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प्रश्न
‘I hear the bright bee hum.’ The poet has used the word ‘hum’ that indicates the sound made by the bee. This is an example of Onomatopoeia. The poet has used different figures of speech like alliteration, inversion, and hyperbole in the poem. Identify them and pick out the lines accordingly.
Hyperbole
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उत्तर
"Here is a little forest,
Whose leaf is evergreen;"
Explanation:
Hyperbole - The statement has been exaggerated to make the 'little forest' seem like a place where happiness is ever-lasting.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Write the noun form of the following word by adding -ness or -ity to them appropriately. Check the spelling of the new word.
Pleasant - ________.
Make a list of any six things that the poet wants us to accept as true.
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.
The poet opens his poem with a question. Is the question asked to receive some answer? No. It is a question used to emphasize and stress upon the fact that modern man has no time to enrich his life from nature.
Such a device used by poets falls under the Figure of Speech called 'Interrogation' or 'Rhetorial Question'. Refer to the poem 'The Pilgrim' and find examples of Interrogation.
Join the sentence using appropriate Co-ordinators. (but, or, so, and)
These procedures can be performed through very small incisions. Our patients experience a number of benefits.
Underline the clauses in the below sentence and also the words that link or connect the clauses.
Nobody knows for certain who the author of these epics is.
Start a collection of synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms. Collect at least 50 each. Keep adding to your selection.
The following expression is a combination of a noun preceded by a describing word.
foolish custom
Replace the describing word with as many others as you can, that goes with the underlined noun.
Rewrite the following sentence using ‘not only but also’ and ‘as well as’ in 2 seperate sentences.
The state parties are responsible for identifying and nominating new sites.
Change the following sentence to the other voice.
His behaviour vexes me.
Change the following into Passive voice.
Go for a jog early in the morning.
Change the following into Passive voice.
When will you book the tickets to Bengaluru?
Identify the preposition in the given sentence and underline them
Riya borrowed a dress from me and lent it to her friend, Mary.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
We told them ____________ (come) with us on our trip, but some of them think it is a waste of time ____________ (search) for life that doesn’t exist.
Find the antonym for the underlined word in the following sentence.
Pongo locked the narrator inside the cabin.
The girls _______ (learn) their lessons.
‘What is that noise?’ I think it is ________ aeroplane.
Complete the sentence in past tense form.
Joanna and Joy ______ already ______ (leave) for Ooty when the others reached the station.
Rewrite the sentence nominalising the underlined word.
She failed and it disappointed her.
Combine the pair of a sentence given below into a single sentence using the noun form of the highlighted word.
He is an honest person. Everyone likes him.
Complete the sentences in the paragraph using the appropriate form of words given in brackets.
A few days later, Androcles was captured by his master. He had to suffer all kinds of __________ (punish). At last, he was thrown to a lion which was in great __________ (hungry).It had been kept in an __________ (enclose) and had not been fed for several days. His friends stood there with __________ (tear) eyes as the lion rushed towards him. The lion stopped near him and stood for a while __________ (look) at him. Then it lay down by his side like a pet dog. __________ (obvious), the lion recognized Androcles and the __________ (help) he had given it.
Someone who might have committed a crime is a ______.
Pick out the contractions from the lesson and expand them.
| Contractions | Expansions |
Fruits ____ good for health.
underline the modal verbs in the list given in the box.
| shall | should | will | have to | would | can | need to |
| could | may | ought to | might | dare | used to | need |
Work in pairs and say the sentence to each other. Do you hear any difference in the way it is spoken? Discuss and share with the class. Discuss the difference in the meaning of the sentence.
Is this a banyan tree?
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
what day of the week is your favorite ____
Look at the picture and fill in the blank with suitable word.
Joanna did her classwork______.
| A spacesuit is like a spaceship built for one. A spacesuit lets us work and live in space. It protects us from the heat and the cold. It gives us air to breathe. The suit is made of many parts and has water to drink. It even has a built-in toilet, if you need to use it. |
Choose the things that the spacesuit provides us.
- air
- food
- water
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
We ______ (eat) fruits.
Select and divide the bulldog pattern words.
- Cat - Sunset
- Father - Skyblue
- Burger - Goldfish
Complete the following sentence using the prepositions from the option.
I don’t drive _____ night.
Frame as many sentences as possible from the substitution table given below.
Example: I enjoy playing badminton and carrom daily
|
I We You They |
hate prefer like love enjoy wish dislike |
playing watching coaching |
football volleyball hockey kabaddi cricket tennis basketball kho-kho badminton |
and or | carrom chess table-tennis squash fencing |
everyday usually rarely often occasionally generally sometimes daily |
| Samritha Kavish | prefers enjoys hates likes |
Join the word and write the new word.
Dance + er - _____
Use the suitable verb.
Banu ______ the lesson.
Rewrite the sentence using the word in the bracket.
I watch television in the afternoon. (My mother)
Proper Noun
I was late ______ there was a heavy traffic.
Fill in the blank.
Banana is ______ apple.
They ________ him before the party. (meet)
Complete the following sentence using past perfect tense.
The satellite _________ on the moon before they gave the command. (land)
Fill the blank with an appropriate auxiliary.
The fly _________ sat in the food before she covered it.
Say what they are doing now?
Nalini ______.
Complete the following with appropriate conditional clause.
Jayashree would travel to France, ______.
Add appropriate question tags and role play the dialogue with your friend.
| Jeyanth | Hello, Anish! It’s your Physics exam today,______ |
| Anish | Yes. They had set a very long paper. Yet, I managed to finish the paper. |
| Jeyanth | True. My maths paper too was very long. I couldn’t finish it. |
| Anish | I too could not complete my paper. |
| Jeyanth | Ok. Actually, my question paper was very easy. |
| Anish | Mine wasn’t easy. I made a silly mistake. |
| Jeyanth | Tell me about your English paper. |
| Anish | The story comprehension was very easy. I am sure to score more than ten marks on fifteen. I wrote it very well. There wouldn’t be any mistake. |
| Jeyanth | For me, my letter-writing was the best. I didn’t make a single mistake. |
| Anish | Ok. I’ve got lots to study for tomorrow’s exam. |
| Jeyanth | Me too. So, see you later. All the best, bye. |
| Anish | Thank you. Wish you the same, bye. |
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
in camera
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
in cognito
Look at the list of idioms given below. Find their meanings from a dictionary. Read the sentences that follow and replace the words in italics with the appropriate idioms, making suitable changes wherever necessary.
- right up one’s alley -
- drive one up the wall –
- hit the road –
- take (one) for a ride –
- in panic mode –
- The old man got irritated at the loud noise outside.
- We were driving, when it started raining heavily. After stopping for an hour, we began the journey again.
- Ramesh gave false excuses for not attending the meeting and deceived me.
- At the interview when questions were fired at me rapidly, I forgot everything and grew irritated
- I love thrillers and this book appeals to me strongly.
Complete the sentence with the correct tense form of the verb in bracket.
At the moment I (think) about what course to pursue next year but I ( not make) a final decision yet.
Choose the appropriate linker from within the options and complete the sentence.
My brother will certainly clear GRE; ______ he works very hard.
Form a phrase with each of the following pair of noun given below.
digestion + enzymes -
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.
Identify the error in each of the following sentence and rewrite them Correctly.
A variety of pleasing objects charm the eye.
If everything goes well they will get a reward. (Rewrite using 'unless')
Write compound words using the picture.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Acheiving
Write compound word using the picture.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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| ______ | |
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
