NCERT Solutions for Class 1 English Chapter 2 Greetings

This worksheet is prepared for Class 1 students studying English and covers Unit 1, Chapter 2 titled Greetings from the NCERT book Mridang. This chapter introduces young learners to simple daily actions, sounds, words, family relationships, and polite habits through reading, speaking, writing, singing, and activity-based tasks. The chapter is important because it builds early language skills, helps children observe their surroundings, and encourages correct pronunciation, vocabulary usage, and confident expression. This worksheet provides complete and accurate NCERT Solutions strictly based on the chapter content and follows the exact NCERT sequence and structure.

Chapter summary: stories, poems & themes

This chapter includes short reading lines, picture-based texts, rhymes, and spoken activities. Students read simple sentences such as daily actions, learn letter sounds, sing rhymes with actions, and observe pictures related to play, family, and home. The chapter also includes family-based themes through picture talk, a rhyme about family, and a short reading about the sparrow family. Many sections are activity-based and encourage student participation, observation, and speaking.

What this NCERT chapter covers?

• Reading simple sentences related to daily actions 
• Learning letter sounds and alphabet recognition 
• Speaking activities based on pictures and sounds 
• Writing letters and simple words 
• Picture-based observation and matching activities 
• Singing rhymes with actions 
• Family awareness and environmental habits 
• Drawing, colouring, and creative tasks 

How to use these NCERT solutions?

Students should first try to read, speak, write, or observe the pictures on their own using this worksheet. After attempting each section, they can check the answers provided here to understand the correct responses. Parents and teachers can use these NCERT Solutions to guide children during practice and revision. All answers are arranged in the same order as the NCERT worksheet, which helps students revise step by step and strengthens understanding.

Student tips & learning tricks

Students should read each sentence slowly and clearly. While learning letter sounds, they should say the sounds aloud and look carefully at pictures. During picture talk activities, they should observe actions shown in the images before answering. For writing tasks, letters should be written by following the correct strokes. In activity-based questions, students should participate actively as expected by NCERT.

Why NCERT solutions are important?

NCERT Solutions help students learn exactly as per the school curriculum. They support strong foundational language skills at an early age. Using NCERT-aligned answers improves clarity, builds confidence, and prepares students for classroom assessments. These solutions ensure students understand concepts without confusion.

Complete answer key – NCERT solutions

Let us read 
1. I comb my hair. 
2. I see my teacher. 
3. I hear the bell ring. 
4. I walk to school. 
5. I play football. 

Let us write 
A. Match the pictures with the sentences 
1. I comb my hair. 
2. I see my teacher. 
3. I eat my food. 
4. I hear the bell ring. 
5. I walk to school. 
6. I play football. 

Let us write 
A. Write these letters 
1. G g 
2. H h 
3. I i 
4. J j 
5. K k 
6. L l 
7. M m 
8. N n 
9. O o 
10. P p 

Let us speak 
Letter sounds (f, g, h, i, j) 
1. f – fox, foot, fish 
2. g – goat, gate, girl 
3. h – house, hand, hut 
4. i – iron, ice, inkpot 
5. j – jacket, jackfruit, jug 

A. Say aloud each letter. Then encircle the picture which begins with the same letter sound 
1. g – girl 
2. f – flower 
3. j – jackfruit 
4. h – house 

Let us sing 
Hop a Little 
Student-generated activity 

Picture talk 
1. There are many children in the picture. 
2. They are playing games like skipping, swinging, running, and playing with a ball. 
3. My favourite game is running. 
4. Some children are sitting and talking. 

Match the actions with the pictures 
1. They are dancing. 
2. She is jumping. 
3. He is yawning. 
4. She is hopping. 
5. They are walking. 
6. Seema is running. 
7. Kumar is stretching. 
8. The dog is sleeping. 
9. The boy is skipping. 
10. Vittal is bending. 

Let us write 
A. Look at the picture and fill in the words from the boxes 

Across 
1. skip 
2. bend 
3. jump 
4. eat 

Down 
1. hop 
2. sleep 
3. dance 

Let us write 
A. Write these letters 
1. pen 
2. cat 
3. dog 
4. ten 
5. star 
6. bus 
7. ship 
8. jug 
9. fox 

Let us play 
Hopscotch 
Student-generated activity 

Let us speak 
Letter sounds (k, l, m, n, o) 
1. k – kettle, kite, key 
2. l – leaf, lion, lemon 
3. m – mouth, mango, mouse 
4. n – nine, nest, nose 
5. o – owl, ox, orange 

A. Say aloud each letter. Then encircle the picture which begins with the same letter sound 
1. cap 
2. hand 
3. six 

Let us write 
A. Write these letters 
1. Q q 
2. R r 
3. S s 
4. T t 
5. U u 
6. V v 
7. W w 
8. X x 
9. Y y 
10. Z z 

Let us speak 
Letter sounds (p, q, r, s, t) 
1. p – pencil, pot, parrot 
2. q – question mark, quilt, quill 
3. r – rainbow, rose, ring 
4. s – spoon, swan, seven 
5. t – ten, tomato, table 

A. Say the words aloud. Circle the picture with different starting sound 
1. cap 
2. ant 
3. tomato 
4. clock 

Play time 
B. Hold this worksheet in front of a mirror. Do they look the same in the mirror? 
Student-generated activity 

Picture talk (Family picture) 
1. Grandmother, mother, father, and children (brother and sister). 
2. They are cleaning, cooking, and working together. 
3. I help my family by keeping my things tidy. 
4. I like the family working together. 

Let us sing 
My Family 
Student-generated activity 

Let us read 
The Sparrow Family 
Student-generated activity 

Let us speak 
1. There are many people in my family. 
2. We help each other at home. 
3. Answers may vary. 
4. I see a sparrow around my house. 
5. I would fly in the sky. 
6. They saw houses, trees, and fields. 

What do you call the following members in your mother tongue? 
Student-generated activity 

Let us draw 
Student-generated activity 

Let us do 
Student-generated activity 

Let us speak 
Tick (f sound): fish, fan, face, finger 
Circle (m sound): mug, milk, map, mat 

Let us write 
B. Write the words 
1. father 
2. mother 
3. sister 
4. brother 

Picture talk (Bathroom) 
1. shower 
2. towel 
3. mirror 
4. tap 
5. toothbrush 
6. toothpaste 
7. washbasin 
8. bucket 
9. mug 
10. tub 
11. soap 
12. stool 
13. slippers 

Let us think 
A. You all know the alphabet song. Let us sing it while reading the letters. 
Student-generated activity 

B. Sing it, loudly for the capital letters and softly for the small letters. 
Student-generated activity 

Let us do 
Let us make puppets. 
Student-generated activity 

Let us speak 
Letter sounds (u, v, w, x, y, z) 
1. u – uniform, utensils 
2. v – van, vase 
3. w – well, wall 
4. x – x-ray, xylophone 
5. y – yak, yo-yo 
6. z – zip, zebra 

Find the odd one out 
1. leaf 
2. sun 
3. tree 

Colour the pictures and the letters 
Student-generated activity 

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