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Read the example and fill in the blanks in the same pattern. (Note the changes in the last letter.) Example: pretty - prettier - prettiest hungry - ______ - ______

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प्रश्न

Read the example and fill in the blanks in the same pattern. (Note the changes in the last letter.)

Example: pretty - prettier - prettiest

hungry - ______ - ______

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उत्तर

hungry - hungrier - hungriest

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अध्याय 1.3: ‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers - ENGLISH WORKSHOP [पृष्ठ १६]

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बालभारती My English Coursebook Standard 9 Maharashtra State Board
अध्याय 1.3 ‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers
ENGLISH WORKSHOP | Q 3. (c) iii | पृष्ठ १६

संबंधित प्रश्न

Study the sentences in the columns below.

A

B

I saw this movie yesterday.

I have seen this movie already.

Bepin Babu worked here for a week last year.

Bepin Babu has worked here since 2003.

Chunilal wrote to a publisher last week.

Chunilal has written to a publisher.

I visited Ranchi once, long ago.

I have visited Ranchi once before.

Compare the sentences in the two columns, especially the verb forms. Answer the following questions about each pair of sentences.

(i) Which column tells us the Bepin Babu is still working at the same place?

(ii) Which column suggests that Chunilal is now waiting for a reply from the publisher?

(iii) Which column suggests that the person still remembers the movie he saw?

(iv) Which column suggests that the experience of visiting Ranchi is still fresh in the speaker’s mind?

Answer 3:


Fill in the blank in the following dialogue choosing a suitable phrase from those given below.

Shieba: Your big moment is close _______________.

Jyoti: How should I welcome it?

Shieba: Get up and receive the trophy.


Here are some words from the lesson which describe different kinds of sounds.

fill in the blank using the correct form of the word given.

The ____________ of the raven disturbed the child’s sleep.


Fill in the blanks with words from the box.

lonely

little

hard

young

thoughtful

delicious

beautiful

A __________ woodcutter lived on a ____________ hillside. He was a ___________ son who worked _____________ but earned ____________ money. One day he saw a ____________ waterfall hidden behind a rock. He tasted the water and found it _________________.


Read the lines below.

  1. 'To believe is to see angels dancing among the clouds'.
    The above line contain a human characteristic ‘dancing’ given to something non - human, ‘angels’. The Figure of Speech used in the line is called ‘Personification’.
  2. ‘To believe is to know that
    Everyday is a new beginning’.
  3. To believe is to know ______ life is a gift
    Lines in poetry, such as the above, state a general truth and can be used as sayings or quotes etc. They contain the Figure of Speech called Epigram.
    Epigram closely resembles a proverb.

Find from the poem three other examples of Epigram.

  1. ______________________________
  2. ______________________________
  3. ______________________________

Make pair of sentences to show the difference between the meaning of the following Homograph from the story.

mind


Underline the verb in the following sentence and state whether the sentence is in the Active or Passive voice.

The timetable was not altered. 


Underline the verb in the following sentence and state whether the sentence is in the Active or Passive voice.

Ramanujan was brought to England.


Complete the following idioms using the appropriate colour term.

______ eyed boy (favourite person).


Explain the metaphor in the following line : 

Life’s sunny hours flit by.


Find from the lesson, the antonyms of the following.

afterward × ______
spending × ______
careful × ______
withdraw × ______
confidently × ______
cheerful × ______

Change the following sentence to the other voice.

Rosy will solve the problem.


I ____________ go to the school yesterday because I was ill.


Combine the pair of sentence given below into a single sentence using the noun form of the highlighted word.

Sathya gave an explanation. The police wanted her to prove it.


Refer to your dictionary. Add a prefix or suffix to the following words and find their antonyms.

1. privileged  
2. animate  
3. discriminate  
4. empty  
5. communicate  
6. learn  

Discuss with your partner and punctuate the following.

shankar said to his teacher madam i had prepared my project assignment but i forgot to bring it


Refer to a dictionary for the meanings and choose the odd one.

Cheerful


Punctuate the following sentence.

Akbar the greatest of the mughal emperors ruled wisely.


Match the rhyming words.

soft week
blow know
grow hot
seek flow

Can you try to fill the blank.

This is ______ owl.


Use the picture and the word to write the adjective.

long
round
thin
yellow
tall

  1. The giraffe is ______.
  2. Its neck is ______.
  3. Its eyes are ______.
  4. Its skin is ______.
  5. Its tail is ______.

Change the masculine noun to feminine noun in the given sentence.

The rooster scratched the earth for worms.


Change the sentence into present continuous tense.

I read the story.


'The only difference between a good day and a bad day is your attitude.' Relate this to a real-life experience you have had. Share your thoughts in class.


Give the meaning of the following phrasal verb and frame sentence using them

stand by


Fill in the blank with the right idiom. Choose from the option.

When they had to climb through deep new snow the party sometimes had to______.


Read the following sentence and fill in the blank.

If I had won the lottery, I ______ (donate) relief materials for the flood victims.


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) Robin said, "It gives me great pleasure to be here this evening."

(II) Robin said ______


Rewrite the following using a complete word instead of a contracted form.

I’ve slowed it up.


This narrative is written in the first person - using ‘I’. Rewrite the following sentence using ‘Helen Keller/Young Helen’ appropriately in place of ‘I’ and making other necessary changes in the sentence.

I did not know what the future held of marvel or surprise for me.


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