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प्रश्न
Make a list of adjectives in three different forms of comparison. Use different texts to find these.
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उत्तर
| Positive Degree | Comparative Degree | Superlative Degree | |
| i. | brave | braver | bravest |
| ii. | good | better | best |
| iii. | less | lesser | least |
| iv. | difficult | more difficult | most difficult |
| v. | little | less | least |
| vi | popular | more popular | most popular |
| vii. | many | more | most |
| viii. | crazy | crazier | craziest |
| ix. | famous | more famous | most famous |
| x. | lovely | lovelier | loveliest |
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
Separate the clauses in the following sentence and write the conjunction.
The thief stole the money and he ran away.
Clause (1) ____________
Clause (2) ____________
Conjunction:
- Write at least 5 common nouns and 5 proper nouns each. Proper nouns are always written with a capital letter at the beginning.
- Can you think of proper nouns that include two or more words? How are they written? Find at least ten such nouns.
From other sources find synonyms of the following words used in the story.
great (hero)
Read the entry about ‘voice’ in the ‘Language Study’ pages. Note that the speeches of all the boys are in the ‘active’ voice. Turn them into passive constructions.
1950s Boy - brought home the groceries.
From the story (Part I and Part II), find 4 words that begin with the prefix ‘un-’ and write their opposites.
- ______ × ______
- ______ × ______.
Write the homophones (words which sound the same) of the following words in the story.
- no:
- went:
- through:
- dear:
- pair:
- soul:
- here:
- knew:
- whole:
Use the following phrase in your own sentence.
try one’s level best
Here are a few sentences already done for you. The clues given would be helpful to\make more sentences on your own.
- I would suggest that you take the Uzhavan Express to Thanjavur from Chennai.
- You will be more comfortable if you could book 3 tier A/C.
- You could enjoy __________________.
- You should visit __________________.
- You mustn’t miss __________________ .
- You can buy __________________.
- ______________________________.
- ______________________________.
- ______________________________.
- ______________________________.
Change the following into Passive voice.
Please do not walk on the grass.
When she was eighteen, she ______ run fast.
Prabha __________ (receive) the best student award in six months’ time.
Change the following into passive voice.
My grandfather built this house in 1943.
Write the noun form of the following word.
familiar ______.
Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.
______ is your story based on your real life.
Join the sentence using ‘ Relative Pronoun’.
Here is your watch. It has been found in the garden.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb.
Fifteen minutes ___ allowed to read the question paper.
Identify the non-finite in the following sentence and underline them.
Roshan dreams of becoming an architect.
Change the possessive adjective into a possessive pronoun.
Shenbah missed her purse.
Fill in the blank with appropriate airline vocabulary given in the options.
This ______ should only last a few minutes.
Read the Time Line of Harish. Write sentences using the present perfect tense.
- 1971 – Harish is born in Maduari.
- 1976 – Harish and his family move to Chennai.
- 1993 – Harish finishes college and starts working for Indian Oil.
- 1996 – Harish is promoted as a manager at Indian Oil.
- 1997 – Harish meets Amina.
- 2000 – Harish and Amina get married.
- 2001 – They have a child
1. ______
2. ______
3. ______
4. ______
5. ______
Fill in the blank in the following sentence with suitable conjunction from the option.
Sudharshan will succeed ______ he works hard.
Look at the punctuation of these sentence. Why are they punctuated differently? Discuss in class.
One always felt like drawing close to him
Read these sentence from the story carefully. Do they give command or request or make statement? Write 'C' for command and 'R' for request and 'S' for statement.
We spent the whole day planting saplings.
Find out the clipped word for the following.
education + satellite -
State which of the following sentence are Compound, and which are Complex.
Govern your passions or they will govern you.
Find me in the poem.
You can lay down on me
Punctuate the following sentence.
long ago in a town in Switzerland there lived a famous man called william.
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
We ______ (walk).
Fill in the blank with the collective noun.
A ________ of bees.
Give the correct verb form for following sentence.
You ______ to school.
Give the correct verb form for following sentence.
She ______ a driver.
Use the suitable verb.
Banu ______ the lesson.
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| Name of the object | In your mother tongue | Use in a sentence |
Singular and Plural
Rewrite the sentence with punctuation mark.
the book is on the table
Write the correct preposition.
The doll is ______ the box.
Add a prefix to each word so it matche the new definition.
| prefix | word |
| un, re, dis, pre | lucky, check, view, approve |
Make sure the things are correct______.
Add appropriate question tag to the following sentence.
Cities are increasingly becoming urbanised.
Complete the sentence with the correct tense form of the verb in bracket.
At the moment I (think) about what course to pursue next year but I ( not make) a final decision yet.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
I was angry that I ______ such a mistake (make).
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
Tajudeen ______finish this work by Monday.
Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
...tea is one of the mainstays of civilization in the country.
Find out the antonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
…which are not to be despised.
Complete the following passage using the preposition given in bracket.
(among, for, at, to, in, )
When Lakshmi was (1) ___ school, she practised music from Monday (2) ___ Friday. She involved herself (3) ___ the school orchestra. She was responsible (4) ___conducting many programmes. She was very popular (5) ___ her schoolmates, as she was kind, friendly and helpful.
Underline the prepositional phrase.
With reference to your advertisement in a local newspaper, I am applying for the post of a salesman.
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
You have not returned my books yet.
Correct the error found in the question tag in each of the following
The evil doers cannot cross the path of truth, can’t they?
Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
A few people from the house of bereavement stood outside.
Find out the antonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
Fortuitously, a guest visited our house.
Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.
Rajesh went to the airport ______his friend.
Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.
The archaeologists are trying ______ the ruins of Keelady.
Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.
One of the machines______ defective.
Fill in the blanks (i) - (iii) with the appropriate option from those in the brackets.
Time travel (i) _____ (ought to/should/could) become a reality in the near future, (ii) _____ (allows/allowed/allowing) human beings to experience the thrill of travelling back or forward in time. However, (iii) _____ (most/many/much) challenges must be overcome, such as ensuring safety and affordability for all potential time-travellers.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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Make smaller words using the letters in the given word. (At least 5 words)
immediately
Read the following sentence and frame at least two relevant questions.
I learnt a great many new words that day.
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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Write compound word using the pictures.
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My mother advised me never to jump ______ conclusions.
It is not easy to keep ______ with the rapidly changing fashions.
