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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.
eligible - illegible
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उत्तर
eligible (Adj.- satisfying the appropriate conditions) – illegible (Adj.- not clear enough to be read)
Even at the age of 30, Vinod is an eligible bachelor for the manager post.
Priya’s handwriting is illegible.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Find these phrasal verbs in the story.
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burn out
light up
look on
run out
keep out
Write down the sentences in which they occur, consult a dictionary and write down the meaning that you think matches the meaning of the phrasal verb in the sentence.
(i) Match words under A with their meanings under B.
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A |
B |
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remote |
difficult to overcome |
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means |
most prominent |
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dominant |
be overcome/overpowered |
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formidable |
method(s) |
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overwhelmed |
far away from |
(ii) Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with appropriate words from under A.
(a) There were ___________ obstacles on the way, but we reached our destination safely.
(b) We have no ___________ of finding out what happened there.
(c) Why he lives in a house ____________from any town or village is more than I can tell.
(d) ___________by gratitude, we bowed to the speaker for his valuable advice.
(e) The old castle stands in a __________position above the sleepy town.
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’).
The fawn sucked his fingers.
Complete the sentence below using the appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets.
We are off today. We ________ (write) to you after we _______ (be) back.
Note the punctuation used in the story. Here, single inverted commas or quotation marks have been used to show conversation. Rewrite the following using double quotation marks:
‘Here’s a pretty kettle of fish !’ said Tengumai.
Start a collection of synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms. Collect at least 50 each. Keep adding to your selection.
Rewrite the following in indirect speech.
“Good morning,” I said and stepped into the safe.
“Come out,” said the manager coldly.
Complete the following.
Example: patient - patience.
attend - ______
Frame sentence using the prepositional verb given below.
consist of
Make sentences in the present perfect continuous tense using the verbs.
She ___________ in the garden since morning.
Read the given sentence carefully and fill in with an appropriate phrasal verb. Choose them from the help of option.
The air hostess instructed the passengers to wear the seat belts during the ______.
Form compound words from the boxes given below and fill in the blanks in the sentences that follow with the appropriate compound words.
| waiting | out | income |
| green | sun | room |
| tax | alarm | dry |
| traffic | wall | house |
| clock | jam | glasses |
| hair | cleaning | cut |
| put | paper |
- Siva visited the hair stylist to have a clean __________.
- Tharani had given the sarees for __________.
- The __________ is a natural process that warms the earth’s surface.
- Never wait for an __________ to wake you up.
- The children were late to school as there was a __________ near the toll plaza.
- The government expects every individual to promptly pay the __________.
- People usually wear __________ during summer.
- The patients were asked to sit in the__________ until the doctor arrived.
- With teamwork we are able to multiply our __________.
- The room was looking bright with the colourful __________.
One ______ the four students wrote the answers correctly.
Transform the following sentence as instructed.
At the age of six, Varsha started learning music. (into Complex)
“I have been watching a film.” He said that ______ a film.
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 |
Nobody called, ________.
Write the past continuous forms for the given verb.
I ______ while he was singing. (dance)
Rewrite the sentence using the word in the bracket.
I have dinner at 8 p.m. (She)
Recite the poem ‘The Swimmer’.
Fill in the blank.
D is______ C.
Describe the picture with adjectives.
The apple is ______.
It tastes ______.
It is ______ in shape.
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
I like to have toasted ______ for breakfast.
Look at the following words and classify them according to their fields.
| clinical, orthopedic, dividend, operations, fertile, Carnatic, diagnostics, industries, keyboard, hacker, desktop, vocal, cultivation, organic, unplugged, disease, harvest, livestock, mother-board, investment, internet, proxy, recycle bin, orchestra, trade, hip-hop, uprooting, guitar, cure, contracts |
| Music | |||
| Agriculture | |||
| Computer | |||
| Commerce | |||
| Medicine |
Underline the prepositional phrase.
We feel sorry for our mistakes.
Fill in the blank with appropriate correlative conjunction.
She is ______an understanding person ______everybody likes to be with her.
Expand the following outline into complete story and supply a suitable title for each.
Mr. X, a rich businessman – runs a company - always very busy with office work – one day his son – 10 years old – approaches dad and asks – how much he earns in one hour – father gets furious – boy persuades – father says Rs. 500 – immediately son asks for Rs. 300 – father shouts – wasting money on toys - son leaves to his room crying – father feels bad – thinks might need some stationery – enters boy’s room and gives money – boy becomes happy – takes some crumpled notes – under his pillow – counts everything together – total Rs.500 – gives it to dad – wants to buy – one hour of his time – father realizes his mistake – feels sorry and guilty – hugs son – closes
Fill in the blank with the right idiom. Choose from the option.
We could not believe that with a few more whacks of the ice axe in the firm snow we were ______to the top.
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Mithology
Fill in the following blanks using proper word from ‘who’, ‘when’, ‘what’, ‘how’ or ‘why’.
The person ______ is making the speech is my friend.
