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Question
Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.
Solar energy is used ______electricity.
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Solution
Solar energy is used to generate electricity.
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When Tenzing and Hillary reached the summit, Tenzing in utter joy said, “We have done it.” In this sentence, the subject (we) is the doer of the action while (achieving the feat) is the subject. The verb of passive voice is formed by using the correct form of the verb ‘to be’ + past participle of the main verb. Construct the sentence accordingly.
Now carefully go through the changes in both the sentences and do the changes accordingly in the remaining sentence.
- We have done it.
It has been done by us.
We made a pact.
Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives.
Read the sentences.
- Yatin is strong.
- Amit is stronger than Yatin.
- Pravin is the strongest of all.
In sentence (i) the Adjective 'strong' is in its simple form. It is called Positive Degree.
In sentence (ii) the Adjective 'stronger' refers to a higher degree, when there is a comparison of two nouns. It is called Comparative Degree. (-er is added to the basic Adjective)
In sentence (iii) the adjective 'strongest' refers to the highest degree of comparison of one with more than two nouns. It is called Superlative Degree. (-est is added to the basic Adjective)
Complete the table of degrees of comparison.
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| (1) great | ____________ | ____________ |
| (2) famous | ____________ | ____________ |
| (3) ____________ | easier | ____________ |
| (4) ____________ | worse | ____________ |
| (5) ____________ | ____________ | poorest |
| (6) ____________ | ____________ | laziest |
| (7) little | ____________ | ____________ |
| (8) ____________ | worthier | ____________ |
| (9) popular | ____________ | ____________ |
Explain the figure of speech Interrogation/Rhetorical with example.
Find the pronunciation of the following words from a good dictionary.
strait, eruption, tremendous, dormant, extinct, tsunami, crater, plume.
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.
reach
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
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Complete the sentence in present tense form.
Arun a ______ eagerly ______ (wait) to meet her friend since morning.
Fill in the blank using the verb in the bracket in the future form.
If you listen carefully, you ______ my point. (understand).
Form a new word by adding appropriate prefix/suffix.
origin ______.
Fill in the blank by adding the appropriate prefix/suffix to the word given in bracket.
There was only a ___________ of people in the theatre.(hand)
Frame five questions using the picture clues. Begin with “Have you ever”.
(cook biryani)
Discuss with your partner and punctuate the following
i am tired mohana said to her aunt
Use the clues and fill in the crossword puzzle.
| 1. | This word rhymes with seen. |
| 2. | This animal has two horns and a spotted coat. |
| 3. | This is a huge sea animal |
| 4. | Sounds like hair |
| 5. | Shines brightly |
| 6. | Rhymes with load |
Look at the words in the box. Make new words by adding ‘ly’ whereever possible. It will not be possible with all the words.
Suffix: A letter or letters added at the end of a word to make a different or a new form of the word. Eg. lone+ly= lonely
| lone |
| blossom |
| fertile |
| vigorous |
| place |
| constant |
| complete |
| strong |
| unlike |
| great |
| cross |
| immediate |
| broad |
Fill in the blank with the opposite of the word given in bracket.
The teacher asked the children to ______(start) talking.
Punctuate the following sentence.
I like playing with my friends sandy sunny sameer.
Look at the picture and choose the correct plural word.
Child
Answer the following.
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| Name of the object | In your mother tongue | Use in a sentence |
Match the rhyming word.
| 1. | green | can |
| 2. | society | care |
| 3. | man | clean |
| 4. | welfare | duty |
Read the following word and choose the correct antonym from the option given:
serenity
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
The child looks very sick and ______.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
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and fill in the blank.
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Read the following sentence and fill in the blank.
If I had won the lottery, I ______ (donate) relief materials for the flood victims.
Replace the comparative adjective in the following sentence with their positive form.
Gold is not more useful than iron.
Underline the verb and choose the correct option from the options.
And the teachers were people ...
Read the example and fill in the blank in the same pattern.
Example: sweet - sweeter - sweetest
fast - faster - ______
Read the example and fill in the blank in the same pattern.
Example: sweet - sweeter - sweetest
high - ______ - highest
