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प्रश्न
Go through the statement taken from the text – ‘The social democracy means a way of life which recognises liberty, equality, and fraternity’.
The underlined part of the statement provides us some facts/information about social democracy. The remaining part of the sentence which is not underlined can be converted into a wh-question.
What does social democracy mean?
Now go through the underlined part of the statement/sentence given below and change them into question by using the appropriate Wh-form.
Fraternity means a sense of common brotherhood of all Indians.
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उत्तर
What does fraternity mean?
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Write the noun form of the following word by adding -ness or -ity to them appropriately. Check the spelling of the new word.
noble - ________.
When we compare two nouns, we use comparative adjectives. When we compare more than two nouns, we use superlative adjectives.
For Example. –
a. Milind is taller than John.
b. Zakir is the tallest of the three brothers.
Look at the following sentence and observe the changes in the sentence. Discuss the changes and note your responses:
Anne is the brightest girl in class.
Read the lines below.
- 'To believe is to see angels dancing among the clouds'.
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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.
- ______________________________
- ______________________________
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Say whether each of the verb underlined below is Finite or Non-finite.
We prefer buying imported things.
Find from the story the Homophone of the following word.
(Word that sound the same, but differ in spelling and meaning.)
weak
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.
armloads
Read the entry about ‘voice’ in the ‘Language Study’ pages. Note that the speeches of all the boys are in the ‘active’ voice. Turn them into passive constructions.
1950s Boy - I have watered the garden.
Rewrite the following in indirect speech.
“What! Are you drawing it all out again?” he asked in surprise.
“Yes, the whole thing,” I said.
Change the meaning of the sentence by changing the preposition.
Put the cubes in the box.
Read the word. Write other words which have the same ending.
eventful (- ful)
Make meaningful sentences from the following table.
| • She was tired | but | • she finished her homework. |
| • She wanted to buy a car | • she had no money. | |
| • He was angry | • he did not fight. | |
| • He did not know the answer | • he did not copy his friend’s answer. | |
| • They did not have money | • they lived happily. | |
| • He did not read the book | • he knew the story. |
Make meaningful sentences from the following table.
| • She was tired | because | • she finished her homework. |
| • She wanted to buy a car | • she had no money. | |
| • He was angry | • he did not fight. | |
| • He did not know the answer | • he did not copy his friend’s answer. | |
| • They did not have money | • they lived happily. | |
| • He did not read the book | • he knew the story. |
Now try joining the sentences in the two columns using because.
Read the following sentence and change the form of the underlined word as directed.
His family was screaming and offering him food. (to adjective)
Rewrite the following sentence by rectifying the errors in the use of modal.
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Global warming is ______________ the green house emission.
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The Himalayas ______ India from the cold winds.
Convert the following active sentence into a passive sentence by supplying an appropriate passive verb form.
Her silence worries me./I _______________ her silence.
Combine the pair of sentence given below into a single sentence using the noun form of the highlighted word.
Suresh is always punctual and regular. It has earned him a good job.
The sailors were taken ______ the forest and made to walk ______ 10 miles.
Change the possessive adjective into a possessive pronoun.
This is my pen.
Fill in the blank with the opposite of the word given in bracket.
We should learn from our ______ (success).
Punctuate the following sentence.
he was honest sincere hard working.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
Answer the following.
| Name of the object | In your mother tongue | Use in a sentence |
Put the word in the correct order to make a sentence. Use a different colour to write the adverb.
Was/somebody/there/nearby/standing.
Change the sentence from past continuous to future continuous.
They were going to Coimbatore.
Join the word and write the new word.
entertain + ment - _____.
Singular and Plural
Choose the correct word.
We like _____ play.
Fill in the blanks with to, too and two.
I need ___ write _____ pages on this topic.
Circle and write the adverbs from the sentence.
She speaks English fluently. _________
Match the rhyming word.
| 1. | deeds | wealth |
| 2. | health | care |
| 3. | bare | needs |
Choose the correct reflexive pronoun.
Every morning, I brush my teeth and stare ________ at the mirror.
Choose the correct prefix and write the new word.
Use watch in correct verb form to complete sentence.
He______TV with his friends.
Change the sentence into present continuous tense.
They draw picture of a boy.
Write the expanded forms of the following abbreviations we commonly come across in our daily life.
| 1. | IELTS | |
| 2. | GST | |
| 3. | TNPSC | |
| 4. | STD | |
| 5. | ISD | |
| 6. | MBA | |
| 7. | MHRD | |
| 8. | GPS | |
| 9. | NSS | |
| 10 | PTA | |
| 11. | NGO | |
| 12. | ICU | |
| 13. | IIM | |
| 14. | MRI | |
| 15. | ECG | |
| 16. | NCC | |
| 17. | LED | |
| 18. | CPU | |
| 19 | CBSE | |
| 20 | GDP | |
| 21 | LCD | |
| 22 | NRI | |
| 23 | IIT | |
| 24 | ITI | |
| 25 | USB |
Underline the correct verb in these sentence.
Measles (is, are) very serious.
- The ______ of the photo is broken.
- We ______questions on all topics.
- We enacted a humorous ______in our school function.
- The children ______in the ground every afternoon.
- The ______is not clear; we cannot read the sentences.
- We ______wedding cards here.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
This ______an easy quiz so far (be).
Read what these people say and rewrite as sentence.
We can’t attend the party.
Afsar and Ayesha ______
Recall your learning of basic preposition and complete the sentence using the prepositions given in options.
A trekker climbed ______ a mountain meticulously
Correct the error found in the question tag in each of the following
Let’s organize a trip to Goa, can we?
Continue and complete the following story and suggest suitable title for the same.
A rich man had a neighbour who was suffering from acute poverty. The rich man was proud of his wealth and treated his poor neighbour with disrespect and derision. One day, a fortune-teller told the rich man that all his wealth would be possessed by his neighbour within a month. The rich man became greatly worried and spent sleepless nights. He did not know how to safeguard his wealth round the clock. Suddenly he thought of a plan. He disposed of everything he had and with all that money, he bought a large, precious diamond. He sewed up the diamond in his turban. He proudly said to himself, “Now, there’s no way. My poor neighbour can never secure my wealth. The words of the fortune-teller will prove false."______
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accident – incident – incidence
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Kavin will not stop flying kites unless he understands the risk involved in it.
Underline the gerund in the following sentence.
Jessie enjoys bothering others.
Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.
Each leaf and each flower ______ stripped off the tree.
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Use the proper punctuation mark.
What’s it about
Read the following example, and then complete the sentence using your own idea.
Place: You may sit wherever you like.
You may sit ____________.
Fill in the following blank using proper word from ‘who’, ‘when’, ‘what’, ‘how’ or ‘why’.
You must tell ______ I mustn't do it.
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
Write compound word using 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) Michelangelo was an architect and a poet.
(II) Not only _____________.
