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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
You mush have noticed that when we report someone’s exact words, we have to make some changes in the sentence structure. In the following sentences fill in the blanks to list the changes that have occurred in the above pairs of sentences. One has been done for you.
1. To report a question, we use the reporting verb asked (as in Sentence Set 1).
2. To report a declaration, we use the reporting verb __________.
3. The adverb of place here changes to ___________.
4. When the verb in direct speech is in the present tense, the verb in reported speech is in the ______________ tense (as in Sentence Set 3).
5. If the verb in direct speech is in the present continuous tense, the verb in reported speech changes to ______________tense. For example, ____________ changes to was getting.
6. When the sentence in direct speech contains a word denoting respect, we add the adverb _______________in the reporting clause (as in Sentence Set 1).
7. The pronouns I, me, our and mine, which are used in the first person in direct speech, change to third person pronouns such as____________, ___________, ___________ or __________in reported speech.
Fill in the blank below using ‘had to’/ ‘have to’/ ‘has to’.
I ____________cut my hair every month.
Complete these pieces of conversation using will or going to with the verbs given.
Rani : Why are you turning on the radio?
Ravi : I ________ (listen) to the news.
When we compare two nouns, we use comparative adjectives. When we compare more than two nouns, we use superlative adjectives.
For Example -
a. Milind is taller than John.
b. Zakir is the tallest of the three brothers.
Look at the following sentence and observe the changes in the sentence. Discuss the changes and note your responses:
Atul is not as bright as Milind in studies.
Say WHY. . . . .
................the sky has a magical quality.
Make the following Negative using the negative words given.
They looked healthier than the other plants. (not as healthy as)
Write down eight to ten Onomatopoetic words on your own.
Change the voice in the following sentence.
He could not break the ban.
List all the phrases from the poem in which two or more words are joined with ‘and’.
Form groups of four or five. Think, discuss, and add at least one more stanza, using the same style and devices as the poet has used. It should include homographs, interrogation, and the same rhythm and rhyme scheme.
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Have /Does/Are __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ |
Add your own sentences to those given in the passage to illustrate the uses of ‘have’.
To refer to a physical condition
Read the entry about ‘voice’ in the ‘Language Study’ pages. Note that the speeches of all the boys are in the ‘active’ voice. Turn them into passive constructions.
Neel - I put the dishes in the dishwasher.
Complete the following idioms using the appropriate colour term.
a bolt from the ______ (a sudden shock, surprise).
Complete the following idioms using the appropriate colour term.
catch someone ______ handed (catch someone in the act of doing something wrong).
Use the following phrase in your own sentence -
in vain
Change the following into Passive voice.
Have you invited Raman to the party?
Change the following into Passive voice.
Cross the busy roads carefully
Complete the sentence using the correct form of the verb in bracket.
I think Manju ____________ (visit) her grandparents during the vacation.
Report the following sentence.
Ebin said, “Have you booked the tickets to Delhi?”
Report the following sentence.
Gladin said to his mother, “Can you, please, buy me a hot chocolate?”
Read the given sentence carefully and fill in with an appropriate phrasal verb. Choose them from the help option.
Doing ______ every day in the morning keeps one healthy.
Fill in the blank using the verb in the bracket in the future form.
By next year, I ______ in Chennai for fifteen years. (live).
Put students in pairs and tell them to interview their partner. To do this they must make questions, e.g. What’s the worst storm you’ve ever seen? They can also ask follow-up questions to find out more information. Do feedback on this as a whole class. Other thematic questionnaires of this kind could be:
Emotional experiences
- The most frightened I’ve ever been …
- The happiest moment I’ve ever had …
- The most nervous I’ve ever been …
Musical experiences
- The best song I’ve ever heard …
- The worst song I’ve ever heard …
- The longest time I’ve ever danced …
Places in your life
- The most dangerous place I’ve been in …
- The cheapest restaurant I’ve eaten in …
- The most boring town I’ve ever visited …
Pick out the words from the list and put them appropriately on the table.
| David, Madurai, parrot, happiness, book, thought, green, tiger, Trichy, computer, Narayanan, fan, sister, Kalam, woman, pencil, Bharathi, problem, brother, Mumbai, swan, elephant, Vijay, solution, success, school, convent. |
| Person | Place | Animals | Thing | Ideas/ feelings |
Discuss with your partner and punctuate the following.
the teacher said to the students where do you want to go
Read the following dialogue and report it.
Betty: What are you doing here, Kitty? I haven’t seen you since June.
Kitty: I’ve just come back from my holiday in Darjeeling.
Betty: Did you enjoy it?
Kitty: Yes, I enjoyed I love Darjeeling. The landscape is amazing.
Betty: Did you go to the Lloyd’s Botanical Garden?
Kitty: Yes. It was my first trip. I can show you some pictures. Are you doing anything tomorrow?
Betty: I must arrange a couple of things. But I am free tonight.
Kitty: You might come to my place. What time shall we meet?
Betty: I’ll be there at eight. Is it all right?
Betty asked Kitty ______ And she added ______ since June. Kitty explained that ______back from her holiday in Darjeeling. Betty asked if ______ it. Kitty told her that she ______ Darjeeling and that the landscape ______ Betty wanted to know ____________ to the Lloyd’s Botanical Garden. Kitty said that it ______first trip and that she ______ some pictures. And then she asked her if she ______ Betty explained that she ........................................ a couple of things. But she added that she ______ free that night. Kitty suggested that she ______ place and asked her at what time ______ Betty said she ______ there at eight. And finally, she asked ______ all right.
Use the blended word in your own sentence.
Spanglish -
The predators follow the ______of the turtles to eat their eggs.
Look at the punctuation of these sentence. Why are they punctuated differently? Discuss in class.
One always felt like drawing close to him
Look at the punctuation of these sentence. Why are they punctuated differently? Discuss in class.
But no one ever comes here!
Look at the punctuation of these sentence. Why are they punctuated differently? Discuss in class.
Who’s going to see them?
The show _______ (complete) its one thousand episodes by next month.
Complete the words by reading their meaning.
d_l_c_ _ _s - tasty
Punctuate the following sentence.
Tanya said to ilarahul is a nice guy.
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
You need to do your homework right after dinner ___
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
How do we get to the amusement park ____
Look at the picture and choose the correct plural word.
Goose
Divide the following words.
- garden
- reason
- turkey
- peanut
- skyblue
Choose the correct word.
We bought _______ pens.
Write the correct clipped word on the line.
I have an _______ (examination) next week.
Write.
______ book.
Fill in the blank.
______ old man
Fill in the blanks with appropriate determiners. (Articles have been included)
Once the emperor gave a bag of seeds to his council of ministers and said that he would give them six months’ time to grow the seeds. Whoever does a good job will be made the ______ emperor of that empire. ______ the ministers took their task seriously. After six months ______ ministers had small plants in their pots. A ______ had very large plants. ______ had medium sized plants. The emperor entered the hall. He was ______ amused to see ______ plants. He called the ______ minister and asked him what he did with the seed. ______ minister explained the process he adopted to make ______ plant grow. The emperor called ______ the other ministers to explain what they did. Only ______ minister had come with an empty pot. They laughed loudly at the foolishness of this minister. But the Emperor applauded him and made him the ______ Emperor. Do you know why? He had given them boiled seeds which will not grow. Only ______ minister was honest.
Form meaningful sentence using the given word to bring out at least two different meaning.
train
Form meaningful sentence using the given word to bring out at least two different meaning.
wind
Change the voice of the following sentence.
Mohammed follows the rules.
Underline the correct verb in these sentence.
The committee (decide, decides) when to adjourn.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
Evangelene ______ her job a couple of years ago. (quit)
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
Where ______ your last holidays? (you spend)
Complete the following sentence with modal using the clue given.
You ______ help the needy. (moral obligation)
Fill in the blank with suitable prepositional phrase given in option.
______ his laziness, the boy remained passive for a long time.
Frame illustrative sentence to distinguish the meaning of the word in the following cluster.
severe – sever – sewer
Now, Blend the following word.
parachute + troop
Write compound word using the pictures.
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Write the compound word using the pictures.
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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.
Then my eyes filled with tears; for I realised what I had done, and for the first time I felt repentance and sorrow.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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Write compound word using the pictures.
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