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प्रश्न
Here are some more idioms taken from the lesson. Find out their meaning and use them in sentence of your own.
have cold feet
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उत्तर
have cold feet- be frightened
The hotel staff had cold feet when Dubai police enquired him about Sridevi’s death.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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.
Make the following Affirmative using the words given.
Their ridicule did not deter her. (failed to)
Edit the following passage by replacing the underlined incorrect word with correct prepositional phrase.
Janu is studying in class X. In the event of the teachers __________________
Change the following into passive voice.
He has already mended the TV set.
______ Earth revolves around the sun.
Form a new word by adding appropriate prefix/suffix.
child ______.
Fill in the blank by adding the appropriate prefix/suffix to the word given in bracket.
Kavya rides a __________ to school. (cycle)
Identify the phrase in the following sentence and classify them as Adjective, Adverb, or Noun phrase.
Kohli hopes to win the trophy.
Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.
______ of these two students can solve this question.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb.
___ your father and mother at home?
“I will finish this picture tomorrow.” Jothi said that ______ picture the next day.
Find and use the clipped word in your own sentence.
zoological park -
The bus _________ (leave) the stop before we could catch it.
Find me in the poem.
I can help you to cross the river.
Complete the following using their group names.
I ate a ______ of grapes.
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
Make sure to complete all your homework on time ___
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
You ______ (take) leave.
Join the word and write the new word.
Dance + er - _____
Give the correct verb form for following sentence.
You ______ to school.
Fill in the blanks with to, too and two.
Donald ran _____ kilometers.
Imagine yourself as the rabbit and tell your friend deer where you are.
I am ______ the tree.
The world of sports has given us many idiomatic expressions like ‘blow-by-blow.’ Read the description of each of the idioms given below. Then match these idioms with their meaning given in the box.
| Idioms | Meaning |
| i) throw in the towel: Wet towels are kept near a boxing ring to wipe the sweat of boxers between rounds. When a boxer was getting badly beaten, his manager would throw a towel in the ring to end the fight. | a. state of near collapse or defeat |
| ii) in our corner: In a boxing match, the corners are the two opposite angles of a boxing ring where the boxers rest between rounds. | b. unfair or unsporting behaviour |
| iii) on the ropes: Boxing rings are typically enclosed by four ropes. As a boxer when your opponent has forced you against the ropes with his/her attack, you are in trouble. | c. prepare for a conflict |
| iv) below the belt: Hits below the beltline are generally considered illegal in boxing. | d. on your side in an argument or dispute |
| v) square off: facing each other at the beginning of a match | e. to give up |
Look at the newspaper item given below. Use the information in the headline to complete the sentence.
12 INJURED AS BUSES COLLIDE About ______at the Dindigul bus terminus here today.
Use the following phrasal verbs in sentences of your own.
look
- into
- at
- through
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
en mass
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
Hurry up! The movie ______(already begin)
Form a phrase with each of the following pair of noun given below.
skeleton + system -
Find out the antonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
The anticipation of this imagined separation only increases their fondness for the calf.
Use the proper punctuation mark.
How could a man be a teacher
In the following sentence, replace the incorrect underlined word to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct.
We immediately set forth fixing the roof.
