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प्रश्न
Fill in the blank with comparative, superlative, and positive forms of the correct adjective in the bracket.
My new house is ______________ the one I used to live in. (big)
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उत्तर
My new house is bigger than the one I used to live in.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Study the sentences in the columns below.
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I saw this movie yesterday. |
I have seen this movie already. |
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Bepin Babu worked here for a week last year. |
Bepin Babu has worked here since 2003. |
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Chunilal wrote to a publisher last week. |
Chunilal has written to a publisher. |
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I visited Ranchi once, long ago. |
I have visited Ranchi once before. |
Compare the sentences in the two columns, especially the verb forms. Answer the following questions about each pair of sentences.
(i) Which column tells us the Bepin Babu is still working at the same place?
(ii) Which column suggests that Chunilal is now waiting for a reply from the publisher?
(iii) Which column suggests that the person still remembers the movie he saw?
(iv) Which column suggests that the experience of visiting Ranchi is still fresh in the speaker’s mind?
Answer 3:
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.
Colonel Hunt gave me three flags.
Pick out lines that contain Alliteration.
Find the antonym of the following from the passage.
Offended × ______
What are interjections? explain with some examples.
Read the entry about ‘voice’ in the ‘Language Study’ pages. Note that the speeches of all the boys are in the ‘active’ voice. Turn them into passive constructions.
Neel - I put the dishes in the dishwasher.
Change the following sentence to the other voice.
The militants were being taken to prison by the police.
Change the following into Passive voice.
How did you cross the river?
There is a temple right ________ my house.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
We astronauts must keep on ______ (prepare) for our space launch.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
Some say it’s no use _____________ (travel) to distant planets, because it takes too long.
Find the antonyms for the underlined word in the following sentence.
The narrator of the story felt very sick for a week.
Choose the correct verb from the following sentence.
The cat ______ was waiting for the mice to come out of its hole.
Report the following sentence.
Ebin said, “Have you booked the tickets to Delhi?”
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!” |
I can’t carry the luggage ______more. I need ______ help.
Rearrange the words in the correct order to make a meaningful sentence.
speaks / Ruben / besides / German / languages / two.
Rewrite the sentence nominalising the underlined word.
Nalini leads a happy life.
Match the suitable prefix and suffix to create new words of your own. One has been done for you.
| S.No. | Root word | Prefix/Suffix | New word |
| 1. | form | con | conform |
| 2. | patriot | in | |
| 3. | diverse | ity | |
| 4. | slaved | ism | |
| 5. | animate | ness | |
| 6. | consumer | en | |
| 7. | naked | ism |
Read the following sentences carefully and underline the preposition.
Julian placed her lunchbox inside her bag.
Read the following sentences carefully and underline the preposition.
After lunch, the children were allowed to play.
Transform the following sentence as instructed.
Besides being a dancer, she is a singer. (into Compound)
Read the list of words. Write down all the words related to those words. Create a “map” using a graphic organizer and discuss it in groups. One is done for you.
| library | building | garden | student |
| teacher | advertisement | animal | art |
Read these sentence from the story carefully. Do they give command or request or make statement? Write 'C' for command and 'R' for request and 'S' for statement.
The tendril moved towards grandfather.
State which of the following sentence are Compound, and which are Complex.
Whatever you do, do well.
Find me in the poem.
You can lay down on me
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
Terry Sam and Jeremy went to the movies together ____
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
Use the clues and complete the compound words.
cow + _____ = ______  |
rain + _____ = ______  |
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
She ______ (swim).
Pick the words from the box and put them in the appropriate column
- kindly
- soft
- sweet
- everywhere
- bright
- constanly
- few
- then
- huge
- loudly
| Adverb | Adjective |
Write the plural form.
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Plural Form | |
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Cat
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| 2. |
Watch
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| 3. |
Dish
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| 4. |
Cherry
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Change the following sentence to present perfect tense.
They eat all the bananas themselves.
Fill in the blank with the correct opposite.
Is he standing on top?
No, he is at the _____.
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.
3 is ______ 4.
Complete the sentence with a correct reflexive pronoun.
You made it harder for ______.
Answer the following.
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| Name of the object | In your mother tongue | Use in a sentence |
Write the word given in the bracket in correct tense.
We ______(move) back to city yesterday.
Write
______ egg
In the following passage, circle(bold) the verbs in simple present tense and underline the verbs in simple past. The first one has been done for you.
That night he strolled into the Palette Club about eleven o’clock and found Trevor sitting by himself in the long room. “Well, Alan, did you get the picture finished all right? ” he said, as he lit his cigarette. “Finished and framed, my boy!” answered Trevor, “and by-the-bye, you have made a conquest. That old model you saw is quite devoted to you. I had to tell him all about you - who you are, where you live, what your income is, what prospects you have.”
The world of sports has given us many idiomatic expressions like ‘blow-by-blow.’ Read the description of each of the idioms given below. Then match these idioms with their meaning given in the box.
| Idioms | Meaning |
| i) throw in the towel: Wet towels are kept near a boxing ring to wipe the sweat of boxers between rounds. When a boxer was getting badly beaten, his manager would throw a towel in the ring to end the fight. | a. state of near collapse or defeat |
| ii) in our corner: In a boxing match, the corners are the two opposite angles of a boxing ring where the boxers rest between rounds. | b. unfair or unsporting behaviour |
| iii) on the ropes: Boxing rings are typically enclosed by four ropes. As a boxer when your opponent has forced you against the ropes with his/her attack, you are in trouble. | c. prepare for a conflict |
| iv) below the belt: Hits below the beltline are generally considered illegal in boxing. | d. on your side in an argument or dispute |
| v) square off: facing each other at the beginning of a match | e. to give up |
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
in camera
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
aural - oral
Complete the sentence with the correct tense form of the verb in brackets.
(tell) me exactly what (happen) last night!
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
People who live in glass houses______ not throw stones.
Choose the appropriate linker from within the option and complete the sentence.
______ I got up early, I managed to reach school on time.
Combine the sentence and rewrite them using the word given in the bracket.
The work was over. We went home. (when)
Fill the empty boxes with suitable words under each word class.
| NOUN | VERB | ADJECTIVE | ADVERB |
| amusement | |||
| appreciate | |||
| proudly | |||
| hopeful |
Fill in the blank with the right idiom. Choose from the option.
The team ______carefully so as to reach the summit successfully
Look at the following complex sentence. Circle(bold) the Main clause and underline the Subordinate clause.
No one knows when he will return.
Read the following sentence and fill in the blank.
The Education Minister ______ (visit) our school tomorrow, if he goes by this way
Read the examples and fill in the blanks in the same pattern.
Examples: sweet - sweeter - sweetest
cold - ______ - ______
Read the example and fill in the blanks in the same pattern.
Example: strange - stranger - strangest
large - ______ - ______
Read the example and fill in the blanks in the same pattern. (Note the changes in the last letter.)
Example: pretty - prettier - prettiest
naughty - ______ - ______
Underline the infinitive in the following sentence.
They could help one another with the homework and talk about it.
Complete the following sentence using your own ideas:
I do not remember what ______.
The experienced doctor found it easy to deal ______ young patients.
This particular shop deals ______ organic food.
