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Question
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
bon voyage
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Solution
Bon voyage – Express good wishes to some on leaving for a long journey. Hemalatha went to the airport and said “Bon voyage” to Keerthi who was about to leave for the UK.
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The table below contains a list of nouns and some adjectives. Use as many adjectives as you can to describe each noun. You might come up with some funny descriptions!
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Noun |
Adjective |
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elephant |
circular, striped, enormous, multicoloured, round, cheerful, wild, blue, red, chubby, large, medium-sized, cold |
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face |
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building |
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water |
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 | ____________ | ____________ |
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.
Use the following idiom/expression in sentences of your own.
to have a difference of opinion
Combine the pair of a sentence using the appropriate connector.
They checked the packet twice. Then they sealed it.
Fill in the blank with appropriate airline vocabulary given in the options.
We will be ______in Chennai in approximately ten minutes.
Complete the Conditional Sentence. Decide whether to use Type I, II, or III.
I would have told you, if I __________ (see) him.
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. |
I'm right, ________.
Look at the picture and choose the correct plural word.
Fish
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
They ______ (come).
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. |
Choose the plural forms.
Lady
Answer the following.
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| Name of the object | In your mother tongue | Use in a sentence |
Fill in the blank.
We ______________ the painting by tomorrow. (complete)
Fill in the blank
He _______ all the money within an hour. (spend)
Can you try to fill the blank.
This is ______ ball.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate determiners. (Articles have been included)
Once the emperor gave a bag of seeds to his council of ministers and said that he would give them six months’ time to grow the seeds. Whoever does a good job will be made the ______ emperor of that empire. ______ the ministers took their task seriously. After six months ______ ministers had small plants in their pots. A ______ had very large plants. ______ had medium sized plants. The emperor entered the hall. He was ______ amused to see ______ plants. He called the ______ minister and asked him what he did with the seed. ______ minister explained the process he adopted to make ______ plant grow. The emperor called ______ the other ministers to explain what they did. Only ______ minister had come with an empty pot. They laughed loudly at the foolishness of this minister. But the Emperor applauded him and made him the ______ Emperor. Do you know why? He had given them boiled seeds which will not grow. Only ______ minister was honest.
Auction House Puzzler
You have come across many terms associated with an auction, in the lesson. Now solve the crossword puzzle with words from the lesson. Make use of the clues given.
Across
- conducts auction
- a protective garment
- strip with numbers
- offer
Down
- painter
- school of painting
- auction house
- painting
Change the following sentence into Passive Voice.
When did you feel the tremors?
Frame illustrative sentence to distinguish the meaning of the word in the following cluster.
accident – incident – incidence
Form a phrase with each of the following pair of noun given below.
agony + experience -
Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.
The archaeologists are trying ______ the ruins of Keelady.
Use the proper punctuation mark.
Where did you find it
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Innar
Find the meaning of the following from a good dictionary:
connoisseurs
Find the meaning of the following word from a good dictionary.
Hold fast to something
List all the adjectives in the poem. Use the comparative forms of at least 8 of them to write new comparisons. Two of them have been given as examples.
| 1. | Faster than the wind | Slower than a tortoise |
| 2. | (Big) ______ | (Small) ______ |
| 3. | (Fierce) ______ | (Gentle) ______ |
| 4. | ______ | ______ |
| 5. | ______ | ______ |
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
This particular shop deals ______ organic food.
