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प्रश्न
Spot the error. One is done for you.
I was not afraid to die that day.
Correct Sentence: I was not afraid to die that day.
I has to bring my ice axe down with me.
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उत्तर
I had to bring my ice axe down with me.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Say whether the following sentences are in the Active or the Passive voice. Write A or P after the sentence.
Someone stole my bicycle. ________
Fill in the blank in the following dialogue choosing a suitable phrase from those given below.
Mary: Almost every Indian film has an episode of love _________________.
David: Is that what makes them so popular in foreign countries?
Here is a question of indirect speech. Put it into reported speech.
He said, “Was it up here that Pa got bitten by the snake?”
Match the word connectors with reference to parts I, II, III respectively. Make sentences of each of these connectors.
| No | Word | Connector | |
| 1. | government | (a) | person |
| 2. | betterment of | (b) | curbs |
| 3. | pure and ethical | (c) | degradation |
| 4. | community's | (d) | launch |
| 5. | religions | (e) | dialogue |
| 6. | astonishing | (f) | silence |
| 7. | technological | (a) | motivation |
| 8. | frank | (g) | aspect |
| 9. | social | (h) | life |
| 10. | faith | (i) | centre |
| 11. | inquisitive | (j) | officials |
| 12. | academic | (k) | problems |
| 13. | environmental | (l) | humanity |
| 14. | pin-drop | (m) | service |
| 15. | alternate | (n) | bodies |
| 16. | remarkable | (o) | evils |
| 17. | silent | (p) | advancement |
| 18. | famished | (q) | brilliance |
| 19. | unsuccessful | (s) | accommodation |
| 20. | space-research | (t) | discipline |
Find proverbs, maxims, and Idioms related to ‘friendship’.
- For example: Birds of a feather flock together.
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Make the following Negative using the negative words given.
She went around asking everyone about her plants. (No one/did not)
Underline the verb in the following sentence and state whether the sentence is in the Active or Passive voice.
The timetable was not altered.
Change the voice in the following sentence.
Hardy was bored by that manuscript.
From the passage, find and write any two examples of the following:
Sentences beginning with 'Don’t'.
Use the following idiom/expression in sentences of your own.
to have a bias
Change the meaning of the sentence by changing the preposition.
We travelled to Mumbai by train.
Edit the following passage by replacing the underlined incorrect word with a correct prepositional phrase.
age and gender in the school. In opposition to taking leave, she ensures __________________ that she completes the work given before she goes to school next day.
Frame sentence using the prepositional verb given below.
prepare for
Manohar was laughing because ______.
Who am I? (Use a pair of …)
We wear this on our ears ______
Form a new word by adding appropriate prefix/suffix.
enjoy ______.
Fill in the blank by adding the appropriate prefix/suffix to the word given in the bracket.
The bacteria are so small that you need a ______ to see them. (scope)
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.
Someone who might have committed a crime is a ______.
This fruit is ______ the Mexican capital.
Change the singular nouns to plurals by either adding's, ‘ies’, ‘es’, ‘ves.
| Sr.No. | Singular | Plural |
| 1. | leaf | leaves |
| 2. | lorry | lorries |
| 3. | bat | bats |
| 4. | clock | clocks |
| 5. | table | tables |
| 6. | lamp | lamps |
| 7. | doll | dolls |
| 8. | biscuit | biscuits |
| 9. | knife | knives |
| 10. | loaf | loaves |
Replace the underlined word by a participle in the following sentence.
After her evening prayers, my grandmother went to the temple.
Change the underlined word with the correct pronoun.
Muthu likes computer games, but he doesn’t play computer games very often.
Write the plural form of the given words.
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | ||
| 1 | food | 6 | commander-in-chief | ||
| 2 | radius | 7 | thesis | ||
| 3 | governor-general | 8 | forum | ||
| 4 | syllabus | 9 | cattle | ||
| 5 | datum | 10 | genius |
Fill in the blank with appropriate airline vocabulary given in the options.
That was a very smooth______.
Write the collective nouns.
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A _____ of birds. |
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A ____ of grapes. |
Write the plural word.
Catch
Change the sentence from future continuous to past continuous.
Lucy will be getting ready.
Appropriate suffix to the word with the clues given.
A person one who teaches ______.
| words | suffixes |
| penny, beauty, develop, teach. | ful, ment, er, less. |
Choose the correct verb.
It ______ very fast.
Choose the correct word.
The birds ______ in the sky.
Rewrite the sentence with punctuation mark.
my favourite colour is blue
Choose the correct word.
We bought _______ pens.
Circle and write the adverbs from the sentence.
The painter paints wonderfully. ______
She _________ a job in America by next year. (get)
Choose the correct option that shows the future perfect tense.
I ________ (meet) him before.
Say what they are doing now?
She______.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate determiners. (Articles have been included)
Once the emperor gave a bag of seeds to his council of ministers and said that he would give them six months’ time to grow the seeds. Whoever does a good job will be made the ______ emperor of that empire. ______ the ministers took their task seriously. After six months ______ ministers had small plants in their pots. A ______ had very large plants. ______ had medium sized plants. The emperor entered the hall. He was ______ amused to see ______ plants. He called the ______ minister and asked him what he did with the seed. ______ minister explained the process he adopted to make ______ plant grow. The emperor called ______ the other ministers to explain what they did. Only ______ minister had come with an empty pot. They laughed loudly at the foolishness of this minister. But the Emperor applauded him and made him the ______ Emperor. Do you know why? He had given them boiled seeds which will not grow. Only ______ minister was honest.
______ girls who attended the class informed the others about the test.
You are a commentator for a 5000 metre running race. Use simple present and present continuous tenses and complete the commentary from the beginning to the end of the race. Read the completed passage aloud.
The 5000 metre race is about to begin. Lined up at the starting point, from left to right, are John of Great Britain, Peter of Nigeria, and Jeeva of India. The runners are warming up for the great event. Now they 1 ______(take) their positions on the track. They 2 ______(be) all ready for the start. There 3 ______(go) the starter’s gun! Yes, the race has begun. John 4 ______(lead) and Jeeva 5 ______(follow) him closely.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
Thou ______ love your neighbour.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
I ______ not believe my eyes. Is Santhosh the one who is standing over there?
Look at the newspaper item given below. Use the information in the headline to complete the sentence.
HEAVY RAINS LASH CHENNAI ______ threw normal life out of gear.
Fill in the blanks in the following dialogue.
| Gopal | What’s wrong, Muthu? You look terrible! |
| Muthu | Well, you ______(look) terrible today, too, if you ______(have) a day like mine yesterday. My car slid into a tree, because the roads were slippery |
| Gopal | Oh! I was driving on the slippery roads yesterday, and I didn’t have such trouble. What happened? |
| Muthu | Well, I think if I ______(not, drive) so fast, I ______(not, slide) into the tree. |
| Gopal | Slippery roads and speed don’t mix. If drivers ______(speed) on wet roads, they’re likely to spin their car in circles. |
| Muthu | I know. But I had one more problem. I didn’t have my driver’s license with me. If I ______(have) it, I ______(not, have to) pay an extra fine in the court next week. |
| Gopal | Why were you driving without your license? |
| Muthu | Well, I lost my wallet some days ago. It slipped out of my pocket, while I was riding the bus to work. |
| Gopal | Oh, Muthu! If you ______(not, take ) that bus, you ______(not, lose) your wallet. If you ______(not, lose) your wallet, you ______(have) your driver’s license with you when you hit the tree. If you ______(have) your driver’s license with you, you ______(not, have to pay) a big fine when you go to court next week. And of course, if you ______(not, drive) too fast, you ______(not, run into) a tree, and you ______(not, be) in this mess now. If I ______(be) you, I ______(take) it easy for a while and just ______(stay) at home where you would be safe. |
| Muthu | Enough about me! How about you? |
| Gopal | Well, things are really looking up for me. I’m planning to take off for Goa as soon as I finish my finals. I’m sick of all this old, rainy weather we’ve been having. |
| Muthu | I wish I ______(go) with you. How are you planning to reach there? |
| Gopal | If I ______(have) enough money, I ______(fly). Otherwise, I ______(take) the bus. I wish ______(drive) my own car because it ______(be) nice to drive there, but it’s such a long trip. I’ve been looking for a friend to go with me and share the driving. |
| Muthu | I have a super idea! Why don’t I go with you? I can share the driving. I’m a great driver! |
| Gopal | Oh, Muthu! I can’t believe it. |
Add appropriate question tag to the following sentence.
The aim should be to reduce congestion.
Foreign words and phrases
You have come across the French phrases ‘en famille’ |ən <famille>| and ‘bons mots’ ˌ|bɑn ˈmɑːts| in the lesson. Now, look at the following phrases and their meanings.
- viva voce - /ˌvaɪvə vəusi / - a spoken examination
- sine die - /ˈsɪnə ˈdʌɪiː/ – without a date being fixed
- resume- /ˈrezjuːmeɪ/ - a brief summary
- rapport - /ræˈpɔː(r)/ - close relationship with good understanding
- bonafide - /ˌbəʊnə ˈfaɪdi/ - genuine
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
en mass
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
They ______about me when I interrupted their conversation. (talk)
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
I tried to climb up the tree, but______ not.
Complete the following sentence with modal using the clue given.
I ______ never tell a lie. (determination)
Find out the antonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
One does not feel wise, braver or more optimistic.
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
The smuggler has been nabbed by the police.
Form a phrase with each of the following pair of noun given below.
sense + issue -
Replace the underlined word/expression with possibly polite form.
The culprit was sent to jail.
Complete the following sentence using appropriate determiner.
I am very tired today, as I had ______ guests today.
Rewrite the following using a complete word instead of a contracted form.
I’ve slowed it up.
Read the examples and fill in the blanks in the same pattern.
Examples: sweet - sweeter - sweetest
cold - ______ - ______
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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Write the compound word from the pictures.
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