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प्रश्न
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
I tried to climb up the tree, but______ not.
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उत्तर
I tried to climb up the tree, but could not.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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’).
It stamped its small hoofs impatiently.
Complete the sentence below using the appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets.
Hurry up! Madam _________ (be) annoyed if we _________ (be) late.
Say WHY. . . . .
______ we should believe that we are strong and courageous.
Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives.
Read the sentences.
- Yatin is strong.
- Amit is stronger than Yatin.
- Pravin is the strongest of all.
In sentence (i) the Adjective 'strong' is in its simple form. It is called Positive Degree.
In sentence (ii) the Adjective 'stronger' refers to a higher degree, when there is a comparison of two nouns. It is called Comparative Degree. (-er is added to the basic Adjective)
In sentence (iii) the adjective 'strongest' refers to the highest degree of comparison of one with more than two nouns. It is called Superlative Degree. (-est is added to the basic Adjective)
Complete the table of degrees of comparison.
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| (1) great | ____________ | ____________ |
| (2) famous | ____________ | ____________ |
| (3) ____________ | easier | ____________ |
| (4) ____________ | worse | ____________ |
| (5) ____________ | ____________ | poorest |
| (6) ____________ | ____________ | laziest |
| (7) little | ____________ | ____________ |
| (8) ____________ | worthier | ____________ |
| (9) popular | ____________ | ____________ |
Underline the clauses in the below sentence and also the words that link or connect the clauses.
Nobody knows for certain who the author of these epics is.
From the story (Part I and Part II), find 4 words that begin with the prefix ‘un-’ and write their opposites.
- ______ × ______
- ______ × ______.
He didn’t turn up ____________ his busy schedule.
Look at the picture again and answer the questions.

- Is Galen reading? _______________
- Is Velu eating? _______________
- Is Kalai dancing? _____________
- Is Peter watching TV? __________
- Is Anu crying?_________________
Complete the sentence in past tense form.
Joanna and Joy ______ already ______ (leave) for Ooty when the others reached the station.

There aren’t ______ (some/any) eggs in the basket.
But there are ____ (much/a few) near it.
Write the words that can replace Ravi, Rani, woman, luggage and the dog when we use them for the second and subsequent times in the passage _________, _________, _________. These words are called ________________?
Read the news report given below and underline the passive form of verbs.
The police had announced that the State Bank of India was robbed yesterday. Two men entered the bank at 4.30 pm with guns in their hands. Customers and bank clerks were asked to lie down on the floor and one of the bank clerks was made to fill robbers’ bags with money. After that the two men left the bank quickly. The police officer said that more than one lakh of rupees was stolen from the bank but nobody was injured. He also added that the robbers would be found soon.
Fill in the blank with the suitable collective noun.
a ______ of milk.
Look at the words in the box. Make new words by adding ‘ly’ whereever possible. It will not be possible with all the words.
Suffix: A letter or letters added at the end of a word to make a different or a new form of the word. Eg. lone+ly= lonely
| lone |
| blossom |
| fertile |
| vigorous |
| place |
| constant |
| complete |
| strong |
| unlike |
| great |
| cross |
| immediate |
| broad |
Answer the following.

| Name of the object | In your mother tongue | Use in a sentence |
She _________ never forgotten her bag.
Choose the correct verb.
Boy ______the cake.
Choose the correct reflexive pronoun.
Please make ______ at home while you wait.
Recite the poem with correct intonation.
Complete the sentence with the simple past form of the given verb.
We ______(stand) for hours.
Use adjective you think for each of these words. You can write more than one adjective.
| Clever, stormy, beautiful, dusty, good, hot, bright, cloudless, honest, lovely, fat, tall |
a______ friend.
Make sentence using the passive form of the verb.
IIM Ahmedabad/establish/1961
Add appropriate question tag to the following sentence.
Cities are increasingly becoming urbanised.
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
eminent - imminent
Fill in the blank with suitable prepositional phrase given in option.
Expressing gratitude ______ others is common in a vote of thanks.
Spot the error in the following sentence and rewrite them correctly.
The Boss had full confidence on his Manager for successful completion of the project.
Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.
The archaeologists are trying ______ the ruins of Keelady.
Transform each of the following sentence using the comparative degree without changing the meaning.
This is the most challenging task I have ever undertaken.
Transform the following sentence as per the given instruction.
In spite of the very hot weather, Kevin stepped out to buy some bread. (Begin: Despite.…)
Write compound words using the picture.
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