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प्रश्न
Some British English words are given in column ‘A’. Write their corresponding American English word is Column ‘B.
| British | American |
| pavement | side walk |
| pull over | |
| waistcoat | |
| chips | |
| flat | |
| ground floor | |
| underground | |
| queue | |
| wind screen | |
| indicator | |
| timetable | |
| post | |
| holiday | |
| autumn | |
| lift | |
| nappy | |
| full stop | |
| loo | |
| sweets | |
| bin |
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उत्तर
| British | American |
| pavement | side walk |
| pull over | stop |
| waistcoat | vest |
| chips | french fries |
| flat | apartment |
| ground floor | first floor |
| underground | sub-way |
| queue | line |
| wind screen | wind shield |
| indicator | turn signal |
| timetable | schedule |
| post | |
| holiday | vacation |
| autumn | fall |
| lift | elevator |
| nappy | diaper |
| full stop | period |
| loo | restroom/bathroom |
| sweets | candy |
| bin | trash can/garbage can |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the following entries in the ‘Language Study’ pages :
- clause
- sentence
Underline the main clause in the following sentence.
There are a few people in every village who keep combing the beach in the early hours of the morning, throughout the year.
Complete these sentence using the appropriate modal. The clues in the bracket will help you.
My father ____________ play badminton in the evenings when he was at college. (past habit)
Change the following sentence to the other voice.
You are making a cake now.
Change the following into Passive voice.
Please call him at once.
Use the following phrase in a sentence of your own.
air and manner
Use the following phrase in a sentence of your own.
quick as a flash.
Report the following sentence.
Pushpa said, “Do not spoil the eco-system.”
Read the given sentence carefully and fill in with an appropriate phrasal verb. Choose them from the help option.
Doing ______ every day in the morning keeps one healthy.
Complete the sentence in present tense form.
Naseera ______ (attend) music classes regularly.
Fill in the blank using the verb in the bracket in the future form.
She hopes you ______ her. (help).
Rewrite the sentence nominalising the underlined word.
We succeeded in our attempt.
Look at the picture and fill in the blank with suitable words.
The ______ sky looks beautiful at night.
Pick the words from the box and put them in the appropriate column
- kindly
- soft
- sweet
- everywhere
- bright
- constanly
- few
- then
- huge
- loudly
| Adverb | Adjective |
Fill in the blank
They _______ everyone to the marriage by next week. (invite)
Fill in the blanks with appropriate determiners. (Articles have been included)
Once the emperor gave a bag of seeds to his council of ministers and said that he would give them six months’ time to grow the seeds. Whoever does a good job will be made the ______ emperor of that empire. ______ the ministers took their task seriously. After six months ______ ministers had small plants in their pots. A ______ had very large plants. ______ had medium sized plants. The emperor entered the hall. He was ______ amused to see ______ plants. He called the ______ minister and asked him what he did with the seed. ______ minister explained the process he adopted to make ______ plant grow. The emperor called ______ the other ministers to explain what they did. Only ______ minister had come with an empty pot. They laughed loudly at the foolishness of this minister. But the Emperor applauded him and made him the ______ Emperor. Do you know why? He had given them boiled seeds which will not grow. Only ______ minister was honest.
Now, write the clipped and unclipped forms of the given words and complete the table.
| UNCLIPPED | CLIPPED |
| chimpanzee | |
| photo | |
| mike | |
| cafeteria | |
| gas | |
| helicopter | |
| telephone | |
| varsity | |
| memo | |
| influenza | |
| hippo | |
| bridegroom | |
| fan | |
| demonstration | |
| pram | |
| refrigerator |
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
______ I turn on the fan, please?
- We usually ______ tickets for movies in advance.
- Thirukkural is my favourite ______.
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
eminent - imminent
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
______ I go to school today?
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
I wish you ______ tell me the truth.
Read what these people say and rewrite as sentence.
I am fine. Thank you.
Victor ______
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
Sundari has been taken to hospital by her husband.
Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.
The archaeologists are trying ______ the ruins of Keelady.
Choose the verb and complete the sentence.
Hilda has ______ a new toy to play.
She set ______ a little money each week for the child's education.
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) Not only was he a famous actor but also a renowned director.
(II) Besides ______
Use the proper punctuation mark.
What’s it about
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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| ____________ | |
Write compound word using the pictures.
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| ______ | ||
