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प्रश्न
Frame illustrative sentence to distinguish the meaning of the word in the following cluster.
severe – sever – sewer
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उत्तर
Prime Minister of India warned Pakistan of the severe consequences of the Pulwama terror attack.
It is difficult to sever the relationship for flimsy reasons.
Madras Corporation has invested a lot in laying underground sewers.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Here are some words from the lesson which describe different kinds of sounds.
fill in the blank using the correct form of the word given.
The pony ____________ its tail.
The following word can be used as nouns as well as verbs. Make two sentences of your own, using them as a noun in one and a verb in another.
value
Explain the metaphor in the following line :
Life’s sunny hours flit by.
Give your opinion and compare the items in each picture using -er more, less, or an irregular form. Use the words. You may form your sentences in more than one way.
- eco-friendly
- economical
- safer.
Change the following into passive voice.
They are decorating the wall.
Complete the sentence in present tense form.
Mani ______ (work) in this school for five years.
The thieves came out of the house with a______ of gold and silver.
Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.
He ______ is responsible for the downfall of his life.
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.
During the war, many people lost their homes.
Read the sentence given below and Choose the verbs appropriately.
Our school is ______ at 9.00 in the morning.
Put the word in the correct order to make sentence. Use a different colour to write the adverb.
Softly/Murali/speaks.
Choose the correct plural form.
Choose the correct plural form.
Fly
Choose the correct place of the apple.
Write the correct preposition.
The doll is ______ the boxes.
complete the sentence.
you______ a baby.
Read the following word and choose the correct antonym from the option given:
serenity
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets and read the completed passage aloud.
The people of India, as a whole, 1 ______(be) warm-hearted and hospitable. Any calamity in any part of the world immediately 2 ______(arouse) their charity and generosity and a committee 3 ______(be) promptly 4 ______(set ) up to collect funds to help the distressed. The most endearing quality in them 5 ______(be) the respect they show for the work done in any capacity. They 6 ______(believe) in what we 7 ______(call) the dignity of labour.
Sometimes, a sentence can end with a preposition. Read the sentence given below.
The preposition ‘in’, ‘at’, and ‘for’ occur at the end of the sentence. This is acceptable in usage.
Was it worth waiting ______?
Complete the following with appropriate conditional clause.
Jayashree would travel to France, ______.
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 |
Give the meaning of the following phrasal verb and frame sentence using them
come upon
Combine the sentence and rewrite them using the word given in the bracket.
Artificially flavoured juices are hazardous to health. Moreover, they lead to kidney problems. (and)
Correct the error found in the question tag in each of the following
I claim to be a person of faith and prayer, aren’t I?
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______.
Identify the error in each of the following sentence and rewrite them Correctly.
Mithra as well as her daughters enjoy singing
Choose the verb and complete the sentence.
Vithya and Fathima have ______ briyani for the party.
Write the related words as shown in the example:
Find the meaning of the following word from a good dictionary.
sawmill
