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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:
The dining room is brighter than the kitchen.
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उत्तर
In the second sentence, the comparative form of the adjective (brighter) is used because there is a comparison between two nouns.
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Fill in the blank below using ‘had to’/ ‘have to’/ ‘has to’.
We _____________ complain to the police about the noise.
Fill in the blank below using ‘had to’/ ‘have to’/ ‘has to’.
I _______________repair my cycle yesterday.
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.
Say WHY. . . . .
................the sky has a magical quality.
Remove the Affixes (Prefix and Suffix) and write the Root-word.
- successful ____________
- immediately ____________
- retrace ____________
- mouser ____________
- unfriendly ____________
- fallen ____________
- unkind ____________
- wooden ____________
- luckily ____________
- belonging ____________
Project:
From your school library or internet collect quotations/slogans promoting gender equality. Make decorative posters with pictures of outstanding women or sketches or illustrations of your choice. With permission, put up the posters in your school surroundings.
Say whether the underlined is Infinitive/ Participle (Present or Past)/Gerund.
The dying swallow fell at his feet.
Pick out examples of Inversion from the poem.
Find at least three sentences in the story which have modal verbs.
Complete the following story using the verbs in the brackets in their proper form:-
Footprint
One night a man ______ (have) a dream. He ______ (dream) that he was ______ (walk) along the beach with god. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand; one ______ (belong) to him and the other, to God.
After the last scene ______ (flash), he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He ______ (observe) that many times along the path of his life there ______ (be) only one set of footprints and that it ______ (happen) at the saddest, most ______ (trouble) times of his life.
He ______ (question) God about it. “God, you ______ (say) that once I ______ (decide) to follow you, you ______ (will) walk with me all the way. So I don’t understand, why you ______ (leave) me alone when I ______ (need) you most.”
God replied, “During your times of trials and sufferings, where you ______ (see) only one set of footprints, they ______ (be) mine for it was then that I ______ (carry) you in my arms.”
Use the following idiom/expression in sentences of your own.
to undo
Rewrite the following in indirect speech.
….. the words seemed to mean, “Let us do this painful thing while the fit is on us.”
Make meaningful sentences from the following table.
| • She was tired | and | • 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. |
Now try joining the sentences in the two columns using and.
Change the following sentence to the other voice.
The militants were being taken to prison by the police.
In the following sentence the verb has two object namely Direct and Indirect object. Change each of the following sentence into two passive using a direct object as the subject in one and indirect in the other.
Pragathi lent a pencil to Keerthana.
Find the synonym for the underlined word.
The voice in his head asked the narrator to eat the evidence.
Fill in the blank with a verb in the present continuous.
You ___________ (listen) to the music.
Make sentences in the present perfect continuous tense using the verbs.
I ______ this mobile for three years.
Complete the sentence in present tense form.
Saravanan always ______ (go) for a walk in the morning.
Complete the sentence in present tense form.
Naseera ______ (attend) music classes regularly.
I can’t carry the luggage ______more. I need ______ help.
There are ______places to visit but we don’t have ______ time to visit them.
Choose the correct option.
My salary is low _________ I find the work interesting.
Supply suitable linker.
In most large cities __________ towns of our country, there are special schools for girls. __________ , there are many co-educational schools __________ girls __________ boys study together. Most parents allow their daughters to attend these schools, __________ there are some parents __________ are against such schools for girls __________ the age of 14 or15.
Fill in the gaps with personal pronouns.
Kumaravel lives in Thiruvannamalai. ______ is a doctor. All the people like ______ because of ______ helping nature. ______ hospital is located at Car street and most of ______ patients are poor so ______ does not charge much money. ______ daughter goes to school. ______ studies in 5th Standard. ______ teachers love ______ very much. ______ friends are also very good. ______ always encourage ______. ______ have given ______ good advice. ______ mother is also a teacher. ______ always encourages ______ to keep studying. I also like her as ______ often comes to ______ house. One day ______ told my mother that ______ wants to learn cooking. ______ mother taught ______ cooking. Now, ______ cooks well.
Transform the following sentence as instructed.
He followed my suggestion. (into Complex)
Choose the correct antonym for the italic word.
Ajay suffered an injury.
Underline the prefix in each word in the boxes.
| unlock | rewrite | dislike | unsafe | remix | relocate |
| distrust | untrue | unhook | unlucky | disown | disclose |
They were watching TV when they _________ (hear) a loud bang at the door.
The show _______ (complete) its one thousand episodes by next month.
Don’t worry, we will be _______ (reach) the airport in time.
Fill in the blank with the correct verb form.
If you ________ out with your friends tonight, I _____ the football match on TV.
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
Terry Sam and Jeremy went to the movies together ____
Use the clues to complete the compound word.
| wheel + ______ | = ______ |  |
Refer to a dictionary and find out the meaning of the words given below.
- beam-
- smile-
- guffaw-
- laugh-
- giggle-
| A spacesuit is like a spaceship built for one. A spacesuit lets us work and live in space. It protects us from the heat and the cold. It gives us air to breathe. The suit is made of many parts and has water to drink. It even has a built-in toilet, if you need to use it. |
Choose the things that the spacesuit provides us.
- air
- food
- water
Complete the following sentence using the prepositions from the option.
My birthday falls ____ September.
We celebrate Independence day _______ 15th August, every year.
Choose the correct plural form.
Bush
Rewrite the sentence with punctuation mark.
he likes shirt pants and shorts
Write the past form of the verb.
read- ______
Write the animal and their young one.
Elephant – ______
Use watch in correct verb form to complete sentence.
You ______ his dance.
Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:
Catherine did not have any cash because she ______(lose) her purse.
Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:
Edith ______(visit) several doctors before she found out what the problem was with her knee.
Fill in the blank in the following sentence with appropriate preposition.
In case _________ difficulty, you should refer _________ a dictionary and then respond _________ the question.
Fill in the blank choosing the word from the box. Refer to a dictionary if required.
Antony has the amazing ability to use both his hands, equally well. He can write, draw and perform various other tasks with equal speed and efficiency with his left as well as his right hand. Antony is ______.
Change the voice of the following sentence.
May God bless you with happiness!
Read the given passages and rewrite them using the direct speech.
The cyclist warned the driver not to move his car till the police arrived. The driver pleaded that it was not his fault; he was ready to pay a hundred rupees to repair the damaged cycle. The cyclist refused the money and insisted that the police be called.
Combine the sentence and rewrite them using the word given in the bracket.
Caesar was declared emperor. The conspirators killed him. (After)
Fill in the blank with appropriate correlative conjunction.
She is ______an understanding person ______everybody likes to be with her.
Fill in the blank with the word given in option.
Thomas Alva Edison did not lose his ______, even after facing a series of experimental failures in his quest to discover tungsten.
Underline the gerund in the following sentence.
I love eating ice creams.
Some British English words are given in column ‘A’. Write their corresponding American English word is Column ‘B.
| British | American |
| pavement | side walk |
| pull over | |
| waistcoat | |
| chips | |
| flat | |
| ground floor | |
| underground | |
| queue | |
| wind screen | |
| indicator | |
| timetable | |
| post | |
| holiday | |
| autumn | |
| lift | |
| nappy | |
| full stop | |
| loo | |
| sweets | |
| bin |
Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.
One of the machines______ defective.
Choose the verb and complete the sentence.
Vithya and Fathima have ______ briyani for the party.
We have seen that clauses are parts of a sentence, and they are classified as main and subordinate or dependent clauses. Dependent clauses can be further classified as follows according to the work they do in a sentence.
How do we decide whether a clause is a noun clause, an adjective clause or an adverb clause? There is a simple rule - we can replace an adverb clause with an adverb, an adjective clause with an adjective and a noun clause with a noun.
Look at the following examples -
- But I don’t know the answer. (Noun)
But I don’t know what they want. (Noun clause) - He told us a funny story. (Adjective)
He told us a story that was funny. (Adjective clause) - They went away. (Adverb)
They went when you were talking to your friend. (Adverb clause)
Now complete the following on your own :
- But I don’t know ____________.
- He told us ____________.
- They went ____________.
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Tribel
Find the meaning of the following from a good dictionary:
radicals
Find the meaning of the following word from a good dictionary.
Hold fast to something
