Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
List all the nouns in the poem. Find a suitable adjective - other than the ones given here - for each of the nouns and write meaningful similes for at least 8 of them. For example, as yellow as a lemon.
Advertisements
Solution
- as rapid as spaceship
- as tough as snail
- as dangerous as dinosaur
- as brave as tiger
- as nice as lamb
- as yellow as lemon
- as delicious as jam
- as hot as desert
- as deep as sea
- as fine as house
- as green as pea
- as dark as cave
- as crunchy as toast
- as heavy as road drill
- as fearful as ghost
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Fill in the blank below using ‘had to’/ ‘have to’/ ‘has to’.
We _____________ complain to the police about the noise.
Form groups. List a few articles of everyday use. Discuss how they can be improved.
List at least 10 verbs, the last letter of which is doubled in the present participle. Example: put- putting
List at least 10 verbs, the last letter of which is doubled in the past tense form. Example: sob - sobbed.
Underline the infinitive in the following sentence.
Can I read the book?
Change the following sentence to the other voice.
They have asked me to pay the fine.
The trial was conducted ___________ the procedure of law.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
We really look forward _____________ (meet) alien creatures and ________ (find) out what they are really like.
Find the antonym for the underlined word in the following sentence.
Pongo locked the narrator inside the cabin.
Change the following into passive voice.
Carry it home.
Choose the correct option.
The passengers rushed to board the bus _________ it arrived.
Frame five questions using the picture clues. Begin with “Have you ever”.
(watch a horror film)
The girl standing ______ me was sneezing.
Fill in the blank with appropriate airline vocabulary given in the options.
We will be ______in Chennai in approximately ten minutes.
If you ________ to learn a musical instrument, you have to practice.
Vimala and Srinath have met after a long time. Read the conversation given below and complete the dialogue. Role play the situation with your own words.
| Vimala | Hello Srinath, I haven’t seen you for a long time. Where are you rushing off? |
| Srinath | ______hospital. |
| Vimala | Why are you going to hospital? Are you ill? |
| Srinath | No, I ______to see my friend. |
| Vimala | Oh! What happened to him? |
| Srinath | ______. |
| Vimala | Are you______ tomorrow? |
| Srinath | Yes, I am free. |
| Vimala | You are in a hurry, meet you tomorrow. Take care. |
| Srinath | Ok! Bye. |
See and write what they were doing.
While I was writing, he ______.
Complete the dialogue by using suitable adjectives in the blanks.
| Sinduja | Hi! Venkat. Hope you received the message about our school’s sports day |
| Venkat | Hmmm…! Yes… I was the______ one to enrol my name in the events |
| Sinduja | So, tell me for how______ events have you enrolled? |
| Venkat | I have enrolled myself only in a______ events. |
| Sinduja | What are they? |
| Venkat | As I am tall, I have given my name for ______ jump and running events |
| Sinduja | That’s______ to hear. |
| Venkat | What about you, Sinduja? |
| Sinduja | I have decided to participate in______ the events. |
| Venkat | Hey!! That’s______. Expecting the best from you. |
| Sinduja | Thank you so______ Venkat. Wish you the same. Let’s rock. |
Fill in the blank with the collective noun.
a ________ of birds.
Use the suitable verb.
The boy______ the story.
Match the adjective with the appropriate picture.
 |
brave |
 |
shady |
 |
long |
 |
spicy |
 |
sweet |
 |
fast |
Kartik is a ______.
Fill in the blanks choosing the appropriate compound words from those given in the box:
Reeta hurried along the road, dressed in her ______new dress towards the bus stop. Before ______, she had to reach the house of her ______. But the first ______of her travel was slow due to traffic jam. Her ______would be regarded with joy. She was ______ herself to reach the place. When she finally stepped into the ______, she was received with a big hug by her kind aunt. She was in time to join the ______at the village, for a ______.
| singsong | overstraining | spotless |
| gentlefolk | grandmother | courtyard |
| sunset | half-hour | homecoming |
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
Oxygen is the ______ element present in the earth’s crust.
Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:
We were not able to stay overnight as we______not______(reserve) the tickets in advance.
Change the following sentence into Passive Voice.
The President gave the commander an award.
Form a phrase with each of the following pair of noun given below.
fancy + idea -
Complete the sentences choosing the right endings.
| We were thoroughly disappointed | to find out his address |
| Hardly had he stepped out | we could not go further |
| They wanted | since our team did not get a prize |
| Since we had run out of petrol | was his reckless driving |
| The cause of his injury | when it began to rain |
Read the following sentence
and fill in the blank.
If Mary had an umbrella, she______ (lend) it to me.
Spot the error in the following sentence. Then rewrite the sentence after correcting them.
You should have return it sooner.
