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Where is it?
Mridang: Unit 2, Chapter 2
GoalSay where something is with on, under, in and next to.
New words
on · on top of somethingunder · below somethingin · inside somethingnext to · by the side of somethingtable · a flat top on legs
Explanation
We say where things are. The cat is on the table. The dog is under the table. The chair is next to the table. The book is in the bag. These small words tell us where.
Worked examples
Kiran
Where is the cat?
Diya
The cat is on the table.
Kiran
Where is the dog?
Diya
The dog is under the table.
Look. The teddy is on the bed. The shoe is under the bed.
Where is your shoe now? Say: My shoe is ... .
Class activity
Hide the toy. A grown-up hides a small toy on, under, in or next to something in the room. You ask: ‘Is it on the chair?’ The grown-up answers. Say where you find it: ‘It is under the bed!’
Practice
1
Look at the picture. Where is the book?
On the desk.
2
Look at the picture. Where is the mango? Say: It is ___ the basket.
in.
3
Listen. Where is the cup?
…
Under the chair.
4
Say the missing words: I sit ___ my mother. We sit side by side. (next to / under)
next to.
5
Writing: copy ‘on the desk’.
on the desk