Words: Rhymes and Describing Words

Class 6 English · Chapter 8: What a Bird Thought · NCERT Poorvi section pp. 89–90

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Rhyming words in the poem: well – shell; other – mother; find – blind; labours – neighbours. New words that rhyme with well: fell, bell, tell, sell, smell. The poem's rhyme pattern makes it easy to recite aloud.

Finish a new stanza with rhyming words: "I fly high and I fly low, / But one thing I surely know, / Whenever I wish to rest, / My little nest is the best." Notice: low – know, rest – best.

Describing words (adjectives) in the poem: pale, blue, round, little, and straw (used like an adjective for the nest). More describing words for nests and birds: pointed, green, thin, brown, small, wooden, hanging, round, soft, cosy.

Use them: "The weaver bird's nest is hanging from a thin branch." "The parrot has green feathers and a pointed red beak." "Our wooden bird box is small and round."

Explore: match the rhymes.

1. Put each word under the word it rhymes with.

Remember

• Rhymes in the poem: well–shell, other–mother, find–blind, labours–neighbours.
• Describing words (adjectives) tell colour, size, shape and material: pale, blue, round, wooden.

Quick check

Which word rhymes with "rest"?

1. best
2. sky
3. fly
4. tree

Think about it

Write four describing words for a bird you often see.

Practice

Practise with fresh questions at three levels (easy, medium, hard), some answered hands-on, with hints and worked answers. Get 4 of your last 5 right to finish the topic.