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प्रश्न
Underline the infinitive in the following sentence.
It was funny to read words that stood still.
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उत्तर
It was funny to read words that stood still.
संबंधित प्रश्न
When Tenzing and Hillary reached the summit, Tenzing in utter joy said, “We have done it.” In this sentence, the subject (we) is the doer of the action while (achieving the feat) is the subject. The verb of passive voice is formed by using the correct form of the verb ‘to be’ + past participle of the main verb. Construct the sentence accordingly.
Now carefully go through the changes in both the sentences and do the changes accordingly in the remaining sentence.
- We have done it.
It has been done by us.
We spent the night at Camp Eight.
The following word can be used as nouns as well as verbs. Make two sentences of your own, using them as a noun in one and a verb in another.
knock
List at least 10 verbs, the last letter of which is doubled in the past participle. Example: write - written
Find five countable nouns from the passage and write their singular and plural forms.
Make a collection of collective nouns.
What is Complement and explain its two types?
Note the punctuation used in the story. Here, single inverted commas or quotation marks have been used to show conversation. Rewrite the following using double quotation marks:
‘It will take me half the day to mend this.’
Explain the metaphor in the following line :
Oft a little morning rain
Foretells a pleasant day.
Find one example of the following punctuation mark from the story and copy the sentence in which they are used - semi-colon.
The following expression is a combination of a noun preceded by a describing word.
simple device
Replace the describing word with as many others as you can, that goes with the underlined noun.
Change the meaning of the sentence by changing the preposition.
The tiger jumped into the river.
Read the following sentence and change the form of the underlined word as directed.
The depth of the sea from the ledge scared the seagull. (to adjective)
Complete these sentence using the appropriate modal. The clues in the bracket will help you.
When I was a child, I____________ climb trees easily but now I can’t. (ability in the past)
Rewrite the following sentence by rectifying the errors in the use of modal.
The magistrate ordered that he might pay the fine.
Change the following sentence to the other voice.
His behaviour vexes me.
Change the following into Passive voice.
How did you cross the river?
The trial was conducted ___________ the procedure of law.
As a ________ of his hard work, he achieved the target.
Identify the preposition in the given sentence and underline them.
My dog sat on my hat and squashed it.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
During our training we have got used to ___________ (be) weightless and ___________ (live) under difficult conditions.
Complete the mind map based on the inputs from the extract.
| 1. | Becky Thatcher, Tom’s friend had ______ coming to school. |
| 2. | So, Tom became ______. |
| 3. | Aunt Polly ______ about Tom. |
| 4. | She tried ______. |
| 5. | Tom pretended to like _____ and asked for it very often. |
| 6. | One day Tom gave the pain-killer to ______. |
| 7. | The incidents that followed made his aunt ______. |
The Himalayas ______ India from the cold winds.
Read the given sentence carefully and fill in with an appropriate phrasal verb. Choose them from the help option.
There will be a ______ next week in the office.
Who am I? (Use a pair of …)
We wear this on our face to see clearly ______
Rearrange the words in the correct order to make a meaningful sentence.
allergic / dogs / Rani / though / is / to / of / six / she / them / has.
Write the noun form of the following word.
beautiful ______.
Form compound words from the boxes given below and fill in the blanks in the sentences that follow with the appropriate compound words.
| waiting | out | income |
| green | sun | room |
| tax | alarm | dry |
| traffic | wall | house |
| clock | jam | glasses |
| hair | cleaning | cut |
| put | paper |
- Siva visited the hair stylist to have a clean __________.
- Tharani had given the sarees for __________.
- The __________ is a natural process that warms the earth’s surface.
- Never wait for an __________ to wake you up.
- The children were late to school as there was a __________ near the toll plaza.
- The government expects every individual to promptly pay the __________.
- People usually wear __________ during summer.
- The patients were asked to sit in the__________ until the doctor arrived.
- With teamwork we are able to multiply our __________.
- The room was looking bright with the colourful __________.
Frame five questions using the picture clues. Begin with “Have you ever”.
(write any story)
Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.
______ is an excellent opportunity.
There is a bridge ______ the river.
Mahatma Gandhi ______ the father of our nation.
Fill in the blank with the suitable collective noun.
A ______ of rain.
Change the underlined word with the correct pronoun.
He helped the old lady. He gave the old lady food.
Look at the words in the boxes. Match the words to make as many new words as possible. One is done for you. Eg. out house.
| out | root |
| river | wall |
| water | garden |
| flower | garden |
| sun | hill |
| aerial | bed |
| busy | sill |
| window | house |
| foot | shine |
| compound | fall |
Read these sentence from the story carefully. Do they give command or request or make statement? Write 'C' for command and 'R' for request and 'S' for statement.
The tendril moved towards grandfather.
Don’t worry, we will be _______ (reach) the airport in time.
Match the following.
| 1. If they worked hard | she will come to our party. |
| 2. If I invite Shalini | I would have bought these shoes. |
| 3. If I had got enough money | they would win. |
Fill in the blank with the correct verb form.
If you ________ out with your friends tonight, I _____ the football match on TV.
Read the sentence carefully and fill in the blank with suitable tense form of the verb given in bracket.
The doorbell rang, while I ______(do) my homework.
Fill in the blank with suitable linking word or conjunction.
Rani was late to school ______ she missed the bus.
Pick the word from the text that is similar to the word or phrase given below.
a heavy blow or hit______.
Recite the poem ‘Beyond the Universe’.
Look at the picture and choose the correct plural word.
Child
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
He ______ (do).
Write the past continuous forms for the given verb.
They ________ when I arrived there. (play)
Appropriate suffix to the word with the clues given.
A person one who teaches ______.
| words | suffixes |
| penny, beauty, develop, teach. | ful, ment, er, less. |
Complete the following sentence using past perfect tense.
The exam __________ when I reached the exam hall. (start)
Change the sentence into the past perfect tense and future perfect tense.
She has bought a violin.
Add a prefix to each word so it matche the new definition
| prefix | word |
| un, re, dis, pre | lucky, check, view, approve |
Do not approve______.
Fill in the blank.
______Sun
Say what they are doing now?
He ______.
Frame meaningful sentence of your own using the following expression from the story. Use a dictionary if required.
the thought was almost revolting
Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:
Catherine did not have any cash because she ______(lose) her purse.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
In schools, students ______ wear uniforms. It is compulsory.
Match the following idioms related to difficult situations with their meanings.
| A | B | ||
| 1 | alarm bells ringing | a | abandoning one who is in difficulty |
| 2 | back to the wall | b | try any method to overcome a crisis |
| 3 | grasp/clutch at straws | c | sign of something going wrong |
| 4 | saved by the bell | d | in serious difficulty |
| 5 | hang out to dry | e | help at the last moment rescuing one from a difficult situation |
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. |
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.
Where ______ your last holidays? (you spend)
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 modal auxiliary.
How ______ you open my bag?
Fill in the blank with suitable prepositional phrase given in option.
______ Kiran, Rajesh may attend a programme.
Change the following sentence into Passive Voice.
People burn a great deal of wood in winter.
Expand the following outline into complete story and supply a suitable title for each.
Mr. X, a rich businessman – runs a company - always very busy with office work – one day his son – 10 years old – approaches dad and asks – how much he earns in one hour – father gets furious – boy persuades – father says Rs. 500 – immediately son asks for Rs. 300 – father shouts – wasting money on toys - son leaves to his room crying – father feels bad – thinks might need some stationery – enters boy’s room and gives money – boy becomes happy – takes some crumpled notes – under his pillow – counts everything together – total Rs.500 – gives it to dad – wants to buy – one hour of his time – father realizes his mistake – feels sorry and guilty – hugs son – closes
Write compound word using the pictures.
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Underline the verbs and choose the correct option from the options.
Margie even wrote about it.
Make smaller words using the letters in the given word. (At least 5 words)
refreshing
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Circals
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
Write compound words using the pictures.
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| ____________ | ||
Write compound word using the picture:
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