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प्रश्न
Transform the following sentence as per the given instruction.
The librarian orders books for the school library every year. (Begin: Books…)
उत्तर
Books for the school are ordered by librarian every year.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Say whether the verb in the sentence below is transitive or intransitive. Ask yourself a ‘what’ question about the verb. (For some verbs, an object is a person, so ask the question ‘who’ instead of ‘what’).
It bleated frantically and butted him.
Fill in the blank with comparative, superlative, and positive forms of the correct adjective in the bracket.
He is the _______________ boy in class. (forgetful)
Find from the story the Homophone of the following word.
(Word that sound the same, but differ in spelling and meaning.)
weak
Write the following dialogue from the story in the Indirect Speech.
‘Who are you?’ asked the bird. ‘I am the Happy Prince.’
‘Then why are you crying? I am wet with your tears.’
‘I hear the bright bee hum.’ The poet has used the word ‘hum’ that indicates the sound made by the bee. This is an example of Onomatopoeia. The poet has used different figures of speech like alliteration, inversion, and hyperbole in the poem. Identify them and pick out the lines accordingly.
Hyperbole
Underline the verb in the following sentence and state whether the sentence is in the Active or Passive voice.
Hardy corrected his statement.
Read the entry about ‘voice’ in the ‘Language Study’ pages. Note that the speeches of all the boys are in the ‘active’ voice. Turn them into passive constructions.
Neel - I put the dishes in the dishwasher.
Complete the summary of the extract using the appropriate words from the box below.
| pain-killer | stopped | cruelty | remedies | teaspoon | school |
| summersets | Peter | pretended | dejected | health | crack |
Tom Sawyer felt _________ as Becky Thatcher had stopped coming to _______. His Aunt Polly was very concerned about his ________ condition. So, she began to try various ________ on him. Tom became fed up with his Aunt’s brand of remedies and __________ to like the pain-killer. He started to ask for it very often. But, Tom used the medicine to mend
the ______ on the floor. One day, Tom gave the pain-killer to his Aunt’s cat, _____. The ________ had an adverse effect on the cat and it started to jump around the room. Aunt Polly entered the room in time to see the cat throw a few ____________ and sail through the open window. She found the ___________ with a little pain-killer sticking to it and knew that Tom had treated the cat with it. She realized that what was _________ to the cat should be the same to the boy too and __________ giving medicines to him.
Make sentences in the present perfect continuous tense using the verbs.
The workers ______ higher wages for a long time.
Match the words with correct Synonym and Antonym from the table.
| S.No | Word | Synonym | Antonym |
| 1 | wide | privilege | freedom |
| 2 | noble | valiant | public |
| 3 | oppress | valuable | coward |
| 4 | honour | personal | ignoble |
| 5 | worthy | gentle | dishonour |
| 6 | private | broad | narrow |
| 7 | brave | subdue | unworthy |
I haven’t got ________ pictures in my bedroom.
Do you have ______coins with you? I need some.
Form compound words from the boxes given below and fill in the blanks in the sentences that follow with the appropriate compound words.
| waiting | out | income |
| green | sun | room |
| tax | alarm | dry |
| traffic | wall | house |
| clock | jam | glasses |
| hair | cleaning | cut |
| put | paper |
- Siva visited the hair stylist to have a clean __________.
- Tharani had given the sarees for __________.
- The __________ is a natural process that warms the earth’s surface.
- Never wait for an __________ to wake you up.
- The children were late to school as there was a __________ near the toll plaza.
- The government expects every individual to promptly pay the __________.
- People usually wear __________ during summer.
- The patients were asked to sit in the__________ until the doctor arrived.
- With teamwork we are able to multiply our __________.
- The room was looking bright with the colourful __________.
The paper was published ______ an International journal.
Match the phrasal verbs with their meanings.
| Section - A | Section – B |
| Phrasal verbs | Meanings |
| 1. set out | to go somewhere for a short break or holiday |
| 2. pick up | to begin a journey |
| 3. get away | to enter a bus, a train or a plane |
| 4. see off | to leave a bus, a train or a plane |
| 5. get into | to go to the station to say good bye to someone |
| 6. get off | to get someone from a place |
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. |
Don’t worry, we will be _______ (reach) the airport in time.
Refer to a dictionary for the meanings and choose the odd one.
Kind
State which of the following sentence are Compound, and which are Complex.
I called him, but he gave me no answer.
Uma’s family is going on a holiday. Write what they will be doing there.
| 1. |  |
Uma _________ |
| 2. |  |
Her brother ______ |
| 3. |  |
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Choose the correct plural form.
We celebrate Independence day _______ 15th August, every year.
Meena studied in ______ standard.
Write the correct clipped word on the line.
I saw him in the ___________ (laboratory).
Circle the pronouns.
An old man lived in a village. He was one of the most unfortunate men in the world. The whole village was tired of him; he was always gloomy, he constantly complained, and was always in a bad mood.
Fill in the blank with a pronoun.
Every morning, I brush my teeth and stare at _____in the mirror.
She _________ a job in America by next year. (get)
Add a prefix to each word so it matche the new definition
| prefix | word |
| un, re, dis, pre | lucky, check, view, approve |
A person who got no luck______.
Fill in the blank.
She returned after______ hour.
Use watch in correct verb form to complete sentence.
It ______ the sky.
Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:
Mariappan knew Pudukottai so well because he ______(live) there for five years.
Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:
Yusuf understood the problem because he ______(experience) the situation earlier.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
The groom ______ certainly be over 30 years of age.
Complete the following with appropriate conditional clause.
Jayashree would travel to France, ______.
Give the meaning of the following phrasal verb and frame sentence using them
take off
Read what these people say and rewrite as sentence.
We will go shopping tomorrow.
Joseph and Mary ______
Combine the sentence and rewrite them using the word given in the bracket.
Artificially flavoured juices are hazardous to health. Moreover, they lead to kidney problems. (and)
Change the following sentence into Passive Voice.
The President gave the commander an award.
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
The smuggler has been nabbed by the police.
Change the following sentence into Active Voice.
Nobody would have known the truth if you had not disclosed it.
Correct the error found in the question tag in each of the following
The village head understood the intention of the politician, doesn’t he?
Frame illustrative sentence to distinguish the meaning of the word in the following cluster.
scraping – scrapping – scrubbing
Fill in the blank with the word given in option.
The ______of parents finally came to an end when their lost child was found with the help of police.
Fill in the blank with the word given in option.
The old lady found ______in the company of the children in the neighbourhood.
Frame illustrative sentence to distinguish the meaning of the word in the following cluster.
final – finale – feline
Understand the meaning of the given idiomatic expression and choose the right one to complete the sentence.
The conference room was silent though packed. The chairman introduced an interactive session to ______.
Pick out the finite verb in the following sentence:
Despite being a celebrity, Ravi mingles easily with everyone.
Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
Our father rejected it, saying it wouldn’t be sturdy.
Underline the gerund in the following sentence.
I love eating ice creams.
Fill in the blank with the correct infinitive.
We have plans ______to London during summer vacation.
Complete the following sentence using appropriate determiner.
______ do I know about his personal life.
Rewrite each of the following sentence using the superlative degree retaining the meaning.
Very few people in this town are as generous as Mr. Mohan.
Identify the error in each of the following sentence and rewrite them Correctly.
Sixty miles are a long distance.
Choose the verb and complete the sentence.
Vithya and Fathima have ______ briyani for the party.
Read the examples and fill in the blanks in the same pattern.
Examples: strange - stranger - strangest
close - ______ - ______
Find the phrase/line in the poem that mean the following:
Hope offers comfort to your soul
Make smaller words using the letters in the given word. (At least 5 words)
loneliness
Read the following example, and then complete the sentence using your own idea.
Manner: I love my country like a true Indian should.
I love my country ____________.
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 ______
Write compound word using the pictures.
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