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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.
industrial - industrious
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उत्तर
industrial (relating to industry) – industrious (diligent/hardworking)
Perungudi is an industrial block.
A man should be as industrious as ants and bees.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Study the sentences in the columns below.
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A |
B |
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I saw this movie yesterday. |
I have seen this movie already. |
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Bepin Babu worked here for a week last year. |
Bepin Babu has worked here since 2003. |
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Chunilal wrote to a publisher last week. |
Chunilal has written to a publisher. |
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I visited Ranchi once, long ago. |
I have visited Ranchi once before. |
Compare the sentences in the two columns, especially the verb forms. Answer the following questions about each pair of sentences.
(i) Which column tells us the Bepin Babu is still working at the same place?
(ii) Which column suggests that Chunilal is now waiting for a reply from the publisher?
(iii) Which column suggests that the person still remembers the movie he saw?
(iv) Which column suggests that the experience of visiting Ranchi is still fresh in the speaker’s mind?
Answer 3:
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.
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.
You —————————— reach the island by land or air; you —————————— go by boat.
Say whether each of the verb underlined below is Finite or Non-finite.
We prefer buying imported things.
Say whether the underlined is Infinitive/Participle (Present or Past)/Gerund.
I wish to go to Egypt.
Make pair of sentences to show the difference between the meaning of the following Homograph from the story.
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Find out and write down some proverbs/axioms/quotations that convey a message similar to ‘Self-help is the best help.’
Change the meaning of the sentence by changing the preposition.
The tiger jumped into the river.
By the time Sundar got up ________.
Choose the correct verb from the following sentence.
We worked ______ in the city for ten years before we moved to the village.
Read the following sentences carefully and underline the preposition.
Divya hid the sweets behind her back.
Fill in the blank with appropriate airline vocabulary given in the options.
The captain and the co-pilot sit in the______.
Read the Time Line of Harish. Write sentences using the present perfect tense.
- 1971 – Harish is born in Maduari.
- 1976 – Harish and his family move to Chennai.
- 1993 – Harish finishes college and starts working for Indian Oil.
- 1996 – Harish is promoted as a manager at Indian Oil.
- 1997 – Harish meets Amina.
- 2000 – Harish and Amina get married.
- 2001 – They have a child
1. ______
2. ______
3. ______
4. ______
5. ______
Use the clues and fill in the crossword puzzle.
| 1. | This word rhymes with seen. |
| 2. | This animal has two horns and a spotted coat. |
| 3. | This is a huge sea animal |
| 4. | Sounds like hair |
| 5. | Shines brightly |
| 6. | Rhymes with load |
Make meaningful sentences from the table given below.
| A turtle |
live in the sea. is huge. have a connection with the land. are found in coastal waters. are wonderful creatures. has flippers to swim. |
| Turtles |
Look at the picture and fill in the blank with suitable word.
Suguna______helps her mother at home.
Read the situation given. Write the response of the subject in a sentence. Tick the correct box to identify the kind of sentences.
D- Declarative; In- Interrogative; E- Exclamatory; Im- Imperative
| D | In | E | Im | ||
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Example: (Vendor) while weighing the fruits How many kilos do you want? |
✓ | ||||
| 1. |
(Children) while eating ice-cream |
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| 2. | (Teacher) while noticing students talking in the classroom | ||||
| 3. | (Waiter) while attending a new customer | ||||
| 4. | (Student) while introducing oneself | ||||
| 5. | (Tourist) while visiting the Taj Mahal | ||||
| 6. | (TTR) while checking the tickets of passengers | ||||
| 7. | (Critic) while writing a review of a book | ||||
| 8. | (Receptionist) while attending to a guest in the hotel |
Change the sentence from future continuous to past continuous.
We will be sleeping in terrace.
Use the suitable verb.
We ______ loudly.
Here are some naming words that denote the person, place and things in common
Choose the correct word.
The birds ______ in the sky.
Complete the following sentence using past perfect tense.
The satellite _________ on the moon before they gave the command. (land)
Underline the correct verb in these sentence.
Ravi (do€esn’t, don’t) like sports.
Complete the following with appropriate conditional clause.
Vicky would have passed, ______.
Read the following sentence
and fill in the blank.
If Mary had an umbrella, she______ (lend) it to me.
Choose the verb and complete the sentence.
Vithya and Fathima have ______ briyani for the party.
In the following item, sentence I is complete, while sentence II is not. Complete sentence II, making it as similar as possible to sentence I. Write sentence II.
(I) Sushil's attitude towards work has always puzzled me.
(II) I have ______
Find the meaning of the following from a good dictionary:
radicals
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Complete the following sentence using your own ideas:
I realised what ______.
