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प्रश्न
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:
Anne is the brightest girl in class.
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उत्तर
In the third sentence, the superlative form of the adjective (brightest) is used because there is a comparison between more than two nouns.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Given below is a jumbled sentence. Working in groups, rearrange the word in the sentence to form the correct sentence.
You will find that the sentence contains an idiomatic expression that you have come across in the lesson. Underline the idiom and write down its meaning. Then use your dictionary to check the meaning.
don’t pay/if you/attention/you might/the wrong train/to the announcement/board
Ans:____________________________________________
Idiom:__________________________________________
Add -ly to the following adjectives, then use them to fill in the blank.
1) perfect
2) near
3) kind
4) pleasant
5) eager
He fell over the step and __________ broke his arm.
Say whether the verb underlined below is Finite or Non-finite.
Indians never try to force their way of life on others.
Find antonyms for the following from the story.
- motionless x ______
- captivity x ______
- frequent x ______
- dull x ______
- gentle x ______
- co-operated x ______
- deep x ______
- humble x ______
Rewrite the following in indirect speech.
“Can I see the manager?” I said, “Certainly,” said the accountant.
Read the following sentence and change the form of the underlined word as directed.
The young seagull gave out a loud call. (to adverb)
Change the following into Passive voice.
Cross the busy roads carefully
_______ we are impressed with their performance.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
We astronauts must keep on ______ (prepare) for our space launch.
Find the antonym for the underlined word in the following sentence.
Seventeen oranges were hidden in the narrator’s pockets.
Make a sentence in the present continuous tense using the verb given in bracket.
It is better not to disturb her, she ____________ (work).
Complete the story using the past tense of the verbs.
The Hare and the Tortoise
One day a Hare and a Tortoise decided to have a race. The Tortoise _______ (know) that the Hare _________ (can) run faster than him. But the Tortoise _______ (be) more intelligent than the Hare. 'Yes, I'll race you,'_________ (say) the Tortoise. The Tortoise ______ (have) a clever plan. He ______ (find) his brothers and sisters and he ______ (tell) them to wait in different places along the path of the race. So they all ______ (hide) behind the trees along the path. The race ______ (begin)! The Tortoise ______ (run) as fast as possible. But the Hare ______ (be) faster, of course. 'This will be a very easy race', ______ (think) the Hare. So the Hare _________ (decide) to rest, and he quickly ____ (fall) asleep at the side of the road. Suddenly, the Hare ______ (wake up) and he ______ (see) a Tortoise ahead of him! 'How did he get ahead of me?' the Hare asked himself. In fact, it ______ (be) not his friend the Tortoise: it ______ (be) the Tortoise's sister. But to a Hare, all tortoises look the same. The Hare ______ (run) past the Tortoise easily. Soon, he ______ (cannot) see the Tortoise, so he ______ (sit) down to rest. Then the Hare ______ (get up) and continued the race. But as the Hare _______ (turn) around the last corner before the finish line, his friend the Tortoise crossed the line and ______ (win) the race!
I haven’t got ________ pictures in my bedroom.
Fill in the blanks with the help of the picture clues.
Form a new word by adding appropriate prefix/suffix.
enjoy ______.
Do you have ______coins with you? I need some.
Rearrange the words in the correct order to make a meaningful sentence.
as / I / healthy / are / you / am / as
Rearrange the words in the correct order to make a meaningful sentence.
your / today / put on / new / since / is / birthday /dress / the.
Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.
______ of your friends can guide you.
Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.
All your friends will guide ______.
There ___ ten dogs in my street.
Transform the following sentence as instructed.
At the age of six, Varsha started learning music. (into Complex)
underline the modal verbs in the list given in the box.
| shall | should | will | have to | would | can | need to |
| could | may | ought to | might | dare | used to | need |
Underline the conjunction in the following sentence.
Revathy and Rohini are friends.
If Karthik _________ (not + make) any mistake, he will be rewarded.
Choose the meaning of the italicised word.
Being compared to Sachin is an absolute privilege.
Mary didn't do her homework last Monday, _______?
Read the sentence carefully and fill in the blank with suitable tense form of the verb given in bracket.
Baskaran hurt his hand while he _______ (cut) mangoes.
Punctuate the following sentence.
my favourite soap is pears and my favourite toothpaste is pepsodent.
Change the sentence from future continuous to past continuous.
It will be raining heavily.
Appropriate suffix to the word with the clues given.
Having no money ______.
| words | suffixes |
| penny, beauty, develop, teach. | ful, ment, er, less. |
Some tips to change singular to plural
Change the y into ies, if any one of a, e, i, o, u does not come before y
A conjunction is a word that joins two words or sentence.
He has a pencil _________ a paper.
I missed the bus ______ I took a taxi.
Fill in the blank
An elephant is big______slow.
Punctuate the following sentence.
kaviya bought onion tomato and cucumber
Match the adjective with the appropriate picture.
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brave |
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shady |
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long |
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spicy |
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sweet |
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fast |
Complete the sentence by using the following options.
Farmer John has four cows and two ______.
Complete the sentence by using the following options.
Charles greeted his_________ and aunt.
Fill in the blanks choosing the appropriate compound words from those given in the box:
Reeta hurried along the road, dressed in her ______new dress towards the bus stop. Before ______, she had to reach the house of her ______. But the first ______of her travel was slow due to traffic jam. Her ______would be regarded with joy. She was ______ herself to reach the place. When she finally stepped into the ______, she was received with a big hug by her kind aunt. She was in time to join the ______at the village, for a ______.
| singsong | overstraining | spotless |
| gentlefolk | grandmother | courtyard |
| sunset | half-hour | homecoming |
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
This medicine will ______your pain.
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
A five-day annual training camp for the senior cadets of the National Cadet ______has been organised.
Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:
My father ______(be) to Mumbai once before.
Now form the opposites of the words given below by prefixing ‘un’, ‘in’, ‘dis’, ‘ir', ‘il’ appropriately.
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-fortunate, -respect, -rational, -direct, -comfortable, -regular, -active, -agree, -obedient, -continue, -decent, -legitimate, -relevant, -aware, -finite, -necessary |
Change the voice of the following sentence.
Magdalene is singing the prayer.
Complete the following with appropriate conditional clause.
Vicky would have passed, ______.
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
status quo
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
eligible - illegible
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
Her parents ______ in Coimbatore for two weeks from today (be).
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
Hima Das ran so fast that she______ win the medal.
Rewrite the following passage in indirect speech.
Pradeep got out of bed with much excitement. “It is going to be a lovely sunny day,” he remarked to his sister Varshini.
“Just let me sleep a bit longer, Pradeep,” Varshini begged, “and since you are feeling so enthusiastic, ” she suggested, “Why don’t you go and help mother in cooking?”
“Sure, I will”, said Pradeep. “Can I help you, mum?”, he said to his mother.
“Yes, of course. There are idlis and vadas on the dining table. Have your breakfast.”
“Thank you, mum; I’ll surely help you by eating them.”
Fill in the blank with suitable prepositional phrase given in option.
______ his laziness, the boy remained passive for a long time.
Fill in the blank with suitable prepositional phrase given in option.
______ rain, take an umbrella.
Frame illustrative sentence to distinguish the meaning of the word in the following cluster.
quiet – quite – quit
Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.
Rajesh went to the airport ______his friend.
Replace the comparative adjective in the following sentence with their positive form.
Train journey is more comfortable than bus journey.
Attempt the following with the help of the advertisement given below:
With the help of the advertisement given, write a dialogue between you and your friend on how you enjoyed your visit to the exhibition
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Venue |
Find the meaning of the following word from a good dictionary.
Apprentice
Form groups of 6-8. Think of similes using different objects, for example,
- Dry as land
- Wet as a puddle.
Now try to put together the similes to make a poem with rhyming lines.
Write compound word using the picture:
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