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प्रश्न
Transform each of the following sentence using the comparative degree without changing the meaning.
Compulsive gambling is the worst habit a man can develop
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उत्तर
Compulsive gambling is worse than any other gambling a man can develop.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the blank in the sentence below (the verb given in bracket will give you a clue).
We heard with _________that the lion had been recaptured. (relieve)
The story shows how a little girl saved the lives of many tourists when a tsunami struck the beach, thanks to the geography lesson that she had learnt at school. She remembered the visuals of a tsunami and warned her parents.
Which form of the verb is more natural in below sentence?
The weatherman has predicted that it will snow/is snowing in Ranikhet tonight.
Read the following sentence:
(i) She muttered in reply and we looked at Jeevan for a quick interpretation.
(ii) These are two complete sentences underlying the above sentence.
- She muttered in reply.
- We looked at Jeevan for a quick interpretation.
These two sentences are put together by using the coordinating conjunction ‘and’.
Such sentences are joined by coordinating conjunctions (and/ but/ either...or; neither...nor) are called compound sentences.
Sentence ‘a’ and ‘b’ are Simple Sentences.
Each of them has only one subject and one predicate.
Sentence ‘a’ and ‘b’ can be written in another way.
As she muttered in reply, we looked at Jeevan for a quick interpretation.
This sentence begins with a subordinating conjunction ‘As’.
This is a complex sentence.
Two simple sentences joined by subordinate conjunctions are called complex sentences. The subordinate conjunction need not always be at the beginning of the sentence.
Prepare a list of subordinating conjunctions.
Match the words in Column A with what they imply in Column B.
| Column A | Column B |
| (1) pilgrim | (a) threat to life |
| (2) journey | (b) trap |
| (3) evening or close of day | (c) life |
| (4) chasm, deep and wide | (d) death |
| (5) building a bridge | (e) old age |
| (6) pitfall | (f) a dutiful man |
| (7) close of day | (g) solving the problem/getting rid of the threat to life |
Give the Antonyms and Synonyms of the words below, choosing from those given.
| Synonyms | Antonyms |
| lustre, rise victory, competitor, old-fashioned, joyfully, foreign, pause | partner, dullness, start, sorrowfully, drop, modem, native, defeat |
| Words | Synonyms | Antonyms |
| happily | ____________ | ____________ |
| traditional | ____________ | ____________ |
| halt | ____________ | ____________ |
| triumph | ____________ | ____________ |
| exotic | ____________ | ____________ |
| rival | ____________ | ____________ |
| soar | ____________ | ____________ |
| brilliance | ____________ | ____________ |
Do as directed. (Make sure you do not change the meaning and tense of the sentence).
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Rewrite the following sentence replacing ‘as soon as’ by ‘No sooner than ’
As soon as you have finished, you can submit your answer- papers.
There is a temple right ________ my house.
Write a negative sentence.
I am having a bath.
Fill in the blank with a verb in the present continuous.
You ___________ (listen) to the music.
Fill in the blank with a verb in the present continuous.
Amutha and Praba _____ (play) tennis
The plane _______ (leave) at 3 o’clock.
Read the given sentence carefully and fill in with an appropriate phrasal verb. Choose them from the help of option.
The air hostess instructed the passengers to wear the seat belts during the ______.
Identify the phrase in the following sentence and classify them as Adjective, Adverb, or Noun phrase.
I have never seen such a picture.
Frame five questions using the picture clues. Begin with “Have you ever”.
(cook biryani)
Look at the picture and complete the following.
Nila told Miruthula ______. Miruthula said that the idly ______. Nila ______ was delicious too. She also said that they had added Kashmiri chilli. Miruthula said ______very much.
Appropriate suffix to the word with the clues given.
Very pretty ______.
| words | suffixes |
| penny, beauty, develop, teach. | ful, ment, er, less. |
Fill in the blank with the correct opposite.
Is he standing on top?
No, he is at the _____.
Rewrite the sentence with punctuation mark.
ravi wants book pen and pencil
Write the correct preposition.
The doll is ____ the box.
Write
______ pot
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
Ravi picked the banana peel and ______it in the dustbin.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
We ______ a wonderful film at the cinema last night. (see)
Fill in the blank with the word given in option.
Thomas Alva Edison did not lose his ______, even after facing a series of experimental failures in his quest to discover tungsten.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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Write the compound word from the pictures.
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Rewrite the following using a complete word instead of a contracted form.
“What’s it about?”
Read the following sentences. Write the ones in passive voice. Copy them correctly.
- I have heard amazing stories ...
- I am especially impressed by the fact ...
- I am quite happy about it.
- I beg for justice.
- ... and my friend was instantly killed ...
- My house has been recently built ...
- It is the fault of the bricklayer ...
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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| ______ | ||
