Little Drops of Water Class 6 English Lesson 17
Little drops of water,
Little grains of sand,
Make the mighty ocean,
And the pleasant land.
Little deeds of kindness,
Little words of love,
Make our earth an Eden,
Like the heaven above.
Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Reading Comprehension
1.) What is the mighty ocean made of?
Answer: The mighty ocean is made of little drops of water.
2.) What is the pleasant land made of?
Answer: The pleasant land is made of little grains of sand.
3.) What can make our earth an Eden?
Answer: By our little deeds of kindness and little words of love, we can make our earth an Eden.
4.) What has been compared with the earth?
Answer: The earth has been compared with Eden.
Word building cubes
Some letters are given in the center. Write the words that end with these letters in the blank cubes.
1.) – ter – 1. Water
- Computer
- Master
- Better
- Master
- Fighter
2.) – and – 1. Land
- Hand
- Sand
- Band
- Wand
- Stand
3.) –op – 1. Drop
- Top
- Mop
- Chop
- Flop
- Hop
4.) –ain – 1. Rain
- Maintain
- Fountain
- Pain
- Brain
- Attain
Grammar
A.) Make sentences from the table:
1.) Little drops of water make the mighty ocean.
2.) Small bricks make a big house.
3.) A number of flowers make a garland.
4.) Little grains of sand make the large desert.
5.) 60 Seconds make a minute.
6.) 100 paise make a rupee.
7.) Small blades of grass make the bird’s nest.
B.) Use the following in sentences:
1.) I have bought loaves of bread for breakfast.
2.) There is a bunch of keys on the table.
3.) My uncle saw a fleet of ships yesterday.
4.) While coming home I saw a herd of cows.
Activity
Listen to your teacher and give the rhyming words from the poem.
Answer: Sand–land
Love – above