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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
Fill in the blank below using ‘had to’/ ‘have to’/ ‘has to’.
I _______________repair my cycle yesterday.
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’).
He dipped his fingers in the milk.
Here are some words from the lesson which describe different kinds of sounds.
fill in the blank using the correct form of the word given.
The pony ____________ its tail.
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.
Road users ______________ do what they wish; they _____________ follow the traffic rules.
In the following sentence, point out the Main Clause and Subordinate Clause. Encircle the Subordinator.
There was a colony, where many struggling artists lived.
Look up the following verbs in a good dictionary. List at least 20 different uses of the following. You may include their use with different prepositions, adverbs, and idioms.
What are interjections? explain with some examples.
The following expression is a combination of a noun preceded by a describing word.
modern technique
Replace the describing word with as many others as you can, that goes with the underlined noun.
The trial was conducted ___________ the procedure of law.
We solved the problem _______ a new device developed by our engineers.
Find the synonym for the underlined word.
When Pongo caught the narrator with the oranges, he was very frightened.
My sister is an architect. She __________ skyscrapers.
He _________ (attend) the conference.
Report the following sentence.
Ebin said, “Have you booked the tickets to Delhi?”
Complete the sentence in past tense form.
The office goers ______ (wait) for the train.
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.
______ is an excellent opportunity.
Choose the meaning of the italicised word.
No opponent is too big to defeat.
Refer to a dictionary for the meanings and choose the odd one.
Cheerful
Mary didn't do her homework last Monday, _______?
Fill in the blank with words given in the box to make compound word.
| rain | coconut | coat | sail | fire |
Clean the ashes out of the______ place.
Punctuate the following sentence.
my favourite soap is pears and my favourite toothpaste is pepsodent.
Match the phrases with their meanings.
Phrase: Phrases are groups of two or more words that work together to perform a single grammatical function in a sentence. Phrases do not contain a subject or a predicate.
| 1. drew level with | ran very quickly in panic |
| 2. whoop with glee | to leave a place quickly |
| 3. jammed on the brakes | as if one’s life depends on it |
| 4. clung for dear life | tried to stop the motion immediately |
| 5. charged up the road | rose to an equal level |
| 6. beat a hasty retreat | shout with enthusiasm and happiness |
| 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
Put the word in the correct order to make sentence. Use a different colour to write the adverb.
Softly/Murali/speaks.
Use the suitable verb.
We ______ loudly.
A conjunction is a word that joins two words or sentence.
He has a pencil _________ a paper.
A conjunction is a word that joins two words or a sentence.
Do you want apple _________ pear?
He missed his purse _______ he was sad.
Fill in the blanks
The dove______ the ant are friends.
Write down clipped word for the given picture.
____________
(centum)
Complete the sentence with correct reflexive pronoun.
I like _____.
Complete the following sentence using past perfect tense.
Raju ________ to the ground before others arrived. (reach)
Prefixes and Suffixes
Form two derivatives from each of the following words.
e.g. honest- dishonest, honesty
| manage | differ | beauty |
| peace | arrange | collect |
| approve | narrate | class |
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
Finally, the manager learnt a ______the hard way.
Change the voice of the following sentence.
May God bless you with happiness!
Expand the following new headline in a sentence each.
Telephone customers to get video phone
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The meaning of the word ‘optimism’ is ‘the hopeful feeling that all is going to turn out well’. Match the ‘-ism’ words with their appropriate meanings.
| S. No | Meanings | S. No. Meanings Words |
| 1 | e.g. love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it | patriotism |
| 2 | a brutal, barbarous, savage act | nationalism |
| 3 | the doctrine that your country’s interests are superior | egocentrism |
| 4 | participating in sports as a hobby rather than for money | feminism |
| 5 | belief that the best possible concepts should be pursued | criticism |
| 6 | a serious examination and judgment of something | amateurism |
| 7 | habitual failure to be present at work | barbarism |
| 8 | a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women | idealism |
| 9 | concern for your own interests and welfare | heroism |
| 10 | exceptional courage when facing danger | absenteeism |
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
Our team ______ any games last year. (not win)
Fill in the blank with suitable prepositional phrase given in option.
Expressing gratitude ______ others is common in a vote of thanks.
Underline the prepositional phrase.
The assignment will be completed in a few weeks.
Read the following sentence and fill in the blank.
We ______ (select) story books for kids, if we allot time for storytelling.
Rewrite the following sentence using ‘If ’ without changing the meaning.
My village cannot achieve 100 % literacy rate, unless the elders of the village cooperate with the education department.
Underline the gerund in the following sentence.
Dancing gives me joy.
Complete the following sentence using appropriate determiner.
I am very tired today, as I had ______ guests today.
Now the teacher will read the following words. Listen carefully to the stress in each word. Write against each word whether it is a noun or a verb and mark the stress.
| 'contract | con'tract |
| conduct | con'duct |
| 'object | ob'ject |
| 'subject | sub'ject |
| 'present | pre'sent |
| 'desert | de’sert |
| 'project | pro'ject |
| 'refuse | re'fuse |
| 'address | ad'dress |
Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.
One of the machines______ defective.
Choose the verb and complete the sentence.
Akshaya’s brothers have ________ to the educational tour.
Fill in the blanks (i) - (iii) with the appropriate option from those in the brackets.
Time travel (i) _____ (ought to/should/could) become a reality in the near future, (ii) _____ (allows/allowed/allowing) human beings to experience the thrill of travelling back or forward in time. However, (iii) _____ (most/many/much) challenges must be overcome, such as ensuring safety and affordability for all potential time-travellers.
Transform the following sentence as per the given instruction.
The tree was cut down ruthlessly. (Begin: They…)
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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Write the compound word from the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Use the proper punctuation mark.
Where did you find it
Use the proper punctuation mark.
They had a teacher
Spot the error in the following sentence. Then rewrite the sentence after correcting them.
“No, I am Mathilde loisel.”
Find the meaning of the following word from a good dictionary.
Hold fast to something
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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| ______ | |
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 in the case.
(I) P.G. Wodehouse is the funniest author I have ever read.
(II) No other ____________.
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 in the case.
(I) As soon as the students enter their classroom, the teacher welcomes them.
(II) No sooner ___________.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
