Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Recall your learning of basic preposition and complete the sentence using the prepositions given in options.
Yuvan has been studying well ______childhood.
Options
over
under
on
between
among
into
with
since
in front of
near/beside
Advertisements
Solution
Yuvan has been studying well since childhood.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Say whether the verb in the sentence below is transitive or intransitive. Ask yourself a ‘what’ question about the verb. (For some verbs, an object is a person, so ask the question ‘who’ instead of ‘what’).
The fawn wobbled after him
Arrange the words below in pairs that rhyme.
Example:
young − lung
money − sunny
|
young |
sad |
money |
chop |
lung |
last |
|
wax |
could |
bad |
sound |
axe |
wood |
|
way |
stop |
sunny |
fast |
round |
day |
Look at these sentences.
- Most snakes are quite harmless, but a few are poisonous.
- Most snakes lay eggs, but the rattlesnake gives birth to its young.
Now write five sentences like these using ‘most’ and the clues below.
1. (90% of) people are honest (10%) are dishonest.
________________________
2. (Lots of) fruit have plenty of sugar, (some) citrus fruit are low in sugar.
________________________
3. (Every soft drink except this one) has lots of ‘empty calories’.
________________________
4. (The majority of) films are romances, (a few) are on other topics.
________________________
5. (A majority of) people agree that he is a good leader, (just a few) disagree.
________________________
When we compare two nouns, we use comparative adjectives. When we compare more than two nouns, we use superlative adjectives.
For Example -
a. Milind is taller than John.
b. Zakir is the tallest of the three brothers.
Look at the following sentence and observe the changes in the sentence. Discuss the changes and note your responses:
Atul is not as bright as Milind in studies.
______ the rains, we went out.
Choose the correct option.
We use ______ when something is the right thing to do.
Fill in the blank with a verb in the present continuous.
You ___________ (listen) to the music.
Complete the sentence using the correct form of the verb in bracket.
We hope you ___________ (have) a great time in Ooty.
He said that he wanted to become ________ engineer.
There are rich folk, there are poor folk, who imagine they are wise,...
Pick out the words in alliteration.
Write the noun form of the following word.
familiar ______.
Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.
______ have come to know the truth.
Choose the correct conjunction from the option.
Everyone likes him _________ he is very helpful.
The female turtles lay eggs and go back to the ______.
Read the sentences given below. Does the action happen every day or is it happening at this moment?
| 1. Deepa waters the plants every morning. | |
| 2. A triangle has three sides. | |
| 3. Sandhya is writing a letter. | |
| 4. The children are playing in the garden. | |
| 5. I go to school regularly. |
Let's go for a walk, ________.
State which of the following sentence are Compound, and which are Complex.
Listen carefully and take notes.
Rewrite the sentence with punctuation mark.
jain ate an apple
Say what they are doing now?
She______.
Change the sentence into present continuous tense.
Pinku works in a power plant.
They came early but there was ______work to do.
Fill in the blanks in the following dialogue.
| Gopal | What’s wrong, Muthu? You look terrible! |
| Muthu | Well, you ______(look) terrible today, too, if you ______(have) a day like mine yesterday. My car slid into a tree, because the roads were slippery |
| Gopal | Oh! I was driving on the slippery roads yesterday, and I didn’t have such trouble. What happened? |
| Muthu | Well, I think if I ______(not, drive) so fast, I ______(not, slide) into the tree. |
| Gopal | Slippery roads and speed don’t mix. If drivers ______(speed) on wet roads, they’re likely to spin their car in circles. |
| Muthu | I know. But I had one more problem. I didn’t have my driver’s license with me. If I ______(have) it, I ______(not, have to) pay an extra fine in the court next week. |
| Gopal | Why were you driving without your license? |
| Muthu | Well, I lost my wallet some days ago. It slipped out of my pocket, while I was riding the bus to work. |
| Gopal | Oh, Muthu! If you ______(not, take ) that bus, you ______(not, lose) your wallet. If you ______(not, lose) your wallet, you ______(have) your driver’s license with you when you hit the tree. If you ______(have) your driver’s license with you, you ______(not, have to pay) a big fine when you go to court next week. And of course, if you ______(not, drive) too fast, you ______(not, run into) a tree, and you ______(not, be) in this mess now. If I ______(be) you, I ______(take) it easy for a while and just ______(stay) at home where you would be safe. |
| Muthu | Enough about me! How about you? |
| Gopal | Well, things are really looking up for me. I’m planning to take off for Goa as soon as I finish my finals. I’m sick of all this old, rainy weather we’ve been having. |
| Muthu | I wish I ______(go) with you. How are you planning to reach there? |
| Gopal | If I ______(have) enough money, I ______(fly). Otherwise, I ______(take) the bus. I wish ______(drive) my own car because it ______(be) nice to drive there, but it’s such a long trip. I’ve been looking for a friend to go with me and share the driving. |
| Muthu | I have a super idea! Why don’t I go with you? I can share the driving. I’m a great driver! |
| Gopal | Oh, Muthu! I can’t believe it. |
Report the following dialogue.
| Prabhu | What are you doing here, Kiran? I haven’t seen you for a few months. |
| Kiran | I have just come back from my native town Virudhunagar. |
| Prabhu | Did you enjoy your vacation? |
| Kiran | Yes. I love the place. It is a clean and busy town. |
| Prabhu | Where did you go and what did you see? |
| Kiran | I went to Courtallam falls in Tenkasi. |
| Prabhu | Share some pictures of your trip. |
| Kiran | Sure. See you later. |
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
in camera
Give the meaning of the following phrasal verb and frame sentence using them
bank on
Change the following sentence into Passive Voice.
One should keep one’s promise.
Identify the error in each of the following sentence and rewrite them Correctly.
A variety of pleasing objects charm the eye.
Read the examples and fill in the blanks in the same pattern.
Examples: strange - stranger - strangest
close - ______ - ______
Make smaller words using the letters in the given word. (At least 5 words)
friendship
Fill in the following blank using proper word from ‘who’, ‘when’, ‘what’, ‘how’ or ‘why’.
You must tell ______ I mustn't do it.
