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Question
Make pair of sentences to show the difference between the meaning of the following Homograph from the story.
well
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Solution
- The well was so deep that one could not see the water.
- The Principal sent Sumeet home as he was not feeling well.
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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 | ____________ | ____________ |
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Offended × ______
Use the following phrase in a sentence of your own.
quick as a flash.
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Usha Rani had to struggle all through her life.
Use the clues to complete the compound word.
| basket + ______ | = ______ |  |
Look at the picture and choose the correct plural word.
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Now, Blend the following word.
motor + pedal
Use the gerundial form of the verb in the bracket and fill in the blank.
______ (shop) is my favourite hobby.
______ you help me cross the road, young man?
Find the meaning of the following word from a good dictionary.
Cranky
