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प्रश्न
Fill in the blank choosing the word from the box. Refer to a dictionary if required.
My grandparents are in their nineties. I am glad that this ______couple is active, cheerful and in good health.
पर्याय
thespian
sadist
polyglot
ambidextrous
philanthropist
misanthrope
bibliophile
nonagenarian
teetotaller
globetrotter
optimist
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उत्तर
My grandparents are in their nineties. I am glad that this nonagenarian couple is active, cheerful and in good health.
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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.
The village/tried/the crime/on the young woman/to pin
Ans:____________________________________________
Idiom:__________________________________________
Say whether the verb in the sentence below is transitive or intransitive. Ask yourself a ‘what’ question about the verb. (For some verbs, an object is a person, so ask the question ‘who’ instead of ‘what’).
Jody then went to the kitchen.
When Tenzing and Hillary reached the summit, Tenzing in utter joy said, “We have done it.” In this sentence, the subject (we) is the doer of the action while (achieving the feat) is the subject. The verb of passive voice is formed by using the correct form of the verb ‘to be’ + past participle of the main verb. Construct the sentence accordingly.
Now carefully go through the changes in both the sentences and do the changes accordingly in the remaining sentence.
- We have done it.
It has been done by us.
I was carrying the Indian flag.
Identify whether the following is a Simple, Complex, and Compound sentence.
When he opened it, he found sheets of paper.
List as many words as you can that will go with the given adjective. (At least 3 each.)
Example: sudden - sudden change, sudden shower, sudden fall
- simple
- odd
- only
- honest
- long
Complete these sentence using the appropriate modal. The clues in the bracket will help you.
I ____________ win this singing contest. (determination)
As a ________ of his hard work, he achieved the target.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank
They learned how __________ (survive) in space without gravity.
He said that he wanted to become ________ engineer.
Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.
______ of those books will be helpful to you.
He has been absent ______ last week.
Replace the underlined word by a participle in the following sentence.
Since he is a king, he can order everybody.
Transform the following sentence as instructed.
The boy could not attend the special classes due to his mother’s illness. (into Compound)
Choose the correct antonym for the italic word.
Ajay mastered the techniques of painting.
Look at the picture and fill in the blank with suitable words.
The ______ sky looks beautiful at night.
Complete the words by reading their meaning.
d_l_c_ _ _s - tasty
Read the sentence given below and Choose the verbs appropriately.
Children ______ ice-creams.
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
He ________ (watch) movie.
Write the word given in the bracket in correct tense.
We ______(move) back to city yesterday.
Fill in the blank.
She returned after______ hour.
Match the words in Column A with their pairs in Column B to form compound words and write them in Column C.
| A | B | C |
| mantel | lashes | |
| eye | wheel | |
| water | gate | |
| bee | knob | |
| toll | piece | |
| door | proof | |
| spinning | hive |
Complete the following with appropriate conditional clause.
People get sun-burnt, ______.
Words that define a belief, attitude or theory end with the suffix ‘-ism’. Here is a sentence from the speech of Dr. Annadurai: ‘I admit that the environment is such that even people with robust optimism will be discouraged and forced to take to the path of ease and comfort’.
The meaning of the word ‘optimism’ is ‘the hopeful feeling that all is going to turn out well’. Match the ‘-ism’ words with their appropriate meanings.
| S. No | Meanings | S. No. Meanings Words |
| 1 | e.g. love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it | patriotism |
| 2 | a brutal, barbarous, savage act | nationalism |
| 3 | the doctrine that your country’s interests are superior | egocentrism |
| 4 | participating in sports as a hobby rather than for money | feminism |
| 5 | belief that the best possible concepts should be pursued | criticism |
| 6 | a serious examination and judgment of something | amateurism |
| 7 | habitual failure to be present at work | barbarism |
| 8 | a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women | idealism |
| 9 | concern for your own interests and welfare | heroism |
| 10 | exceptional courage when facing danger | absenteeism |
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
faux pas
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
You ______ not go to the market as I have brought vegetables.
Identify the error in each of the following sentence and rewrite them Correctly.
Neither Veena nor her sisters has been informed of the accident.
Fill in the blanks (i) - (iii) with the appropriate option from those in the brackets.
Time travel (i) _____ (ought to/should/could) become a reality in the near future, (ii) _____ (allows/allowed/allowing) human beings to experience the thrill of travelling back or forward in time. However, (iii) _____ (most/many/much) challenges must be overcome, such as ensuring safety and affordability for all potential time-travellers.
Find the meaning of the following word from a good dictionary.
Apprentice
Start a collection of idioms with comparisons. Use the following category.
Idioms with objects
- as black as coal
- ______
- ______
Write compound word using the picture:
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
