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प्रश्न
When the pole vaulter cleared 28 ______, it was declared a record ______. (feet/feat)
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उत्तर
When the pole vaulter cleared 28 feet, it was declared a record feat.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Here is a question of indirect speech. Put it into reported speech.
Mill-wheel said, “Will he ride back with me?”
Here are some words from the lesson which describe different kinds of sounds.
fill in the blank using the correct form of the word given.
Ramesh ____________ on his desk in impatience.
Do as directed. (Make sure you do not change the meaning and tense of the sentence).
Tenali Raman proved to be wittier than Pundit Shahane. (Rewrite using ‘as witty as’)
Make a collection of collective nouns.
Make sentences of your own to show the difference in usage of the following Homophones.
- device ______
- devise ______
Rewrite the following sentence by rectifying the errors in the use of modal.
You will get your teeth cleaned at least once a year.
Make a sentence in the present perfect tense using the verb.
Have you ___________ your lunch?
Complete the sentence given below choosing the right connector given in the option.
It is raining. Take an umbrella _________ you will get drenched.
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.
Butter milk ____ good for health.
Pooja hired a bicycle.
Look at the words in the box. Make new words by adding ‘ly’ whereever possible. It will not be possible with all the words.
Suffix: A letter or letters added at the end of a word to make a different or a new form of the word. Eg. lone+ly= lonely
| lone |
| blossom |
| fertile |
| vigorous |
| place |
| constant |
| complete |
| strong |
| unlike |
| great |
| cross |
| immediate |
| broad |
Fill in the blank with the correct verb form.
If he __________ harder, he __________ his goals.
Read the sentence given below and Choose the verbs appropriately.
Children ______ ice-creams.
Punctuate the following sentence.
when is your birthday.
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
My favorite team won the game ____
Match the phrases with their meanings.
Phrase: Phrases are groups of two or more words that work together to perform a single grammatical function in a sentence. Phrases do not contain a subject or a predicate.
| 1. drew level with | ran very quickly in panic |
| 2. whoop with glee | to leave a place quickly |
| 3. jammed on the brakes | as if one’s life depends on it |
| 4. clung for dear life | tried to stop the motion immediately |
| 5. charged up the road | rose to an equal level |
| 6. beat a hasty retreat | shout with enthusiasm and happiness |
Choose the correct verb form to the following sentence.
You _________ a beautiful painting.
You _______ arrived at the right time.
Rewrite the sentence with punctuation mark.
he likes shirt pants and shorts
Write.
______ ant
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
en route
Look at the list of idioms given below. Find their meanings from a dictionary. Read the sentences that follow and replace the words in italics with the appropriate idioms, making suitable changes wherever necessary.
- right up one’s alley -
- drive one up the wall –
- hit the road –
- take (one) for a ride –
- in panic mode –
- The old man got irritated at the loud noise outside.
- We were driving, when it started raining heavily. After stopping for an hour, we began the journey again.
- Ramesh gave false excuses for not attending the meeting and deceived me.
- At the interview when questions were fired at me rapidly, I forgot everything and grew irritated
- I love thrillers and this book appeals to me strongly.
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
conscience - conscious
Read the following dialogue and complete the report in the space provided.
| Priya | Where are you going? |
| Vijay | I am going to the railway station. |
| Priya | Why are you going there? |
| Vijay | I want to receive my uncle who is coming from Bangalore. |
| Priya asked Vijay | (a) ______ |
| Vijay replied | (b) ______ |
| Priya further inquired | (c) ______ |
| Vijay stated that | (d) ______ |
Underline the prepositional phrase.
My brother will return home in the evening.
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
My mother rarely travels by bus.
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
Leaves wither during autumn.
Similarly there is a difference in the spelling of certain words between American and British English. In Column ‘A’ words are spelled in American. Write down the corresponding British English spelling for those words in column ‘B’. (The first one is done for you)
| A | B |
| odor | odour |
| program | |
| parlor | |
| apologize | |
| color | |
| check | |
| theater | |
| gray | |
| behavior | |
| humor | |
| labor |
Within two minutes, write as many phrases or sentences as you can using ‘a little’.
