Advertisements
Advertisements
प्रश्न
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
eminent - imminent
Advertisements
उत्तर
eminent (famous) – imminent (something bad likely to happen very soon)
Every eminent scientist has an unseen past in which he must have struggled to prove his theory or inventions to the world.
Environmentalists are apprehensive of the imminent earthquakes in mega multipurpose projects’ catchment areas as they fall under seismicity-prone areas.
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
Look at these sentences.
- Animals cannot survive for long without water.
- So desert animals have to find different ways of coping.
The first sentence says what cannot happen or be done; the second tells us what must, therefore, be done, what it is necessary to do. Complete the sentence using cannot and have to/has to.
She ________________ accept this decision; she __________________question it.
Read the lines below.
- 'To believe is to see angels dancing among the clouds'.
The above line contain a human characteristic ‘dancing’ given to something non - human, ‘angels’. The Figure of Speech used in the line is called ‘Personification’. - ‘To believe is to know that
Everyday is a new beginning’. - To believe is to know ______ life is a gift
Lines in poetry, such as the above, state a general truth and can be used as sayings or quotes etc. They contain the Figure of Speech called Epigram.
Epigram closely resembles a proverb.
Find from the poem three other examples of Epigram.
- ______________________________
- ______________________________
- ______________________________
Two separate words combine together to make a new word with a different meaning. They form Compound Words. Using a dictionary, find the meaning of the following compound word.
spyglass
Add a proper prefix to the following word to make a new word.
kind
Find and list the rhyming words from the poem.
Rewrite the following sentence using ‘not only but also’ and ‘as well as’ in 2 seperate sentences.
World Heritage Sites can be a combination of both cultural and natural areas.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
But we really want ____________ (visit) other planets and find out if life exists on them.
Convert the following active sentence into a passive sentence by supplying an appropriate passive verb form.
A friend of mine is repairing the car./The car _______________ by a friend of mine.
Read the story and rewrite it using the simple past tense.
Juno the elephant is lonely and tries to make friends with the other animals in the forest. But, the other animals refuse to play with Juno because of his size. One day, all the animals are running away from Dera the tiger who is eating everyone he finds. Juno goes and gives Dera a swift kick. Dera immediately runs away. Juno is now everyone's friend.
Do you have ______coins with you? I need some.
Choose the correct option.
My mother called me _________ I was playing football.
The doctor advised him against ______ in the sun.
Fill in the blanks
| Positive | Comparative | superlative |
| tall | ||
| smarter | ||
| largest | ||
| big | ||
| later/latter |
Complete the sentence by using the following options.
Charles greeted his_________ and aunt.
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:
monotonous
Nobody can say ______there will be an improvement in the______
(whether/weather)
Your ring is ______. Do not ______it. (loose / lose)
Find the antonyms of the following words in the puzzle and shade them with a pencil. The first one has been done for you.
| seldom, admitted, methodical, reality, virtue, vile, indignant, relish, fact |
Spot the word
Add appropriate question tag to the following sentence.
It changes the way people commute in cities.
Give the meaning of the following phrasal verb and frame sentence using them
take off
Find out the antonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
...but they are sufficient to show how subtilized the whole business has become.
Change the following sentence into Passive Voice.
The Governor inaugurated the exhibition at ten o’clock.
Correct the error found in the question tag in each of the following
We needn’t apply for a bank loan, do we?
Identify the two Main clause and conjunction in each of the following sentence.
Ramesh did not know Spanish, so he wanted a translator.
Rewrite the following sentence using ‘If ’ without changing the meaning.
Kavin will not stop flying kites unless he understands the risk involved in it.
Begin the sentence with "Hardly......."
She heard the news, she collapsed.
This narrative is written in the first person - using ‘I’. Rewrite the following sentence using ‘Helen Keller/Young Helen’ appropriately in place of ‘I’ and making other necessary changes in the sentence.
I did not know what the future held of marvel or surprise for me.
Read the following sentence and frame at least two relevant questions.
One day I was playing with the new doll.
Read the following sentence and frame at least two relevant questions.
I learnt a great many new words that day.
