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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:
The dining room is brighter than the kitchen.
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उत्तर
In the second sentence, the comparative form of the adjective (brighter) is used because there is a comparison between two nouns.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Rewrite the following sentences in the way instructed
(i) The paddy is ripe enough to harvest
(Remove ‘enough’ and rewrite the sentence.)
(ii) How beautiful the sight was!
(Rewritte as an assertive sentence)
Fill in the blank in the sentence below (the verb given in bracket will give you a clue).
We heard with _________that the lion had been recaptured. (relieve)
Write the noun forms of the following word adding −ance or −ence to it.
endure _____________
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.
Rain water ____________ from the umbrella all over the carpet.
Look at these sentences.
- Animals cannot survive for long without water.
- So desert animals have to find different ways of coping.
The first sentence says what cannot happen or be done; the second tells us what must, therefore, be done, what it is necessary to do. Complete the sentence using cannot and have to/has to.
He ______ have a new bicycle now; he______ wait till next year.
Look at the sentences given below. Find out which one is correct. If the sentence is wrong give reasons.
Make a list of any six things that the poet wants us to accept as true.
Break the words below into syllables as shown in the first one.
- belonging: be - long - ing
- morning: ______
- unfriendly: ______
- citizen: ______
- anything: ______
- message: ______
- difficulty: ______
- mayor: ______
- captain: ______
- elected: ______
Pick out from the poem, two examples of the following Figure of Speech.
Alliteration
Two separate words combine together to make a new word with a different meaning. They form Compound Words. Using a dictionary, find the meaning of the following compound word.
driftwood
Add your own sentences to those given in the passage to illustrate the uses of ‘have’.
To indicate the relationship
Complete the following idioms using the appropriate colour term.
give someone a ______ look (a look of anger, dislike, etc.)
Give other ‘-ly’ adverbs of similar meaning for the following. Use a thesaurus if needed.
| rapidly | ______ |
| merrily | ______ |
| gratefully | ______ |
| cheerily | ______ |
| manfully | ______ |
| fearlessly | ______ |
| gloriously | ______ |
| victoriously | ______ |
Read the highlighted words.
- All three of them were honest, kind, and hardworking.
- You are such an honest person.
The highlighted words are adjectives.
Now find at least five other adjectives from the lesson.
Find the opposite of the following word from the lesson.
lent
______________ several warnings, he continued to swim.
Edit the following passage by replacing the underlined incorrect word with correct prepositional phrase.
she is a disciplined student. In addition to her poverty, she __________________.
Find the synonyms for the underlined word.
The narrator was in trouble because he took the oranges.
Write a question for the answer.
_________________?
Yes, We are planning to go.
Complete the sentence in past tense form.
Nancy ______ always ______ (ask) for help.
Who am I? (Use a pair of …)
We cut things with ______
Form a new word by adding appropriate prefix/suffix.
practice __________.
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 __________.
Read the following sentences carefully and underline the preposition.
Julian placed her lunchbox inside her bag.
Combine the pair of sentence below into simple, complex, and compound.
There was a bandh. The shops remained closed.
Fill in the blank with appropriate airline vocabulary given in the options.
It might be a ______ride because we are flying through a storm.
Arya _______ (play) the same song for last three days. It has become boring now.
Read the sentence given below and Choose the verbs appropriately.
Children ______ ice-creams.
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
Make sure to complete all your homework on time ___
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
I had a great time at your party ___
Use the clues to complete the compound word.
| news + ______ | = ______ |  |
Pick the word from the text that is similar to the word or phrase given below.
bad luck______.
Complete the following sentence using the prepositions from the option.
Her birthday is _____ 6th April.
Choose the correct verb form to the following sentence.
I _________ the Tajmahal.
Choose the correct verb.
We ______ home at 4 p.m. every day.
Write the words with same meaning for the following pictures.
| fast | afraid | train |
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fear |
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practice |
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speed |
Fill in the blank.
A is ______ B.
complete the sentence.
Ragu ______ my junior in school.
Complete the sentence with the simple past form of the given verb.
It ______ (snow) last winter.
Add a prefix to each word so it matche the new definition
| prefix | word |
| un, re, dis, pre | lucky, check, view, approve |
A person who got no luck______.
Write
______ egg
Fill in the blank.
______ old man
Use watch in correct verb form to complete sentence.
They ______ the match.
Read the paragraph below and fill in the blanks using ‘a, an’, or ‘the’.
It is said that 1 ______computer is 2 ______ electronic extension of the human brain. Therefore, in principle, 3 ______ computer can do all those activities which 4 ______human brain can do. Today computers are found to be 5 ______ most useful devices as knowledge providers. Another important field of application of computers is 6 ______ development of robots. 7 ______ internet has brought 8 ______ drastic change in communication systems.
______ of my friends wished me on my birthday.
Now, use the verb given in bracket in the following sentence in their correct form.
He ____(be) likely to miss the train. He ____(run) up to the station.
Form meaningful sentence using the given word to bring out at least two different meaning.
train
Change the voice of the following sentence.
Magdalene is singing the prayer.
Make sentence using the passive form of the verb.
Chattisgarh/form/2000
Here are some more idioms taken from the lesson. Find out their meaning and use them in sentence of your own.
tight corners
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 |
Add appropriate question tag to the following sentence.
There is an urgent need to provide clean, reliable and affordable energy to their growing populations.
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
in toto
Give the meaning of the following phrasal verb and frame sentence using them
put out
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
Not a word was spoken by the convict in self–defense.
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
Our television is being repaired now.
Identify the error in each of the following sentence and rewrite them Correctly.
Abdul as well as Karim deserve praise.
The mud houses are not ______ the buildings in your city.
Read the example and fill in the blank in the same pattern.
Example: strange - stranger - strangest
brave - ______ - bravest
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
