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प्रश्न
Fill in the blank with comparative, superlative, and positive forms of the correct adjective in the bracket.
The tiger is the _____________ animal in the zoo (dangerous).
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उत्तर
The tiger is the most dangerous animal in the zoo.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Given below is a jumbled sentence. Working in groups, rearrange the word in the sentence to form the correct sentence.
You will find that the sentence contains an idiomatic expression that you have come across in the lesson. Underline the idiom and write down its meaning. Then use your dictionary to check the meaning.
Bepin Babu/orders to/telling people/under/loved/doctor’s/eat early/that he was
Ans:____________________________________________
Idiom:__________________________________________
Say whether the verb in the sentence below is transitive or intransitive. Ask yourself a ‘what’ question about the verb. (For some verbs, an object is a person, so ask the question ‘who’ instead of ‘what’).
Its legs hung limply.
Write the noun form of the following word by adding -ness or -ity to them appropriately. Check the spelling of the new word.
lofty - ________.
Find from the story the Homophone of the following word.
(Word that sound the same, but differ in spelling and meaning.)
weak
Say whether the underlined is Infinitive/Participle (Present or Past)/Gerund.
I wish to go to Egypt.
Find out the synonyms for the word ‘fabric’ from a dictionary.
Form groups and hold debates on the following topic. Make bulleted lists of points in favour (pros) and those against (cons) the given statement. Let the whole class vote on who won the debate.
Contact with man has helped animals to survive.
Study the following sets of words :
- Set A – pleased, happy, joyful, ecstatic
- Set B – letter, word, sentence, paragraph
The words in these sets are arranged in ascending order, each word showing a higher degree than the previous one.
Now rearrange the following groups of words in ascending order.
- cold
- freezing
- cool
- chill
From other sources find synonyms of the following words used in the story.
safe
Complete the following idioms using the appropriate colour term.
a ______ herring (something that diverts attention from the main issue).
Note the punctuation used in the story. Here, single inverted commas or quotation marks have been used to show conversation. Rewrite the following using double quotation marks:
‘Here’s a pretty kettle of fish !’ said Tengumai.
List as many words as you can that will go with the given adjective. (At least 3 each.)
Example: sudden - sudden change, sudden shower, sudden fall
- simple
- odd
- only
- honest
- long
Use the following phrase in your own sentence -
to get rid of
Find the meaning of the following phrase and use it in your own sentence.
again and again
Rewrite the following sentence using ‘not only but also’ and ‘as well as’ in 2 seperate sentences.
Opera House in Australia and the Historic Center of Vienna in Austria are cultural sites of World Heritage.
Read the following sentence and change the form of the underlined word as directed.
The depth of the sea from the ledge scared the seagull. (to adjective)
Rewrite the following sentence by rectifying the errors in the use of modal.
I can be fifteen next April.
Change the following into Passive voice.
Please do not walk on the grass.
Given below in Column A are some phrasal verbs taken from the text. Find the meanings by using a dictionary and complete Column B.
| S. No. |
Column A | Column B |
| Phrasal Verb | Meaning | |
| 1. | fond of | |
| 2. | hidden away | |
| 3. | lock up | |
| 4. | laughed at | |
| 5. | look at | |
| 6. | bring up | |
| 7. | gave up | |
| 8. | went through | |
| 9. | went through | |
| 10. | figure out |
Make a sentence in the present perfect tense using the verb.
Have you ___________ your lunch?
Finish each clue by changing the verb within brackets to an irregular past tense verb.
Then complete the crossword puzzle.
- Across
- The lake (freeze) ________ overnight.
- Hema (buy) _________ a new bicycle.
- Aravind (give) ____ me a slice of pizza.
- We (drink) _________milk.
- The dog (sleep) _________ on the sofa.
- He (write) ____________ a letter to his cousin in America.
- Down
- I (find) ________ a coin on the ground.
- Tony (teach) __________ his cat to use the litter box.
- Selvi (blow) ____________ out the candle.
The girls _______ (learn) their lessons.
I have ________ pencils with me.
Fill in the blank using the verb in the bracket in the future form.
She hopes you ______ her. (help).
Combine the pair of a sentence using the appropriate connector.
They checked the packet twice. Then they sealed it.
Frame five questions using the picture clues. Begin with “Have you ever”.
(cook biryani)
Read the following sentences carefully and underline the preposition.
Mrs Meena asked the children to go into her classroom.
Solve the crossword puzzle using superlative adjectives.
| Down | Across |
| 2. The _____ man ever whose age has been verified is Jiroemon Kimura. | 1. Deserts are the _______ places on Earth. |
| 4. Antarctica is the _______ continent in the world. | 3. Russia is the _______ country in the world. |
| 6. The elephant is the _______ animal in the world. | 4. Mercury is the _______ planet to the sun. |
| 8. Mount Everest is the ______ mountain in the world. | 5. Vatican City is the ______ country in the world. |
| 6. Diamonds are the _______ material in the world. | |
| 7. The cheetah is the ______ animal in the world. |
Write the plural form of the given words.
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | ||
| 1 | food | 6 | commander-in-chief | ||
| 2 | radius | 7 | thesis | ||
| 3 | governor-general | 8 | forum | ||
| 4 | syllabus | 9 | cattle | ||
| 5 | datum | 10 | genius |
Discuss with your partner and punctuate the following.
the woman said to the student please help me cross the street
Read the passage. Choose between a little, a lot of, a few, few, fewer, many and much to fill in the gap.
DON’T CALL US, WE’LL CALL YOU!
Two years ago, I moved to a new neighbourhood. There seemed to be very______people in this area without telephones, so I expected to get a new phone quickly. I applied for one as soon as I moved into my new house. ‘We aren’t supplying ______ new phones in your area’, an engineer told me. ‘______ people want new phones at the moment and the company is employing ______ engineers than last year so as to save money. A new phone won’t cost you ______ money, but it will take ______ time. We can’t do anything for you before December. ‘You need______ patience if you’re waiting for a new phone and you need ______ friends whose phones you can use as well. Fortunately, I had both. December came and went, but there was no sign of a phone. I went to the company’s local office to protest. ‘They told me I’d have a phone by December,’ I protested. ‘Which year?’ the assistant asked.
Find the names of twelve sports and games from the grid.
| A | K | A | B | A | D | D | I | I |
| S | I | V | W | O | I | M | C | A |
| D | T | E | N | N | I | S | E | B |
| F | E | C | H | E | S | S | S | L |
| G | F | A | O | R | I | W | K | E |
| O | L | R | C | E | U | I | A | T |
| L | Y | R | K | L | T | M | T | E |
| F | I | O | E | A | W | M | I | N |
| P | N | M | Y | Y | D | I | N | N |
| P | G | P | J | R | T | N | G | I |
| Y | T | S | U | M | O | G | R | S |
Choose the meaning of the italicised word.
No opponent is too big to defeat.
Kevin will come tonight, _______?
Fill in the blank with words given in the box to make compound word.
| rain | coconut | coat | sail | fire |
Clean the ashes out of the______ place.
Recite the poem ‘Beyond the Universe’.
Write the plural form.
| mango |  |
_______. |
Write what they were doing at 5 o’clock yesterday.
I _________ cricket with my friends.
My mother _________ TV.
We _________ mango.
My friends _________ their bicycles.
Mohan _________ a letter.
The bell _________ loudly.
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
They ______ (come).
Choose the correct plural form.
Change the sentence from future continuous to past continuous.
Lucy will be getting ready.
Change the sentence from future continuous to past continuous.
It will be raining heavily.
You _______ arrived at the right time.
Choose the correct word.
They went _____ the park.
Fill in the blank with simple future tense of the verb.
They ______ (anticipate) your wishes.
Can you try to fill the blank.
______ sun is hot.
Read the following word and choose the correct antonym from the option given:
protest
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
The child looks very sick and ______.
In the following passage, circle(bold) the verbs in simple present tense and underline the verbs in simple past. The first one has been done for you.
That night he strolled into the Palette Club about eleven o’clock and found Trevor sitting by himself in the long room. “Well, Alan, did you get the picture finished all right? ” he said, as he lit his cigarette. “Finished and framed, my boy!” answered Trevor, “and by-the-bye, you have made a conquest. That old model you saw is quite devoted to you. I had to tell him all about you - who you are, where you live, what your income is, what prospects you have.”
The world of sports has given us many idiomatic expressions like ‘blow-by-blow.’ Read the description of each of the idioms given below. Then match these idioms with their meaning given in the box.
| Idioms | Meaning |
| i) throw in the towel: Wet towels are kept near a boxing ring to wipe the sweat of boxers between rounds. When a boxer was getting badly beaten, his manager would throw a towel in the ring to end the fight. | a. state of near collapse or defeat |
| ii) in our corner: In a boxing match, the corners are the two opposite angles of a boxing ring where the boxers rest between rounds. | b. unfair or unsporting behaviour |
| iii) on the ropes: Boxing rings are typically enclosed by four ropes. As a boxer when your opponent has forced you against the ropes with his/her attack, you are in trouble. | c. prepare for a conflict |
| iv) below the belt: Hits below the beltline are generally considered illegal in boxing. | d. on your side in an argument or dispute |
| v) square off: facing each other at the beginning of a match | e. to give up |
Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
...tea is one of the mainstays of civilization in the country.
Combine the sentence and rewrite them using the word given in the bracket.
The work was over. We went home. (when)
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
Anita never comes late to office.
Correct the error found in the question tag in each of the following
Let’s organize a trip to Goa, can we?
Find out the antonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
There he was sitting in splendour on his chair.
Now, Blend the following word.
motor + pedal
One should not give ______ hope despite the hurdles.
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Dicided
Write compound word using the picture:
 |
+ |  |
| ______ | ||
The fresh college graduate jumped ______ the first offer of a job.
