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Find the meaning of the following word from a good dictionary.
At one stroke
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Solution
With a single immediate action.
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Syllable: A syllable is a unit of pronunciation that has one vowel sound and may or may not have consonant sounds before / after it.
Examples of words having:
One syllable: a, I, see, at, on, man, with, thread.
Two syllables: mother, seated, giraffe, parrot, active, happy.
Three syllables: happiness, wonderful, animal, surprising, adventure, ignorance
More than three syllables: consequently, encouragement, responsibility, identifying, encyclopedia.
Write the names of any 5 of your classmates and list how many syllables each name has.
Match the words in Column A with what they imply in Column B.
| Column A | Column B |
| (1) pilgrim | (a) threat to life |
| (2) journey | (b) trap |
| (3) evening or close of day | (c) life |
| (4) chasm, deep and wide | (d) death |
| (5) building a bridge | (e) old age |
| (6) pitfall | (f) a dutiful man |
| (7) close of day | (g) solving the problem/getting rid of the threat to life |
In the following sentence, point out the Main Clause and Subordinate Clause. Encircle the Subordinator.
Johnsy was sleeping when the two went upstairs.
Change the voice in the following sentence.
He could not break the ban.
Read the following entries in the ‘Language Study’ pages :
- clause
- sentence
Underline the main clause in the following sentence.
The egg hunters follow this trail right up to the nest which is about half a metre deep.
Underline the clauses in the below sentence and also the words that link or connect the clauses.
Nobody knows for certain who the author of these epics is.
Read the highlighted words. They are verbs.
The goalkeeper pounced on Dhyan Chand and hurt him
Now find at least 5 other verbs from the passage.
Give your opinion and compare the items in each picture using -er more, less, or an irregular form. Use the words. You may form your sentences in more than one way.
- safe
- comfortable
- quick.
Sachin is a famous cricketer. He ______ bat well.
Complete the sentence in present tense form.
We ______ (gather) here for a meeting and the chair person is yet to arrive.
Write the noun form of the following word.
zealous ______.
Write the noun form of the following word.
Accept ______.
We wish she continues ______ healthy.
Find and use the clipped word in your own sentence.
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Complete the Conditional Sentence. Decide whether to use Type I, II, or III.
If they had gone for a walk, they __________ (turn) the lights off.
Rewrite the sentence with punctuation mark.
do you like pet animals
Fill in the blank.
6 is ______ 5.
complete the sentence.
you______ a baby.
Write.
______ ant
Change the sentence into present continuous tense.
I read the story.
Read the following word and choose the correct antonym from the option given:
moist
Anand invited ______ friends for the birthday party.
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.
Add appropriate question tags and role play the dialogue with your friend.
| Jeyanth | Hello, Anish! It’s your Physics exam today,______ |
| Anish | Yes. They had set a very long paper. Yet, I managed to finish the paper. |
| Jeyanth | True. My maths paper too was very long. I couldn’t finish it. |
| Anish | I too could not complete my paper. |
| Jeyanth | Ok. Actually, my question paper was very easy. |
| Anish | Mine wasn’t easy. I made a silly mistake. |
| Jeyanth | Tell me about your English paper. |
| Anish | The story comprehension was very easy. I am sure to score more than ten marks on fifteen. I wrote it very well. There wouldn’t be any mistake. |
| Jeyanth | For me, my letter-writing was the best. I didn’t make a single mistake. |
| Anish | Ok. I’ve got lots to study for tomorrow’s exam. |
| Jeyanth | Me too. So, see you later. All the best, bye. |
| Anish | Thank you. Wish you the same, bye. |
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
aural - oral
Replace the underlined word/expression with possibly polite form.
I saw a disabled man.
Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.
A number of books ______ missing.
Find the meaning of the following word from a good dictionary.
Apprentice
Fill in the following blanks using proper word from ‘who’, ‘when’, ‘what’, ‘how’ or ‘why’.
I'll tell you ______ it is time to leave.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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