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Fill in the blank with comparative, superlative, and positive forms of the correct adjective in the bracket. You are very naughty. You are _____________ your brother (clever) - English

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Fill in the blank with comparative, superlative, and positive forms of the correct adjective in the bracket.

You are very naughty. You are _____________ your brother (clever).

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You are very naughty. You are more clever than your brother.

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पाठ 1.2: On To The Summit : We Reach The Top - Comparisons [पृष्ठ २४]

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बालभारती English Yuvakbharati [English] Standard 11 Maharashtra State Board
पाठ 1.2 On To The Summit : We Reach The Top
Comparisons | Q (a) | पृष्ठ २४

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Fill in the blank in the sentence below (the verb given in bracket will give you a clue).

 The earth trembled, but not many people felt the ____________. (tremble)


Change the following sentence into indirect speech.

First man: We must educate our brothers.
Second man: And try to improve their material conditions.
Third man: For that, we must convey our grievances to the British Parliament

The first man said that _____________________________________________________

The second man added that ____________________________________________________

The third man suggested that ____________________________________________________


Change the following sentence into indirect speech.

First soldier: The white soldier gets huge pay, mansions, and servants.

Second soldier: We get a pittance and slow promotions.

Third soldier: Who are the British to abolish our customs?

The first man said that___________________________________

The second soldier remarked that _______________________

The third soldier asked__________________________________


Look at these sentences.

  • Most snakes are quite harmless, but a few are poisonous.
  • Most snakes lay eggs, but the rattlesnake gives birth to its young.

Now write five sentences like these using ‘most’ and the clues below.

1. (90% of) people are honest (10%) are dishonest.
________________________

2. (Lots of) fruit have plenty of sugar, (some) citrus fruit are low in sugar.
________________________

3. (Every soft drink except this one) has lots of ‘empty calories’.
________________________

4. (The majority of) films are romances, (a few) are on other topics.
________________________

5. (A majority of) people agree that he is a good leader, (just a few) disagree.
________________________


Remove the Affixes (Prefix and Suffix) and write the Root-word.

  1. successful ____________
  2. immediately ____________
  3. retrace ____________
  4. mouser ____________
  5. unfriendly ____________
  6. fallen ____________
  7. unkind ____________
  8. wooden ____________
  9. luckily ____________
  10. belonging ____________

In the following sentence, point out the Main Clause and Subordinate Clause. Encircle the Subordinator.

Johnsy was sleeping when the two went upstairs.


From other sources find synonyms of the following words used in the story.

safe


Find the opposite of the following word from the lesson.

eldest


Use the following word to construct a meaningful sentence on your own.

praise - __________________


Complete these sentence using the appropriate modal. The clues in the bracket will help you.

When I was a child, I____________ climb trees easily but now I can’t. (ability in the past)


Change the following sentence to the other voice.

The militants were being taken to prison by the police.


Complete the following sentence using appropriate Connector from the option.

It was the thing he prized _____________.


Report the following sentence.

“Tomorrow I have to take a test in English”, said Sudha.


Complete the sentence in present tense form.

Mani ______ (work) in this school for five years.


I am going to my village ______ Sunday.


Replace the underlined word by a participle in the following sentence.

They took the last wicket and walked back to the pavilion.


Fill in the blank with appropriate airline vocabulary given in the options.

We are next in line to ______on this run way.


Read the Time Line of Harish. Write sentences using the present perfect tense.

  1. 1971 – Harish is born in Maduari.
  2. 1976 – Harish and his family move to Chennai.
  3. 1993 – Harish finishes college and starts working for Indian Oil.
  4. 1996 – Harish is promoted as a manager at Indian Oil.
  5. 1997 – Harish meets Amina.
  6. 2000 – Harish and Amina get married.
  7. 2001 – They have a child

1. ______

2. ______

3. ______

4. ______

5. ______


Find and use the clipped word in your own sentence.

photograph -


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 island was a green paradise.


Put the words in correct order and rewrite sentence.

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


State which of the following sentence are Compound, and which are Complex.

Jancy returned home because she was tired.


Find me in the poem.

You can ride on me


Use the clues to complete the compound word.

basket + ______ = ______

Make a sentence of your own for any five words from the below.

1. shady misery
2. bored calm
3. glee interested
4. panic slow
5. hasty sunny

Appropriate suffix to the word with the clues given.

A person one who teaches ______.

words suffixes
penny, beauty, develop, teach. ful, ment, er, less.

Fill in the blanks with to, too and two.

Mom had promised ____ take Ben and Jill ____ the zoo. The ____ children were _____ excited, that they could hardly wait for Saturday ____ come. They wanted _____ take their baby sister with them, but mom said she was _____ young.


Rewrite the sentence with punctuation mark.

ravi wants book pen and pencil


Match the rhyming words.

soft week
blow know
grow hot
seek flow

Choose the correct pictures.

between


Complete the following sentence using past perfect tense.

She _______ the apple as I told her to stop. (eat)


Fill in the blank using a, an and the.

______ Earth goes around______Sun.


Change the sentence into present continuous tense.

Pinku works in a power plant.


______ girls who attended the class informed the others about the test.


Now, use the verb given in bracket in the following sentence in their correct form.

I ____(like) to spend time with my friend, whenever I ____(be) free.


Solve the crossword using the clues given

  • Across 

2. We fought ______the measure. (7)

7. The cat jumped ______the table. (4)

9. The cat climbed ______the tree. (2)

10. My story is shorter ______yours. (4)

11. Cats are ______dogs. (6)

13. Put the cookie ______the jar. (2)

14. Let’s walk ______the park. (7)

16. The vegetables were planted ______the apple tree. (6)

17. Banu sings ______a bird. (4)

18. My story is ______ my pets. (5)

19. Subash is the president ______our class. (2)

20. We live ______the river. (2)

21. Let’s walk ______class together. (4)

22. The bank is ______the park.(8)

23. We live ______the city limits.(6)

25. I saw John waving ______the crowd. (5)

28. I am more cautious ______ the fall. (5)

29. I have a present ______you. (3)

31. We strolled ______the river.(5)

32. He ran ______us. (7)

33. The leaves had collected ______the trees (7)

  • Down

1. I put the book ______the table. (4)

2. Please meet me ______the cafe. (2)

3. Desert will be served ______dinner. (5)

4. My house is ______the school. (4)

5. We walked ______ the store. (2) 6. No eating ______class.(6) 8. The book fell ______my desk. (3)

11. I will not leave ______ the speech is finished. (5)

12. The store is open everyday ______ Sunday. (3)

15. The dog is ______the house. (7)

16. The cat is hiding ______my bed. (5)

19. The cat jumped ______the dog. (4)

20. He is hiding ______the bookcase. (6)

22. Dinner is ______the table. (2)

24. I put my hands ______my pockets. (6)

26. We will eat ______the play. (6)

27. The cat is sleeping ______the cot. (5)

29. This letter is ______my aunt. (4)

30. We ran ______the other kids. (4)


Fill in the blank choosing the word from the box. Refer to a dictionary if required. 

Aruna always looks at the bright side of things. Even in the face of misfortune, she firmly believes that everything will work out for the best in the end. Aruna is an ______.


Change the voice of the following sentence.

May God bless you with happiness!


Change the voice of the following sentence.

A house is being constructed by them.


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

faux pas


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

magnum opus


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    

Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.

...tea is one of the mainstays of civilization in the country.


Combine the sentence and rewrite them using the word given in the bracket.

The culprit was caught. Immediately, he was taken to the police station. (as soon as)


Combine the sentence and rewrite them using the word given in the bracket.

Adit has been promoted. Ranjan has been promoted. (as well as)


Change the following sentence into Active Voice.

You are advised to help the poor and needy.


Pick out the finite verb in the following sentence:

You can solve this problem in different ways.


Rewrite the following sentence using ‘If ’ without changing the meaning.

Unless we plant more trees, we cannot save our planet.


Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.

Anna would say with an impudent smile.


Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.

The boys went to the forest ______birds.


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

The child says he needs attention. He shouts loudly.


Complete the following sentence using appropriate determiner.

She earns so ______that she could not make a decent living


Complete the following sentence using appropriate determiner.

I am very tired today, as I had ______ guests today.


Write compound word using the pictures.

+
______

In the following item, sentence I is complete, while sentence II is not. Complete sentence II, making it as similar as possible to sentence I. Write sentence II.

(I) Not only was he a famous actor but also a renowned director.

(II) Besides ______


Rewrite the following using a complete word instead of a contracted form.

It wasn’t a regular teacher.


Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.

Erthen


Find the meaning of the following word from a good dictionary.

Nuisance


Write compound word using the pictures.

+
______

In the following sentence, replace the incorrect underlined word to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct.

When will the Shatabdi Express pull up?


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