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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:
in cognito
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उत्तर
in Cognito- in disguise or by changing your name or appearance
The prince often traveled abroad incognito.
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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 - ________.
Use the following expression to make a sentence of your own.
to surmise
Do as directed. (Make sure you do not change the meaning and tense of the sentence.)
How can I discuss its merits? (Make it Assertive.)
Explain the metaphor in the following line :
Life’s sunny hours flit by.
Read the highlighted words. They are known as prepositions.
- for a walk
- around the farm
- specialities of plants
- in the soil
- with great effort
Change the following sentence to the other voice.
They have asked me to pay the fine.
Convert the following active sentence into a passive sentence by supplying an appropriate passive verb form.
She had already sent the parcel./The parcel ______ by her.
Fill in the blank with the suitable collective noun.
a ______ of tea.
Choose the correct conjunction from the option.
_______ he was ill, he went to the doctor.
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.
I want a roof over my head.
If you __________ me, I would tell you.
We often watch TV in the afternoon, _______?
Rewrite the sentence using the word in the bracket.
We play cricket on Sundays. (Aravind)
Fill in the blank with simple future tense of the verb.
They ______ (anticipate) your wishes.
Use adjective you think for each of these words. You can write more than one adjective.
| Clever, stormy, beautiful, dusty, good, hot, bright, cloudless, honest, lovely, fat, tall |
a______sun.
Use watch in correct verb form to complete sentence.
It ______ the sky.
Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:
Nirmala ______(be) to the concert several times.
In the following passage, circle(bold) the verbs in simple present tense and underline the verbs in simple past. The first one has been done for you.
Unless one is upright there is no use in being a charming fellow. Sometimes it is better to be honest than attractive. These are the great truths of modern life which Shyam never realised. He never said an ill-natured word in his life. He was always polite and spoke softly to everybody
Words that define a belief, attitude or theory end with the suffix ‘-ism’. Here is a sentence from the speech of Dr. Annadurai: ‘I admit that the environment is such that even people with robust optimism will be discouraged and forced to take to the path of ease and comfort’.
The meaning of the word ‘optimism’ is ‘the hopeful feeling that all is going to turn out well’. Match the ‘-ism’ words with their appropriate meanings.
| S. No | Meanings | S. No. Meanings Words |
| 1 | e.g. love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it | patriotism |
| 2 | a brutal, barbarous, savage act | nationalism |
| 3 | the doctrine that your country’s interests are superior | egocentrism |
| 4 | participating in sports as a hobby rather than for money | feminism |
| 5 | belief that the best possible concepts should be pursued | criticism |
| 6 | a serious examination and judgment of something | amateurism |
| 7 | habitual failure to be present at work | barbarism |
| 8 | a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women | idealism |
| 9 | concern for your own interests and welfare | heroism |
| 10 | exceptional courage when facing danger | absenteeism |
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
beside - besides
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
Everyone______ when the earthquake hit the small town. (sleep)
Change the following sentence into Passive Voice.
Whose car did someone park in front of your gate?
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
The boys broke the window pane last evening.
Underline the gerund in the following sentence.
Painting is an interesting hobby
Write compound words using the picture.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
I would not even know how to set ______ mending a watch.
Find the meaning of the following from a good dictionary:
infusion
Given below are some idiomatic comparisons with ‘like’. Can you guess their meaning? Look them up in a good dictionary. You won’t find them under ‘like’. Which words will you look up to find these comparisons?
- Like a bull in a china shop (Here, china means delicate articles of porcelain)
- Like a cat on a hot tin roof.
- Like a red rag to a bull.
- Like a cat that stole the cream.
- Like water off a duck’s back.
- Memory like a sieve.
Using your imagination write more comparisons using ‘like’
Write the opposites (antonyms) of the following.
- cheap × ______
- discouraged × ______
- inadequacy × ______
- accept × ______
- simple × ______
- irrational × ______
- understand × ______
- clear × ______
