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He has poor eyesight and is in need ______ glasses.
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He has poor eyesight and is in need of glasses.
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Write the Rhyming word and Scheme of the 3rd stanza.
The pilgrim raised his old gray head,
“My friend in the path I’ve come,” he said, “There followeth after me today
A fair haired youth, who must pass this way. The chasm which held no fears for me
To the fair haired youth, may a pitfall be.
He, too, must cross in the twilight dim.
My friend, I am building this bridge for him.”
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.
Find from the poem, three examples of Pun :
- ___________________
- ___________________
- ___________________
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.
Rewrite the following sentence by rectifying the errors in the use of modal.
You will get your teeth cleaned at least once a year.
Complete the summary of the extract using the appropriate words from the box below.
| pain-killer | stopped | cruelty | remedies | teaspoon | school |
| summersets | Peter | pretended | dejected | health | crack |
Tom Sawyer felt _________ as Becky Thatcher had stopped coming to _______. His Aunt Polly was very concerned about his ________ condition. So, she began to try various ________ on him. Tom became fed up with his Aunt’s brand of remedies and __________ to like the pain-killer. He started to ask for it very often. But, Tom used the medicine to mend
the ______ on the floor. One day, Tom gave the pain-killer to his Aunt’s cat, _____. The ________ had an adverse effect on the cat and it started to jump around the room. Aunt Polly entered the room in time to see the cat throw a few ____________ and sail through the open window. She found the ___________ with a little pain-killer sticking to it and knew that Tom had treated the cat with it. She realized that what was _________ to the cat should be the same to the boy too and __________ giving medicines to him.
Fill in the blank with a verb in the present continuous.
Her father ________ (not/cook) dinner.
When we reached the park, __________.
Use the following phrase in a sentence of your own.
in the rear of
I have ________ pencils with me.
Complete the sentence in present tense form.
It ______ (pour) outside now.
Who am I? (Use a pair of …)
We wear this on our ears ______
Fill in the blank by adding the appropriate prefix/suffix to the word given in the bracket.
The bacteria are so small that you need a ______ to see them. (scope)
I am going to my village ______ Sunday.
Read these sentence from the story carefully. Do they give command or request or make statement? Write 'C' for command and 'R' for request and 'S' for statement.
The tendril moved towards grandfather.
Use the clues to complete the compound word.
| wheel + ______ | = ______ |  |
Match the compound words.
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Make a sentence of your own for any five words from the below.
| 1. | shady | misery |
| 2. | bored | calm |
| 3. | glee | interested |
| 4. | panic | slow |
| 5. | hasty | sunny |
Write the word under the correct group and divide it.
muffin
purple
raven
cow
dinner
marble
man
tennis
dog
sample
recent
hotel
table
hammer
boy
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Fill in the blank with simple future tense of the verb.
Everybody ______ (adore) you.
Fill in the blank.
______Vaigai
Use adjective you think for each of these words. You can write more than one adjective.
| Clever, stormy, beautiful, dusty, good, hot, bright, cloudless, honest, lovely, fat, tall |
a______ flower.
Now form the opposites of the words given below by prefixing ‘un’, ‘in’, ‘dis’, ‘ir', ‘il’ appropriately.
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-fortunate, -respect, -rational, -direct, -comfortable, -regular, -active, -agree, -obedient, -continue, -decent, -legitimate, -relevant, -aware, -finite, -necessary |
Sometimes, a sentence can end with a preposition. Read the sentence given below.
The preposition ‘in’, ‘at’, and ‘for’ occur at the end of the sentence. This is acceptable in usage.
Was it worth waiting ______?
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
illicit - elicit
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Sindhu would not have won the world championship, unless she had had singleminded devotion.
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.
Read the example and fill in the blanks in the same pattern.
Example: sweet - sweeter - sweetest
warm - ______ - ______
Write compound word using the pictures.
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Write the compound word from the pictures.
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