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प्रश्न
Replace the underlined word/expression with possibly polite form.
The culprit was sent to jail.
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उत्तर
Jail – Penitentiary
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Complete the sentence below using the appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets.
If it ___________ (rain) today, we ________ (not) go to the play.
Look at these sentences.
- Animals cannot survive for long without water.
- So desert animals have to find different ways of coping.
The first sentence says what cannot happen or be done; the second tells us what must, therefore, be done, what it is necessary to do. Complete the sentence using cannot and have to/has to.
He ______ have a new bicycle now; he______ wait till next year.
Make a list of any six things that the poet wants us to accept as true.
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.
She saw her son in a big hall.
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.
crosscurrents
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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The following expression is a combination of a noun preceded by a describing word.
foolish custom
Replace the describing word with as many others as you can, that goes with the underlined noun.
Find from the lesson, the antonyms of the following.
| afterward | × | ______ |
| spending | × | ______ |
| careful | × | ______ |
| withdraw | × | ______ |
| confidently | × | ______ |
| cheerful | × | ______ |
Combine the pair of sentence below into simple, complex, and compound.
There was a bandh. The shops remained closed.
Change the underlined word with the correct pronoun.
I saw Mr. Balu this morning and gave Mr. Balu my homework.
______play football?
Uma’s family is going on a holiday. Write what they will be doing there.
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Uma _________ |
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Her brother ______ |
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Give the correct verb form for following sentence.
He ______ a carpenter.
Singular and Plural
Complete the sentence with correct reflexive pronoun.
I like _____.
Complete the sentence with a correct reflexive pronoun.
Teachers teach _________ a new lesson every day.
Add a prefix to each word so it matche the new definition
| prefix | word |
| un, re, dis, pre | lucky, check, view, approve |
A person who got no luck______.
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.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
The voyagers did not ______ to drop anchor at the unknown island.
Words that define a belief, attitude or theory end with the suffix ‘-ism’. Here is a sentence from the speech of Dr. Annadurai: ‘I admit that the environment is such that even people with robust optimism will be discouraged and forced to take to the path of ease and comfort’.
The meaning of the word ‘optimism’ is ‘the hopeful feeling that all is going to turn out well’. Match the ‘-ism’ words with their appropriate meanings.
| S. No | Meanings | S. No. Meanings Words |
| 1 | e.g. love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it | patriotism |
| 2 | a brutal, barbarous, savage act | nationalism |
| 3 | the doctrine that your country’s interests are superior | egocentrism |
| 4 | participating in sports as a hobby rather than for money | feminism |
| 5 | belief that the best possible concepts should be pursued | criticism |
| 6 | a serious examination and judgment of something | amateurism |
| 7 | habitual failure to be present at work | barbarism |
| 8 | a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women | idealism |
| 9 | concern for your own interests and welfare | heroism |
| 10 | exceptional courage when facing danger | absenteeism |
Give the meaning of the following phrasal verb and frame sentence using them
turn away
Complete the sentence with the correct tense form of the verb in bracket.
Mrs. Mageswari is my Maths teacher. She (teach) me for four years.
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.
Recall your learning of basic preposition and complete the sentence using the prepositions given in options.
Yuvan has been studying well ______childhood.
Spot the error in the following sentence and rewrite them correctly.
I had my evening meals in a restaurant near my office.
Rewrite the following sentence using ‘If ’ without changing the meaning.
Mr. Kunaal would not sponsor my higher education unless I studied well.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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Write compound word using the pictures.
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Rewrite the following using a complete word instead of a contracted form.
...when you’re through.
