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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.
Hyperbole
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उत्तर
"Here is a little forest,
Whose leaf is evergreen;"
Explanation:
Hyperbole - The statement has been exaggerated to make the 'little forest' seem like a place where happiness is ever-lasting.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Explain the use of the adjective in the following phrase:
Hairpin bend
Join the sentence using appropriate Co-ordinators. (but, or, so, and)
Open heart surgery can help to repair heart valves. It can also replace them.
Identify the following from the list given in the box below:
4 nouns, 4 verbs, 4 adjectives, 4 adverbs, 4 pronouns.
| bird, wonderful, friends, gather, humans, we, I, healthy, grasslands, help, directly, protect, arrive, together, away, happy, slowly, afraid, you, us. |
Two separate words combine together to make a new word with a different meaning. They form Compound Words. Using a dictionary, find the meaning of the following compound word.
armloads
When words with the same spelling or pronunciation are used in such a way that they convey more than one meaning, the figure of speech involved is called a pun.
A pun is a play upon words. For example,
- Hello! How’s life?
- Hell, O! It’s a strife.
Find other examples of pun with the help of your parents/teacher.
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List as many words as you can that will go with the given adjective. (At least 3 each.)
Example: sudden - sudden change, sudden shower, sudden fall
- simple
- odd
- only
- honest
- long
Change the following into Passive voice.
When will you book the tickets to Bengaluru?
Write a recipe of your favourite dish in passive voice. Remember to list out the ingredients of the dish you have chosen and their quantity. Use Simple Present tense to write your recipe.
Children are given toys ____________ sweets on Children’s day.
We have been living in Chennai _________ eight years.
Vimal generally goes to his workplace ______ bus.
Write a negative sentence.
Raja is driving a new car.
Prabha __________ (receive) the best student award in six months’ time.
Complete the sentence in past tense form.
I ______ (go) to her place on foot.
Who am I? (Use a pair of …)
We wear this on our feet ______
The child was happy with his ______ of chocolates.
Identify the clause and classify them accordingly.
Come back as soon as possible.
Read the following paragraph and pick out the different types of nouns and put them in the table.
Hobby is an activity that we enjoy doing in our free time. It keeps us busy in our leisure time. People choose their hobbies on the basis of their interests and personality. Do you know what Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s hobby was?
| Proper Noun | Common Noun | Collective Noun | Abstract Noun |
Fill in the blank with the suitable collective noun.
a ______ of cows.
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 |
Rewrite the story in the past tense.
The boy chases a cat. The cat climbs up the tree and purrs from the branch of the tree. The cat jumps to another tree. The boy who is chasing the cat notices a snake under the tree. He leaves his attempt to catch the cat and he runs home screaming for help.
Choose the correct antonym for the italic word.
Ajay suffered an injury.
Fill in the blanks
| Positive | Comparative | superlative |
| tall | ||
| smarter | ||
| largest | ||
| big | ||
| later/latter |
Fill in the blank with appropriate airline vocabulary given in the options.
If you need anything just press the______.
Underline the conjunction in the following sentence.
Shekar is intelligent but careless.
Complete the words by reading their meaning.
_x_i_e_ - thrilled
Complete the words by reading their meaning.
d_l_c_ _ _s - tasty
Complete the words by reading their meaning.
s _re _ _ - shout
Fill in the blank with suitable linking word or conjunction.
You can use a pen ______ a pencil for writing.
Use the clues to complete the compound word.
| basket + ______ | = ______ |  |
Complete the dialogue by using suitable adjectives in the blanks.
| Sinduja | Hi! Venkat. Hope you received the message about our school’s sports day |
| Venkat | Hmmm…! Yes… I was the______ one to enrol my name in the events |
| Sinduja | So, tell me for how______ events have you enrolled? |
| Venkat | I have enrolled myself only in a______ events. |
| Sinduja | What are they? |
| Venkat | As I am tall, I have given my name for ______ jump and running events |
| Sinduja | That’s______ to hear. |
| Venkat | What about you, Sinduja? |
| Sinduja | I have decided to participate in______ the events. |
| Venkat | Hey!! That’s______. Expecting the best from you. |
| Sinduja | Thank you so______ Venkat. Wish you the same. Let’s rock. |
Use the suitable verb.
The boy______ the story.
Write the correct suffix.
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Some tips to change singular to plural
Simply add s.
Write the correct preposition.
The doll is ____ the box.
Fill in the blank
They ________ him before the party. (meet)
Write the word given in the bracket in correct tense.
We ______(move) back to city yesterday.
Use watch in correct verb form to complete sentence.
It ______ the sky.
Fill in the blank with present continuous tense of the given word.
He ______ (read) a news paper.
Now, use the verb given in bracket in the following sentence in their correct form.
At the moment they____ (wait) at the bus-stop. But I ______(not know) their plans for the journey.
Sometimes, a sentence can end with a preposition. Read the sentence given below.
The preposition ‘in’, ‘at’, and ‘for’ occur at the end of the sentence. This is acceptable in usage.
This seat is not very comfortable to sit ______.
Complete the following paragraph by filling in the blanks with suitable prepositions and read the paragraph aloud for better understanding of the use of prepositions.
Mr. Beek of New Jersey has invented a floating life-preserver, which gives complete protection (1) ______people who have been shipwrecked. The upper section is large enough (2)______the wearer to be able to move his head and arms (3) ______, and a month's supply (4 )______food and drinking water can also be stored (5) ______it. The cover can be closed in rough weather, and the wearer can see (6) ______the window in the front, and breathe (7) ______a curved pipe. The life preserver is made (8) ______water proof cloth attached (9) ______circular metal tubes, which protect the wearer (10) ______ sharp rocks and hungry fish.
- The ______is not clear; we cannot read the sentences.
- We ______wedding cards here.
Do as directed.
The trio met at the station. Varsha left for Madurai. (combine into a complex sentence)
Complete the following sentence with modal using the clue given.
He ______ play the match. (willingness)
Read what these people say and rewrite as sentence.
I have completed my work.
Satya ______
Read what these people say and rewrite as sentence.
I don’t like to go out.
Johnson ______
Underline the prepositional phrase.
We feel sorry for our mistakes.
Change the following sentence into Passive Voice.
Whose car did someone park in front of your gate?
Correct the error found in the question tag in each of the following
I claim to be a person of faith and prayer, aren’t I?
Frame illustrative sentence to distinguish the meaning of the word in the following cluster.
accident – incident – incidence
Fill in the blank with the word given in option.
The tyres of the car got ______when the vehicle rolled over the rusted nails scattered on the road.
Find out the antonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
There he was sitting in splendour on his chair.
After many months of research, the scientists ______ the invisible barrier.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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Write compound word using the pictures.
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The mother gave ______ to the persistent demands of her child.
Spot the error in the following sentence. Then rewrite the sentence after correcting them.
He would borrowed the rest.
He is sure to appeal ______ the judgment, since it was unfavourable to him.
