongs to Harsh is new. Harsh’s car is new.

A. Use the apostrophe (’) correctly in the given groups of words.

1. The purse that belongs to Mummy. Mummys purse

2. The book that belongs to Bala. Balas book

3. The cap that belongs to the girl. The girls cap

4. The pet that belongs to Meetu. Meetus pet

5. The shoes that belong to my friend. My friends shoes

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