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Question
Write the noun form of the following word.
familiar ______.
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Solution
Familiar- familiarity.
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Words that have the same spelling, but differ in meaning when used in different contexts are called homographs. For example,
- A temple fair attracts a lot of crowds.
Her performance in the test was fair. - A rose is the king of flowers.
The sun rose with a golden glow.
Think of 5 homographs and list them below. Then write 2 sentences of your own, to bring out the difference in meanings.
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Add your own sentences to those given in the passage to illustrate the uses of ‘have’.
To show ownership
Nagarajan and Dhanalakshmi want to buy a new house. They have come to see a house for sale. Complete the conversation below by adding a, an, or the.
| Nagarajan: | Well, here we are, No.8, Kaveri Street. I think this is house we saw online. What do you think of ____________ location? |
| Dhanalakshmi: | It is in ____________ nice neighbourhood. And it’s close to the railway station. |
| Nagarajan: | And ____________ bus stop is not too far away. |
| Dhanalakshmi: | How many rooms are there? |
| Nagarajan: | There are three rooms, ____________ kitchen and ____________ balcony. |
| Dhanalakshmi: | There is a ____________ lawn behind ____________ house, right? |
| Nagarajan: | That’s right ____________ lawn is actually quite large. Did you see any photos of ____________ living room, online? What does it look like? |
| Dhanalakshmi: | ____________ living room looks great. It looks bright and airy. It has ____________ nice view of ____________ hills. But ____________ kitchen looks ____________ Little small. |
| Nagarajan: | And, I remember you said there isn’t ____________ store room, right? |
| Dhanalakshmi: | No, but there is ____________ attic, where we can store things. |
| Nagarajan: | I hope this house is ____________ better option. |
| Dhanalakshmi: | Lets wait for____________ real estate agent. She said, she would be here at three o’clock. |
| Nagarajan: | Look there she is! |
Hari _____________ (work) hard to pass the entrance examination.
In column A are some of the idiomatic phrases from the essay. Match them with equivalent single words in column B.
| A | B |
| go far | reveal |
| blow up | submit |
| show up | explode |
| call on | succeed |
| break off | finish |
| knuckle under | require |
Choose the correct plural form.
Boy
Change the sentence into past perfect tense and future perfect tense.
They have cooked their meal.
Frame meaningful sentence of your own using the following expression from the story. Use a dictionary if required.
a turning point
Use the gerundial form of the verb in the bracket and fill in the blank.
My friend waited for the ______ (meet).
Being a bachelor, the stranger had no patience with children.
