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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
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’).
The fawn sucked his fingers.
Write the noun form of the following word by adding -ness or -ity to them appropriately. Check the spelling of the new word.
Pleasant - ________.
Say whether the verb underlined below is Finite or Non-finite.
Having invaded India, they captured our land.
List all the phrases from the poem in which two or more words are joined with ‘and’.
Complete the following comparisons.
- as white as ______
- as green as ______
- as red as ______
- as blue as ______
- as black as ______
- as bright as ______
Write the adjective that is used to describe the following.
evening
From other sources find synonyms of the following words used in the story.
great (hero)
Complete the following idioms using the appropriate colour term.
______ blood (royal blood, aristocratic origin).
Underline the main clause in the following sentence:
Just then a Stranger-man came along the river, but he belonged to a far tribe, the Tewaras, and he did not understand one word of Tegumai’s language.
Rewrite the following sentence by rectifying the errors in the use of modal.
The magistrate ordered that he might pay the fine.
Change the following into Passive voice.
Cross the busy roads carefully
Change the following into Passive voice.
When will you book the tickets to Bengaluru?
Given below in Column A are some phrasal verbs taken from the text. Find the meanings by using a dictionary and complete Column B.
| S. No. |
Column A | Column B |
| Phrasal Verb | Meaning | |
| 1. | fond of | |
| 2. | hidden away | |
| 3. | lock up | |
| 4. | laughed at | |
| 5. | look at | |
| 6. | bring up | |
| 7. | gave up | |
| 8. | went through | |
| 9. | went through | |
| 10. | figure out |
Fill in the blank with a verb in the present continuous.
I _________ (swim) in the pool.
Fill in the blank using the verb in the bracket in the future form.
We ______ not ______ to the market, in case it rains. (go).
Fill in the blank using the verb in the bracket in the future form.
By next year, I ______ in Chennai for fifteen years. (live).
Fill in the blank by adding the appropriate prefix/suffix to the word given in the bracket.
Swathy had no ___________ of visiting the doctor. (intend)
Rearrange the words in the correct order to make a meaningful sentence.
as / I / healthy / are / you / am / as
Rewrite the sentence nominalising the underlined word.
Nalini leads a happy life.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb.
My friend and teacher _____ come.
Identify the non-finite in the following sentence and underline them.
Having finished the work, the manager decided to return home.
______ the scissors I returned it to her.
Combine the pair of sentence below into simple, complex, and compound.
I saw a tiger it was wounded.
Combine the pair of sentence below into simple, complex, and compound.
There was a bandh. The shops remained closed.
Read the following dialogue and report it.
Betty: What are you doing here, Kitty? I haven’t seen you since June.
Kitty: I’ve just come back from my holiday in Darjeeling.
Betty: Did you enjoy it?
Kitty: Yes, I enjoyed I love Darjeeling. The landscape is amazing.
Betty: Did you go to the Lloyd’s Botanical Garden?
Kitty: Yes. It was my first trip. I can show you some pictures. Are you doing anything tomorrow?
Betty: I must arrange a couple of things. But I am free tonight.
Kitty: You might come to my place. What time shall we meet?
Betty: I’ll be there at eight. Is it all right?
Betty asked Kitty ______ And she added ______ since June. Kitty explained that ______back from her holiday in Darjeeling. Betty asked if ______ it. Kitty told her that she ______ Darjeeling and that the landscape ______ Betty wanted to know ____________ to the Lloyd’s Botanical Garden. Kitty said that it ______first trip and that she ______ some pictures. And then she asked her if she ______ Betty explained that she ........................................ a couple of things. But she added that she ______ free that night. Kitty suggested that she ______ place and asked her at what time ______ Betty said she ______ there at eight. And finally, she asked ______ all right.
“I will finish this picture tomorrow.” Jothi said that ______ picture the next day.
Use the phrase could you or would you in the following situation with your friend.
You need to borrow your friend’s bike.
Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb.
Where had I gone? What had I done?
What had I seen?
I ______ never ______ (see) such beautiful sights before I visited Paris in 2012. I ____________(save) money for five years before I booked my trip to Paris. I was very excited! Before my trip to Paris, I ______ never ______(be) out of India. When I went to Paris, I spent many days touring the city. The city was big. Sometimes I got lost and asked for directions. I asked for directions in French. That was easy because I ______(study) French for two years before I visited Paris. By the time I left Paris, I ____________ (tour) many beautiful places. The Eiffel Tower, the Notre Dame Cathedral, and the Luxembourg Gardens were just a few of the places I saw. Before I visited Paris, I______ only ______(see) those places on television.
Underline the conjunction in the following sentence.
Revathy and Rohini are friends.
Read these sentence from the story carefully. Do they give command or request or make statement? Write 'C' for command and 'R' for request and 'S' for statement.
Please do not cut trees.
State which of the following sentence are Compound, and which are Complex.
Whatever you do, do well.
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
You need to do your homework right after dinner ___
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
Please take out the trash when you get home ___
Use the clues to complete the compound word.
| news + ______ | = ______ |  |
Put the word in the correct order to make sentence. Use a different colour to write the adverb.
Came/Anand/to/school/early.
Choose the correct plural form.
Dog
Choose the correct plural form.
Fly
Give the correct verb form for following sentence.
We______police.
Appropriate suffix to the word with the clues given.
Very pretty ______.
| words | suffixes |
| penny, beauty, develop, teach. | ful, ment, er, less. |
Here are some naming words that denote the person, place and things in common
A conjunction is a word that joins two words or sentence.
He has a pencil _________ a paper.
Choose the correct word.
It ______ very fast
Rewrite the sentence with punctuation mark.
do you like pet animals
Punctuate the following sentence.
i play kabadi daily
Say what they are doing now?
Nalini ______.
Underline the correct verb in these sentence.
Rekha and her sisters (watch, watches) television everyday.
Fill in the blanks with suitable homophones or confusables.
| wallet | ______ | hoard | ______ |
| fairy | ______ | desert | ______ |
| medal | ______ | night | ______ |
| wait | ______ | sweet | ______ |
| yoke | ______ | plain | ______ |
| grown | ______ | might | ______ |
| earn | ______ | quite | ______ |
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
Scientists predict that by 2050, man ______ on Mars. (land)
Complete the following sentence with modal using the clue given.
You ______ help the needy. (moral obligation)
Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
One is liable to put in too much milk.
Correct the error found in the question tag in each of the following
That’s definitely not the right thing to do in this situation, isn’t that?
Pick out the finite verb in the following sentence:
The old man struggled to walk without support.
Read the following sentence and fill in the blank.
If I ______(be) a spider, I ______ (weave) webs
Read the following sentence and fill in the blank.
The Education Minister ______ (visit) our school tomorrow, if he goes by this way
Replace the comparative adjective in the following sentence with their positive form.
Rural life is certainly more peaceful than urban life.
Write compound word using the pictures.
 |
+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Underline the infinitive in the following sentence.
They could help one another with the homework and talk about it.
This narrative is written in the first person - using ‘I’. Rewrite the following sentence using ‘Helen Keller/Young Helen’ appropriately in place of ‘I’ and making other necessary changes in the sentence.
Then my eyes filled with tears; for I realised what I had done, and for the first time I felt repentance and sorrow.
Read the following sentence and frame at least two relevant questions.
That living word awakened my soul.
The fresh college graduate jumped ______ the first offer of a job.
