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प्रश्न
Fill in the blank with comparative, superlative, and positive forms of the correct adjective in the bracket.
My new house is ______________ the one I used to live in. (big)
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उत्तर
My new house is bigger than the one I used to live in.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Say whether the following sentences are in the Active or the Passive voice. Write A or P after the sentence.
It had been thrown there. __________
Here is a question of indirect speech. Put it into reported speech.
He said to Mill-wheel, “Do you think the fawn is still there?”
Write down points without fully expanding verbs, numbering them as you do.
Change the verbs to nouns and begin points with them.
Write the following dialogue from the story in the Indirect Speech.
Under a bridge, two little boys were lying close together to keep warm.
‘We are so hungry!’ they said. ‘You cannot lie there!’ shouted a guard.
Identify whether the following is a Simple, Complex, and Compound sentence.
Ramanujan turned out to be a poor clerk.
Identify whether the following is a Simple, Complex, and Compound sentence.
Ramanujan was self-taught : he knew nothing of the modern rigour.
From the passage, find and write any two examples of the following:
Use of the verb 'be' (am, is, are, etc) as the main verb.
Find from the poem, three examples of Personification :
- ___________________
- ___________________
- ___________________
Find out and write down some proverbs/axioms/quotations that convey a message similar to ‘Self-help is the best help.’
Rewrite the following sentence replacing ‘as soon as’ by ‘No sooner than ’.
As soon as the thief escaped, the family informed the police.
Use the following word to construct a meaningful sentence on your own.
praise - __________________
He didn’t turn up ____________ his busy schedule.
Identify the preposition in the given sentence and underline them.
My dog sat on my hat and squashed it.
Choose the correct option.
We use ______when something is suggested or recommended.
Fill in the blanks with the help of the picture clues.
Write the noun form of the following word.
Accept ______.
Frame five questions using the picture clues. Begin with “Have you ever”.
(play Ten pin bowling)
Identify the non-finite in the following sentence and underline them.
Taking the children to the museum is Seema’s responsibility.
Tick the correct sentences.
| 1. | I had desired to eat a cake. | I had desired to have eaten cake. | ||
| 2. | My son is fond of music. | My son is fond to music. | ||
| 3. | Sreena avoids eating fruits. | Sreena avoids to eat fruits. | ||
| 4. | Bravery is not to pick a quarrel. | Bravery is not picking a quarrel. | ||
| 5. | It is easier to say than do. | It is easier said than done. |
Use the blended word in your own sentence.
smog -
Fill in the blanks with correct Meaning and Eponym for the given words.
| Eponym | Meaning | Origin |
| saxophone | ||
| volcano | ||
| Eiffel Tower | ||
| Boycott | ||
| Mount Everest |
Let's go for a walk, ________.
State which of the following sentence are Compound, and which are Complex.
Listen carefully and take notes.
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
My favorite team won the game ____
Colour the abstract noun.
| tiger | fear | fish | law |
| pen | joy | friend | rules |
| picture | freedom | kindness | computer |
Read the sentence given below. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the appropriate laughter word from the exercise above.
The show was enjoyed by all the audience and they ______ out loudly all the while.
| A spacesuit is like a spaceship built for one. A spacesuit lets us work and live in space. It protects us from the heat and the cold. It gives us air to breathe. The suit is made of many parts and has water to drink. It even has a built-in toilet, if you need to use it. |
Choose the things that the spacesuit provides us.
- air
- food
- water
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
She ______ (swim).
Put the word in the correct order to make sentence. Use a different colour to write the adverb.
Softly/Murali/speaks.
Look at the picture and answer the following.
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| Name of the object | |
| In your mother tongue | |
| Use in a sentence | |
You _______ arrived at the right time.
Match the animal with its young one.
| infant |  |
| tadpole |  |
| fawn |  |
| foal |  |
| owlet |  |
Fill in the blank
He _______ all the money within an hour. (spend)
Use the picture and the word to write the adjective.
| soft |
| small |
| blue |
| three |
| hungry |
- There are ______birds.
- The bird’s feather is very ______.
- The colour of the birds is ______.
- It is ______in size.
- The babies are ______.
Complete the sentence by using the following options.
I played with my nephew and______.
Say what they are doing now?
Peter ______.
______ of my friends wished me on my birthday.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
The groom ______ certainly be over 30 years of age.
Fill in the blank choosing the word from the box. Refer to a dictionary if required.
Aruna always looks at the bright side of things. Even in the face of misfortune, she firmly believes that everything will work out for the best in the end. Aruna is an ______.
Here is a recipe to make a chocolate cake in a pressure cooker. Rewrite the instructions in the passive voice. The first one has been done for you.
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Ingredients
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Method
- First sift the flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder in a mixing bowl.
- Add butter, sugar, salt, water, and vanilla and beat the ingredients using a whisk.
- Add the eggs and beat the batter until it is smooth
- Transfer the batter into the baking tin.
- Heat the pressure cooker, covered with the lid, but without the pressure, for 3-4 minutes on high heat. Then place the cake tin in the empty cooker (Do not add water in the cooker).
- Close the lid (without the pressure), lower the flame, and cook for about 30 minutes.
Here are some more idioms taken from the lesson. Find out their meaning and use them in sentence of your own.
in a nice pickle
Words that define a belief, attitude or theory end with the suffix ‘-ism’. Here is a sentence from the speech of Dr. Annadurai: ‘I admit that the environment is such that even people with robust optimism will be discouraged and forced to take to the path of ease and comfort’.
The meaning of the word ‘optimism’ is ‘the hopeful feeling that all is going to turn out well’. Match the ‘-ism’ words with their appropriate meanings.
| S. No | Meanings | S. No. Meanings Words |
| 1 | e.g. love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it | patriotism |
| 2 | a brutal, barbarous, savage act | nationalism |
| 3 | the doctrine that your country’s interests are superior | egocentrism |
| 4 | participating in sports as a hobby rather than for money | feminism |
| 5 | belief that the best possible concepts should be pursued | criticism |
| 6 | a serious examination and judgment of something | amateurism |
| 7 | habitual failure to be present at work | barbarism |
| 8 | a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women | idealism |
| 9 | concern for your own interests and welfare | heroism |
| 10 | exceptional courage when facing danger | absenteeism |
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
via media
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
eligible - illegible
Give the meaning of the following phrasal verb and frame sentence using them
cut off
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
Her parents ______ in Coimbatore for two weeks from today (be).
Rewrite the following passage in indirect speech.
Pradeep got out of bed with much excitement. “It is going to be a lovely sunny day,” he remarked to his sister Varshini.
“Just let me sleep a bit longer, Pradeep,” Varshini begged, “and since you are feeling so enthusiastic, ” she suggested, “Why don’t you go and help mother in cooking?”
“Sure, I will”, said Pradeep. “Can I help you, mum?”, he said to his mother.
“Yes, of course. There are idlis and vadas on the dining table. Have your breakfast.”
“Thank you, mum; I’ll surely help you by eating them.”
Correct the error found in the question tag in each of the following
The village head understood the intention of the politician, doesn’t he?
Fill in the blank with the right idiom. Choose from the option.
When they had to climb through deep new snow the party sometimes had to______.
Find out the antonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
Fortuitously, a guest visited our house.
Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.
We have plans ______to London during summer vacation.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
The judge turned ______ the defendant's appeal for a postponement.
Here, we see that the ‘-ing’ form of the verb ‘fight’ is used as a subject in ‘The fighting went on’. It does the work of a noun. When the ‘-ing’ form of a verb is used as a noun, it is known as a gerund or verbal noun. Read the following examples of gerunds:
- Gardening is an art.
- Cooking is a science.
- I enjoy reading poems.
- I like reading more than writing.
Rewrite the above sentences using other appropriate gerunds in place of the ones given here.
Fill in the following blanks using proper word from ‘who’, ‘when’, ‘what’, ‘how’ or ‘why’.
She started jumping for joy ______ she heard the news.
This narrative is written in the first person - using ‘I’. Rewrite the following sentence using ‘Helen Keller/Young Helen’ appropriately in place of ‘I’ and making other necessary changes in the sentence.
The morning after my teacher came she led me into her room and gave me a doll.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
The fresh college graduate jumped ______ the first offer of a job.
