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Question
Underline the infinitive in the following sentence.
It was funny to read words that stood still.
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Solution
It was funny to read words that stood still.
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Fill in the blank in the sentence below (the verb given in bracket will give you a clue).
There was much ____________in the village when the snake charmer came visiting. (excite)
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The tyres were deflated by the traffic police. _________
Write the noun forms of the following word adding −ance or −ence to it.
persist ______________
Spot the error. One is done for you.
I was not afraid to die that day.
Correct Sentence: I was not afraid to die that day.
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Say WHY. . . . .
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Read the lines below.
- 'To believe is to see angels dancing among the clouds'.
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Everyday is a new beginning’. - To believe is to know ______ life is a gift
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Epigram closely resembles a proverb.
Find from the poem three other examples of Epigram.
- ______________________________
- ______________________________
- ______________________________
Make a list of various prepositions, write their definition, and make sentences of your own. Here are some prepositions that will definitely be brainstorming for you.
- in, into, inside
- on, onto, above, over
- beside, besides
- for, from, since
- to, towards
- down, below, under, beneath, underneath
- between, among, amongst (And the list goes on _____)
When words with the same spelling or pronunciation are used in such a way that they convey more than one meaning, the figure of speech involved is called a pun.
A pun is a play upon words. For example,
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Find other examples of pun with the help of your parents/teacher.
- _________________
- _________________
- _________________
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- ___________________
- ___________________
- ___________________
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Complete the following idioms using the appropriate colour term.
catch someone ______ handed (catch someone in the act of doing something wrong).
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Replace the describing word with as many others as you can, that goes with the underlined noun.
Find the opposite of the following word from the lesson.
eldest
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To protect the temples and artifacts, UNESCO launched an international campaign.
Change the following sentence to the other voice.
The manager appointed many office assistants.
Change the following into Passive voice.
Will you help me?
Change the following into Passive voice.
Have you invited Raman to the party?
Frame sentence using the prepositional verb given below.
stand-in
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.
Travelling to far away planets involves ____________ (risk) our lives for the thrill of discovery.
Frame sentence using the prepositional verb given below.
consist of
I ____________ go to the school yesterday because I was ill.
The trains to Chennai always _________ on time.
I __________ (play) in the rain all evening.
Choose the correct verb from the following sentence.
Kannan ______ have been looking for a job for a long time.
Change the following into passive voice.
My grandfather built this house in 1943.
Change the following into passive voice.
Do not hurt the animals.
Pick out the idioms and phrases from the box and write them in the blanks equivalent to their meanings. One is done for you.
| find one’s voice | lend an ear | sharp as a tack | over the moon | on the ball |
| bring it on | come across | get along | hang on | work out |
| Sr.No. | IDIOMS | Sr.No. | PHRASES |
| 1. | Competent - on the ball | 1. | to meet or find by chance - ______ |
| 2. | Become more confident in expressing oneself - ______ | 2. | to exercise - ______ |
| 3. | Extremely happy - ______ | 3. | To accept a challenge with confidence - ______ |
| 4. | Mentally agile - ______ | 4. | To have a friendly relationship - ______ |
| 5. | Listen - ______ | 5. | To keep something - ______ |
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Saravanan always ______ (go) for a walk in the morning.
Complete the sentence in present tense form.
Arun a ______ eagerly ______ (wait) to meet her friend since morning.
Complete the sentence in past tense form.
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The car was travelling ______ a great speed.
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Transform the following sentence as instructed.
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Fill in the blank by using the correct preposition.
Christmas falls ____ 25th December.
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Find out the clipped word for the following.
education + satellite -
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We must lock the doors, ________.
Punctuate the following sentence.
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Read the sentence given below. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the appropriate laughter word from the exercise above.
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Complete the sentences.
An astronaut wears a _______________.
A spacesuit is like a _______________.
A spacesuit allows us to _______________.
A spacesuit protect us from _______________ and _______________.
Join the word and write the new word.
Dance + er - _____
Appropriate suffix to the word with the clues given.
Having no money ______.
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| penny, beauty, develop, teach. | ful, ment, er, less. |
He missed his purse _______ he was sad.
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I am ______ the bushes.
complete the sentence.
Kavi ______ kind to me.
Mark (✓) if it is past perfect tense and (x) future perfect tense.
She will have made the cake by 8 ‘o'clock.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
______ I use your mobile phone? It’s an emergency.
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Was it worth waiting ______?
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
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have cold feet
Complete the following with appropriate conditional clause.
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eligible - illegible
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
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Complete the following sentence with modal using the clue given.
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Fill in the blank with suitable prepositional phrase given in option.
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Use the gerundial form of the verb in the bracket and fill in the blank.
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Combine each of the following pair of sentence using participle. The first one is done for you.
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Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.
Seker or his brothers ______ done it.
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He has poor eyesight and is in need ______ glasses.
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Read the example and fill in the blank in the same pattern.
Example: sweet - sweeter - sweetest
low - ______ - lowest
Read the examples and fill in the blanks in the same pattern.
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