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प्रश्न
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
Everyone______ when the earthquake hit the small town. (sleep)
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उत्तर
Everyone was sleeping when the earthquake hit the small town.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Write the noun form of the following word by adding -ness or -ity to them appropriately. Check the spelling of the new word.
Great - ________.
Fill in the blank with comparative, superlative, and positive forms of the correct adjective in the bracket.
He is the _______________ boy in class. (forgetful)
When words with the same spelling or pronunciation are used in such a way that they convey more than one meaning, the figure of speech involved is called a pun.
A pun is a play upon words. For example,
- Hello! How’s life?
- Hell, O! It’s a strife.
Find other examples of pun with the help of your parents/teacher.
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Add your own sentences to those given in the passage to illustrate the uses of ‘have’.
To refer to events, activities, and experiences
From other sources find synonyms of the following words used in the story.
fight (verb)
Use the following phrase in your own sentence.
be sure of
Rewrite the following sentence replacing ‘as soon as’ by ‘No sooner than’ (Note: The phrase, ‘No sooner’ must always be followed by an auxiliary (helping verb).)
As soon as the thief escaped, the family informed the police.
In the following sentence the verbs have two object namely Direct and Indirect object. Change each of the following sentence into two passive using direct object as the subject in one and indirect in the other.
Sudha told the truth to her friend.
Refer to the dictionary to find out the meaning of the following prepositions and match them with the correct meaning
| Preposition | Meaning | |
| 1. | due to | a. as a substitute for |
| 2. | except for | b. in the interest of |
| 3. | with reference to | c. irrespective of |
| 4. | in spite of | d. added to |
| 5. | in addition to | e. because of |
| 6. | in place of | f. referring to |
| 7. | regardless of | g. with the exception of |
| 8. | for the sake of | h. disregarding the difficulty |
Look at the prefixes given and frame two new words. One is done for you.
| Prefix | Word-1 | Word-2 |
| sub | subway | subconscious |
| un | ||
| re | ||
| en | ||
| dis | ||
| ir |
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank
The astronauts managed ___________ (complete) their training in record time.
Identify the character, speaker, or both of the following line.
You no shoot, we no shoot.
Underline the verb and identify the tense form.
The Moon revolves around the Earth ______.
Change the underlined word with the correct pronoun.
Neil Armstrong was born in 1930. Neil Armstrong landed on the moon in 1969.
Tiny hatchlings fall______ to many predators.
Nobody called, ________.
Complete the following using their group names.
I ate a ______ of grapes.
Fill in the blank with the collective noun.
a ________ of birds.
Fill in the blank.
1 is ______ 2.
Fill the blank with an appropriate auxiliary.
The fly _________ sat in the food before she covered it.
Practise your modal verbs. Look at these signs and write down the rules, regulations or advice they convey using the modal verbs given below.
can - could - may - might – must - ought to – shall - should - will - would
Underline the correct verb in these sentence.
The committee (decide, decides) when to adjourn.
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
judicial - judicious
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.
Underline the prepositional phrase.
The assignment will be completed in a few weeks.
Identify the correct combination of the following compound words.
Haircut, headmaster, waterfall, swimming pool, drawback, public speaking, output, software, show case, world-famous.
Choose the verb and complete the sentence.
Akshaya’s brothers have ________ to the educational tour.
Read the example and fill in the blank in the same pattern.
Example: sweet - sweeter - sweetest
slow - slower - ______
Read the example and fill in the blank in the same pattern.
Example: strange - stranger - strangest
fine - ______ - finest
Write the opposites (antonyms) of the following.
- cheap × ______
- discouraged × ______
- inadequacy × ______
- accept × ______
- simple × ______
- irrational × ______
- understand × ______
- clear × ______
