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3. What did Balu do when his mother gave him a new bat?

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4. Why were all the children in the park angry with him?

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5. How did Balu learn to share his things with his friends?

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Let’s Listen

Words with letter ‘i’ have either the long i sound as in ‘like’, or the short ‘i’ sound
as in ‘his’. Listen these words carefully and notice the difference as your teacher
speaks them.

1. Words with long i sound.
ice bite kite island iron icon

mice pile nice idea ride pride

2. Words with short i sound

him did trim kid slim lid

swim hid dim give grim live

Let’s Speak

Do this role-play in groups of two.

Aunt Sheetal : Have some dessert, Tia.

Tia : Thank you (tastes it).

Aunt Sheetal : Do you like it?

Tia : Oh! It’s very tasty.

Aunt Sheetal : Do you want some more, Tia?

Tia : Thanks! I would love to eat some more. What do you call this
dessert, Aunt Sheetal?

Aunt Sheetal : It is a pudding.

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