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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
Given below is a jumbled sentence. Working in groups, rearrange the word in the sentence to form the correct sentence.
You will find that the sentence contains an idiomatic expression that you have come across in the lesson. Underline the idiom and write down its meaning. Then use your dictionary to check the meaning.
the student/The teacher/his eyebrows/when/said that/all their lessons/raised/they had revised
Ans:____________________________________________
Idiom:__________________________________________
‘She went to one of the kitchen drawers’.
Look at the sentence carefully. The underlined word tells us that she went (some time ago) to a particular place (at one of the kitchen drawers). Now discuss with your partner and tell the class what you did ‘yesterday’ and what your friend did ‘yesterday’. Complete the table. One is done for you.
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Read the entry about ‘voice’ in the ‘Language Study’ pages. Note that the speeches of all the boys are in the ‘active’ voice. Turn them into passive constructions.
1950s Boy - brought home the groceries.
Complete the following idioms using the appropriate colour term.
once in a ______ moon (very rarely).
Underline the infinitive in the following sentence.
It was funny to read words that stood still.
Identify the preposition in the given sentence and underline them.
My dog sat on my hat and squashed it.
Find the synonyms for the underlined word.
The narrator was in trouble because he took the oranges.
Find the antonym for the underlined word in the following sentence.
Clem Jones was ordered to open the box.
What are they doing? Use the verbs below and write sentences.
eat cry play read sing watch
Fill in the blank using the verb in the bracket in the future form.
The peon ______ the bell by the time I reach the school. (ring).
Supply suitable linker.
In most large cities __________ towns of our country, there are special schools for girls. __________ , there are many co-educational schools __________ girls __________ boys study together. Most parents allow their daughters to attend these schools, __________ there are some parents __________ are against such schools for girls __________ the age of 14 or15.
Identify the clause and classify them accordingly.
My brother visits my father whenever he comes to Chennai.
Read the following sentences carefully and underline the preposition.
Mrs Meena asked the children to go into her classroom.
Replace the underlined word by a participle in the following sentence.
They took the last wicket and walked back to the pavilion.
Find out the clipped words for the following.
- aeroplane -
- microphone -
- exhibition -
- kilogram -
- cafeteria -
Work in pairs and say the sentence to each other. Do you hear any difference in the way it is spoken? Discuss and share with the class. Discuss the difference in the meaning of the sentence.
This is a banyan tree.
Work in pairs and say the sentence to each other. Do you hear any difference in the way it is spoken? Discuss and share with the class. Discuss the difference in the meaning of the sentence.
Look at this banyan tree.
Complete the words by reading their meaning.
f_i_h_e_ _d - afraid
Punctuate the following sentence.
Hindus muslims sikhs christians live together in India.
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
They ______ (come).
Choose the correct plural form.
Frame as many sentences as possible from the substitution table given below.
Example: I enjoy playing badminton and carrom daily
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hate prefer like love enjoy wish dislike |
playing watching coaching |
football volleyball hockey kabaddi cricket tennis basketball kho-kho badminton |
and or | carrom chess table-tennis squash fencing |
everyday usually rarely often occasionally generally sometimes daily |
| Samritha Kavish | prefers enjoys hates likes |
Match each sentence to the correct picture by writing the number in the box.
- . A brown and white puppy is having fun.
- Wild animals are in the thick forest.
- A cute boy is painting with green colour.
- A naughty boy is riding horse with his sleepy dog
Read the following word and choose the correct antonym from the option given:
serenity
The stranger ______for a few minutes before he ______ my house. (paused/passed)
Fill in the blank choosing the word from the box. Refer to a dictionary if required.
Peter always refuses alcohol, when it is offered to him at parties and takes a soft drink instead. He says he always has abstained and will always abstain from alcohol as it is a matter of principle for him. We can call Peter a ______.
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
emigrate - immigrate
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
You ______ be joking
Spot the error in the following sentence. Then rewrite the sentence after correcting them.
Madame Forestier were stunned.
Read the following sentence and frame at least two relevant questions.
I was like that ship before my education began.
