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प्रश्न
Replace the underlined word/expression with possibly polite form.
Elambrathi has a second-hand car.
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उत्तर
second hand – hand me down
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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’).
He stroked its sides.
Complete the sentence below using the appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets.
We are off today. We ________ (write) to you after we _______ (be) back.
Speech or dialogues can be reported in two ways - Direct and Indirect. When. the exact words of the speaker are reported we call it Direct Speech. When the exact words of the speaker are not reported, but just its contents we call it Indirect Speech.
Direct Speech: Amar said, "I shall come to meet you tomorrow, Sanket."
Indirect Speech: Amar told Sanket that he would go to meet him the next day.
Note down the changes you observe in the Indirect Speech.
Complete the following table.
| No. | Figure of Speech | Line of the poem | Explanation |
| 1. | ________________ | ________________ | The sky is imagined to art like a human being. |
| 2. | ________________ | with gleaming gold | ________________ |
| 3. | Oxymoron | ________________ | ________________ |
| 4. | ________________ | The country wears a perfect smile. Anaesthesia, Amnesia, Hypnosis | ________________ |
| 5. | Paradox | ________________ | ________________ |
Change the voice in the following sentence.
Trinity supported unorthodox talent.
Identify whether the following is a Simple, Complex, and Compound sentence.
When he opened it, he found sheets of paper.
Find from the poem, three examples of Personification :
- ___________________
- ___________________
- ___________________
Find the antonym of the following from the passage.
Barren × ......
Rewrite the following sentence by rectifying the errors in the use of modal.
Make me a cup of tea, shall you?
We have been living in Chennai _________ eight years.
Form a new word by adding appropriate prefix/suffix.
different ______.
Pick out the contractions from the lesson and expand them.
| Contractions | Expansions |
Write the words that can replace Ravi, Rani, woman, luggage and the dog when we use them for the second and subsequent times in the passage _________, _________, _________. These words are called ________________?
Read the poem and write the rhyming words and rhyme scheme for the given stanzas.
| Stanza | Rhyming words | Rhyme Scheme |
| 1 | alone- ______-______ ______ - space |
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| 3 | ______- May mind -______ |
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| 4 |
tree- ______ |
Choose the meaning of the italicised word.
Usha Rani had to struggle all through her life.
Recite the poem ‘Beyond the Universe’.
Look at the picture and choose the correct plural word.

Loaf
Write the plural word.
Catch

Join the word and write the new word.
Fear + ful - ______
Choose the correct verb form to the following sentence.
It _________ the bus stop.
Use adjective you think for each of these words. You can write more than one adjective.
| Clever, stormy, beautiful, dusty, good, hot, bright, cloudless, honest, lovely, fat, tall |
a______ flower.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
In schools, students ______ wear uniforms. It is compulsory.
Here are some more idioms taken from the lesson. Find out their meaning and use them in sentence of your own.
tight corners
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
Evangelene ______ her job a couple of years ago. (quit)
Identify the correct combination of the following compound words.
Haircut, headmaster, waterfall, swimming pool, drawback, public speaking, output, software, show case, world-famous.
Write the compound word using the picture.
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Write compound word using the picture.
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Read the examples and fill in the blanks in the same pattern.
Examples: strange - stranger - strangest
simple - ______ - ______
Make smaller words using the letters in the given word. (At least 5 words)
enjoyable
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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