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2. He can say but half a word,
a. Who is the speaker referring to?

b. What reaction does he get for speaking ‘half a word’?

c. What is the elder sister’s complaint about it?

3. It’s prized more than my best dancing.

a. What is preferred more than the speaker’s ‘best dancing’?

b. Why does everyone prefer it?

c. Does the line suggest that the speaker is a good dancer? Justify your answer.

Sounds and Pronunciation

Read the following pair of words from the poem paying attention to the sounds produced
by the highlighted letters.

say day

The words say and day end with the sound //.

Now, read the following words aloud paying attention to the sounds made by the
highlighted letters.

shake maid neigh

game rain weight

These words have the same vowel sound in them too. Carefully study the two tables given
above to understand the letter combinations that make the sound //.

Find more words that have the sound // in them. List them in your notebook.

Appreciation

Read these lines from the poem aloud.

Through the house what busy joy, a

Just because the infant boy a
Has a tiny tooth to show. b
I have got a double row, b

All as white, and all as small; c
Yet no one cares for mine at all. c
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