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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.
conscience - conscious
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उत्तर
conscience (a person’s moral sense of right and wrong) – conscious (being aware of) “Conscience makes cowards of us all”, said Shakespeare.
The lorry driver was conscious of the dangers involved in carrying the explosives in his truck.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The table below contains a list of nouns and some adjectives. Use as many adjectives as you can to describe each noun. You might come up with some funny descriptions!
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Noun |
Adjective |
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elephant |
circular, striped, enormous, multicoloured, round, cheerful, wild, blue, red, chubby, large, medium-sized, cold |
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face |
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building |
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water |
Write the noun form of the following word by adding -ness or -ity to them appropriately. Check the spelling of the new word.
enormous - ________.
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.
Speech or dialogues can be reported in two ways - Direct and Indirect. When. the exact words of the speaker are reported we call it Direct Speech. When the exact words of the speaker are not reported, but just its contents we call it Indirect Speech.
Direct Speech: Amar said, "I shall come to meet you tomorrow, Sanket."
Indirect Speech: Amar told Sanket that he would go to meet him the next day.
Note down the changes you observe in the Indirect Speech.
Form groups and hold debates on the following topic. Make bulleted lists of points in favour (pros) and those against (cons) the given statement. Let the whole class vote on who won the debate.
Contact with man has helped animals to survive.
Write the homophones (words which sound the same) of the following words in the story.
- no:
- went:
- through:
- dear:
- pair:
- soul:
- here:
- knew:
- whole:
Find the meaning of the following phrase and use it in your own sentence.
again and again
_______ we are impressed with their performance.
Fill in the blank by adding the appropriate prefix/suffix to the word given in bracket.
Kavya rides a __________ to school. (cycle)
Choose the correct synonym for the Italic word.
Ajay started to paint happily.
Choose the correct conjunction from the option.
I don’t know _________ I can afford to buy a new dress or not.
If Karthik _________ (not + make) any mistake, he will be rewarded.
Read the sentence carefully and fill in the blank with suitable tense form of the verb given in bracket.
The television was on but nobody______ (watch) it.
Match the correct rhyming words.
| nature | herd |
| bird | race |
| face | creature |
Fill in the blank.
B is______ C.
Choose the correct pictures.
between
Choose the correct reflexive pronoun.
Dad and I painted the trailer ______.
We ________ to the park. (go)
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.
Now, use the verb given in bracket in the following sentence in their correct form.
He ____(be) likely to miss the train. He ____(run) up to the station.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
Thou ______ love your neighbour.
Fill in the blank choosing the word from the box. Refer to a dictionary if required.
The rich industrialist donated a huge sum of money to set up a public library in his native village. He is a ______ and a social reformer.
Correct the following passage.
Where does the deer and the antelope play? One place is Yellowstone National Park. It were created in 1872. Parts of the park is in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. The park are a safe place for many animals. Bears, moose, buffalo, deer and antelope lives there. Beavers, otters, fish and eagles also enjoys the park. For them, Yellowstone be ‘home sweet home.
Choose the appropriate linker from within the option and complete the sentence.
______ I got up early, I managed to reach school on time.
Complete the following sentence using appropriate determiner.
I am very tired today, as I had ______ guests today.
After many months of research, the scientists ______ the invisible barrier.
Use the proper punctuation mark.
They had a teacher
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Acheiving
Read the following example, and then complete the sentence using your own idea.
Manner: I love my country like a true Indian should.
I love my country ____________.
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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