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प्रश्न
Sometimes, a sentence can end with a preposition. Read the sentence given below.
The preposition ‘in’, ‘at’, and ‘for’ occur at the end of the sentence. This is acceptable in usage.
My father gave me some pictures to look ______.
उत्तर
My father gave me some pictures to look at.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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.
| Homograph | Sentences |
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Complete these sentence using the appropriate modal. The clues in the bracket will help you.
When I was a child, I____________ climb trees easily but now I can’t. (ability in the past)
Rewrite the following sentence by rectifying the errors in the use of modal.
Must I get your jacket? The weather is cold.
Change the following sentence to the other voice.
Rosy will solve the problem.
We have been living in Chennai _________ eight years.
Based on your understanding of the poem, complete the summary of the poem by choosing the words/phrases given below.
| prime phase, the yellow pebbles, motionless, stages of human life, sweeping, child, journey, reckless youth. |
In the poem 'The River', the poet compares the flow of the river with different__________________. The first stanza explains how the sparkling river goes dancing over _______________ and glancing through the flowers and leaves. These acts of the river is compared to a curious and innocent _______ at play. The second stanza compares the river to a _______________ who goes through rough and smooth patches of life. Like a youth, here the river becomes louder, faster and ___________ everything all along the way. In the third stanza, the river becomes like a hard-working man who is at the _____________ of the life. Here the deep and broad river seems ____________ but it keeps moving towards the sea like a matured man who silently marches towards the goal. In the last stanza, the long ___________ of the river reaches the endless sea like a human life attains eternity.
Read the story and rewrite it using the simple past tense.
Juno the elephant is lonely and tries to make friends with the other animals in the forest. But, the other animals refuse to play with Juno because of his size. One day, all the animals are running away from Dera the tiger who is eating everyone he finds. Juno goes and gives Dera a swift kick. Dera immediately runs away. Juno is now everyone's friend.
Who am I? (Use a pair of …)
We wear this on our face when it is sunny ______
Match the suitable prefix and suffix to create new words of your own. One has been done for you.
| S.No. | Root word | Prefix/Suffix | New word |
| 1. | form | con | conform |
| 2. | patriot | in | |
| 3. | diverse | ity | |
| 4. | slaved | ism | |
| 5. | animate | ness | |
| 6. | consumer | en | |
| 7. | naked | ism |
Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb.
Fifteen minutes ___ allowed to read the question paper.
Construct meaningful sentences from the table given below.
| 1. | Silence |
should should not |
be | used in petrol bunks. |
| 2. | Cars | maintained in libraries hospitals etc. | ||
| 3. | Cleanliness | avoided as they cause cavities and toothache. | ||
| 4. | Cell phones | practised at homes as well as in public places. | ||
| 5. | Junk food | parked in ‘ No Parking’ area. | ||
| 6. | Sweet | avoided as it is bad for health. |
Find out the clipped word for the following.
Electronic + commerce -
Match the sport and the equipment.
eg. Cricket – Bat
| 1. | Football | Bow and Arrow |
| 2. | Tennis | Club |
| 3. | Golf | Net |
| 4. | Volleyball | Racquets |
| 5. | Archery | Helmet |
I'm clever, ________?
Fill in the blank with words given in the box to make compound word.
We must drink tender ______water in summer
Write the collective nouns.
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A _____ of birds. |
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A ____ of grapes. |
| 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. |
Complete the sentences.
An astronaut wears a _______________.
A spacesuit is like a _______________.
A spacesuit allows us to _______________.
A spacesuit protect us from _______________ and _______________.
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
We ______ (walk).
Some tips to change singular to plural
Simply add s.
Fill in the blank
He _______ all the money within an hour. (spend)
Say what they are doing now?
She______.
Now, use the verb given in bracket in the following sentence in their correct form.
The Prime Minister ______(leave) for America to meet the delegates tomorrow.
Add appropriate question tag to the following sentence.
These shared AVs will run at higher utilization rates.
Complete the sentence with the correct tense form of the verb in brackets.
(tell) me exactly what (happen) last night!
Fill in the blank with appropriate correlative conjunction.
Amit did not know ______his father met his class teacher ______not.
Complete the following sentence using appropriate determiner.
______ do I know about his personal life.
Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.
Manoj ______ present along with his parents.
Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.
Neither Lekha nor Leela ______ been selected.
Identify the error in each of the following sentence and rewrite them Correctly.
Abdul as well as Karim deserve praise.
Read the dialogue between Shabnam and her mentor, Sara, regarding her summer internship programme.
| Sara: | Why did you choose to participate in this internship programme? |
| Shabnam: | Ah! I am convinced this programme has the potential to enhance my abilities. |
Select the correct option to complete the reporting of the above dialogue.
Sara asked Shabnam _____ in that internship programme. Shabnam sighed and exclaimed that she was convinced that programme had the potential to enhance her abilities.
