Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Choose the correct option.
My salary is low _________ I find the work interesting.
Options
nevertheless
similarly
Solution
My salary is low nevertheless I find the work interesting.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
The story shows how a little girl saved the lives of many tourists when a tsunami struck the beach, thanks to the geography lesson that she had learnt at school. She remembered the visuals of a tsunami and warned her parents.
Use the following phrase in your own sentence.
at any cost
Find the opposite of the following word from the lesson.
bought
Form a new word by adding appropriate prefix/suffix.
fashion ______.
Fill in the blank with the suitable collective noun.
A ______ of rice.
Common Nouns
The world of sports has given us many idiomatic expressions like ‘blow-by-blow.’ Read the description of each of the idioms given below. Then match these idioms with their meaning given in the box.
| Idioms | Meaning |
| i) throw in the towel: Wet towels are kept near a boxing ring to wipe the sweat of boxers between rounds. When a boxer was getting badly beaten, his manager would throw a towel in the ring to end the fight. | a. state of near collapse or defeat |
| ii) in our corner: In a boxing match, the corners are the two opposite angles of a boxing ring where the boxers rest between rounds. | b. unfair or unsporting behaviour |
| iii) on the ropes: Boxing rings are typically enclosed by four ropes. As a boxer when your opponent has forced you against the ropes with his/her attack, you are in trouble. | c. prepare for a conflict |
| iv) below the belt: Hits below the beltline are generally considered illegal in boxing. | d. on your side in an argument or dispute |
| v) square off: facing each other at the beginning of a match | e. to give up |
Given below is a list of common confusable. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of word by framing your own sentence.
aural - oral
Read the following sentence and fill in the blank.
We ______ (select) story books for kids, if we allot time for storytelling.
Write compound word using the pictures.
 |
+ |  |
| ______ | ||
