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प्रश्न
Here are some more idioms taken from the lesson. Find out their meaning and use them in sentence of your own.
have cold feet
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उत्तर
have cold feet- be frightened
The hotel staff had cold feet when Dubai police enquired him about Sridevi’s death.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Complete these pieces of conversation using will or going to with the verbs given.
Rani : We need some bread and butter for breakfast.
Ravi : All right. I ___________ (go) to the bakery and get some.
(Before he goes out, Ravi talks to their father.)
Ravi : I ___________ (get) some bread and butter. Do you want any thing from the bakery?
Father : Yes, I want some salt biscuits.
Ravi : Fine, I ___________ (get) you a packet.
Look at these sentences.
- Most snakes are quite harmless, but a few are poisonous.
- Most snakes lay eggs, but the rattlesnake gives birth to its young.
Now write five sentences like these using ‘most’ and the clues below.
1. (90% of) people are honest (10%) are dishonest.
________________________
2. (Lots of) fruit have plenty of sugar, (some) citrus fruit are low in sugar.
________________________
3. (Every soft drink except this one) has lots of ‘empty calories’.
________________________
4. (The majority of) films are romances, (a few) are on other topics.
________________________
5. (A majority of) people agree that he is a good leader, (just a few) disagree.
________________________
Spot the error. One is done for you.
I was not afraid to die that day.
Correct Sentence: I was not afraid to die that day.
I has to bring my ice axe down with me.
Find out the synonyms for the word ‘fabric’ from a dictionary.
List all the adverbs that end with ‘-ly’ from the passage.
Complete the following idioms using the appropriate colour term.
a ______ herring (something that diverts attention from the main issue).
Explain the metaphor in the following line :
Oft a little morning rain
Foretells a pleasant day.
Complete the following.
Example: patient - patience.
differ - ______
Change the following sentence to the other voice.
Rosy will solve the problem.
Write a question for the answer.
_________________?
No, they aren’t singing.
Fill in the blank with a verb in the present continuous.
He ______ (cry).
Report the following sentence.
Amali said to her sister, “I need your help to arrange the books in the shelf.”
Complete the sentence in past tense form.
If you ______ (work) hard, you would have won the relay match.
Find the antonym for the following word.
Delight ×
Find out the anagrams. Use a pair of phrases as clues.
- Another word for gift _____
- A large snake or a dragon______
Add 'r' , ‘er’ or ‘or’ to get the name of the person who does the activity. Take turns in class to make sentences with the words you have formed.
e.g: A teacher is a person who teaches. Teach + er – Teacher.
- use
- buy
- sail
- watch
- operate
- foreign
- bake
- write
- govern
- act
Look at the picture and fill in the blank with suitable words.
The tray has______ vegetables.
You have cleaned your bike, ________?
Fill in the blank with words given in the box to make compound word.
The toy______ boat danced on the pond.
Recite the poem ‘Patriotism’.
Rewrite the sentence with punctuation mark.
jain ate an apple
Choose the correct reflexive pronoun.
Every morning, I brush my teeth and stare ________ at the mirror.
Complete the sentence with the simple past form of the given verb.
Tom______(come) home from school.
Adhi had taken ______ photos during the programme.
Fill in the blank choosing the word from the box. Refer to a dictionary if required.
The Chairman of this concern seems to derive pleasure from inflicting pain on others. He humiliates and hurts his subordinates for no reason. He is a real ______.
Complete the following paragraph.
Did you hear about that boy who won one crore in a game show? If I ______(win) that much money, I ______(quit) my job the next day. I ______(travel) round the world and ______(stay) in the most luxurious hotels. If I ______(want) anything, I ______(buy) it. If I ______(see) a Mercedes that I wanted, I ______(buy) it. I ______(can) do anything in the world if I had one crore rupees. Oh, I am starting to sound a little materialistic. Well, I ______(do) good things with the money as well. If anybody ______ (need) help, I ______(take) care of their needs. I ______(donate) money to charities. I ______(give) money to help support the arts. If I ______(win) that much money, I wouldn’t keep it all for myself. I ______(help) as many people as possible.
Identify the correct combination of the following compound words.
Haircut, headmaster, waterfall, swimming pool, drawback, public speaking, output, software, show case, world-famous.
Use the gerundial form of the verb in the bracket and fill in the blank.
______ (fly) a kite is fun.
Combine each of the following pair of sentence using participle. The first one is done for you.
The girl entered the room. She was singing a song.
