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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.
in a nice pickle
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उत्तर
in a nice pickle- in a mess
Boney Kapoor is in a nice pickle unable to explain Sridevi’s sudden death to media personalities and to film Industry friends.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Say whether the underlined is Infinitive/ Participle (Present or Past)/Gerund.
The dying swallow fell at his feet.
Say whether the underlined is Infinitive / Participle (Present or Past)/Gerund.
He began to cry.
In the following sentence, point out the Main Clause and Subordinate Clause. Encircle the Subordinator.
I want to see the last one before it falls.
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.
- cold
- freezing
- cool
- chill
The following expression is a combination of a noun preceded by a describing word.
plentiful supply
Replace the describing word with as many others as you can, that goes with the underlined noun.
Read the word. Write other words which have the same ending.
eventful (- ful)
Pick out the idioms and phrases from the box and write them in the blanks equivalent to their meanings. One is done for you.
| find one’s voice | lend an ear | sharp as a tack | over the moon | on the ball |
| bring it on | come across | get along | hang on | work out |
| Sr.No. | IDIOMS | Sr.No. | PHRASES |
| 1. | Competent - on the ball | 1. | to meet or find by chance - ______ |
| 2. | Become more confident in expressing oneself - ______ | 2. | to exercise - ______ |
| 3. | Extremely happy - ______ | 3. | To accept a challenge with confidence - ______ |
| 4. | Mentally agile - ______ | 4. | To have a friendly relationship - ______ |
| 5. | Listen - ______ | 5. | To keep something - ______ |
Find the antonym for the following word.
Careless ×
Match the phrasal verbs with their meanings.
| Section - A | Section – B |
| Phrasal verbs | Meanings |
| 1. set out | to go somewhere for a short break or holiday |
| 2. pick up | to begin a journey |
| 3. get away | to enter a bus, a train or a plane |
| 4. see off | to leave a bus, a train or a plane |
| 5. get into | to go to the station to say good bye to someone |
| 6. get off | to get someone from a place |
Complete the words by reading their meaning.
s_e_ta_u_ar - eye catching
Read the sentence given below and Choose the verbs appropriately.
Children ______ ice-creams.
Pick the word from the text that is similar to the word or phrase given below.
bad luck______.
Write the plural form.
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tooth - _________ |
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knife - _________ |
Choose the correct verb form to the following sentence.
It _________ the bus stop.
Fill in the blanks.
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| Students are going ______ school. | There are ______ chocolates. | The tree is ______ big. |
Choose the correct word.
We like _____ play.
Choose the correct word.
I will be coming in _____ days.
Meena studied in ______ standard.
Write the correct clipped word on the line.
She acted in the ______ (advertisement) first time.
Answer the following.
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| Name of the object | In your mother tongue | Use in a sentence |
Write the past form of the verb.
sing- ______
Fill in the blank with simple future tense of the verb.
Many people ______ (serve) you.
Now, use the verb given in bracket in the following sentence in their correct form.
He ____(be) likely to miss the train. He ____(run) up to the station.
Underline the correct verb in these sentence.
The committee (decide, decides) when to adjourn.
Form a phrase with each of the following pair of noun given below.
surgery + instruments -
Pick out the finite verb in the following sentence:
Getting down from the car, the Chief Guest walked towards the dais amidst applause.
Now the teacher will read the following words. Listen carefully to the stress in each word. Write against each word whether it is a noun or a verb and mark the stress.
| 'contract | con'tract |
| conduct | con'duct |
| 'object | ob'ject |
| 'subject | sub'ject |
| 'present | pre'sent |
| 'desert | de’sert |
| 'project | pro'ject |
| 'refuse | re'fuse |
| 'address | ad'dress |
Write the compound words from the picture.
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+ |  |
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Start a collection of idioms with comparisons. Use the following category.
Idioms with objects
- as black as coal
- ______
- ______
