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प्रश्न
We use a variety of idioms in our daily life to describe various situations. Describe the narrator’s situation in your own words, making use of some of the new idioms you have just learnt.
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उत्तर
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Explain the use of the adjective in the following phrase:
Brackish lakes
When we compare two nouns, we use comparative adjectives. When we compare more than two nouns, we use superlative adjectives.
For Example -
a. Milind is taller than John.
b. Zakir is the tallest of the three brothers.
Look at the following sentence and observe the changes in the sentence. Discuss the changes and note your responses:
Atul is not as bright as Milind in studies.
Fill in the blank with comparative, superlative, and positive forms of the correct adjective in the bracket.
The tiger is the _____________ animal in the zoo (dangerous).
Say whether the underlined is Infinitive / Participle (Present or Past)/Gerund.
He began to cry.
‘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
List at least 10 verbs, the last letter of which is doubled in the past participle. Example: write - written
Change the meaning of the sentence by changing the preposition.
There were many people around the house.
Change the following sentence to the other voice.
Malini had bought a colourful hat for her daughter.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
We really look forward _____________ (meet) alien creatures and ________ (find) out what they are really like.
Write a question for the answer.
_________________?
Yes, We are planning to go.
This year we are celebrating my sister’s ________ birthday.
Read the given passage carefully and fill in the blanks with suitable phrasal verbs from the help box.
| burn off | keep up | build-up | tire out |
| warms up | put on | work out | stretch out |
Riya is a young dancer who feels contented and satisfied with herself. Let's hear from her.
Hi, everyone! I am Riya. I suppose I’m really lucky because I don’t ______ weight easily. I never ______ in the gym and the only time I ______ is when I need something from the top shelf. I tried aerobics several times but I couldn’t ______ with the others. I take my pet for a walk thrice a day though, and that helps to ______ the calories. I usually watch what I eat but I sometimes binge on ice cream.
My sister Diya, is a real fitness fanatic. Before she works out she ______ every day with push-ups, sit-ups stretches, and a jog around the park. She says it’s important to ______ good levels of strength and stamina. I don’t want to overdo it though. A fitness regime like hers would ______ me ______!
Form a new word by adding appropriate prefix/suffix.
fashion ______.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb.
The quality of dal ___ not good.
Put the word in the correct order to make a sentence. Use a different colour to write the adverb.
Was/somebody/there/nearby/standing.
Change the following sentence to present perfect tense.
They eat all the bananas themselves.
Circle and write the adverbs from the sentence.
Our mum spoke to us angrily. _______
Add a prefix to each word so it matche the new definition
| prefix | word |
| un, re, dis, pre | lucky, check, view, approve |
A chance to view before______.
Say what they are doing now?
She______.
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
bon voyage
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
Scientists predict that by 2050, man ______ on Mars. (land)
Fill in the blank with the word given in option.
The old lady found ______in the company of the children in the neighbourhood.
Write the compound words from the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
The mother gave ______ to the persistent demands of her child.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Use the proper punctuation mark.
Where did you find it
Read the example and fill in the blanks in the same pattern. (Note the changes in the last letter.)
Example: pretty - prettier - prettiest
angry - ______ - ______
Find the meaning of the following word from a good dictionary.
sawmill
Start a collection of idioms with comparisons. Use the following categories.
Idioms with colours:
- as black as ______
- as white as ______
- as red as ______
- as blue as ______
- as green as ______
- as pink as ______
- as ______ as ______
- as ______ as ______
- as ______ as ______
