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प्रश्न
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
carte blanche
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उत्तर
Carte blanche: Complete freedom to act as one wishes or thinks best.
We gave the decorator carte blanche to furnish the house.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Here are some words from the lesson which describe different kinds of sounds.
fill in the blank using the correct form of the word given.
The _________________ of breaking glass woke me up.
Change the voice in the following sentence.
He could not break the ban.
Find five adjectives that end with '-ful'.
Then write the antonym of each.
Note the punctuation used in the story. Here, single inverted commas or quotation marks have been used to show conversation. Rewrite the following using double quotation marks:
‘Here’s a pretty kettle of fish !’ said Tengumai.
Write your opinion, in your own words:-
Write down two or three proverbs/axioms that suit the message in Bertha’s story.
The following expression is a combination of a noun preceded by a describing word.
unappetizing diet
Replace the describing word with as many others as you can, that goes with the underlined noun.
Rewrite the following in indirect speech.
“Good morning,” I said and stepped into the safe.
“Come out,” said the manager coldly.
Here are a few sentences already done for you. The clues given would be helpful to\make more sentences on your own.
- I would suggest that you take the Uzhavan Express to Thanjavur from Chennai.
- You will be more comfortable if you could book 3 tier A/C.
- You could enjoy __________________.
- You should visit __________________.
- You mustn’t miss __________________ .
- You can buy __________________.
- ______________________________.
- ______________________________.
- ______________________________.
- ______________________________.
Abdul has taken______ his father.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
Some say it’s no use _____________ (travel) to distant planets, because it takes too long.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
Scientists admit to __________ (be) intensely curious about life on other planets.
Frame sentence using the prepositional verb given below.
rely on
He took a ______ of the cake.
Fill in the blank with the connector that goes with the underlined word.
Either Raghu _________ Bala will have to buy vegetables from the market.
Discuss with your partner and punctuate the following.
sarathy said oh how thrilling it was
Fill in the blank in the following sentence with suitable conjunction from the option.
I respect him ______ he is very strict.
Look at the picture and fill in the blank with suitable words.
It is a ______ day.
| A spacesuit is like a spaceship built for one. A spacesuit lets us work and live in space. It protects us from the heat and the cold. It gives us air to breathe. The suit is made of many parts and has water to drink. It even has a built-in toilet, if you need to use it. |
Choose the things that the spacesuit provides us.
- air
- food
- water
Write the plural form.
| leaf |  |
_______. |
He _________ just lost his wallet.
Choose the correct pictures.
in front of
Match the rhyming word.
| 1. | green | can |
| 2. | society | care |
| 3. | man | clean |
| 4. | welfare | duty |
The main idea of the passage is______.
Fill in the blank with present continuous tense of the given word.
Bharathi ______ (write) his home work.
Match the words in Column A with their pairs in Column B to form compound words and write them in Column C.
| A | B | C |
| mantel | lashes | |
| eye | wheel | |
| water | gate | |
| bee | knob | |
| toll | piece | |
| door | proof | |
| spinning | hive |
Do as directed.
Varsha reached the railway station. She was waiting for them there. (combine into a compound sentence)
Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
One is liable to put in too much milk.
Expand the following outline into complete story and supply a suitable title for each.
Big cotton merchant – owned a factory – many employees – one day a heap of cotton stolen – no clue – merchant’s secretary assured to find out - asked him to host dinner - invite all workers – merchant agreed – middle of feast – secretary suddenly shouted – cotton sticking to hair of thieves – the guilty dusted their heads – tried to clear – caught in the trap – punished.
Transform each of the following sentence using the comparative degree without changing the meaning.
This is the most challenging task I have ever undertaken.
He turned ______ for the programme earlier than usual.
