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प्रश्न
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
beside - besides
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उत्तर
beside (at the side of) – besides (in addition to)
I remember keeping my watch beside my glasses.
Besides supporting terrorist outfits within its borders, Pakistan claims innocence in the Pulwama attack.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Study the sentences in the columns below.
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I saw this movie yesterday. |
I have seen this movie already. |
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Bepin Babu worked here for a week last year. |
Bepin Babu has worked here since 2003. |
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Chunilal wrote to a publisher last week. |
Chunilal has written to a publisher. |
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I visited Ranchi once, long ago. |
I have visited Ranchi once before. |
Compare the sentences in the two columns, especially the verb forms. Answer the following questions about each pair of sentences.
(i) Which column tells us the Bepin Babu is still working at the same place?
(ii) Which column suggests that Chunilal is now waiting for a reply from the publisher?
(iii) Which column suggests that the person still remembers the movie he saw?
(iv) Which column suggests that the experience of visiting Ranchi is still fresh in the speaker’s mind?
Answer 3:
Add -ly to the following adjectives, then use them to fill in the blank.
1) perfect
2) near
3) kind
4) pleasant
5) eager
I was __________ surprised to see him at the railway station. I thought he was not coming.
Use the following expression to make a sentence of your own.
flash across one’s mind
Form groups. List a few articles of everyday use. Discuss how they can be improved.
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.
- adult
- aged
- infant
- youth
Read the word. Write other words which have the same ending.
eventful (- ful)
Frame sentence using the prepositional verb given below.
prepare for
You ____________ drive fast. It’s not safe.
Convert the following active sentence into a passive sentence by supplying an appropriate passive verb form.
She had already sent the parcel./The parcel ______ by her.
Could you bring me ________ tools I left in the garden?
There isn’t ____ (some/ any) water in the glass.
Complete the sentences in the paragraph using the appropriate form of words given in brackets.
My sister wanted to go to Mumbai last week. She made a __________ (decide) to buy a ticket at once. As __________ (reserve) could be done online, she gave __________ (prefer) to book a ticket that way. First, she collected __________ (inform) about the __________ (arrive) and __________ (depart) of trains and airplanes.
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
It ______ (play).
Put the word in the correct order to make sentence. Use a different colour to write the adverb.
English/classes/during/always/we/English/speak.
Choose the correct plural form.
Fill in the blank.
D is______ C.
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
Ravi picked the banana peel and ______it in the dustbin.
______ the water overflowed from the tank.
______ girls who attended the class informed the others about the test.
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.
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
carte blanche
Recall your learning of basic preposition and complete the sentence using the prepositions given in options.
Afsar will meet me ______Friday morning.
Combine the sentence and rewrite them using the word given in the bracket.
The well was deep. Therefore, the fox could not get out of the well. (because)
Frame illustrative sentence to distinguish the meaning of the word in the following cluster.
lesson – lessen – lesion
Given below are some Phrasal Verb which are frequently used in connection with travelling. Guess the meaning and match.
| see off | start off / to begin a journey |
| stopover | to go to station or airport to say goodbye to someone |
| set off | to stay at a place for a short period of time when travelling to another destination |
Pick out the finite verb in the following sentence:
You can solve this problem in different ways.
Find out the antonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
He greeted me with his usual smile and banter.
Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.
Neither Lekha nor Leela ______ been selected.
Write the compound word from 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.
The morning after my teacher came she led me into her room and gave me a doll.
