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प्रश्न
Fill in the blank with comparative, superlative, and positive forms of the correct adjective in the bracket.
My new house is ______________ the one I used to live in. (big)
उत्तर
My new house is bigger than the one I used to live in.
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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.
I found it last night in a ditch near my house. __________
Change the following sentence into indirect speech.
First soldier: The white soldier gets huge pay, mansions, and servants.
Second soldier: We get a pittance and slow promotions.
Third soldier: Who are the British to abolish our customs?
The first man said that___________________________________
The second soldier remarked that _______________________
The third soldier asked__________________________________
Fill in the blank in the following dialogue choosing a suitable phrase from those given below.
Teacher: You were away from school without permission. Go to the principal ________and submit your explanation.
Pupil: Yes, Madam. But would you help me write it first?
Make a list of any six things that the poet wants us to accept as true.
Make the following Negative using the negative words given.
There were a few potted plants in the courtyard. (not many)
Write the following dialogue from the story in the Indirect Speech.
‘Little bird, little bird,’ said the prince, ‘please will you stay with me for one more night?’
‘My friends are waiting for me,’ answered the bird.
Separate the clauses in the following sentence and write the conjunction.
The thief stole the money and he ran away.
Clause (1) ____________
Clause (2) ____________
Conjunction:
Identify whether the following is a Simple, Complex, and Compound sentence.
He glanced at a letter.
Do as directed. (Make sure you do not change the meaning and tense of the sentence).
Tenali Raman was a poet scholar and jester in Vijaynagar in Krishnadevarayas court. (Punctuate)
Find five adjectives that end with '-ful'.
Then write the antonym of each.
Look up the following verbs in a good dictionary. List at least 20 different uses of the following. You may include their use with different prepositions, adverbs, and idioms.
Find out and write down some proverbs/axioms/quotations that convey a message similar to ‘Self-help is the best help.’
Complete the following story using the verbs in the brackets in their proper form:-
Footprint
One night a man ______ (have) a dream. He ______ (dream) that he was ______ (walk) along the beach with god. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand; one ______ (belong) to him and the other, to God.
After the last scene ______ (flash), he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He ______ (observe) that many times along the path of his life there ______ (be) only one set of footprints and that it ______ (happen) at the saddest, most ______ (trouble) times of his life.
He ______ (question) God about it. “God, you ______ (say) that once I ______ (decide) to follow you, you ______ (will) walk with me all the way. So I don’t understand, why you ______ (leave) me alone when I ______ (need) you most.”
God replied, “During your times of trials and sufferings, where you ______ (see) only one set of footprints, they ______ (be) mine for it was then that I ______ (carry) you in my arms.”
The following expression is a combination of a noun preceded by a describing word.
foolish custom
Replace the describing word with as many others as you can, that goes with the underlined noun.
Edit the following passage by replacing the underlined incorrect words with correct prepositional phrase.
participates in sports. She gets on with everyone in case of __________________.
Given below is a picture of a carnival. Complete the factual description by filling in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.
Fairs and festivals form an integral part of the culture of Tamil Nadu. They are an excellent platform to promote and preserve the vibrant art and culture of the Tamils.
A thiruvizha (festival) is a source of excitement and thrill for villagers. The village thoroughfare wears a festive look, as the open spaces are cleaned, spruced up and decorated (a) ________colourful streamers.
People throng the premises (b) ______catch a glimpse (c)________their village deity (d)______ a magnificently decorated chariot, and pay their respects. There is a big crowd (e)_____ the food stalls that serve free piping hot sakkarai pongal (sweet pongal), lemon rice and curd rice.
People (f)______nearby villages and towns display their wares attractively, and call out loudly (g)______the people (h)_______buy their wares. Cotton candy, cut raw mangoes smothered (i)________salt and chilly powder, boiled groundnuts, murukku, sweets, buttermilk etc are sold. Men, women, grandmas, grandpas and little children dressed (j)_________their best clothes, enjoy the Thiruvizha greatly.
You can hear the shrieks (k)________happy children enjoying the rides on ferris wheels and carousels, elders looking (l)_________ each other with smiles on their faces.
The entire day is spent (m) _______fun and gaiety. All the village people irrespective of their age, look forward (n)_________the thiruvizha every year.
Give your opinion and compare the items in each picture using -er more, less, or an irregular form. Use the words. You may form your sentences in more than one way.
- healthy
- wholesome
- calorific.
______ the rains, we went out.
Complete the sentence in past tense form.
I ______ (go) to her place on foot.
Read the situation given and frame two suitable sentence in the appropriate form of the tense.
| Mention any two of your discontinued habits in the correct tense form. | 1. ______ |
| 2. ______ |
Fill in the blank by adding the appropriate prefix/suffix to the word given in bracket.
He was sleeping __________ in his couch. (comfort)
Join the sentence using ‘ Relative Pronoun’.
I have book. It is written by Rabindranath Tagore.
Join the sentence using ‘ Relative Pronoun’.
Here is your watch. It has been found in the garden.
The car was travelling ______ a great speed.
The ball fell ______ the lake.
When will you return ______ home?
Pick out the words from the list and put them appropriately on the table.
| David, Madurai, parrot, happiness, book, thought, green, tiger, Trichy, computer, Narayanan, fan, sister, Kalam, woman, pencil, Bharathi, problem, brother, Mumbai, swan, elephant, Vijay, solution, success, school, convent. |
| Person | Place | Animals | Thing | Ideas/ feelings |
Write the plural form of the given words.
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | ||
| 1 | food | 6 | commander-in-chief | ||
| 2 | radius | 7 | thesis | ||
| 3 | governor-general | 8 | forum | ||
| 4 | syllabus | 9 | cattle | ||
| 5 | datum | 10 | genius |
Find out the anagrams. Use a pair of phrases as clues.
- A place to grow flowers ______
- Something to be careful of______
Give the correct verb form for the following sentence.
It _____ (go) to Delhi.
Change the sentence from future continuous to past continuous.
It will be raining heavily.
Change the following sentence to present perfect tense.
I book two tickets for my brother.
Use the suitable verb.
My friends ______ a passage.
Some tips to change singular to plural
Simply add s, if any one of a, e, i, o, u comes before y.
Write the words with same meaning for the following pictures.
| fast | afraid | train |
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fear |
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practice |
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speed |
Match the clipped word and write it on the line.
| 1. | spectacles | auto |
| 2. | microphone | math |
| 3. | automobile | cent |
| 4. | mathematics | mic |
| 5. | centum | specs |
complete the sentence.
Ragu ______ my junior in school.
It ___________ before I touched it. (break)
Write the word given in the bracket in correct tense.
We ______(move) back to city yesterday.
Use the picture and the word to write the adjective.
| soft |
| small |
| blue |
| three |
| hungry |
- There are ______birds.
- The bird’s feather is very ______.
- The colour of the birds is ______.
- It is ______in size.
- The babies are ______.
Use watch in correct verb form to complete sentence.
I ______ TV.
Say what they are doing now?
Nalini ______.
Now, use the verb given in bracket in the following sentence in their correct form.
We ______(hear) a lot of noise because the new buildings ______(transmit) sound vacant.
Fill in the blank using past perfect tense form of the verb:
I ______never______(see) such a beautiful sunrise before I came here.
Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.
Thou ______ love your neighbour.
Add appropriate question tag to the following sentence.
There is an urgent need to provide clean, reliable and affordable energy to their growing populations.
Virat Kohli, the Man of the Match and the Man of the Series in the one–day International series between India and South Africa, February 2018, had this to say during the post match presentation. India won the match by 8 wickets and won the series by 5 – 1, a historic win against South Africa in their home soil.
Rewrite his words in Reported Speech.
“It was a day I felt really good. Last game, I was not in the right kind of mindset. This is a beautiful place to bat under lights. That’s the idea behind bowling first. I like setting up for the short ball. It was a blessing in disguise, and they kept bowling short. I think the pitch got better to bat on under lights. It has been a roller coaster till now. People who are close to me deserve a lot of credit. Obviously, you want to lead from the front, and that’s a wonderful feeling. I have got eight or nine years left in my career and I want to make the most of every day. It’s a blessing that I am healthy and getting to captain my country. They have shown great character – especially the two young spinners. The way the series went augurs well for us. We’re looking forward to the T20s. The tour is not over yet. After losing the Test series, I was talking to you. I am here talking to you after winning the ODI series.”
Note the following words from the story. They all refer to different ways of walking. Find out their meanings and use each of them in meaningful sentences of your own. Refer a thesaurus and add a few more to the list.
- trod
- fluttered
- hurried
- skipped
- strode
- sped
Fill in the blank with modal auxiliary.
You ______lead a horse to water, but you ______make it drink.
Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.
Our father rejected it, saying it wouldn’t be sturdy.
Replace the comparative adjective in the following sentence with their positive form.
My mother can speak more sweetly than anyone else.
Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.
To make a promise and then not to keep it ______ dishonesty.
Fill the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the concluding line of an issued circular by an Organisation to its Managers.
A copy of the plan is enclosed and _______ may be communicated to all Team Leaders for compliance.
Read the example and fill in the blank in the same pattern.
Example: sweet - sweeter - sweetest
high - ______ - highest
Read the example and fill in the blanks in the same pattern. (Note the changes in the last letter.)
Example: pretty - prettier - prettiest
angry - ______ - ______
Find the meaning of the following word from a good dictionary.
Might
Read the following sentence and frame at least two relevant questions.
She brought my hat.
Rewrite the following sentence according to the instruction given in the bracket.
He was so old that he could be my grandfather.
(Use: enough......)
Write compound word using the pictures.
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