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प्रश्न
Use the following phrasal verbs in sentences of your own.
stand
- up
- for
- by
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उत्तर
- up- Your statement will not stand up as proof in the court of law
- for - My father always stands for truth and honesty.
- by - Come what may, I will stand by you.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the lines below.
- 'To believe is to see angels dancing among the clouds'.
The above line contain a human characteristic ‘dancing’ given to something non - human, ‘angels’. The Figure of Speech used in the line is called ‘Personification’. - ‘To believe is to know that
Everyday is a new beginning’. - To believe is to know ______ life is a gift
Lines in poetry, such as the above, state a general truth and can be used as sayings or quotes etc. They contain the Figure of Speech called Epigram.
Epigram closely resembles a proverb.
Find from the poem three other examples of Epigram.
- ______________________________
- ______________________________
- ______________________________
‘I hear the bright bee hum.’ The poet has used the word ‘hum’ that indicates the sound made by the bee. This is an example of Onomatopoeia. The poet has used different figures of speech like alliteration, inversion, and hyperbole in the poem. Identify them and pick out the lines accordingly.
Hyperbole
Underline the clauses in the below sentence and also the words that link or connect the clauses.
At the back rose the high peak of Mount Ida, from which flowed many rivers and streams.
Rewrite the following in indirect speech.
“How will you have it?” he said.
“In the fifties,” I said.
______________ several warnings, he continued to swim.
Fill in the blank with a verb in the present continuous.
Who _________ he __________ (help)?
Kokila gave a pen to ______ child in the classroom on her birthday.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb.
Neither food nor water ___ found here.
Change the underlined word with the correct pronoun.
He helped the old lady. He gave the old lady food.
Discuss with your partner and punctuate the following.
shankar said to his teacher madam i had prepared my project assignment but i forgot to bring it
Read the list of words. Write down all the words related to those words. Create a “map” using a graphic organizer and discuss it in groups. One is done for you.
| library | building | garden | student |
| teacher | advertisement | animal | art |
Find out the clipped word for the following.
International + police -
Complete the words by reading their meaning.
d_l_c_ _ _s - tasty
Fill in the blank.
3 is ______ 4.
Change the sentence into past perfect tense and future perfect tense.
We have built a house in our village.
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 with suitable homophone:
The ______was covered with a shroud.
______ the water overflowed from the tank.
Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:
My father ______(be) to Mumbai once before.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
Thou ______ love your neighbour.
Make sentence using the passive form of the verb.
IIM Ahmedabad/establish/1961
Add appropriate question tag to the following sentence.
These should not be thought of as luxury but as necessity.
Read the following words taken from the story. Give two synonyms and one antonym for each of these words. Use a dictionary, if required.
| Word | Synonyms | Antonym | |
| cautious | |||
| disapprove | |||
| brisk | |||
| engaging | |||
| humble | |||
| eager | |||
| resistance | |||
| persuade | |||
| scarce | |||
| nobility | |||
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
Hima Das ran so fast that she______ win the medal.
Choose the appropriate linker from within the options and complete the sentence.
The vendor saw the train moving slowly from the platform, ______ he got in.
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
Good news is expected shortly.
Replace the comparative adjective in the following sentence with their positive form.
Train journey is more comfortable than bus journey.
Complete the following sentence using your own ideas:
One day, while I was playing ______.
Write compound words using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
