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प्रश्न
When we compare two nouns, we use comparative adjectives. When we compare more than two nouns, we use superlative adjectives.
For Example. –
a. Milind is taller than John.
b. Zakir is the tallest of the three brothers.
Look at the following sentence and observe the changes in the sentence. Discuss the changes and note your responses:
Anne is the brightest girl in class.
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उत्तर
In the third sentence, the superlative form of the adjective (brightest) is used because there is a comparison between more than two nouns.
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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.
don’t pay/if you/attention/you might/the wrong train/to the announcement/board
Ans:____________________________________________
Idiom:__________________________________________
Write the noun forms of the following word adding −ance or −ence to it.
persist ______________
Fill in the blank with comparative, superlative, and positive forms of the correct adjective in the bracket.
He is the _______________ boy in class. (forgetful)
Make the following Affirmative using the word given.
There was no breeze. (hardly)
Pick out five Compound words from the lesson.
Find one example of the following punctuation mark from the story and copy the sentence in which they are used - colon.
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
Change the meaning by changing the adverb.
Speak gently.
Rewrite the following sentence using ‘not only but also’ and ‘as well as’ in 2 seperate sentences.
UNESCO and the International Council on monuments initiated a draft convention to create an international organisation responsible for protecting cultural heritage.
Read the following sentence and change the form of the underlined word as directed.
The depth of the sea from the ledge scared the seagull. (to adjective)
Match the words in column A with their Antonym in column B.
| S.No. | A | B |
| 1. | concentrate | incomplete |
| 2. | inevitable | distract |
| 3. | occasional | wise |
| 4. | complete | continual |
| 5. | insane | preventable |
Look at the bar-graph. Write five sentences using the appropriate degrees of comparison.
Look at the action words in bold. Identify whether they are either finite or non-finite verb.
| They want to try a new approach. | |
| Trying is easy. | |
| Having tried everything, he gave up. | |
| All I can do is try. | |
| If she tried, she would succeed. |
Make a sentence in the present continuous tense using the verb given in bracket.
My brother __________ (work) in London now.
Write a question for the answer.
_________________?
Yes, It is working.
Use the following phrase in a sentence of your own.
in wild haste.
Form a new word by adding appropriate prefix/suffix.
origin ______.
Refer to your dictionary. Add a prefix or suffix to the following words and find their antonyms.
| 1. | privileged | |
| 2. | animate | |
| 3. | discriminate | |
| 4. | empty | |
| 5. | communicate | |
| 6. | learn |
Identify the non-finite in the following sentence and underline them.
Travelling with her family, Tara enjoyed every minute of it.
Combine the pair of sentence below into simple, complex, and compound.
I must get a visa. I can travel abroad.
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.
Fill in the blank by using the correct preposition.
Buy me a present ____ my birthday.
Find any five words related to sea from the text (Sections I & II). Write them below. Then use the words to frame sentences of your own.
eg: beach – We like to play in the sandy beach.
______ - ______
______- ______
______- ______
______- ______
______- ______
Mary didn't do her homework last Monday, _______?
Nobody called, ________.
Read the sentence given below. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the appropriate laughter word from the exercise above.
The show was enjoyed by all the audience and they ______ out loudly all the while.
Choose the correct verb.
We ______ home at 4 p.m. every day.
Write the words with same meaning for the following pictures.
| fast | afraid | train |
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fear |
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practice |
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speed |
Punctuate the following sentence.
i play kabadi daily
Complete the sentence with the simple past form of the given verb.
I ______(lose) my balance.
Fill the blank with an appropriate auxiliary.
The book _________ won him the award.
Fill in the blank.
I read ______ amazing story yesterday.
Use watch in correct verb form to complete sentence.
We ______ the show.
Read the following word and choose the correct antonym from the option given:
serenity
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
The soldiers had to pass ______ a dark tunnel.
Now, use the verb given in bracket in the following sentence in their correct form.
She always ______ (make) excuses for coming late.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
When Koushik was a child, he ______ play in the street.
Form meaningful sentence using the given word to bring out at least two different meaning.
tear
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
There is a lot of time left, so you ______ not panic.
Change the voice of the following sentence.
Let the door not be slammed.
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’.
Use the following phrasal verbs in sentences of your own.
stand
- up
- for
- by
Use the following phrasal verbs in sentences of your own.
put
- on
- up
- off
Words that define a belief, attitude or theory end with the suffix ‘-ism’. Here is a sentence from the speech of Dr. Annadurai: ‘I admit that the environment is such that even people with robust optimism will be discouraged and forced to take to the path of ease and comfort’.
The meaning of the word ‘optimism’ is ‘the hopeful feeling that all is going to turn out well’. Match the ‘-ism’ words with their appropriate meanings.
| S. No | Meanings | S. No. Meanings Words |
| 1 | e.g. love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it | patriotism |
| 2 | a brutal, barbarous, savage act | nationalism |
| 3 | the doctrine that your country’s interests are superior | egocentrism |
| 4 | participating in sports as a hobby rather than for money | feminism |
| 5 | belief that the best possible concepts should be pursued | criticism |
| 6 | a serious examination and judgment of something | amateurism |
| 7 | habitual failure to be present at work | barbarism |
| 8 | a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women | idealism |
| 9 | concern for your own interests and welfare | heroism |
| 10 | exceptional courage when facing danger | absenteeism |
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
status quo
Choose the appropriate linker from within the options and complete the sentence.
I was not well, ______ I did not attend the class.
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
Leaves wither during autumn.
Pick out the finite verb in the following sentence:
The sun having set, the temperature fell rapidly.
Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.
We have plans ______to London during summer vacation.
Complete the following sentence using appropriate determiner.
______ fertilizer used these days spoils the soil.
Complete the following sentence using appropriate determiner.
During my student life I used to give ______ trouble to my teachers.
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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______ you help me cross the road, young man?
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) Sushil's attitude towards work has always puzzled me.
(II) I have ______
Read the examples and fill in the blanks in the same pattern.
Examples: sweet - sweeter - sweetest
cold - ______ - ______
Complete the following sentence using your own ideas:
I do not remember what ______.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
We must carry ______ despite the challenges we come across.
It is not easy to keep ______ with the rapidly changing fashions.
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
