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प्रश्न
The most noticeable difference between American and British English is in the vocabulary usage. There are hundreds of everyday words that are different.
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उत्तर
For example, the British call the front of a car the Bonnet, while Americans call it the Hood.
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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’).
The fawn sucked his fingers.
Explain the figure of speech inversion and anastrophe with example.
Sing and recite one of the famous folk songs given below.
There is a mountain for away.
And on the mountain stands a tree.
And on the tree, there is a branch.
And on the branch, there is a nest.
And in the nest, there is an egg.
And in the egg, there is a bird
One day the bird will fly.
One day we will be free.
Discuss with your teacher and classmates regarding the changes seen in the underlined words. Find the reasons behind the changes.
- a mountain – the mountain
- a tree – the tree
- a branch – the branch
- a nest – the nest
- an egg – the egg
- a bird – the bird.
Write the following dialogue from the story in the Indirect Speech.
The Happy Prince looked very sad, and the little Swallow was sorry for him. ‘It is very cold here,’ he said ‘but I will stay with you for one night. Tomorrow I will take the jewel.’
‘Thank you, little bird,’ said the prince.
Find at least two examples of consonance from poems that you study in this book.
Use the following phrase in your own sentence.
at any cost
Rewrite the following sentence by rectifying the errors in the use of modal.
Would I have your autograph?
Match the words with correct Synonym and Antonym from the table.
| S.No | Word | Synonym | Antonym |
| 1 | wide | privilege | freedom |
| 2 | noble | valiant | public |
| 3 | oppress | valuable | coward |
| 4 | honour | personal | ignoble |
| 5 | worthy | gentle | dishonour |
| 6 | private | broad | narrow |
| 7 | brave | subdue | unworthy |
Report the following sentence.
Ebin said, “Have you booked the tickets to Delhi?”
Pick out the idioms and phrases from the box and write them in the blanks equivalent to their meanings. One is done for you.
| find one’s voice | lend an ear | sharp as a tack | over the moon | on the ball |
| bring it on | come across | get along | hang on | work out |
| Sr.No. | IDIOMS | Sr.No. | PHRASES |
| 1. | Competent - on the ball | 1. | to meet or find by chance - ______ |
| 2. | Become more confident in expressing oneself - ______ | 2. | to exercise - ______ |
| 3. | Extremely happy - ______ | 3. | To accept a challenge with confidence - ______ |
| 4. | Mentally agile - ______ | 4. | To have a friendly relationship - ______ |
| 5. | Listen - ______ | 5. | To keep something - ______ |
Form a new word by adding appropriate prefix/suffix.
accurate __________.
Solve the crossword puzzle using superlative adjectives.
| Down | Across |
| 2. The _____ man ever whose age has been verified is Jiroemon Kimura. | 1. Deserts are the _______ places on Earth. |
| 4. Antarctica is the _______ continent in the world. | 3. Russia is the _______ country in the world. |
| 6. The elephant is the _______ animal in the world. | 4. Mercury is the _______ planet to the sun. |
| 8. Mount Everest is the ______ mountain in the world. | 5. Vatican City is the ______ country in the world. |
| 6. Diamonds are the _______ material in the world. | |
| 7. The cheetah is the ______ animal in the world. |
Combine the pair of sentence below into simple, complex, and compound.
I must get a visa. I can travel abroad.
Fill in the blank by using the correct preposition.
Families often argue ____ Christmas time.
In 1998, Frank moved to London.
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
She _______ (draw) a picture.
Give the correct verb form for following sentence.
It______ a car.
Punctuate the following sentence.
who took care of meena
Fill in the blank.
______ Himalayas.
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
judicial - judicious
Look at the following complex sentence. Circle(bold) the Main clause and underline the Subordinate clause.
Please tell me what the time is.
Underline the gerund in the following sentence.
Painting is an interesting hobby
Use the gerundial form of the verb in the bracket and fill in the blank.
______ (fly) a kite is fun.
Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.
Neither Lekha nor Leela ______ been selected.
Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.
To make a promise and then not to keep it ______ dishonesty.
Identify the error in each of the following sentence and rewrite them Correctly.
Sixty miles are a long distance.
The mud houses are not ______ the buildings in your city.
Read the examples and fill in the blanks in the same pattern.
Examples: sweet - sweeter - sweetest
cold - ______ - ______
Underline the infinitive in the following sentence.
They could help one another with the homework and talk about it.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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