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प्रश्न
Replace the underlined word/expression with possibly polite form.
The culprit was sent to jail.
उत्तर
Jail – Penitentiary
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Given below is a jumbled sentence. Working in groups, rearrange the word in the sentence to form the correct sentence.
You will find that the sentence contains an idiomatic expression that you have come across in the lesson. Underline the idiom and write down its meaning. Then use your dictionary to check the meaning.
don’t pay/if you/attention/you might/the wrong train/to the announcement/board
Ans:____________________________________________
Idiom:__________________________________________
When Tenzing and Hillary reached the summit, Tenzing in utter joy said, “We have done it.” In this sentence, the subject (we) is the doer of the action while (achieving the feat) is the subject. The verb of passive voice is formed by using the correct form of the verb ‘to be’ + past participle of the main verb. Construct the sentence accordingly.
Now carefully go through the changes in both the sentences and do the changes accordingly in the remaining sentence.
- We have done it.
It has been done by us.
We made a pact.
Sing and recite one of the famous folk songs given below.
There is a mountain for away.
And on the mountain stands a tree.
And on the tree, there is a branch.
And on the branch, there is a nest.
And in the nest, there is an egg.
And in the egg, there is a bird
One day the bird will fly.
One day we will be free.
Discuss with your teacher and classmates regarding the changes seen in the underlined words. Find the reasons behind the changes.
- a mountain – the mountain
- a tree – the tree
- a branch – the branch
- a nest – the nest
- an egg – the egg
- a bird – the bird.
Pick out examples of Inversion from the poem.
Underline the verb in the following sentence and state whether the sentence is in the Active or Passive voice.
Ramanujan was brought to England.
Do as directed. (Make sure you do not change the meaning and tense of the sentence.)
Your words of praise are my greatest reward. (Begin the sentence with ‘No other .......)
You have won a prize to visit a wildlife sanctuary or National Park in Africa or Australia. Choose a location, read about it. Imagine that you are visiting it and write a letter to your friend about it.
Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank
They learned how __________ (survive) in space without gravity.
It always ________ here in the afternoon.
Choose the correct verb from the following sentence.
We worked ______ in the city for ten years before we moved to the village.
Use the following phrase in a sentence of your own.
to see one fight
Convert the following active sentence into a passive sentence by supplying an appropriate passive verb form.
Begin the work tomorrow./Let the work ____________ tomorrow.
Change the following into passive voice.
Do not hurt the animals.
Fill in the gap with appropriate Pronoun.
______ is an excellent opportunity.
Read the following sentences carefully and underline the preposition.
Ben saw Daisy playing across the road.
Fill in the blank with the suitable collective noun.
a ______ of cows.
Choose the correct antonym for the italic word.
Ajay mastered the techniques of painting.
Underline the conjunction in the following sentence.
Shekar is intelligent but careless.
Now, try splitting each of these words into syllables.
| Wonderful | |
| Behind | |
| Bananas | |
| Excitement | |
| Snatch | |
| Windows | |
| Thud | |
| Everyone |
We often watch TV in the afternoon, _______?
Fill in the blanks.
Write the correct clipped word on the line.
She acted in the ______ (advertisement) first time.
Fill the blank with an appropriate auxiliary.
The fly _________ sat in the food before she covered it.
Can you try to fill the blank.
______ sun is hot.
Here is one long sentence. Split them into smaller sentences.
Like all living things, human beings also need food in order to live as every part of the body must get a steady supply of food so that it can work properly, but first the food eaten has to be broken down through a process called digestion so that it can dissolve in the blood and carried to all parts of the body.
Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
A few people from the house of bereavement stood outside.
Spot the error in the spelling of the following word with reference to the passage and rewrite it correctly.
Circals
Fill in the blanks in the passage given below with the appropriate form of the verb given in brackets. Do not write the passage but write the verbs in the correct order.
A young man had a beautiful garden in his mansion. As he loved flowers, shrubs and trees, he tended to the garden himself. Next to his mansion, there was a small house in which ______ (1) (live) an old man. One day, when the young man was ______ (2) (expect) some special guests, he took extra care in ______ (3) (tend) to the garden. He pulled the weeds, ______ (4) (trim) the shrubs, combed the moss and spent a long time meticulously ______ (5) (rake) up and carefully arranging all the dry autumn leaves. As he worked, the old man ______ (6) (watch) him with interest from across the wall that ______ (7) (separate) their houses. When he had finished, the young man stood back to ______ (8) (admire) his work. “Isn't it beautiful”, he called out to the old man. "Yes", replied the old man, “but there is something missing. Help me over this wall and I'll put it right for you.” After a slight hesitation, the young man ______ (9) (lift) the old fellow over and set him down. Slowly, the old man walked to the tree near the centre of the garden, grabbed it by the trunk, and shook it. Leaves ______ (10) (shower) down all over the garden and formed a beautiful carpet.
“There”, said the old man, “now it is perfect!”
Write compound word using the pictures.
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