Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Start a collection of idioms with comparisons. Use the following category.
Idioms with animals
- as cunning as a fox
- ______
- ______
Advertisements
Solution
- as cunning as a fox
- as brave as a lion
- as hairy as a gorilla
- as hungry as a horse
- as wise as an owl
- as gentle as a lamb
- as proud as a peacock
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Fill in the blank in the following dialogue choosing a suitable phrase from those given below.
Mary: Almost every Indian film has an episode of love _________________.
David: Is that what makes them so popular in foreign countries?
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’).
He picked it up.
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 |
Pick out one line that contains the following Figure of Speech.
Tautology
What is Transitive and intransitive verbs and give some example.
Complete the following idioms using the appropriate colour term.
catch someone ______ handed (catch someone in the act of doing something wrong).
Explain the metaphor in the following line :
Sometimes there are clouds
Use the following idiom/expression in sentences of your own.
to have a difference of opinion
Change the meaning of the sentence by changing the preposition.
The tiger jumped into the river.
Read the following sentence and change the form of the underlined word as directed.
The young seagull gave out a loud call. (to adverb)
Change the following into Passive voice.
When will you book the tickets to Bengaluru?
Underline the verb and identify the tense form.
He received your messages last night ______.
Write the noun form of the following word.
Dangerous ______.
Complete the sentences in the paragraph using the appropriate form of words given in brackets.
My sister wanted to go to Mumbai last week. She made a __________ (decide) to buy a ticket at once. As __________ (reserve) could be done online, she gave __________ (prefer) to book a ticket that way. First, she collected __________ (inform) about the __________ (arrive) and __________ (depart) of trains and airplanes.
Read the news report given below and underline the passive form of verbs.
The police had announced that the State Bank of India was robbed yesterday. Two men entered the bank at 4.30 pm with guns in their hands. Customers and bank clerks were asked to lie down on the floor and one of the bank clerks was made to fill robbers’ bags with money. After that the two men left the bank quickly. The police officer said that more than one lakh of rupees was stolen from the bank but nobody was injured. He also added that the robbers would be found soon.
Fill in the blank with the suitable collective noun.
a ______ of birds.
Find and use the clipped word in your own sentence.
zoological park -
Look at the picture and fill in the blank with suitable words.
The girl gave her friend a ______smile.
Pick the word from the text that is similar to the word or phrase given below.
happening gently and slowly______.
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
You ______ (take) leave.
Recite the poem Farmer’s friend with the correct intonation.
Write the past continuous forms for the given verb.
She ________ the homework at 6 ‘o’ clock. (write)
Circle the consonant letters.
p r l o j s a k i y d q
Recite the poem ‘The Swimmer’.
Add a prefix to each word so it matche the new definition
| prefix | word |
| un, re, dis, pre | lucky, check, view, approve |
A person who got no luck______.
Expand the following new headline in a sentence each.
ATMs without security guard to close
Given below are some idiomatic expressions with their meanings. Understand the meaning.
Pick out the finite verb in the following sentence:
Getting down from the car, the Chief Guest walked towards the dais amidst applause.
Identify the two Main clause and conjunction in each of the following sentence.
Ramesh did not know Spanish, so he wanted a translator.
In the following sentence, replace the incorrect underlined word to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct.
When will the Shatabdi Express pull up?
