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प्रश्न
Spot the error. One is done for you.
I was not afraid to die that day.
Correct Sentence: I was not afraid to die that day.
I has to bring my ice axe down with me.
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उत्तर
I had to bring my ice axe down with me.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Underline the verbs and arrange them in two columns, Past and Earlier past.
(a) My friends set out to see the caves in the next town, but I stayed at home, because I had seen them already.
(b) When they arrived at the station, their train had left. They came back home, but by that time I had gone out to see a movie!
(c) So they sat outside and ate the lunch I had packed for them.
(d) By the time I returned, they had fallen asleep!
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Past
Earlier past
Complete these pieces of conversation using will or going to with the verbs given.
Rani : We need some bread and butter for breakfast.
Ravi : All right. I ___________ (go) to the bakery and get some.
(Before he goes out, Ravi talks to their father.)
Ravi : I ___________ (get) some bread and butter. Do you want any thing from the bakery?
Father : Yes, I want some salt biscuits.
Ravi : Fine, I ___________ (get) you a packet.
Look at the sentences given below. Find out which one is correct. If the sentence is wrong give reasons.
Make the following Negative using the negative words given.
She went around asking everyone about her plants. (No one/did not)
Make the following Affirmative using the word given.
There was no breeze. (hardly)
Sing and recite one of the famous folk songs given below.
There is a mountain for away.
And on the mountain stands a tree.
And on the tree, there is a branch.
And on the branch, there is a nest.
And in the nest, there is an egg.
And in the egg, there is a bird
One day the bird will fly.
One day we will be free.
Discuss with your teacher and classmates regarding the changes seen in the underlined words. Find the reasons behind the changes.
- a mountain – the mountain
- a tree – the tree
- a branch – the branch
- a nest – the nest
- an egg – the egg
- a bird – the bird.
Join the sentence using appropriate Co-ordinators. (but, or, so, and)
Heart patients were treated with sedatives. They did not survive.
Change the voice in the following sentence.
He could not break the ban.
Words that have the same spelling, but differ in meaning when used in different contexts are called homographs. For example,
- A temple fair attracts a lot of crowds.
Her performance in the test was fair. - A rose is the king of flowers.
The sun rose with a golden glow.
Think of 5 homographs and list them below. Then write 2 sentences of your own, to bring out the difference in meanings.
| Homograph | Sentences |
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Find an example of alliteration from the poem.
Other examples of Alliteration are:
What is subject and predicate Explain with an example?
Find one example of the following punctuation mark from the story and copy the sentence in which they are used - semi-colon.
Use the following idiom/expression in sentences of your own.
to be wary of
Change the meaning of the sentence by changing the preposition.
The tiger jumped into the river.
In the following sentence, the verb has two object namely Direct and Indirect object. Change each of the following sentence into two passive using a direct object as the subject in one and indirect in the other.
John gave a bar of chocolate to Jill.
Give your opinion and compare the items in each picture using -er more, less, or an irregular form. Use the words. You may form your sentences in more than one way.
- cozy
- costly
- sturdy.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
If you give up ____________ (study) now, our mission will be scrubbed.
Find the synonym for the underlined word.
The narrator was quiet when Pongo questioned him.
Choose the correct verb from the following sentence.
Ezhil _______ a cake when they came when they came.
Prabha __________ (receive) the best student award in six months’ time.
Report the following sentence.
“Tomorrow I have to take a test in English”, said Sudha.
Based on the understanding of the poem, fill in the blanks using the words and phrases given below to make a meaningful summary of the poem.
| brothers and sisters | bitterness | joint family | share their fun | rich and the poor folk |
| shatter their family | charm of life | separate ways | the joy of earth | stick-together families |
The poet brings out the difference in the attitudes of children living in joint family and nuclear family. The ________________ are the happiest of all. Where as the _________________ of nuclear families take ______________. The gladdest people are the children from _______________ who circle near the fireside. No power other than death can break them. The _______________ imagine themselves to be wise and in the process they ______________ ties. Each of them goes searching for pleasure in their own selected way. They harvest only ____________ and find empty joy. But the wisest among them are the children of the stick-together families. When the busy day is done, they together ______________. The stick-together family wins _______________. The old house shelters all the ______________. The poet invites wandering brothers to come and join the stick-together families in their fireside and have fun.
Read the given sentence carefully and fill in with an appropriate phrasal verb. Choose them from the help option.
There will be a ______ next week in the office.
Fill in the blank using the verb in the bracket in the future form.
We ______ not ______ to the market, in case it rains. (go).
Add a suitable prefix or suffix and make new words.
| -ship | -hood | un- | after- | -ion |
| -less | - ful | -ment | im- | -ous |
| child ___ | wonder___ |
| ____noon | count___ |
| relation___ | __patient |
| ___happy | excite____ |
| danger___ | perfect___ |
Rewrite the sentence nominalising the underlined word.
She failed and it disappointed her.
Complete the sentences in the paragraph using the appropriate form of words given in brackets.
My sister wanted to go to Mumbai last week. She made a __________ (decide) to buy a ticket at once. As __________ (reserve) could be done online, she gave __________ (prefer) to book a ticket that way. First, she collected __________ (inform) about the __________ (arrive) and __________ (depart) of trains and airplanes.
A ______ is an idea or fact that helps us solve a mystery
Identify the non-finite in the following sentence and underline them.
Roshan dreams of becoming an architect.
Look at the punctuation of these sentence. Why are they punctuated differently? Discuss in class.
But no one ever comes here!
Refer to a dictionary for the meanings and choose the odd one.
Honest
Peter played handball yesterday, _______?
Read the sentence carefully and fill in the blank with suitable tense form of the verb given in bracket.
The doorbell rang, while I ______(do) my homework.
| 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. |
Complete the sentences.
An astronaut wears a _______________.
A spacesuit is like a _______________.
A spacesuit allows us to _______________.
A spacesuit protect us from _______________ and _______________.
We ______ not found the dog yet.
She _________ never forgotten her bag.
Change the following sentence to present perfect tense.
I book two tickets for my brother.
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| Name of the object | In your mother tongue | Use in a sentence |
Circle and write the adverbs from the sentence.
The boy speaks loudly. ______
Fill in the blank
E is ______ F.
Say what they are doing now?
Peter ______.
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
Shivani wears a belt around her ______.
Read the following extract and fill in the spaces with the right form of verbs and complete the passage. The first one is done for you.
The poet stops to hear the maiden singing while she 1 ______(cut) and 2 ______(bind) the grain. The song of the lady 3 ______(fascinate) the poet, who 4 ______(stand) there to listen to the song. The girl ______(sing) a sad song.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
When Koushik was a child, he ______ play in the street.
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
ad hoc
Read the following words taken from the story. Give two synonyms and one antonym for each of these words. Use a dictionary, if required.
| Word | Synonyms | Antonym | |
| cautious | |||
| disapprove | |||
| brisk | |||
| engaging | |||
| humble | |||
| eager | |||
| resistance | |||
| persuade | |||
| scarce | |||
| nobility | |||
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
Where ______ your last holidays? (you spend)
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
They ______about me when I interrupted their conversation. (talk)
Complete the following sentence with modal using the clue given.
If I were you, I ______not behave like that. (conditional sentence)
Complete the following sentence with modal using the clue given.
Had the doctor come in time, he ______ have saved the patient. (probability)
Underline the prepositional phrase.
The boy studied well in spite of many obstacles.
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
Not a word was spoken by the convict in self–defense.
Write the compound word using the pictures.
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Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Mithology
Read the following example, and then complete the sentence using your own idea.
Manner: I love my country like a true Indian should.
I love my country ____________.
Write a compound word using the pictures.
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The leader appealed ______ the public to maintain law and order.
In the following sentence, replace the incorrect underlined word to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct.
When will the Shatabdi Express pull up?
