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प्रश्न
Find from the poem, three examples of Pun :
- ___________________
- ___________________
- ___________________
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उत्तर
Pun
- Has the foot of a mountain any toes?
- And is there a pair of garden hose?
- Can you tickle the ribs of a parasol?
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Say whether each of the verbs underlined below are Finite or Non-finite.
We stand first in producing milk.
List all the phrases from the poem in which two or more words are joined with ‘and’.
Look up the following verbs in a good dictionary. List at least 20 different uses of the following. You may include their use with different prepositions, adverbs, and idioms.
Give other ‘-ly’ adverbs of similar meaning for the following. Use a thesaurus if needed.
| rapidly | ______ |
| merrily | ______ |
| gratefully | ______ |
| cheerily | ______ |
| manfully | ______ |
| fearlessly | ______ |
| gloriously | ______ |
| victoriously | ______ |
Find the synonym for the underlined word.
The narrator was quiet when Pongo questioned him.
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 …
Work in pairs and say the sentence to each other. Do you hear any difference in the way it is spoken? Discuss and share with the class. Discuss the difference in the meaning of the sentence.
What a beautiful banyan tree!
Add a prefix to each word so it matche the new definition
| prefix | word |
| un, re, dis, pre | lucky, check, view, approve |
A chance to view before______.
What we say?
Report the dialogue between a vendor and his customer by completing the sentence:
| Vendor: | It is nice to see you, Sir! |
| Customer: | Yes, indeed! Unlike last month, I have been away for quite some time this month. |
The vendor greeted his customer respectfully and mentioned that he was pleased to see him.
The customer answered in the affirmative and explained that _______.
