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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.
born - borne
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उत्तर
born (related to birth) – borne (carried by)
Divya was not born with a silver spoon in her mouth.
The entire village paid homage to army personnel, U. Saravanan’s body which was borne in a decorated coffin by military soldiers and home guards.
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Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
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He stroked its sides.
Do as directed. (Make sure you do not change the meaning and tense of the sentence.)
How can I discuss its merits? (Make it Assertive.)
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out of the ______ (suddenly, unexpectedly).
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Will you help me?
Change the following into passive voice.
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I ______ (go) to her place on foot.
Transform the following sentence as instructed.
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Choose the meaning of the italicised word.
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Fill in the blank with suitable linking word or conjunction.
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| 1. | A flock of goats |  |
| 2. | A bouquet of flowers |  |
| 3. | An army of soldiers |  |
| 4. | A shoal of fish |  |
| 5. | A choir of singers |  |
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
It ______ (play).
Form new words with appropriate suffixes.
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Write the word under the correct group and divide it.
muffin
purple
raven
cow
dinner
marble
man
tennis
dog
sample
recent
hotel
table
hammer
boy
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Complete the sentence with a correct reflexive pronoun.
You made it harder for ______.
Write the past form of the verb.
sing- ______
Mark (✓) if it is past perfect tense and (x) future perfect tense.
I had gone to my grandma’s home.
Read the paragraph below and fill in the blanks using ‘a, an’, or ‘the’.
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have cold feet
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Rajini Prem’s family ______ in Chengalpet now. (be).
Read the following dialogue and complete the report in the space provided.
| Teacher | Why are you late? |
| Divya | I missed the bus. |
| Teacher | You should have reached the bus stop on time. |
| Divya | My grandmother is ill. So, I had to take her to the doctor. |
| Teacher | I am sorry. What ails her? |
| Divya | She has high fever. |
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Fill the empty boxes with suitable words under each word class.
| NOUN | VERB | ADJECTIVE | ADVERB |
| amusement | |||
| appreciate | |||
| proudly | |||
| hopeful |
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In spite of his poverty and setbacks, he was able to launch his dream carrier.
Rewrite the following sentence using ‘If ’ without changing the meaning.
Sindhu would not have won the world championship, unless she had had singleminded devotion.
Write the compound word using the pictures.
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Spot the error in the following sentence. Then rewrite the sentence after correcting them.
And this life lasted for ten year.
