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प्रश्न
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
ad hoc
उत्तर
Ad hoc – created for a particular
An ad-hoc committee was set up to probe the scam in the universities.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Add your own sentences to those given in the passage to illustrate the uses of ‘have’.
To refer to events, activities, and experiences
Complete the following idioms using the appropriate colour term.
once in a ______ moon (very rarely).
Change the meaning of the sentence by changing the preposition.
We travelled to Mumbai by train.
Change the following sentence to the other voice.
The manager appointed many office assistants.
_______ we are impressed with their performance.
Frame sentence using the prepositional verb given below.
prepare for
Find the synonym for the underlined word.
The narrator was quiet when Pongo questioned him.
The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in the tense of the verb in each line. Write the wrong word as well as the correct word in the given place. One is done for you.
| Sentence | Wrong words | Correct words |
| When Anand reach Arun's place, his | reach | reached |
| friends have arrived already. Arun | ||
| introduces Anand to them. Arun's brother | ||
| buy some snacks from the market. | ||
| Arun serving it to all his friends. Then | ||
| they all sat together to planning their holidays. | ||
| Arun have a cottage in Ooty, so | ||
| they all plan to go to Ooty during the holidays. | ||
| “Would we have a good time?, asked Arun. | ||
| They all cheerfully say, “Yes!” |
There is a bridge ______ the river.
I promised the children a trip to the zoo.
Look at the words in the boxes. Match the words to make as many new words as possible. One is done for you. Eg. out house.
| out | root |
| river | wall |
| water | garden |
| flower | garden |
| sun | hill |
| aerial | bed |
| busy | sill |
| window | house |
| foot | shine |
| compound | fall |
He is still sleeping, ________.
Write the correct punctuation mark that best complete the sentence.
My favorite team won the game ____
| A spacesuit is like a spaceship built for one. A spacesuit lets us work and live in space. It protects us from the heat and the cold. It gives us air to breathe. The suit is made of many parts and has water to drink. It even has a built-in toilet, if you need to use it. |
Choose the things that the spacesuit provides us.
- air
- food
- water
Look at the picture and choose the correct plural word.
Man
They ________ written three letters already.
Use the suitable verb.
You _______ the instruction.
Fill in the blanks
The dove______ the ant are friends.
Choose the correct word.
This box is _______ heavy to lift.
Mark (✓) if it is past perfect tense and (x) future perfect tense.
Muthu will have returned from Srilanka by next month.
Frame meaningful sentence of your own using the following expression from the story. Use a dictionary if required.
the thought was almost revolting
Fill in the blank with suitable homophone:
I need a ______of water to wash these cups.
Here are some more idioms taken from the lesson. Find out their meaning and use them in sentence of your own.
tight corners
Complete the following with appropriate conditional clause.
People get sun-burnt, ______.
Read the given passages and rewrite them using the direct speech.
The cyclist warned the driver not to move his car till the police arrived. The driver pleaded that it was not his fault; he was ready to pay a hundred rupees to repair the damaged cycle. The cyclist refused the money and insisted that the police be called.
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
per capita
Write the compound word from the pictures.
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| ______ | |
Read the examples and fill in the blanks in the same pattern.
Examples: sweet - sweeter - sweetest
bright - ______ - ______
Read the example and fill in the blanks in the same pattern. (Note the changes in the last letter.)
Example: pretty - prettier - prettiest
naughty - ______ - ______
In the following sentence, replace the incorrect underlined word to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct.
The Minister gave off the prizes.
