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प्रश्न
Now here are some more words. Complete them with ei or ie. Consult a dictionary if necessary.
- bel___ ve
- rec ___ve
- w ___rd
- l ___sure
- s ___ze
- w ___ght
- r ___gn
- f ___gn
- gr ___f
- p ___rce
(There is a popular rule of spelling: ‘i’ before ‘e’ except after ‘c’. Check if this rule is true by looking at the words above.)
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उत्तर
- believe
- receive
- weird
- leisure
- seize
- weight
- reign
- feign
- grief
- pierce
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
use the adverbs given below to fill in the blank in the sentence below.
We all behave _______ when we are tired or hungry.
use the adverbs given below to fill in the blank in the sentence below.
The President of the Company is ______ busy and will not be able to meet you.
use the adverbs given below to fill in the blank in the sentence below.
I finished my work _________ so that I could go out to play.
Make adverb from these adjective .
noisy ______
Complete the following conditional sentence. Use the correct form of the verb.
Unless you promise to write back, I ______
Tick the right answer.
When something is revived, it (remains dead/lives again).
Underline the verb of reporting in the following sentence.
Father mentioned that he was going on a holiday.
Here is sentence from the story. Choose the word from the bracket which can
be substituted for the italicised word in the sentence.
At the age of 15, Einstein felt so stifled that he left the school for good, (permanently,
for his benefit, for a short time)
Here is sentence from the story. Choose the word from the bracket which can
be substituted for the italicised word in the sentence.
Science wasn’t the only thing that appealed to the dashing young man with the walrus
moustache. (interested, challenged, worried)
Report these question using if/whether or why/when/where/how/which/what.
Remember the italicised verb change into the past tense.
Pran asked me, “Have you finished reading the newspaper?”
Adverbs
Find the adverbs in the passage below. (You’ve read about adverbs in Unit 1.) We thought that everything was over when suddenly a black sloth bear came out panting in the hot sun. Now I will not shoot a sloth-bear wantonly but, unfortunately for the poor beast, one of my companions did not feel that way about it, and promptly shot the bear on the spot.
(i) Complete the following sentences, using a suitable adverb ending in –ly.
(a) Rana does her homework ___.
(b) It rains ___in Mumbai in June.
(c) He does his work ___.
(d) The dog serves his master ___.
(ii) Choose the most suitable adverbs or adverbial phrases and complete the following sentences.
(a) We should ___get down from a moving train. (never, sometimes, often)
(b) I was ___in need of support after my poor performance. (badly, occasionally,
sometimes).
(c) Rita met with an accident. The doctor examined her ___. (suddenly, seriously,
immediately)
Thinking about the Language
Consult your dictionary and choose the correct word from the pairs given in brackets.
Our college (principle/principal) is very strict.
Let’s look at the words at the end of the second and fourth lines, viz., ‘snows’ and ‘clothes’, true’ and ‘you’, ‘below’ and ‘know’. We find that ‘snows’ rhymes with ‘clothes’, ‘true’ rhymes with ‘you’ and ‘below’ rhymes with ‘know’.
Rewrite the paragraph below, using the correct form of the verb given in brackets.
Oil from Seeds
Vegetable oils (make) from seeds and fruits of many plants growing all over the world, from tiny sesame seeds to big, juicy coconuts. Oil (produce) from cotton seeds, groundnuts, soya beans and sunflower seeds. Olive oil (use) for cooking, salad dressing etc. Olives (shake) from the trees and (gather) up, usually by hand. The olives (ground) to a thick paste which is spread onto special mats. Then the mats (layer) up on the pressing machine which will gently squeeze them to produce olive oil.
Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets. Do not copy the passage, but write in the correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space.
Example:
(0) One night, four college students ______ (be) out partying late and did not study for the test scheduled for the next day.
Answer: were
In the morning, they (1) ______ (think) of a plan. They (2) ______ (make) themselves look dirty with grease and dirt. Then they (3) ______ (go) to the Dean and (4) ______ (say) they (5) ______ (go) out to a wedding last night and on their way back the tyre of their car burst and they had to push the car all the way back. The Dean thought for a minute and said that they could have the re-test after three days. They (6) ______ (thank) him and said they would be ready. On the day of the test, they were made to sit in separate rooms. They agreed as they (7) ______ (prepare) well. But they (8) ______ (get) a rude shock!
Re-write the following sentence according to the instructions given. Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of the sentence. Choose the correct options.
He is as wise as Solomon.
(Use: 'wiser')
Choose the correct option to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so.
He began late. He finished first.
I prefer a simple vanilla ice cream to fancy desserts. (Begin: I would rather...)
He asked, "When do you intend to make the payment?". (Begin: He asked...)
If the rain does not stop, Mariam will not be able to do the laundry. (Begin: Unless...)
