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प्रश्न
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 ______
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उत्तर
- as black as coal
- as white as snow
- as red as blood
- as blue as sky
- as green as an emerald
- as pink as a rose
- as yellow as gold
- as orange as a pumkin
- as brown as a coffee bean
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Given below is a jumbled sentence. Working in groups, rearrange the word in the sentence to form the correct sentence.
You will find that the sentence contains an idiomatic expression that you have come across in the lesson. Underline the idiom and write down its meaning. Then use your dictionary to check the meaning.
Bepin Babu/orders to/telling people/under/loved/doctor’s/eat early/that he was
Ans:____________________________________________
Idiom:__________________________________________
Look at these sentences.
- Animals cannot survive for long without water.
- So desert animals have to find different ways of coping.
The first sentence says what cannot happen or be done; the second tells us what must, therefore, be done, what it is necessary to do. Complete the sentence using cannot and have to/has to.
Old people often _______________ hear very well; they _______________ use a hearing aid.
Join the sentence using appropriate Co-ordinators. (but, or, so, and)
There was a lack of technology. Major surgery could not develop for centuries.
Write the antonyms of the following words:
politely × ______
calmly × ______
softly × ______
carefully × ______
The following word can be used as nouns as well as verbs. Make two sentences of your own, using them as a noun in one and a verb in another.
knot
From each line in the poem, pick out the word that is a homograph. Write its meaning in the context of the phrase used in the poem. Then write the other meaning implied in the question.
| Stanza | Word | One meaning | Other meaning | |
| First |
|
piece of furniture | → | bottom of the river, sea, etc. |
| Second |
|
____________ | → | ____________ |
| Third |
|
____________ | → | ____________ |
Find the antonyms for the underlined word in the following sentence.
Pongo carefully searched the narrator’s pockets.
The girls _______ (learn) their lessons.
It was ________ unforgettable experience.
Fill in the blank using the verb in the bracket in the future form.
The peon ______ the bell by the time I reach the school. (ring).
Write the noun form of the following word.
zealous ______.
A______ is someone who suffers the effect of a crime.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb.
Honour and glory ____ his reward.
Put students in pairs and tell them to interview their partner. To do this they must make questions, e.g. What’s the worst storm you’ve ever seen? They can also ask follow-up questions to find out more information. Do feedback on this as a whole class. Other thematic questionnaires of this kind could be:
Emotional experiences
- The most frightened I’ve ever been …
- The happiest moment I’ve ever had …
- The most nervous I’ve ever been …
Musical experiences
- The best song I’ve ever heard …
- The worst song I’ve ever heard …
- The longest time I’ve ever danced …
Places in your life
- The most dangerous place I’ve been in …
- The cheapest restaurant I’ve eaten in …
- The most boring town I’ve ever visited …
I like ______ rasam.
Fill in the blank with the suitable collective noun.
A ______ of rain.
Put the words in correct order and rewrite sentence.
Mahesh is a boy. (Thin, Tall, Clever)
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
He ______ (do).
Rewrite the sentence using the given word.
Shanmathi has given the book.
We ______
Fill in the blank.
Watermelon is ______ pineapple.
Fill in the blank.
I met ______ boy in the street.
Frame meaningful sentence of your own using the following expression from the story. Use a dictionary if required.
a turning point
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
We_____ not paint this room now.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
In schools, students ______ wear uniforms. It is compulsory.
Here are some more idioms taken from the lesson. Find out their meaning and use them in sentence of your own.
in a nice pickle
Complete the sentence with the correct tense form of the verb in bracket.
At the moment I (think) about what course to pursue next year but I ( not make) a final decision yet.
Identify the two Main clause and conjunction in each of the following sentence.
It started raining suddenly and people ran for shelter.
Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.
The archaeologists are trying ______ the ruins of Keelady.
Replace the comparative adjective in the following sentence with their positive form.
Train journey is more comfortable than bus journey.
I would not even know how to set ______ mending a watch.
