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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 followed him.
Complete the sentence below using the appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets.
If it ___________ (rain) today, we ________ (not) go to the play.
Arrange the words below in pairs that rhyme.
Example:
young − lung
money − sunny
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young |
sad |
money |
chop |
lung |
last |
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wax |
could |
bad |
sound |
axe |
wood |
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way |
stop |
sunny |
fast |
round |
day |
‘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
Underline the verb in the following sentence and state whether the sentence is in the Active or Passive voice.
She saw her son in a big hall.
Identify the following from the list given in the box below:
4 nouns, 4 verbs, 4 adjectives, 4 adverbs, 4 pronouns.
| bird, wonderful, friends, gather, humans, we, I, healthy, grasslands, help, directly, protect, arrive, together, away, happy, slowly, afraid, you, us. |
Find five adjectives that end with '-ful'.
Then write the antonym of each.
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.
Use the following idiom/expression in sentences of your own.
to be prone to
In the following sentence the verbs have two object namely Direct and Indirect object. Change each of the following sentence into two passive using direct object as the subject in one and indirect in the other.
Sudha told the truth to her friend.
Frame sentence using the prepositional verb given below.
attend to
Find the synonym for the underlined word.
The narrator was quiet when Pongo questioned him.
Look at the picture again and answer the questions.
- Is Galen reading? _______________
- Is Velu eating? _______________
- Is Kalai dancing? _____________
- Is Peter watching TV? __________
- Is Anu crying?_________________
There aren’t ______ (some/any) eggs in the basket.
But there are ____ (much/a few) near it.
An ______is an information we have that proves us that something is true.
Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.
______ is an excellent opportunity.
Match the suitable prefix and suffix to create new words of your own. One has been done for you.
| S.No. | Root word | Prefix/Suffix | New word |
| 1. | form | con | conform |
| 2. | patriot | in | |
| 3. | diverse | ity | |
| 4. | slaved | ism | |
| 5. | animate | ness | |
| 6. | consumer | en | |
| 7. | naked | ism |
Read the following sentences carefully and underline the preposition.
Madhusudhan checked to see if his keys had fallen underneath his chair.
Fill in the blanks
| Positive | Comparative | superlative |
| tall | ||
| smarter | ||
| largest | ||
| big | ||
| later/latter |
______ please close the door?
______ please open the window?
Read the Time Line of Harish. Write sentences using the present perfect tense.
- 1971 – Harish is born in Maduari.
- 1976 – Harish and his family move to Chennai.
- 1993 – Harish finishes college and starts working for Indian Oil.
- 1996 – Harish is promoted as a manager at Indian Oil.
- 1997 – Harish meets Amina.
- 2000 – Harish and Amina get married.
- 2001 – They have a child
1. ______
2. ______
3. ______
4. ______
5. ______
Find and use the clipped word in your own sentence.
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Now, try splitting each of these words into syllables.
| Wonderful | |
| Behind | |
| Bananas | |
| Excitement | |
| Snatch | |
| Windows | |
| Thud | |
| Everyone |
Find me in the poem.
You can ride on me
Fill in the blank with suitable linking word or conjunction.
Our team played well ______ won the game.
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
She _______ (draw) a picture.
Choose the correct plural form.
Give the correct verb form for following sentence.
I go to school.
Use the suitable verb.
Suresh ______ the poem.
Use the suitable verb.
My father ______ the news.
Change the following sentence to present perfect tense.
She writes a letter to her friend.
Fill in the blank.
1 is ______ 2.
Write the correct clipped word on the line.
I saw him in the ___________ (laboratory).
Write the past form of the verbs.
eat- ______.
Can you try to fill the blank.
This is ______ Ink bottle.
Fill in the blank using a, an and the.
______ Earth goes around______Sun.
Complete the sentence by using the following options.
Charles greeted his_________ and aunt.
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
The child looks very sick and ______.
Now, use the verb given in bracket in the following sentence in their correct form.
At the moment they____ (wait) at the bus-stop. But I ______(not know) their plans for the journey.
Form meaningful sentence using the given word to bring out at least two different meaning.
wind
Based on your understanding of paragraphs 6 and 7, complete the mind map:
Report the following dialogue.
| Prabhu | What are you doing here, Kiran? I haven’t seen you for a few months. |
| Kiran | I have just come back from my native town Virudhunagar. |
| Prabhu | Did you enjoy your vacation? |
| Kiran | Yes. I love the place. It is a clean and busy town. |
| Prabhu | Where did you go and what did you see? |
| Kiran | I went to Courtallam falls in Tenkasi. |
| Prabhu | Share some pictures of your trip. |
| Kiran | Sure. See you later. |
Complete the mind map given below and write a brief summary of the story in your own words.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
Everyone______ when the earthquake hit the small town. (sleep)
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
You ______ not go to the market as I have brought vegetables.
Read what these people say and rewrite as sentence.
I am fine. Thank you.
Victor ______
Underline the prepositional phrase.
We feel sorry for our mistakes.
Underline the prepositional phrase.
My brother will return home in the evening.
Fill in the blank with suitable prepositional phrase given in option.
Many tourists visited Ooty ______ heavy rains
Correct the error found in the question tag in each of the following
The employees are seldom allowed to meet their boss, aren’t they?
Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.
The archaeologists are trying ______ the ruins of Keelady.
Complete the following sentence using appropriate determiner.
During my student life I used to give ______ trouble to my teachers.
Write compound words using the pictures.
 |
+ |  |
| _________ | ||
Make smaller words using the letters in the given word. (At least 5 words)
loneliness
Start a collection of idioms with comparisons. Use the following categories.
Idioms with colours:
- as black as ______
- as white as ______
- as red as ______
- as blue as ______
- as green as ______
- as pink as ______
- as ______ as ______
- as ______ as ______
- as ______ as ______
Start a collection of idioms with comparisons. Use the following category.
Idioms with objects
- as black as coal
- ______
- ______
Write compound word using the pictures.
 |
+ |  |
| ______ | ||
The signboard in the park read 'Keep ______ the lawn'.
In the following sentence, replace the incorrect underlined word to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct.
She handed in the business to her son.
