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प्रश्न
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
emigrate - immigrate
उत्तर
emigrate (leaving homeland) – immigrate (come to live permanently in a foreign country)
Priyanka Chopra does not wish to emigrate to the UK where her husband is living. Candidates who wish to immigrate to the USA are increasing in number every year.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Say whether the following sentences are in the Active or the Passive voice. Write A or P after the sentence.
The mechanic repaired it for me. ______________
Do as directed. (Make sure you do not change the meaning and tense of the sentence).
Tenali Raman proved to be wittier than Pundit Shahane. (Rewrite using ‘as witty as’)
Find the meaning of the following phrase and use it in your own sentence.
in store for...
My sister is an architect. She __________ skyscrapers.
Use the following phrase in a sentence of your own.
air and manner
Read the given passage carefully and fill in the blanks with suitable phrasal verbs from the help box.
| burn off | keep up | build-up | tire out |
| warms up | put on | work out | stretch out |
Riya is a young dancer who feels contented and satisfied with herself. Let's hear from her.
Hi, everyone! I am Riya. I suppose I’m really lucky because I don’t ______ weight easily. I never ______ in the gym and the only time I ______ is when I need something from the top shelf. I tried aerobics several times but I couldn’t ______ with the others. I take my pet for a walk thrice a day though, and that helps to ______ the calories. I usually watch what I eat but I sometimes binge on ice cream.
My sister Diya, is a real fitness fanatic. Before she works out she ______ every day with push-ups, sit-ups stretches, and a jog around the park. She says it’s important to ______ good levels of strength and stamina. I don’t want to overdo it though. A fitness regime like hers would ______ me ______!
Fill in the blank with the connector that goes with the underlined word.
Either Raghu _________ Bala will have to buy vegetables from the market.
Read the following sentences carefully and underline the preposition.
Divya hid the sweets behind her back.
Find and use the clipped word in your own sentence.
gymnasium -
Underline the conjunction in the following sentence.
Revathy and Rohini are friends.
Match the two halves of the sentences and read them.
| 1. | Sea turtles | threaten the survival of sea turtles. |
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2. |
Hatchlings | uses its front flippers to swim. |
| 3. | A turtle | come ashore to lay eggs. |
| 4. | Many factors | cut open the leathery egg shell. |
Look at the punctuation of these sentence. Why are they punctuated differently? Discuss in class.
One always felt like drawing close to him
Manju _______ (call) after we reach home.
If he is late, we __________ without him.
Punctuate the following sentence.
when is your birthday.
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Give the correct verb form for following sentence
I ______ a doctor.
I worked hard ______ I got promotion.
Write the correct clipped word on the line.
She acted in the ______ (advertisement) first time.
Read the following word and choose the correct antonym from the option given:
serenity
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
The ______was covered with a shroud.
Underline the correct verb in these sentence.
Our team (is, are) the best.
- My ______worked out well.
- We should ______our work well in advance.
- The ______is not clear; we cannot read the sentences.
- We ______wedding cards here.
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
The smuggler has been nabbed by the police.
Here, we see that the ‘-ing’ form of the verb ‘fight’ is used as a subject in ‘The fighting went on’. It does the work of a noun. When the ‘-ing’ form of a verb is used as a noun, it is known as a gerund or verbal noun. Read the following examples of gerunds:
- Gardening is an art.
- Cooking is a science.
- I enjoy reading poems.
- I like reading more than writing.
Rewrite the above sentences using other appropriate gerunds in place of the ones given here.
Make smaller words using the letters in the given word. (At least 5 words)
investigations
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Start a collection of idioms with comparisons. Use the following categories.
Idioms with colours:
- as black as ______
- as white as ______
- as red as ______
- as blue as ______
- as green as ______
- as pink as ______
- as ______ as ______
- as ______ as ______
- as ______ as ______
This narrative is written in the first person - using ‘I’. Rewrite the following sentence using ‘Helen Keller/Young Helen’ appropriately in place of ‘I’ and making other necessary changes in the sentence.
On entering the door I remembered the doll I had broken.
