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प्रश्न
Start a collection of synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms. Collect at least 50 each. Keep adding to your selection.
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उत्तर
Examples of synonyms.
- adapt – adjust
- anger – enrage, infuriate
- alike – same
- annual – yearly
- bright – shining, gleaming,
- big – enormous, huge
- barren – desolate
- bucket – pail
- brave – courageous, fearless
- certain – sure
- careful-cautious
- cry – shout, yell, weep
- dark – shadowy, gloomy
- disclose – announce
- difference – disagreement, inequity
- eager – keen, enthusiastic
- exit- leave
- false – fake, fraudulent
- fast – quick, rapid, speedy
- go – recede, depart, fade
- great – noteworthy, worthy, distinguished
- happy – pleased, contented
- help – aid, assist
- idea – thought, concept
- jest – joke
- large- big, enormous, huge
- little – tiny, small, minute
- make – create, originate
- move – plod, go
- end – stop, finish, terminate
- clever – smart
- carpet – rug
- beautiful – pretty, lovely
- fly – soar
- hurry – rush, run
- important – necessary, vital
- keep – hold
- mark – label
- fall – drop, descend
- couch – sofa
- come – approach, advance
- cool – chilly, frosty
- ask – question, inquire of
- busy – engaged
- close – shut
- conceal – hide
- cease – stop
- delight – joy
- garbage – trash
- gift – present
Examples of antonyms.
- absent – present
- admit – deny
- alive – dead
- ally – enemy
- apart – together
- arrive – depart
- ascend – descend
- backward – forward
- boundless – limited
- bent – straight
- boring – interesting
- bless – curse
- brave – cowardly
- build – destroy
- bright – dim, dull
- captive – free
- clear – cloudy, opaque
- common – rare
- correct – incorrect, wrong
- create – destroy
- deep – shallow
- diseased – healthy
- despair – hope
- dusk – dawn
- encourage – discourage
- even – odd
- export – import
- fade – brighten
- fast – slow
- foolish – wise
- fresh – stale
- giant – tiny, small, dwarf
- gloomy – cheerful
- grow – shrink
- harmful – harmless
- humble – proud
- courageous – coward
- increase – decrease
- internal – external
- just – unjust
- lawful – unlawful, illegal
- lengthen – shorten
- light – dark, heavy
- loud – quiet
- low – high
- misunderstand – understand
- merry – sad
- messy – neat
- minority – majority
- miser – spendthrift
Examples of homonyms.
- bark (n) - bark (v)
- board (n) - board (v)
- bow (n) - bow (v)
- bat (n) - bat (v)
- book (n) - book (v)
- clear (adj) - clear (v)
- cool (adj) - cool (n)
- current (adj - current (n)
- duck (n) - duck (v)
- fair (adj) - fair (n)
- bear (n) - bear (v)
- Right (noun) – Right (adjective)
- Tear (noun) – Tear (verb)
- Match (noun) – Match (verb)
- Ring (noun) – Ring (verb)
- Kind (noun) – Kind (adjective)
- Lie (noun) – Lie (verb)
- Bright (adjective) – Bright (adjective)
- Address (noun) – Address (verb)
- Watch (noun) – Watch (verb)
- Well (noun) – Well (adverb)
संबंधित प्रश्न
You mush have noticed that when we report someone’s exact words, we have to make some changes in the sentence structure. In the following sentences fill in the blanks to list the changes that have occurred in the above pairs of sentences. One has been done for you.
1. To report a question, we use the reporting verb asked (as in Sentence Set 1).
2. To report a declaration, we use the reporting verb __________.
3. The adverb of place here changes to ___________.
4. When the verb in direct speech is in the present tense, the verb in reported speech is in the ______________ tense (as in Sentence Set 3).
5. If the verb in direct speech is in the present continuous tense, the verb in reported speech changes to ______________tense. For example, ____________ changes to was getting.
6. When the sentence in direct speech contains a word denoting respect, we add the adverb _______________in the reporting clause (as in Sentence Set 1).
7. The pronouns I, me, our and mine, which are used in the first person in direct speech, change to third person pronouns such as____________, ___________, ___________ or __________in reported speech.
Make pair of sentences to show the difference between the meaning of the following Homograph from the story.
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Give the Comparative and Superlative forms of -
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| (1) | ancient | ____________ | ____________ |
| (2) | special | ____________ | ____________ |
| (3) | significant | ____________ | ____________ |
| (4) | advanced | ____________ | ____________ |
| (5) | accurate | ____________ | ____________ |
Write compound word using the pictures.
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| ______ | ||
Give the correct verb form for following sentence.
He ______ to school.
Circle the vowel letters.
a c d i f o e h
complete the sentence.
They ______ friends.
Fill in the blanks in the passage given below with the appropriate form of the verb given in brackets. Do not write the passage but write the verbs in the correct order.
The rain approached like a dark curtain. I ______ (1) (see) it marching down the street, heavy and remorseless. It ______ (2) (drum) on the tin roof and swept across the road and over the balcony of my room. I ______ (3) (sit) there without ______ (4) (move), letting the rain soak my sticky shirt and gritty hair.
Outside, the street rapidly ______ (5) (empty). Buses, cars and bullock carts ______ (6) (plough) through the suddenly rushing water. A group of small boys came jumping along a side street, which was like a river in spate. A garland of marigolds, swept off the steps of temple, came ______ (7) (float) down the middle of the road.
The rain ______ (8) (stop) as suddenly as it had begun. The day was ______ (9) (end), and the breeze ______ (10) (remain) cool and moist.
Fill in the following blanks using proper words from ‘who’, ‘when’, ‘what’, ‘how’ or ‘why’.
You must show me ______ to mix the solutions.
Write a compound word using the pictures.
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| ____________ | ||
