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Question
The stranger ______for a few minutes before he ______ my house. (paused/passed)
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Solution
The stranger paused for a few minutes before he passed my house.
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Use of although/ though/ even though/but
Read the following sentences.
- Although the café was crowded, we found a vacant table.
Although Sadie has passed her test, she never drives.
The clause with although can also come after the main clause.
For example: We found a vacant table, although the café was crowded. - Though I liked the pullover, I didn’t buy it.
Though it was pouring cats and dogs, he set out for his journey.
We can use though at the end of the sentence.
For example: I liked the pullover; I didn’t buy it, though. - We can use ‘even though’ in the same way.
John looked quite fresh even though he had just recovered from jaundice.
‘Even though’ can be used at the beginning of the sentence also.
‘Even though’ I hate Gopal, I shall try to be nice with him.
‘Even though’ is stronger and more emphatic than ‘although’ - We can join two clauses with ‘but’.
For example: We wanted to go abroad, but our passports were not ready.
We use these words (although, though, even though, but) to show the contrast between two clauses or two sentences.
Although, though, even though and but can be used as conjunctions to introduce afterthoughts, contrasts, or restrictions and conditions.
Find out the sentences from the lesson in which any of these words are used.
Discuss in pairs/groups the purpose they serve.
Find the opposite of the following adverb.
hard
I ____________ go to the school yesterday because I was ill.
Saralah didn’t want to see her ___________.
Read the following sentences carefully and underline the preposition.
Mrs Meena asked the children to go into her classroom.
There is a bridge ______ the river.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb.
Honour and glory ____ his reward.
Read the following paragraph and pick out the different types of nouns and put them in the table.
Hobby is an activity that we enjoy doing in our free time. It keeps us busy in our leisure time. People choose their hobbies on the basis of their interests and personality. Do you know what Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s hobby was?
| Proper Noun | Common Noun | Collective Noun | Abstract Noun |
The female turtles lay eggs and go back to the ______.
Find out the clipped word for the following.
helicopter + pad -
Fill in the blank with the correct verb form.
If he __________ harder, he __________ his goals.
Choose the meaning of the italicised word.
No opponent is too big to defeat.
Refer to a dictionary for the meanings and choose the odd one.
Honest
Complete the words by reading their meaning.
s _re _ _ - shout
Punctuate the following sentence.
long ago in a town in Switzerland there lived a famous man called william.
Choose the correct verb.
The birds ______ in the sky.
Fill in the blank.
D is______ C.
Write the animal and their young one.
Tiger – ______
Match the rhyming word.
| 1. | green | can |
| 2. | society | care |
| 3. | man | clean |
| 4. | welfare | duty |
Use adjective you think for each of these words. You can write more than one adjective.
| Clever, stormy, beautiful, dusty, good, hot, bright, cloudless, honest, lovely, fat, tall |
a______sun.
Complete the passage by filling the blanks with the passive forms of the verbs.
The water should be boiled in a vessel. Then tea leaves and milk ______to the water. The vessel ______ with a lid. The tea ______ and ______ into the cups. Sugar ______and ______ well.The tea ______ hot.
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illicit - elicit
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
______ I go to school today?
Correct the error found in the question tag in each of the following
Both the sisters have left for Canada, aren’t they?
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The professor has been working on the last chapter of the book since March.
Identify the two Main clause and conjunction in each of the following sentence.
Fifty candidates appeared for the interview, but only five were selected.
The mud houses are not ______ the buildings in your city.
Write compound word using the picture.
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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. | ______ | ______ |
In the following sentence, replace the incorrect underlined word to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct.
The teacher handed down the report cards.
