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Question
Fill in the blank with comparative, superlative, and positive forms of the correct adjective in the bracket.
The tiger is the _____________ animal in the zoo (dangerous).
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Solution
The tiger is the most dangerous animal in the zoo.
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Remove the Affixes (Prefix and Suffix) and write the Root-word.
- successful ____________
- immediately ____________
- retrace ____________
- mouser ____________
- unfriendly ____________
- fallen ____________
- unkind ____________
- wooden ____________
- luckily ____________
- belonging ____________
Pick out one line that contains the following Figure of Speech.
Tautology
Understand the usage of the words given:
After consulting him and Nirmal Chander Singh, we decided to await confirmation from the GOC and Mountain Division.
You know the verb ‘wait’. But it is an intransitive verb. It doesn’t take a direct object; consequently, it cannot be cast into passive voice. Also, the past participle of the verb ‘to wait’ cannot act as an adjective.
‘The mother waited eagerly’ is a correct sentence as there is no direct object. But ‘The mother waited eagerly the answer from her son.’ is a wrong sentence. ‘The answer’ is the direct object. This sentence can be written by using the phrase ‘wait for’ as ‘The mother waited eagerly for the answer from her son.’ ‘Wait for’ can be taken as the transitive phrasal verb.
‘To await’ is a transitive verb and it does take a direct object.
For example, ‘The mother awaited the answer eagerly.’
The past participle of it can be used as an adjective.
The most awaited program started very late.
Note that the object of the verb ‘await’ is usually an inanimate object. We don’t usually await a person, but we await his answer/ call/ arrival/ letter.
There are more such words in English. All of them are not verbs.
For example: Aside, Ashore, Anew, Awake, Afoot.
Prefix ‘A’ provides a certain purpose in the formation of the word.
- Aside- to the side
- Ashore- towards the shore
- Afoot-on foot
- Anew- of new
- Apolitical- not political
- Asleep- in a state or manner
Share with your friends a few more words.
Two separate words combine together to make a new word with a different meaning. They form Compound Words. Using a dictionary, find the meaning of the following compound word.
driftwood
Add your own sentences to those given in the passage to illustrate the uses of ‘have’.
To indicate the relationship
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.
Find the antonym of the following from the passage.
Offended × ______
Find the opposites of the following :
| cautious - | ______ |
| dogmatic - | ______ |
| contrary - | ______ |
| savage - | ______ |
| beneficial - | ______ |
| reasonable - | ______ |
| hypothetical - | ______ |
| cruelty - | ______ |
| immune - | ______ |
Change the meaning of the sentence by changing the preposition.
We travelled to Mumbai by train.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
However we won’t delay ____________ (blast) off into space.
The trains to Chennai always _________ on time.
Make a sentence in the present continuous tense using the verb given in bracket.
I ______ (wait) for my mother.
Complete the story using the past tense of the verbs.
The Hare and the Tortoise
One day a Hare and a Tortoise decided to have a race. The Tortoise _______ (know) that the Hare _________ (can) run faster than him. But the Tortoise _______ (be) more intelligent than the Hare. 'Yes, I'll race you,'_________ (say) the Tortoise. The Tortoise ______ (have) a clever plan. He ______ (find) his brothers and sisters and he ______ (tell) them to wait in different places along the path of the race. So they all ______ (hide) behind the trees along the path. The race ______ (begin)! The Tortoise ______ (run) as fast as possible. But the Hare ______ (be) faster, of course. 'This will be a very easy race', ______ (think) the Hare. So the Hare _________ (decide) to rest, and he quickly ____ (fall) asleep at the side of the road. Suddenly, the Hare ______ (wake up) and he ______ (see) a Tortoise ahead of him! 'How did he get ahead of me?' the Hare asked himself. In fact, it ______ (be) not his friend the Tortoise: it ______ (be) the Tortoise's sister. But to a Hare, all tortoises look the same. The Hare ______ (run) past the Tortoise easily. Soon, he ______ (cannot) see the Tortoise, so he ______ (sit) down to rest. Then the Hare ______ (get up) and continued the race. But as the Hare _______ (turn) around the last corner before the finish line, his friend the Tortoise crossed the line and ______ (win) the race!
Complete the sentence using the correct form of the verb in bracket.
Be careful, that mirror ______ (fall) on the floor.
Change the following into passive voice.
He has already mended the TV set.
Choose the correct option.
My salary is low _________ I find the work interesting.
Write the noun form of the following word.
deafen ______.
Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.
______ have come to know the truth.
Change the singular nouns to plurals by either adding's, ‘ies’, ‘es’, ‘ves.
| Sr.No. | Singular | Plural |
| 1. | leaf | leaves |
| 2. | lorry | lorries |
| 3. | bat | bats |
| 4. | clock | clocks |
| 5. | table | tables |
| 6. | lamp | lamps |
| 7. | doll | dolls |
| 8. | biscuit | biscuits |
| 9. | knife | knives |
| 10. | loaf | loaves |
Match the tools with art forms.
| S.No | Column A | Column B |
| 1. | Hammer and chisel | Painting |
| 2. | Paint brush and palette | Sculpture |
| 3. | Moulds and roll pin | Embroidery |
| 4. | Scissors and pape | Pottery |
| 5. | Needle and thread | Collage |
Find the antonym for the following word.
Disgrace ×
Find and use the clipped word in your own sentence.
luncheon -
Match the two halves of the sentences and read them.
| 1. | Sea turtles | threaten the survival of sea turtles. |
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2. |
Hatchlings | uses its front flippers to swim. |
| 3. | A turtle | come ashore to lay eggs. |
| 4. | Many factors | cut open the leathery egg shell. |
Write compound word using the pictures.
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Pick the word from the text that is similar to the word or phrase given below.
happening gently and slowly______.
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
She ______ (swim).
Put the word in the correct order to make a sentence. Use a different colour to write the adverb.
Was/somebody/there/nearby/standing.
Put the word in the correct order to make sentence. Use a different colour to write the adverb.
English/classes/during/always/we/English/speak.
She wakes up _____5 o’clock.
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| Name of the object | In your mother tongue | Use in a sentence |
Choose the correct word.
I ate _____ many chocolates.
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.
Read the sentence and write the word with the same meaning for the underlined word.
I threw a rock in the lake.
Write the correct clipped word on the line.
She bought a new ________ (refrigerator).
complete the sentence.
you______ a baby.
The ostrich took care of its _________.
Fill the blank with an appropriate auxiliary.
She ________ attended the meeting by tomorrow.
Choose the correct one to show future perfect tense.
I _________ (finish) this book.
Fill in the blank.
I am ______ university student.
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
Both these machines work on the same ______.
Read the following extract and fill in the spaces with the right form of verbs and complete the passage. The first one is done for you.
The poet stops to hear the maiden singing while she 1 ______(cut) and 2 ______(bind) the grain. The song of the lady 3 ______(fascinate) the poet, who 4 ______(stand) there to listen to the song. The girl ______(sing) a sad song.
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
faux pas
Complete the sentence with the correct tense form of the verb in bracket.
At the moment I (think) about what course to pursue next year but I ( not make) a final decision yet.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
Where ______ your last holidays? (you spend)
Complete the following sentence with modal using the clue given.
Had the doctor come in time, he ______ have saved the patient. (probability)
Read the following dialogue and complete the report in the space provided.
| Teacher | Why are you late? |
| Divya | I missed the bus. |
| Teacher | You should have reached the bus stop on time. |
| Divya | My grandmother is ill. So, I had to take her to the doctor. |
| Teacher | I am sorry. What ails her? |
| Divya | She has high fever. |
The teacher asked Divya why she was late. Divya replied that (a) ______.The teacher told her that (b) ______. Divya said that her grandmother was ill so she had to take her to the doctor. The teacher felt sorry and further asked her (c) ______. Divya explained that she (d) ______ high fever.
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
You are advised to help the poor and needy.
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
I am not as smart as you are.
Pick out the finite verb in the following sentence:
Despite being a celebrity, Ravi mingles easily with everyone.
Pick out the finite verb in the following sentence:
The old man struggled to walk without support.
Pick out the finite verb in the following sentence:
But for your help, I could not have completed the assignment.
Complete the following sentence using appropriate determiner.
______ information that she gave proved false.
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.
Rewrite each of the following sentence using the superlative degree retaining the meaning.
Very few people in this town are as generous as Mr. Mohan.
Rewrite the following using a complete word instead of a contracted form.
I don’t know.
Make smaller words using the letters in the given word. (At least 5 words)
friendship
From the (The Story of Tea) passage, copy correctly any three sentences that begin with ‘How’.
Spot the error in the following sentence. Then rewrite the sentence after correcting them.
And this life lasted for ten year.
Fill in the blanks in the passage given below with the appropriate form of the verb given in brackets. Do not write the passage but write the verbs in the correct order.
A young man had a beautiful garden in his mansion. As he loved flowers, shrubs and trees, he tended to the garden himself. Next to his mansion, there was a small house in which ______ (1) (live) an old man. One day, when the young man was ______ (2) (expect) some special guests, he took extra care in ______ (3) (tend) to the garden. He pulled the weeds, ______ (4) (trim) the shrubs, combed the moss and spent a long time meticulously ______ (5) (rake) up and carefully arranging all the dry autumn leaves. As he worked, the old man ______ (6) (watch) him with interest from across the wall that ______ (7) (separate) their houses. When he had finished, the young man stood back to ______ (8) (admire) his work. “Isn't it beautiful”, he called out to the old man. "Yes", replied the old man, “but there is something missing. Help me over this wall and I'll put it right for you.” After a slight hesitation, the young man ______ (9) (lift) the old fellow over and set him down. Slowly, the old man walked to the tree near the centre of the garden, grabbed it by the trunk, and shook it. Leaves ______ (10) (shower) down all over the garden and formed a beautiful carpet.
“There”, said the old man, “now it is perfect!”
Being a bachelor, the stranger had no patience with children.
