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प्रश्न
Fill in the blank with comparative, superlative, and positive forms of the correct adjective in the bracket.
The tiger is the _____________ animal in the zoo (dangerous).
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उत्तर
The tiger is the most dangerous animal in the zoo.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
You must have noticed that when we report someone’s exact words, we have to make some changes in the sentence structure. In the following sentences fill in the blanks to list the changes that have occurred in the above pairs of sentences. One has been done for you.
1. To report a question, we use the reporting verb asked (as in Sentence Set 1).
2. To report a declaration, we use the reporting verb __________.
3. The adverb of place here changes to ___________.
4. When the verb in direct speech is in the present tense, the verb in reported speech is in the ______________ tense (as in Sentence Set 3).
5. If the verb in direct speech is in the present continuous tense, the verb in reported speech changes to ______________tense. For example, ____________ changes to was getting.
6. When the sentence in direct speech contains a word denoting respect, we add the adverb _______________in the reporting clause (as in Sentence Set 1).
7. The pronouns I, me, our and mine, which are used in the first person in direct speech, change to third person pronouns such as____________, ___________, ___________ or __________in reported speech.
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’).
The fawn wobbled after him
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’).
He held his fingers below the level of the milk.
Read the lines below.
- 'To believe is to see angels dancing among the clouds'.
The above line contain a human characteristic ‘dancing’ given to something non - human, ‘angels’. The Figure of Speech used in the line is called ‘Personification’. - ‘To believe is to know that
Everyday is a new beginning’. - To believe is to know ______ life is a gift
Lines in poetry, such as the above, state a general truth and can be used as sayings or quotes etc. They contain the Figure of Speech called Epigram.
Epigram closely resembles a proverb.
Find from the poem three other examples of Epigram.
- ______________________________
- ______________________________
- ______________________________
Make pair of sentences to show the difference between the meaning of the following Homograph from the story.
well
In the following sentence, point out the Main Clause and Subordinate Clause. Encircle the Subordinator.
There was a colony, where many struggling artists lived.
Separate the clauses in the following sentence and write the conjunction.
The thief stole the money and he ran away.
Clause (1) ____________
Clause (2) ____________
Conjunction:
Join the sentence using appropriate Co-ordinators. (but, or, so, and)
These procedures can be performed through very small incisions. Our patients experience a number of benefits.
Change the voice in the following sentence.
Hardy taught Ramanujan.
Frame the question beginning with the following word, based on the above passage.
Who
Find at least 5 words with prefixes and identify the prefix in each word.
Make sentences of your own to show the difference in usage of the following Homophones.
- practice ______
- practise ______
Complete these sentence using the appropriate modal. The clues in the bracket will help you.
We____________ preserve our natural resources. (duty)
Change the following sentence to the other voice.
His behaviour vexes me.
Look at the bar-graph. Write five sentences using the appropriate degrees of comparison.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank
They learned how __________ (survive) in space without gravity.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
Think of your fellow astronauts who wouldn’t hesitate __________ (help) you in time of trouble.
Complete the sentence using the correct form of the verb in bracket.
We hope you ___________ (have) a great time in Ooty.
Read the situation given and frame two suitable sentence in the appropriate form of the tense.
| Make any two requests to your classmates or friends. | 1. ______ |
| 2. ______ |
Complete the sentence given below choosing the right connector given in the option.
It is raining. Take an umbrella _________ you will get drenched.
Write the noun form of the following word.
Accept ______.
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 __________.
Fill in the blank with appropriate airline vocabulary given in the options.
You must present the ______at the gate.
Fill in the blank in the following sentence with suitable conjunction from the option.
You can’t have your fruits ______ you take your food.
Choose the correct conjunction from the option.
Rathi found her watch ______ she had left it.
The bus _________ (leave) the stop before we could catch it.
Look at the words in the box. Fill the wheel with their antonyms.
All the words begin with ‘S’ and are from the text
| hard | fat | weak | big | fast | hide | rough | dull |
Choose the meaning of the italicised word.
Being compared to Sachin is an absolute privilege.
Choose the meaning of the italicised word.
Usha Rani had to struggle all through her life.
Choose the meaning of the italicised word.
No opponent is too big to defeat.
Fill in the blank with the opposite of the word given in bracket.
The new boss decided to ______ (appoint) the lazy workers.
State which of the following sentence are Compound, and which are Complex.
Man proposes, but God disposes.
Complete the following using their group names.
A ______ of fish swam past our boat.
Use the clues to complete the compound word.
| basket + ______ | = ______ |  |
Pick the abstract noun.
He takes pride in his job.
Give the correct verb form for following sentence.
It______ a car.
Use the suitable verb.
My father ______ the news.
Recite the poem ‘The Swimmer’.
I missed the bus ______ I took a taxi.
Punctuate the following sentence.
who took care of meena
Choose the correct one to show future perfect tense.
By this time tomorrow, we _______ (arrive)in Chennai.
Choose the correct prefix and write the new word.
Change the masculine noun to feminine noun in the given sentence.
The waiter took the order
Complete the sentence by using the following options.
The______and queen attended the court.
Expand the following new headline in a sentence each.
Municipal elections in December
Write the process of wrapping a Christmas gift in a paragraph in passive form, with the help of the pictures given below.
Note the following words from the story. They all refer to different ways of walking. Find out their meanings and use each of them in meaningful sentences of your own. Refer a thesaurus and add a few more to the list.
- trod
- fluttered
- hurried
- skipped
- strode
- sped
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.
- viva voce - /ˌvaɪvə vəusi / - a spoken examination
- sine die - /ˈsɪnə ˈdʌɪiː/ – without a date being fixed
- resume- /ˈrezjuːmeɪ/ - a brief summary
- rapport - /ræˈpɔː(r)/ - close relationship with good understanding
- bonafide - /ˌbəʊnə ˈfaɪdi/ - genuine
Read what these people say and rewrite as sentence.
I am learning English.
Jayan ______
Recall your learning of basic preposition and complete the sentence using the prepositions given in options.
A trekker climbed ______ a mountain meticulously
Underline the prepositional phrase.
The boy studied well in spite of many obstacles.
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
The mail has just been received.
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
You are advised to help the poor and needy.
Frame illustrative sentence to distinguish the meaning of the word in the following cluster.
scraping – scrapping – scrubbing
Form a phrase with each of the following pair of noun given below.
digestion + enzymes -
Similarly there is a difference in the spelling of certain words between American and British English. In Column ‘A’ words are spelled in American. Write down the corresponding British English spelling for those words in column ‘B’. (The first one is done for you)
| A | B |
| odor | odour |
| program | |
| parlor | |
| apologize | |
| color | |
| check | |
| theater | |
| gray | |
| behavior | |
| humor | |
| labor |
Write the compound word from the picture.
 |
+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Make smaller words using the letters in the given word. (At least 5 words)
meditation
Find the meaning of the following word from a good dictionary.
sawmill
Write compound word using the pictures.
 |
+ |  |
| ______ | ||
