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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:
Atul is not as bright as Milind in studies.
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उत्तर
The form of the adjective (bright) was positive in the first sentence because there is no difference between the qualities of the two nouns that are being compared.
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The earth trembled, but not many people felt the ____________. (tremble)
Say whether the following sentences are in the Active or the Passive voice. Write A or P after the sentence.
The tyres were deflated by the traffic police. _________
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Underline the verb in the following sentence and state whether the sentence is in the Active or Passive voice.
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Do as directed. (Make sure you do not change the meaning and tense of the sentence.)
Your words of praise are my greatest reward. (Begin the sentence with ‘No other .......)
Read the following words and name the degree of comparison shown.
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Rewrite these comparison using the comparative degree.
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return
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Life’s sunny hours flit by.
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Frame sentence using the prepositional verb given below.
go into
Cows ______ us milk.
Fill in the blank with a verb in the present continuous.
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Underline the verb and identify the tense form.
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When he saw the train in the platform he rushed.
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- A place to grow flowers ______
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Fill in the blank by using the correct preposition.
Buy me a present ____ my birthday.
Look at the list of words. Read the instructions and make Vocabulary Frames
| notice | hide | quarrelling | quickly |
| tired | wide | pretty | threw |
Top Right Corner: Write the word’s definition.
Top Left Corner: Write the word’s opposite.
Lower Left Corner: Write a sentence that uses the definition of the word.
Lower Right Corner: Draw a graphic to help you visualize the concept.
In the Centre: Write the word.
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The florist ______ flowers on the street.
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
You need to do your homework right after dinner ___
Look at the picture and fill in the blank with suitable word.
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Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
We ______ (eat) fruits.
See and write what they were doing.
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Fill in the blanks using on, in, and at.
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Appropriate suffix to the word with the clues given.
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Choose the correct verb.
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Fill in the blank
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Fill the blank with the clipped word.
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Read the following word and choose the correct antonym from the option given:
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Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
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Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:
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Add appropriate question tag to the following sentence.
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Frame illustrative sentence to distinguish the meaning of the word in the following cluster.
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Spot the error in the following sentence and rewrite them correctly.
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Write the compound word from the picture.
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+ |  |
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Place: You may sit wherever you like.
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Teacher: can, give, following, commanded, get, has, been, spare, does, take, hand, have, fall, forgive, let, drag, return, will, is, try, has, must, be, resist, force, speak, are, were, should, had, thought, lost, would, says, was, are, does, may, cannot, demand, shall, shouldn’t, become, reign
Rewrite the following sentence according to the instruction given in the bracket.
Chennai is bigger than most other Indian cities.
(End: ……Chennai.)
Write compound word using the picture.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
