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प्रश्न
‘I hear the bright bee hum.’ The poet has used the word ‘hum’ that indicates the sound made by the bee. This is an example of Onomatopoeia. The poet has used different figures of speech like alliteration, inversion, and hyperbole in the poem. Identify them and pick out the lines accordingly.
Inversion
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उत्तर
"Here is a brighter garden,
Where not a frost has been;"
Explanation:
Inversion - The order of the words has been changed for a poetic effect. The correct order should be “Where (there) has been no frost”.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Given below is a jumbled sentence. Working in groups, rearrange the word in the sentence to form the correct sentence.
You will find that the sentence contains an idiomatic expression that you have come across in the lesson. Underline the idiom and write down its meaning. Then use your dictionary to check the meaning.
Stop/and tell me/beating about/what you want/the bush
Ans:____________________________________________
Idiom:__________________________________________
Say whether the verb in the sentence below is transitive or intransitive. Ask yourself a ‘what’ question about the verb. (For some verbs, an object is a person, so ask the question ‘who’ instead of ‘what’).
The fawn wobbled after him
Write the noun form of the following word by adding -ness or -ity to them appropriately. Check the spelling of the new word.
near - ________.
Make the following Negative using the negative words given.
They looked healthier than the other plants. (not as healthy as)
Identify whether the following is a Simple, Complex, and Compound sentence.
He glanced at a letter.
The following word can be used as nouns as well as verbs. Make two sentences of your own, using them as a noun in one and a verb in another.
return
Read the following entries in the ‘Language Study’ pages :
- clause
- sentence
Underline the main clause in the following sentence.
The egg hunters follow this trail right up to the nest which is about half a metre deep.
Change the meaning of the sentence by changing the preposition.
The children were asked to come without their parents.
Make meaningful sentences from the following table.
| • She was tired | and | • she finished her homework. |
| • She wanted to buy a car | • she had no money. | |
| • He was angry | • he did not fight. | |
| • He did not know the answer | • he did not copy his friend’s answer. | |
| • They did not have money | • they lived happily. | |
| • He did not read the book | • he knew the story. |
Now try joining the sentences in the two columns using and.
We solved the problem _______ a new device developed by our engineers.
Choose the correct option.
We use ______ when something is compulsory, obligatory, and important.
Fill in the blank with a verb in the present continuous.
I _________ (swim) in the pool.
Now refer to a dictionary and find idioms on the following animals, birds, and insects. Learn their meanings and share what you have learnt with your class. Try to frame illustrative sentences with those idioms. Find opportunities to use them in your everyday conversations.
| lion, mouse, parrot, fox, hawk, snake, monkey, dog, snail, bee. |
Complete the following sentence using appropriate Connector from the option.
I’ll stay ________ you need me.
It was ________ unforgettable experience.
I’ve got to solve ________ math problems before I go to sleep.
But there are______ near it.
Write the noun form of the following word.
Accept ______.
Identify the non-finite in the following sentence and underline them.
Roshan dreams of becoming an architect.
Identify the non-finite in the following sentence and underline them.
Taking the children to the museum is Seema’s responsibility.
Transform the following sentence as instructed.
Besides being a dancer, she is a singer. (into Compound)
Write the plural form of the given words.
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | ||
| 1 | food | 6 | commander-in-chief | ||
| 2 | radius | 7 | thesis | ||
| 3 | governor-general | 8 | forum | ||
| 4 | syllabus | 9 | cattle | ||
| 5 | datum | 10 | genius |
Underline the conjunction in the following sentence.
Though Vinay is ill, he doesn't skip the class.
Fill in the blank in the following sentence with suitable conjunction from the option.
Aravinth ______ Arun are classmates from their childhood.
Write the meaning for the phrasal verbs.
- look into
- give up
- put off
- get on
- take off
The bus _________ (leave) the stop before we could catch it.
Pick the abstract noun.
My grandmother is full of wisdom.
Look at the picture and fill in the blank with suitable word.
The lift is moving______.
Answer the following.
| Name of the object | In your mother tongue | Use in a sentence |
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
They _______ (write) the poem.
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
You ________ (make) lunch.
Recite the poem ‘Patriotism’.
Circle the vowel letters.
a c d i f o e h
Fill in the blank.
Banana is ______ apple.
Choose the correct reflexive pronoun.
Paul copies his friend’s homework instead of doing it ______.
Fill in the blank
Fill in the blank.
I read ______ amazing story yesterday.
What we say?
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
In schools, students ______ wear uniforms. It is compulsory.
Change the voice of the following sentence.
Let the door not be slammed.
Idioms:
An idiom is an expression in English with a special meaning of its own. Idioms do not give the literal meaning of the individual words used in them.
You come across the idiom ‘by the skin of one’s teeth’ in the lesson. It means ‘a narrow escape’.
Match the following idioms related to difficult situations with their meanings.
| A | B | ||
| 1 | alarm bells ringing | a | abandoning one who is in difficulty |
| 2 | back to the wall | b | try any method to overcome a crisis |
| 3 | grasp/clutch at straws | c | sign of something going wrong |
| 4 | saved by the bell | d | in serious difficulty |
| 5 | hang out to dry | e | help at the last moment rescuing one from a difficult situation |
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
Evangelene ______ her job a couple of years ago. (quit)
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
Her parents ______ in Coimbatore for two weeks from today (be).
Complete the following sentence with modal using the clue given.
You______ not waste time on it. (necessity)
Find out the antonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
Predicting the arrival of visitors…
Underline the prepositional phrase.
We feel sorry for our mistakes.
Fill in the blank with suitable prepositional phrase given in option.
______ rain, take an umbrella.
Read the following sentence and fill in the blank.
The Education Minister ______ (visit) our school tomorrow, if he goes by this way
Rewrite each of the following sentence using the superlative degree retaining the meaning.
Very few people in this town are as generous as Mr. Mohan.
Write the compound word using the picture.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
In the following item, sentence I is complete, while sentence II is not. Complete sentence II, making it as similar as possible to sentence I. Write sentence II.
(I) As soon as I solved one problem, the teacher gave me another.
(II) No sooner ______
Start a collection of idioms with comparisons. Use the following categories.
Idioms with colours:
- as black as ______
- as white as ______
- as red as ______
- as blue as ______
- as green as ______
- as pink as ______
- as ______ as ______
- as ______ as ______
- as ______ as ______
Write compound word using the picture.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Write compound word using the picture:
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
