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Question
Find the antonyms for the underlined word in the following sentence.
Pongo carefully searched the narrator’s pockets.
Options
attentively
carelessly
cautiously
strictly
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Solution
Carelessly
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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)
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| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| (1) great | ____________ | ____________ |
| (2) famous | ____________ | ____________ |
| (3) ____________ | easier | ____________ |
| (4) ____________ | worse | ____________ |
| (5) ____________ | ____________ | poorest |
| (6) ____________ | ____________ | laziest |
| (7) little | ____________ | ____________ |
| (8) ____________ | worthier | ____________ |
| (9) popular | ____________ | ____________ |
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- sentence
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When the female turtle comes onshore to nest and to lay eggs, she leaves behind a trail just like a track of wheels on the sand.
Use the following phrase in your own sentence -
get a hold of
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Fill in the blank with the opposite of the word given in bracket.
Children don’t like to read ______ (interesting) books.
Write some 
pattern words and divide them.
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
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Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
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No one knows when he will return.
