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प्रश्न
Underline the infinitive in the following sentence.
It was funny to read words that stood still.
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उत्तर
It was funny to read words that stood still.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Say whether the verb in the sentence below is transitive or intransitive. Ask yourself a ‘what’ question about the verb. (For some verbs, an object is a person, so ask the question ‘who’ instead of ‘what’).
The fawn followed him.
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 pony ____________ its tail.
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.
Explain the use of the adjective in the following phrase:
Shaggy monsters
Explain the use of the adjective in the following phrase:
Brackish lakes
When Tenzing and Hillary reached the summit, Tenzing in utter joy said, “We have done it.” In this sentence, the subject (we) is the doer of the action while (achieving the feat) is the subject. The verb of passive voice is formed by using the correct form of the verb ‘to be’ + past participle of the main verb. Construct the sentence accordingly.
Now carefully go through the changes in both the sentences and do the changes accordingly in the remaining sentence.
- We have done it.
It has been done by us.
Colonel Hunt gave me three flags.
Make a list of any six things that the poet wants us to accept as true.
Write the following dialogue from the story in the Indirect Speech.
‘Little bird, little bird,’ said the prince, ‘please will you stay with me for one more night?’
‘My friends are waiting for me,’ answered the bird.
Make pair of sentences to show the difference between the meaning of the following Homograph from the story.
mind
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
Underline the main clause in the following sentence:
Just then a Stranger-man came along the river, but he belonged to a far tribe, the Tewaras, and he did not understand one word of Tegumai’s language.
Use the following phrase in your own sentence.
be sure of
Find the opposite of the following word from the lesson.
earned
Find the meaning of the following phrase and use it in your own sentence.
heart of hearts
Write a recipe of your favourite dish in passive voice. Remember to list out the ingredients of the dish you have chosen and their quantity. Use Simple Present tense to write your recipe.
Refer to the dictionary to find out the meaning of the following prepositions and match them with the correct meaning
| Preposition | Meaning | |
| 1. | due to | a. as a substitute for |
| 2. | except for | b. in the interest of |
| 3. | with reference to | c. irrespective of |
| 4. | in spite of | d. added to |
| 5. | in addition to | e. because of |
| 6. | in place of | f. referring to |
| 7. | regardless of | g. with the exception of |
| 8. | for the sake of | h. disregarding the difficulty |
We have been living in Chennai _________ eight years.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
Being an astronaut will enable you __________ (achieve) great success in life.
Find the synonym for the underlined word.
Clem looked at Pongo furiously.
Cows ______ us milk.
Match the following Active voice sentences with Passive voice.
| S.No. | Active Voice | Passive Voice |
| 1. | I will never forget this experience | A novel has been written by her. |
| 2. | Mother made a cake yesterday. | The deer was being chased by the tiger. |
| 3. | Have you finished the report? | A cake was made by mother yesterday. |
| 4. | The tiger was chasing the deer. | Has the report been finished by you? |
| 5. | She has written a novel. | This experience will never be forgotten by me. |
Change the following into passive voice.
You must not drop litter in the streets.
There is______ coffee left in the pot. Do you want?
Fill in the blank with the connector that goes with the underlined word.
Both the minister _________ the officers visited the affected areas.
Fill in the blank with the connector that goes with the underlined word.
Jaya teaches not only English _________ Science.
Rearrange the words in the correct order to make a meaningful sentence.
allergic / dogs / Rani / though / is / to / of / six / she / them / has.
Combine the pair of a sentence given below into a single sentence using the noun form of the highlighted word.
He is an honest person. Everyone likes him.
Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.
______ have come to know the truth.
The head office is ______ Nungambakkam. It is ______ College Road. As you go ______ the station, the office is ______ the right side.
Transform the following sentence as instructed.
As Varun is a voracious reader, he buys a lot of books. (into Simple)
Read the poem and write the rhyming words and rhyme scheme for the given stanzas.
| Stanza | Rhyming words | Rhyme Scheme |
| 1 | alone- ______-______ ______ - space |
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| 3 | ______- May mind -______ |
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| 4 |
tree- ______ |
Fill in the blank with appropriate airline vocabulary given in the options.
We will be ______in Chennai in approximately ten minutes.
Find out the anagrams. Use a pair of phrases as clues.
- Minutes and hours ______
- A thing on a list______
Look at the picture and fill in the blank with suitable words.
There is a ______ ground in my school.
Help the space ship reach the correct planet.
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______ |
 |
______ ______ |
|
______ |
Use the suitable verb.
The boy______ the story.
Here are some naming words that denote the person and things in particular.
Colour the common noun green and proper noun blue.
Match the following.
| 1. | The cat was hungry | because I had a headache. |
| 2. | The cat was hungry | so it ate a fish. |
| 3. | He was afraid of the dog | because she had to attend function. |
| 4. | She went home early | so he ran away. |
He ate two chocolates _______ he got cough.
Fill in the blank.
1 is ______ 2.
Fill in the blank.
6 is ______ 5.
Punctuate the following sentence.
who took care of meena
Write down clipped word for the given picture.
______________
(refrigerator)
Write
______ inn
Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:
If we ______(call) the manager ahead, we would not have needed to wait so long for a table.
Read the news item that appeared in a daily and fill in the blanks with suitable forms of the verbs given in brackets
Ever since social networking sites entered our lives, they 1 ______(serve) as platforms where users could use the virtual space offered by these social media. However, recent incidents 2 ______(cause) many to question the freedom to express views on various issues and in some cases, it 3 ______(become) a dangerous platform. Social Contact 4 ______ (transform) people. They 5 ______(develop) an addiction to it.
Idioms:
An idiom is an expression in English with a special meaning of its own. Idioms do not give the literal meaning of the individual words used in them.
You come across the idiom ‘by the skin of one’s teeth’ in the lesson. It means ‘a narrow escape’.
- My teachers ______me towards the path of success.
- The tourist ______explained the historical importance of the site.
Virat Kohli, the Man of the Match and the Man of the Series in the one–day International series between India and South Africa, February 2018, had this to say during the post match presentation. India won the match by 8 wickets and won the series by 5 – 1, a historic win against South Africa in their home soil.
Rewrite his words in Reported Speech.
“It was a day I felt really good. Last game, I was not in the right kind of mindset. This is a beautiful place to bat under lights. That’s the idea behind bowling first. I like setting up for the short ball. It was a blessing in disguise, and they kept bowling short. I think the pitch got better to bat on under lights. It has been a roller coaster till now. People who are close to me deserve a lot of credit. Obviously, you want to lead from the front, and that’s a wonderful feeling. I have got eight or nine years left in my career and I want to make the most of every day. It’s a blessing that I am healthy and getting to captain my country. They have shown great character – especially the two young spinners. The way the series went augurs well for us. We’re looking forward to the T20s. The tour is not over yet. After losing the Test series, I was talking to you. I am here talking to you after winning the ODI series.”
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
in cognito
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
You ______lead a horse to water, but you ______make it drink.
Choose the appropriate linker from within the bracket and complete the sentence.
______ (Though/Whereas) he committed a mistake, he apologised ______(and/since ) promised that he would not repeat it.
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
The smuggler has been nabbed by the police.
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
Sweets have not been distributed to children by the organisers.
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
You are requested to make a cup of tea for the guest
Spot the error in the following sentence and rewrite them correctly.
In spite of his poverty and setbacks, he was able to launch his dream carrier.
Given below are some idiomatic expressions with their meanings. Understand the meaning.
Match the following with their right field, choosing appropriately from the box given.
| snow-board | Machinery |
| snow-mobile | Sports |
| snow-chains | Transportation |
| snow-storm | Geography |
| snow-bird | Weather |
| snow-belt | Travel |
Read the following sentence and fill in the blank.
If I ______(be) a spider, I ______ (weave) webs
Read the following sentence and fill in the blank.
If Raj ______(be) a sculptor, he ______(make) beautiful idols.
Find out the antonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
He greeted me with his usual smile and banter.
Use the proper punctuation mark.
How could a man be a teacher
Use the proper form of the verb in each line.
‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers -
That (perch) in the soul -
And (sing) the tune without the words -
And never (stop) at all -
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Dicided
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Tribel
List all the adjectives in the poem. Use the comparative forms of at least 8 of them to write new comparisons. Two of them have been given as examples.
| 1. | Faster than the wind | Slower than a tortoise |
| 2. | (Big) ______ | (Small) ______ |
| 3. | (Fierce) ______ | (Gentle) ______ |
| 4. | ______ | ______ |
| 5. | ______ | ______ |
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
