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प्रश्न
Underline the verb and choose the correct option from the options.
This is the old kind of school.
पर्याय
singular
plural
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उत्तर
This is the old kind of school- singular
संबंधित प्रश्न
Study the sentences in the columns below.
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B |
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I saw this movie yesterday. |
I have seen this movie already. |
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Bepin Babu worked here for a week last year. |
Bepin Babu has worked here since 2003. |
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Chunilal wrote to a publisher last week. |
Chunilal has written to a publisher. |
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I visited Ranchi once, long ago. |
I have visited Ranchi once before. |
Compare the sentences in the two columns, especially the verb forms. Answer the following questions about each pair of sentences.
(i) Which column tells us the Bepin Babu is still working at the same place?
(ii) Which column suggests that Chunilal is now waiting for a reply from the publisher?
(iii) Which column suggests that the person still remembers the movie he saw?
(iv) Which column suggests that the experience of visiting Ranchi is still fresh in the speaker’s mind?
Answer 3:
Here is a question of indirect speech. Put it into reported speech.
He said, “Was it up here that Pa got bitten by the snake?”
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 sucked his fingers.
Write the noun form of the following word by adding -ness or -ity to them appropriately. Check the spelling of the new word.
happy - ________.
Make the following Affirmative using the word given.
Her mother knew nothing about it. (denied)
Make pair of sentences to show the difference between the meaning of the following Homograph from the story.
left
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
Look up the following verbs in a good dictionary. List at least 20 different uses of the following. You may include their use with different prepositions, adverbs, and idioms.
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.
Read the entry about ‘voice’ in the ‘Language Study’ pages. Note that the speeches of all the boys are in the ‘active’ voice. Turn them into passive constructions.
1950s Boy - dusted the living room.
Read the highlighted words. They are verbs.
The goalkeeper pounced on Dhyan Chand and hurt him
Now find at least 5 other verbs from the passage.
List as many words as you can that will go with the given adjective. (At least 3 each.)
Example: sudden - sudden change, sudden shower, sudden fall
- simple
- odd
- only
- honest
- long
Make meaningful sentences from the following table.
| • She was tired | but | • she finished her homework. |
| • She wanted to buy a car | • she had no money. | |
| • He was angry | • he did not fight. | |
| • He did not know the answer | • he did not copy his friend’s answer. | |
| • They did not have money | • they lived happily. | |
| • He did not read the book | • he knew the story. |
Use the following word to construct a meaningful sentence on your own.
starvation -
Rewrite the following sentence by rectifying the errors in the use of modal.
Take an umbrella. It should rain later.
As a ________ of his hard work, he achieved the target.
Use the words given below in your own sentences so as to get different meanings. One is done for you.
| cricket | Cricket is a popular sport. |
| Cricket is active at night. | |
| bank | |
| will | |
| bark | |
| watch | |
| bat | |
Frame sentence using the prepositional verb given below.
stand-in
Choose the correct option.
We use ______ when something is the right thing to do.
Convert the following active sentence into a passive sentence by supplying an appropriate passive verb form.
They broke up the table for firewood/The table ____________ up for firewood.
Change the following into passive voice.
You must not drop litter in the streets.
Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.
______ of his family members would come to visit you.
Rani’s teacher narrates to her students about the production of paper. Read the following narration and fill in the blanks with the verbs using their passive form.
People of China produced paper from wood. They mixed water with the fibres of wood and dried it until they became a soft wet pulp. They used this pulp to make paper. The Chinese invented this method of paper making in 2nd century BCE. Later Egyptians used papyrus plants to make paper.
- Paper ______(produce) from wood.
- The fibres of wood from trees ________(mix) with water to make a soft wet pulp.
- Later, it _____(dry) to make paper.
- This method ________(invent) in 2nd BCE in China.
- Papyrus plants _____(use) by Egyptians to make paper.
______ please bring some water for me?
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.
The island was a green paradise.
Match the following.
| 1. If they worked hard | she will come to our party. |
| 2. If I invite Shalini | I would have bought these shoes. |
| 3. If I had got enough money | they would win. |
Find the names of twelve sports and games from the grid.
| A | K | A | B | A | D | D | I | I |
| S | I | V | W | O | I | M | C | A |
| D | T | E | N | N | I | S | E | B |
| F | E | C | H | E | S | S | S | L |
| G | F | A | O | R | I | W | K | E |
| O | L | R | C | E | U | I | A | T |
| L | Y | R | K | L | T | M | T | E |
| F | I | O | E | A | W | M | I | N |
| P | N | M | Y | Y | D | I | N | N |
| P | G | P | J | R | T | N | G | I |
| Y | T | S | U | M | O | G | R | S |
Complete the words by reading their meaning.
f_i_h_e_ _d - afraid
State which of the following sentence are Compound, and which are Complex.
Listen carefully and take notes.
State which of the following sentence are Compound, and which are Complex.
The town in which I live is very large.
Find me in the poem.
I can alert you
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
What did you want to eat for lunch ___
Pick the word from the text that is similar to the word or phrase given below.
threatening and extremely angry______.
Write the plural form.
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tooth - _________ |
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knife - _________ |
Divide and list out the words under each pattern.
| party | teacher | speaker | starfish | curtain | snowman |
| garden | pancake | heater | cowboy | farmer | weasel |
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 |
 |
Choose the correct plural form.
Fox
Join the word and write the new word.
Dance + er - _____
Join the word and write the new word.
Fear + ful - ______
Give the correct verb form for following sentence
I ______ a doctor.
Rewrite the sentence using the word in the bracket.
I go to school at 8 o’ clock. (He)
Rewrite the sentence using the word in the bracket.
I have dinner at 8 p.m. (She)
The rat ran fast _______ a cat was chasing it.
Fill in the blanks with to, too and two.
Mom had promised ____ take Ben and Jill ____ the zoo. The ____ children were _____ excited, that they could hardly wait for Saturday ____ come. They wanted _____ take their baby sister with them, but mom said she was _____ young.
Write the animal and their young one.
Tiger – ______
Fill in the blank using a, an and the.
______ Earth goes around______Sun.
Change the sentence into present continuous tense.
I read the story.
They came early but there was ______work to do.
Change the voice of the following sentence.
May God bless you with happiness!
- My ______worked out well.
- We should ______our work well in advance.
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.”
Describe Miss Meadows’ mood before and after receiving the telegram. How did it affect her class?
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
______ you have taken all this trouble?
Combine the sentence and rewrite them using the word given in the bracket.
The well was deep. Therefore, the fox could not get out of the well. (because)
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
Sweets have not been distributed to children by the organisers.
Expand the following outline into complete story and supply a suitable title for each.
Mr. X, a rich businessman – runs a company - always very busy with office work – one day his son – 10 years old – approaches dad and asks – how much he earns in one hour – father gets furious – boy persuades – father says Rs. 500 – immediately son asks for Rs. 300 – father shouts – wasting money on toys - son leaves to his room crying – father feels bad – thinks might need some stationery – enters boy’s room and gives money – boy becomes happy – takes some crumpled notes – under his pillow – counts everything together – total Rs.500 – gives it to dad – wants to buy – one hour of his time – father realizes his mistake – feels sorry and guilty – hugs son – closes
Given below are some Phrasal Verb which are frequently used in connection with travelling. Guess the meaning and match.
| see off | start off / to begin a journey |
| stopover | to go to station or airport to say goodbye to someone |
| set off | to stay at a place for a short period of time when travelling to another destination |
Rewrite each of the following sentence using the superlative degree retaining the meaning.
The peacock is more colourful than any other bird found in India.
Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.
Neither Lekha nor Leela ______ been selected.
Choose the verb and complete the sentence.
Hilda has ______ a new toy to play.
Begin the sentence with "Hardly......."
She heard the news, she collapsed.
Transform the following sentence as per the given instruction.
In spite of the very hot weather, Kevin stepped out to buy some bread. (Begin: Despite.…)
Write the compound word using the picture.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Read the examples and fill in the blanks in the same pattern.
Examples: strange - stranger - strangest
close - ______ - ______
Spot the error in the following sentence. Then rewrite the sentence after correcting them.
But they could not found it.
Fill in the following blanks using proper word from ‘who’, ‘when’, ‘what’, ‘how’ or ‘why’.
They wondered ______ had happened to him.
Write the pairs of rhyming words.
Write a compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
In the following sentence, replace the incorrect underlined word to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct.
He ran into President during the elections last year.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
