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प्रश्न
Go through the lesson and spot the words opposite to the meaning of the following
- rare (para 1)
- primitive (para 6)
- fiction (para 7)
- fearful (para 8)
- benign (para 11)
- diffidence (para 11)
- boredom (para 12)
- criticize (para 13)
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उत्तर
- prevalent
- sophisticated
- fact
- intrepid
- malignant
- confidence
- recreation
- appreciate
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Write the noun form of the following word by adding -ness or -ity to them appropriately. Check the spelling of the new word.
lofty - ________.
Notice the different senses of the word ‘take’.
1. to take to something: to begin to do something as a habit
2. to take ill: to suddenly become ill
Locate these phrases in the text and notice the way they are used.
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:
The dining room is brighter than the kitchen.
Do as directed. (Make sure you do not change the meaning and tense of the sentence).
Tenali Raman proved to be wittier than Pundit Shahane. (Rewrite using ‘as witty as’)
Do as directed. (Make sure you do not change the meaning and tense of the sentence.)
Your words of praise are my greatest reward. (Begin the sentence with ‘No other .......)
Complete the following idioms using the appropriate colour term.
vanish into the ______ (leave without any trace).
Complete the following idioms using the appropriate colour term.
see ______ (become angry).
Complete these sentence using the appropriate modal. The clues in the bracket will help you.
My father ____________ play badminton in the evenings when he was at college. (past habit)
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
However we won’t delay ____________ (blast) off into space.
Read the story and rewrite it using the simple past tense.
Juno the elephant is lonely and tries to make friends with the other animals in the forest. But, the other animals refuse to play with Juno because of his size. One day, all the animals are running away from Dera the tiger who is eating everyone he finds. Juno goes and gives Dera a swift kick. Dera immediately runs away. Juno is now everyone's friend.
Identify the clause and classify them accordingly.
Until the sun sets, the old woman cannot step out of her house.
Join the sentence using ‘ Relative Pronoun’.
Kavita is my teacher. She teaches us English.
Join the sentence using ‘ Relative Pronoun’.
She invited most of her friends. They attended the party.
Given below are some idiomatic phrases. Find the meaning of it using the dictionary.
| A | B |
| put on | walk away |
| come in | time out |
| try again | try again |
Fill in the blank by using the correct preposition.
Christmas falls ____ 25th December.
______ please bring some water for me?
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
My favorite team won the game ____
Read the sentence and write the word with same meanings for the underlined words.
This is a little dog.
Choose the correct word.
The birds ______ in the sky.
- The ______is not clear; we cannot read the sentences.
- We ______wedding cards here.
Give the meaning of the following phrasal verb and frame sentence using them
take off
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
Sh! Someone______ to our conversation! (listen)
Correct the error found in the question tag in each of the following
The landlady will charge me for the damage, shan’t she?
Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.
Each of these boys ______ passed.
She set ______ a little money each week for the child's education.
Spot the error in the following sentence. Then rewrite the sentence after correcting them.
“No, I am Mathilde loisel.”
Given below are some idiomatic comparisons with ‘like’. Can you guess their meaning? Look them up in a good dictionary. You won’t find them under ‘like’. Which words will you look up to find these comparisons?
- Like a bull in a china shop (Here, china means delicate articles of porcelain)
- Like a cat on a hot tin roof.
- Like a red rag to a bull.
- Like a cat that stole the cream.
- Like water off a duck’s back.
- Memory like a sieve.
Using your imagination write more comparisons using ‘like’
Read the following sentence and frame at least two relevant questions.
I was like that ship before my education began.
Can you think of other examples of irregularities in English Spelling.
Rewrite the following sentence according to the instruction given in the bracket.
Chennai is bigger than most other Indian cities.
(End: ……Chennai.)
