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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)

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प्रश्न

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)

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उत्तर

We heard with relief that the lion had been recaptured.
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पाठ 2.1: The Tsunami - Working with Language [पृष्ठ ३१]

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एनसीईआरटी English - Honeydew Class 8
पाठ 2.1 The Tsunami
Working with Language | Q 2.3 | पृष्ठ ३१

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Add -ly to the following adjectives, then use them to fill in the blank.
1) perfect
2) near
3) kind
4) pleasant
5) eager
Why didn’t you turn up at the meeting? We all were _______ waiting for you.


Read the expression ‘permutation of possibility’. The consonant sound ‘P’ at beginning of the successive words creates a sonorous effect. This is an example of Alliteration. Find out more examples of Alliteration from the poem.


List at least 10 verbs, the last letter of which is doubled in the past participle.

Example: write - written


Rewrite the following in indirect speech.

“How will you have it?” he said.
“In the fifties,” I said.


_______ we are impressed with their performance.


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.


The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in the tense of the verb in each line. Write the wrong word as well as the correct word in the given place. One is done for you.

Sentence Wrong words Correct words
When Anand reach Arun's place, his reach reached
friends have arrived already. Arun    
introduces Anand to them. Arun's brother    
buy some snacks from the market.    
Arun serving it to all his friends. Then    
they all sat together to planning their holidays.    
Arun have a cottage in Ooty, so    
they all plan to go to Ooty during the holidays.    
“Would we have a good time?, asked Arun.    
They all cheerfully say, “Yes!”    

Join the sentence using ‘ Relative Pronoun’.

Kavita is my teacher. She teaches us English.


Complete the Conditional Sentence. Decide whether to use Type I, II, or III.

If they had gone for a walk, they __________ (turn) the lights off.


Put the words in correct order and rewrite sentence.

It is a plate. (Round, Pink, Small)


Refer to a dictionary for the meanings and choose the odd one.

Cheerful


Rewrite the sentence with punctuation mark.

how are you


Punctuate the following sentence.

kaviya bought onion tomato and cucumber


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______.


Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.

______ I have some more juice, please?


Complete the following with appropriate conditional clause.

People get sun-burnt, ______.


Foreign words and phrases

You have come across the French phrases ‘en famille’ |ən <famille>| and ‘bons mots’ ˌ|bɑn ˈmɑːts| in the lesson. Now, look at the following phrases and their meanings.

  1. viva voce - /ˌvaɪvə vəusi / - a spoken examination 
  2. sine die - /ˈsɪnə ˈdʌɪiː/ – without a date being fixed
  3. resume- /ˈrezjuːmeɪ/ - a brief summary
  4. rapport - /ræˈpɔː(r)/ - close relationship with good understanding
  5. bonafide - /ˌbəʊnə ˈfaɪdi/ - genuine

Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:

en mass


Read the list of words formed by adding suffixes.

frequently satisfaction willingness
comfortable resemblance nobility

Form two derivatives from each of the following words by adding prefixes and suffixes.

Word Prefix Suffix
patient patient patiently
honour    
respect    
manage    
fertile    
different    
friend    
obey    

Combine each of the following pair of sentence using participle. The first one is done for you.

The baby cried. She was feeling sleepy.


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