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प्रश्न
Read the expression ‘permutation of possibility’. The consonant sound ‘P’ at beginning of the successive words creates a sonorous effect. This is an example of Alliteration. Find out more examples of Alliteration from the poem.
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उत्तर
- “…knock off useless blocks with dental dexterity.”
Alliteration - The sound of the letter „d‟ has been repeated for poetic effect. - “All gaps are plugged
with gleaming gold.”
Alliteration - The sound of the letter „g‟ has been repeated for poetic effect. - “But my heart would not bleed poetry.”
Alliteration - The sound of the letter „b‟ has been repeated for poetic effect.
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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.
Dense - ________.
Look at these sentences.
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- 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.
You —————————— reach the island by land or air; you —————————— go by boat.
Make the following Affirmative using the word given.
Her mother knew nothing about it. (denied)
In the following sentence, point out the Main Clause and Subordinate Clause. Encircle the Subordinator.
Though Sue looked after her well, Johnsy showed no signs of improvement.
Change the voice in the following sentence.
He could not break the ban.
The following word can be used as nouns as well as verbs. Make two sentences of your own, using them as a noun in one and a verb in another.
hold
Find at least 5 words with prefixes and identify the prefix in each word.
Use the following word to construct a meaningful sentence on your own.
coward -
He didn’t turn up ____________ his busy schedule.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank
They learned how __________ (survive) in space without gravity.
I __________ (play) in the rain all evening.
Choose the correct verb from the following sentence.
Ezhil _______ a cake when they came when they came.
Use the following phrase in a sentence of your own.
devoid of
Match the words with correct Synonym and Antonym from the table.
| S.No | Word | Synonym | Antonym |
| 1 | wide | privilege | freedom |
| 2 | noble | valiant | public |
| 3 | oppress | valuable | coward |
| 4 | honour | personal | ignoble |
| 5 | worthy | gentle | dishonour |
| 6 | private | broad | narrow |
| 7 | brave | subdue | unworthy |
Fill in the blank using the verb in the bracket in the future form.
She hopes you ______ her. (help).
Write the noun form of the following word.
Accept ______.
Write the noun form of the following word.
Dangerous ______.
Someone who might have committed a crime is a ______.
Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.
______ is an excellent opportunity.
The paper was published ______ an International journal.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb.
___ your father and mother at home?
Transform the following sentence as instructed.
He is sick but he attends the rehearsal. (into Simple)
Let’s compare two things.
Which is faster? A train or a plane?
Fill in the blank by using the correct preposition.
Her shift finished ____ 7 p.m.
The predators follow the ______of the turtles to eat their eggs.
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This is a banyan tree.
Put the words in correct order and rewrite sentence.
Find me brushes. (New, Five, Yellow)
Refer to a dictionary for the meanings and choose the odd one.
Honest
Punctuate the following sentence.
he was honest sincere hard working.
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
Please take out the trash when you get home ___
Draw and write your own compound word.
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
You ________ (make) lunch.
Fill in the blank.
1 is ______ 2.
Match the clipped word and write it on the line.
| 1. | spectacles | auto |
| 2. | microphone | math |
| 3. | automobile | cent |
| 4. | mathematics | mic |
| 5. | centum | specs |
Change the sentence into past perfect tense and future perfect tense.
Akash has finished his homework.
Read the following word and choose the correct antonym from the option given:
monotonous
Read the extract from Kayal’s diary entry regarding her Nepal Trek, and fill in the blanks with the correct tense form of the verbs given in brackets.
DAY 1 We ______(leave) Anna International Airport in Chennai two days ago catching a direct flight to Kathmandu in Nepal. We ______(spend) a day sightseeing. Kathmandu is full of people, rickshaws and the smell of sandalwood. I’ve never ______(be) on a trip like this before. So I’m really excited.
DAY 2 It ______(rain) when we reached Pokhara, Nepal’s second largest city, and saw the snowy peaks of the Himalayas for the first time. We ______(reach) Pokhara after a hairraising six-hour bus journey along very narrow roads with a lot of hairpin bends. The bus ______(be) so full that one person had to share the driver’s seat.
DAY 3 We _______________ (begin) our trek at last. We are at about 900 metres and the weather is warm and humid. For lunch we had chips and yak cheese sandwiches. I didn’t like them very much. I’m thrilled that we ______(pitch) tents for our camps in the dense forests.
DAY 4 Yesterday a landslide ______(block) our path and we had to use ropes to get over it. This morning we walked along the river Kali Gandaki through dense forests of oak trees and we pitched our camp at Tukuche below the Annapurna mountain range. The main danger in addition to landslides, is ‘yak attack’. Yaks ______(be) not dangerous but you have to be careful if you meet a herd of them because they can push you off the sides of the mountain.
DAY 5 We met a lot of children on our trek through the villages. They ______(play) in the pool of muddy rain water as we left the place. We have already climbed 2,400 metres. Up here, it never ______(rain) and there are no trees. It ______ (be) windy and dusty and I am always thirsty.
DAY 6 Yesterday we ______(go) up to the mountainside of the township of Mukthinath, at 3,600 metres. The thin air with less oxygen there ______(leave) us breathless. We ______(feel) that we couldn’t go any further. We ______(drink) a lot of extra fluids to prevent altitude sickness.
DAY 7 We turned around today and started to descend to Jomosom. As we went down, the oxygen-filled our blood again and we seemed to ______ (fly) instead of walking.
DAY 8 We went back to Pokhara in a small plane yesterday. It was exciting when we _____(fly) between the mountain peaks. We arrived in Kathmandu this afternoon and we ______(spend) our last few hours in shopping. We leave for Chennai tomorrow. We’ve had a trip of a lifetime.
- We usually ______ tickets for movies in advance.
- Thirukkural is my favourite ______.
Do as directed.
The trio met at the station. Varsha left for Madurai. (combine into a complex sentence)
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
My grandfather ______ visit this temple when he was young.
Read what these people say and rewrite as sentence.
I don’t like to go out.
Johnson ______
Read the following dialogue and complete the report in the space provided.
| Teacher | Why are you late? |
| Divya | I missed the bus. |
| Teacher | You should have reached the bus stop on time. |
| Divya | My grandmother is ill. So, I had to take her to the doctor. |
| Teacher | I am sorry. What ails her? |
| Divya | She has high fever. |
The teacher asked Divya why she was late. Divya replied that (a) ______.The teacher told her that (b) ______. Divya said that her grandmother was ill so she had to take her to the doctor. The teacher felt sorry and further asked her (c) ______. Divya explained that she (d) ______ high fever.
Underline the prepositional phrase.
Our nation is famous for its glorious culture.
Choose the appropriate linker from within the options and complete the sentence.
______ she can drive, she travels by bus.
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
The smuggler has been nabbed by the police.
Correct the error found in the question tag in each of the following
I claim to be a person of faith and prayer, aren’t I?
Given below are some Phrasal Verb which are frequently used in connection with travelling. Guess the meaning and match.
| check-in | pay the bill when leaving a hotel |
| check out | arrive and register at airport or hotel |
Pick out the finite verb in the following sentence:
But for your help, I could not have completed the assignment.
Read the following sentence and fill in the blank.
If Raj ______(be) a sculptor, he ______(make) beautiful idols.
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I heard the noise. I turned around.
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| A | B |
| odor | odour |
| program | |
| parlor | |
| apologize | |
| color | |
| check | |
| theater | |
| gray | |
| behavior | |
| humor | |
| labor |
Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.
Every man, woman and child ______ happy.
The experience of nursing an injured bird left me ______ grateful for knowing the importance of being kind and compassionate to all creatures.
Write the compound word using the picture.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
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.
(I) Sushil's attitude towards work has always puzzled me.
(II) I have ______
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day, contrasts, teacher, lives, months, years, afternoon, porch, signs, face, fingers, leaves, blossoms, anger, bitterness, weeks, struggle, ship, darkness
| one | many |
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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