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प्रश्न
Spot the error. One is done for you.
I was not afraid to die that day.
Correct Sentence: I was not afraid to die that day.
I has to bring my ice axe down with me.
उत्तर
I had to bring my ice axe down with me.
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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.
Bepin Babu/orders to/telling people/under/loved/doctor’s/eat early/that he was
Ans:____________________________________________
Idiom:__________________________________________
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 stamped its small hoofs impatiently.
Complete the sentence below by using an appropriate phrase from the ones given below.
I saw thick black clouds in the sky. And ___________ ___________ it soon started raining heavily.
Write the noun form of the following word by adding -ness or -ity to them appropriately. Check the spelling of the new word.
near - ________.
Write the noun form of the following word by adding -ness or -ity to them appropriately. Check the spelling of the new word.
Pleasant - ________.
Look at these sentences.
- Animals cannot survive for long without water.
- So desert animals have to find different ways of coping.
The first sentence says what cannot happen or be done; the second tells us what must, therefore, be done, what it is necessary to do. Complete the sentence using cannot and have to/has to.
He ______ have a new bicycle now; he______ wait till next year.
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).
Tenali Raman proved to be wittier than Pundit Shahane. (Rewrite using ‘as witty as’)
Complete the following idioms using the appropriate colour term.
catch someone ______ handed (catch someone in the act of doing something wrong).
Rewrite the following sentence by rectifying the errors in the use of modal.
Could the train be on time?
Rewrite the following passage in Passive Voice.
A few days ago, someone stole Ambrose’s motorbike. Ambrose had left it outside his house. He reported the theft to the police. The police told him that they would try to find his motorbike. This morning, they found his motorbike. The police called Ambrose to the police station. The thieves had painted it and then sold it to someone else. The new owner had parked the motorbike outside a mall when the police found it. After an enquiry, the police arrested the thieves.
Kalai didn’t complete his homework because ___________.
He _________ (attend) the conference.
Read the given sentence carefully and fill in with an appropriate phrasal verb. Choose them from the help of option.
The mother instructed the maid to ______the child carefully.
Complete the sentence in present tense form.
Saravanan always ______ (go) for a walk in the morning.
In the following passage, some words are missing. Choose the correct words from the given options to complete the passage.
Raghav (a) ______ in a middle-class family. He is a (b) ______ boy of 8. His mother (c) ______ as a software engineer in an MNC. (d) ______ is his favourite hobby. He (e) ______ the first prize in school level competition for drawing last week. He (f) ______ drawing at the age of 3. His mother (g) ______ he (h) ______ a great painter in future.
| (a) | (i) will be born | (ii) is born | (iii) born | (iv) has born |
| (b) | (i) school-going | (ii) going to school | (iii) school coming | (iv) school gone |
| (c) | (i) working | (ii)works | (iii) has worked | (iv) will work |
| (d) | (i) drawn | (ii) had drawn | (iii) drawing | (iv) having drawn |
| (e) | (i) win | (ii) was winning | (iii) wins | (iv) won |
| (f) | (i) was starting | (ii) starting | (iii) started | (iv) is starting |
| (g) | (i) hoped | (ii)hoping | (iii) hopes | (iv) has hoped |
| (h) | (i) will become | (ii) becomes | (iii) would become | (iv)will be becoming |
Do you have ______coins with you? I need some.
Choose the correct option.
My mother called me _________ I was playing football.
Pick out the contractions from the lesson and expand them.
| Contractions | Expansions |
Find out the anagrams. Use a pair of phrases as clues.
- Something used to water plants ______
- A thing you put on your foot ______
Manju _______ (call) after we reach home.
Peter played handball yesterday, _______?
Find me in the poem.
I can alert you
Punctuate the following sentence.
my favourite soap is pears and my favourite toothpaste is pepsodent.
Fill in the blank with suitable linking word or conjunction.
Our team played well ______ won the game.
Use the clues to complete the compound word.
| basket + ______ | = ______ |  |
Complete the following sentence using the prepositions from the option.
Birds migrate ____ spring and autumn.
Choose the correct verb form to the following sentence.
He _______ a house in America.
Rewrite the sentence using the word in the bracket.
I watch television in the afternoon. (My mother)
Imagine yourself as the rabbit and tell your friend deer where you are.
I am ______ the tree.
Fill in the blank.
Vishali is standing ______ Anish.
Fill the blank with an appropriate auxiliary.
Maha ______ asked a question to his father.
Fill in the blank with simple future tense of the verb.
Everybody ______ (adore) you.
Can you try to fill the blank.
This is ______ ball.
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 ______.
Fill in the blank choosing the word from the box. Refer to a dictionary if required.
Antony has the amazing ability to use both his hands, equally well. He can write, draw and perform various other tasks with equal speed and efficiency with his left as well as his right hand. Antony is ______.
Underline the correct verb in these sentence.
The committee (decide, decides) when to adjourn.
Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:
ad hoc
Do as directed.
The trio met at the station. Varsha left for Madurai. (combine into a complex sentence)
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
illicit - elicit
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
I think Suresh ______ for Tiruvallur next morning. (leave)
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.
Yusuf ______ to the movies once in a while (go)
Fill in the boxes with the correct answers. The first one has been done for you.
| S. No | Word with meaning and part of speech | Sentence | Noun/Verb/ Adj. form | Sentence |
| 1 | Word: wise meaning: clever part of speech: adjective | My brother is wise. | wisdom | My brother showed great wisdom in business. |
| 2 | harm | |||
| 3 | stimulate | |||
| 4 | argue | |||
| 5 | strong | |||
| 6 | destroy |
Underline the prepositional phrase.
My brother will return home in the evening.
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.
People burn a great deal of wood in winter.
Add suitable question tag to the following sentence and punctuate properly.
Leaves wither during autumn.
Form a phrase with each of the following pair of noun given below.
glory + victory -
Identify the two Main clause and conjunction in each of the following sentence.
It started raining suddenly and people ran for shelter.
Rewrite the following sentence using ‘If ’ without changing the meaning.
My village cannot achieve 100 % literacy rate, unless the elders of the village cooperate with the education department.
Begin the sentence with "Hardly......."
She heard the news, she collapsed.
You should ______ your mother for your rude behaviour.
i. Rearrange the following jumbled words/phrases in the given dialogue to create a meaningful sentence. (1)
Did you know that the lack of hydrological resources affects more than 40% of the world population?
No, I didn't. What are hydrological resources?
(i) WATER RESOURCES, / SURVIVAL / AND PLANT / TO HUMAN, / ANIMAL, / REFER TO / WHICH / ARE VITAL / HYDROLOGICAL RESOURCES
ii. Report the dialogues to complete the paragraph that follows. (2)
| Photographer: | I want to use a drone for photographing your event. |
| Customer: | Really! Do you usually offer this advice? |
| Photographer: | No. I don’t. Your event is in an open and picturesque area and I want to capture the complete scene. |
The photographer told the customer that she wanted to use a drone for photographing his event. The customer exclaimed in surprise and asked (ii) ______. The photographer replied in the negative and shared that (iii) _______as his event was in an open and picturesque area.
Write the compound word using the picture.
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+ |  |
| ____________ | ||
Find the meaning of the following from a good dictionary:
inscriptions
Write a compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| ______ | ||
Write compound word using the pictures.
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+ |  |
| _______________ | ||
In the following sentence, replace the incorrect underlined word to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct.
The teacher handed down the report cards.
In the following sentence, replace the incorrect underlined word to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct.
When will the Shatabdi Express pull up?
