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प्रश्न
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
born - borne
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उत्तर
born (related to birth) – borne (carried by)
Divya was not born with a silver spoon in her mouth.
The entire village paid homage to army personnel, U. Saravanan’s body which was borne in a decorated coffin by military soldiers and home guards.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Here are some words from the lesson which describe different kinds of sounds.
fill in the blank using the correct form of the word given.
Rain water ____________ from the umbrella all over the carpet.
Explain the use of the adjective in the following phrase:
Rickety table
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.
I remembered him.
Use the following word to construct a meaningful sentence on your own.
praise - __________________
Rewrite the following sentence by rectifying the errors in the use of modal.
You may speak politely to the elders.
Consult a dictionary, to find the homophones for the given words.
| 1 | in | |
| 2 | know | |
| 3 | be | |
| 4 | to | |
| 5 | watt | |
| 6 | right | |
| 7 | were | |
| 8 | bare | |
| 9 | herd | |
| 10 | throne |
When she was eighteen, she ______ run fast.
Change the following into passive voice.
My grandfather built this house in 1943.
Pick out the idioms and phrases from the box and write them in the blanks equivalent to their meanings. One is done for you.
| find one’s voice | lend an ear | sharp as a tack | over the moon | on the ball |
| bring it on | come across | get along | hang on | work out |
| Sr.No. | IDIOMS | Sr.No. | PHRASES |
| 1. | Competent - on the ball | 1. | to meet or find by chance - ______ |
| 2. | Become more confident in expressing oneself - ______ | 2. | to exercise - ______ |
| 3. | Extremely happy - ______ | 3. | To accept a challenge with confidence - ______ |
| 4. | Mentally agile - ______ | 4. | To have a friendly relationship - ______ |
| 5. | Listen - ______ | 5. | To keep something - ______ |
Complete the sentence given below choosing the right connector given in the option.
Call me _________ you need money.
She ran towards the big gap in the wall through which she ______ (enter).
Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.
______ is your bag, you can take it anytime.
Find out the clipped word for the following.
education + satellite -
Fill in the blank with the collective noun.
a _________ of fish.
Fill in the blank with the collective noun.
A ________ of bees.
Use the picture and the word to write the adjective.
| soft |
| small |
| blue |
| three |
| hungry |
- There are ______birds.
- The bird’s feather is very ______.
- The colour of the birds is ______.
- It is ______in size.
- The babies are ______.
Change the masculine noun to feminine noun in the given sentence.
My uncle presented me a watch.
Say what they are doing now?
Leema ______.
Read the following word and choose the correct antonym from the option given:
frivolous
Read the following word and choose the correct antonym from the option given:
scattered
Form meaningful sentence using the given word to bring out at least two different meaning.
wind
Add appropriate question tag to the following sentence.
There is an urgent need to provide clean, reliable and affordable energy to their growing populations.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
Evangelene ______ her job a couple of years ago. (quit)
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
I wish you ______ tell me the truth.
Change the following sentence into Passive Voice.
It is time to stop the work.
Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.
The bear climbed up the tree ______ the honey.
Write compound word using the pictures.
 |
+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Write compound word using the pictures.
 |
+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Here, we see that the ‘-ing’ form of the verb ‘fight’ is used as a subject in ‘The fighting went on’. It does the work of a noun. When the ‘-ing’ form of a verb is used as a noun, it is known as a gerund or verbal noun. Read the following examples of gerunds:
- Gardening is an art.
- Cooking is a science.
- I enjoy reading poems.
- I like reading more than writing.
Rewrite the above sentences using other appropriate gerunds in place of the ones given here.
Underline the verb and choose the correct option from the options.
Margie was scornful.
