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प्रश्न
Replace the comparative adjective in the following sentence with their positive form.
Rural life is certainly more peaceful than urban life.
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उत्तर
Urban life is certainly not as peaceful as rural life.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Form pairs. Write a poem with rhyming lines on at least one of the following: the moon, stars, a tree, a flower, a river/lake, rain, the wind, clouds.
Frame the question beginning with the following word, based on the above passage.
Who
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A man should use animals for his own needs.
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savage controversy
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Rewrite the following sentence by rectifying the errors in the use of modal.
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Nobody should violate the rules.
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she is a disciplined student. In addition to her poverty, she __________________.
Find the antonyms for the underlined word in the following sentence.
The narrator of the story felt very sick for a week.
I ____________ go to the school yesterday because I was ill.
Present perfect with “ever and never”
Have you ever…?
Have you ever eaten a kiwi fruit?
Yes, I have eaten a kiwi fruit. Or No, I have never eaten a kiwi fruit.
| Activity | Yes, I have (name) | No, I have never. (name) |
| … been to Ooty | ||
| … traveled by plane | ||
| … visited a museum | ||
| …tried swimming in sea | ||
| … gone hiking | ||
| … sung karaoke | ||
| ……… lost money | ||
| …… taken a cold shower in winter | ||
| … listened to French music | ||
| … eaten a peach |
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When Usha looked out of the window dark clouds ______ (gather) over the mountains.
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Radha was ill. She was not hospitalised.
Look at the words in the boxes. Match the words to make as many new words as possible. One is done for you. Eg. out house.
| out | root |
| river | wall |
| water | garden |
| flower | garden |
| sun | hill |
| aerial | bed |
| busy | sill |
| window | house |
| foot | shine |
| compound | fall |
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State which of the following sentence are Compound, and which are Complex.
Jancy returned home because she was tired.
Read the sentence, insert appropriate article in the blank and choose the noun phrase.
Srinath and Sandhya were bored at______ awful concert.
Change the sentence from past continuous to future continuous.
Prasanth was reading newspaper.
Change the masculine noun to feminine noun in the given sentence.
My uncle presented me a watch.
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| A | B | C |
| mantel | lashes | |
| eye | wheel | |
| water | gate | |
| bee | knob | |
| toll | piece | |
| door | proof | |
| spinning | hive |
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Foreign words and phrases
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- sine die - /ˈsɪnə ˈdʌɪiː/ – without a date being fixed
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- rapport - /ræˈpɔː(r)/ - close relationship with good understanding
- bonafide - /ˌbəʊnə ˈfaɪdi/ - genuine
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...under the spout to catch the stray leaves.
Change the following sentence into Passive Voice.
How did you do the experiment?
Fill in the blank with the word given in option.
Thomas Alva Edison did not lose his ______, even after facing a series of experimental failures in his quest to discover tungsten.
Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.
Manoj ______ present along with his parents.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
My mother advised me never to jump ______ conclusions.
