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    Synonmys

    Lesson-1

    1. Popular Well Known.2. Amazed Surprising.3. Battered Hit hand.4. Patched Sewn up.5. Extended Offered.6. Accomplishment a well learned ability / skill.7. Ineffectual Not doing anything worthy.8. Glum Sullen, dejected, displeased.9. Piteous Sad, sorrowful.10.Wizened Looking dried up through age.

    Lesson-2

    11.Precariously in an unstable manner.12.Gooning Singing / speaking in a low voice.13.Squealed Screamed in a shrill voice.14.Tenacity Persistence, determination.15.Tickled then pink Amused greatly, delighted.16.Plinked Produced a short sharp ringing sound on the piano.17.Plunked Hit or struck heavily with a thud.18.Betted a tune Singing vigorously.19. Cat in a fish shop Enjoying oneself thoroughly.20.Pleased as punch Showing or feeling great pleasure or pride.

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    21.Truism a statement that is obviously true.22.Suffice Be enough for, be adequate for.23.Exacting Demanding.24.Indispensable Absolutely essential.25.Earnestness Seriousness.26.Privilege Prestigious.27. Invidious Unjust.28.Discharge Carried out.29.Acquiescence Acceptance without protest.30.Unfits Does not suit.

    Lesson-4

    31.Soaring - False story.32.Panic Fear.33.Fanned out Spread out.

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    34.Punched Hit.35.Erupted Suddenly Happen.36.Swarm To crowd onto something.37.Torrent An outpour.38.Gostled Push roughly in a crowd.

    Lesson-5

    39.Undervalued Importance, Goodness or Value not recognized.40.Denied refused.41.Sadistically Getting pleasure out of hurting someone.42.Tortured Made to suffer.43.Tragedy Sad happening.44.Brutality Cruelty45.Short comings Defects.46.Plays hide and seek - Evades.47.Diligence Steady effort.48.Persists - Continuous effort.

    Lesson-6

    49.Migration Moving from one area to another according to theseasons.

    50.Breeding haunts Nestling Places.51.Well defined Clearly marked.52.Stresses Difficult conditions, hardships.53.Variation Degree of change.54.Fascinating Very Interesting.55.Restricted Limited.56.Nestling Sites Places made or chosen by a bird for its eggs.57.Land mark Objects clearly seen from a distance and helpful in

    finding the

    way to a Place.

    58.Faster Parents Those who take parental care of the little ones.Lesson-7

    59.Renovation Repaired into good condition.60.Scantily Insufficiently.61.Valour Bravery.62.Contrivances Machines.63.Opulence Lavishness, Richness.64.Staunch Stead Fast.65.Munificence Generosity.66.Intricate Fine, Delicate.67.Grandiose Impressive.68.Grandeur Splendor and impressiveness.

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    Antonyms

    Lesson-1 The Model Millionaire.

    1. Glum x Happy2. Fortune x Misfortune3. Piteous x Joyous4. Ragged x Tidy5. Amazing x Ordinary6. Eagerly x Indifferently7. Course x Smooth8. Enough x Insufficient9. Advantage x Disadvantage10.Rich x poor

    Lesson-2 Music The Hope Raiser

    11.Fanatics x Ordinary12.Irreverence x Reverence13.Sense x Non Sense14.Articulate x Stammering15.Profound x Shallow16.Serious x Light17.Wasted x Saved18.Remember x Forget19.Created x Destroyed20.Knowledge x Ignorance

    Lesson-3 A Golden Path

    21.Obedience x Disobedience22.Reverence x Irreverence23.Advantage x Disadvantage24.Knowledge x Ignorance25.Grateful x Ungrateful26.Expected x Unexpected27.Freedom x Slavery28.Truism x Falsehood29.Devotion x Hatred30.Stringer x Weaker

    Lesso-4 Will Thirst Become Unquenchable?

    31 Jostle X Pull

    32 Seethed X Composed

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    33 Soar X Dip

    34 Fortune X Misfortune

    35 Exodus X Settlement

    36 Believed X Disbelieved

    37 Rumour X Truth

    38 Blazing X Freezing

    39 Soaring X Descending

    40 Domestic X Wild

    LESSON - 5 Making Visible The Invisible

    41 Exposed X Concealed

    42 Torture X Pleasure

    43 Human X Inhuman

    44 Legal x Illegal

    45 Agreed X Denied

    46 Systematic X Unsystematic

    47 Included X Excluded

    48 Eligible X Ineligible

    49 Positive X Negative

    50 Escape X Capture

    LESSON -6 Flying With The Moon On Their Wings

    51 Shortage X Abundant

    52 Restricted X Liberated

    53 Easy X Difficult

    54 Sweet X Bitter

    55 Friend X Foe

    56 Early X Late

    57 Local X Foreign

    58 Regular X Irregular

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    59 Warmer X Cooler

    60 Natives X Aliens

    LESSON - 7 Our Heritage A Timeless Marvel

    61 Flourished X Diminished

    62 Ancient X Modern

    63 Grandeur X Ugly

    64 Grandiose X Untidy65. Impressive x Impressive

    66. Noticed x Unnoticed

    67. Royal x Popper

    68. Worthy x Unworthy

    69. Distinct x Common

    70. Unlike x Like

    Identify the Pattern of the following Sentence:

    a) Subject + Verb + Object1. I met the principal2. Mother cooks food.3. Children enjoy sweets.4. Tagore wrote the Gitanjali.5. They painted the wall.6. We shall visit Delhi.7. They are arranging the table.8. She has won a prize.9. They had met him.10.You are reading a book.

    b). Subject + Verb + Adjunct

    1. He came early.2. She talks loudly.3. Children run fast.4. Crowd became silent.5. The water boils noisily.6. Honey tastes sweet.

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    7. The cloud passed quickly.8. She looks keenly.9. The dictionary looks new.10.The old man walks slowly.c). Subject + Verb + Object + Complement

    1. We elected him chairman.2. He painted the wall blue.3. They named the baby oliver.4. I bought a pen of costly make.5. The teacher appointed me leader.6. My friends call me a captain.7. The company found him worthy.8. The office sent him abroad.9. He is learning karate now.10.The message made her swoon.d). Subject + Verb + Indirect object + Direct object

    1. We gave the orphans sweets.2. I present shila a gift.3. The teacher gave the student a sum.4. The guide showed us the historical spot.5. The doctor explained us about the disease.6. The company gives them food.7. The mahout gave the boy a ride.8. We sent them chritmas greeting9. He offered me a loan.10.She sold me her old car.e). Subject + Verb + Complement

    1. The day is too hot.2. The dictionary was old.3. He will become a scientist.4. They are busy.5. She will be twenty.6. It was a new experience.7. Clouds are dark.8. They were unhappy.9. None is born great.10.Cold is unwelcome.

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    ACTIVE VOICE, PASSIVE VOICE

    Rewrite the following sentences using passive voice:

    1) They have sent an appeal to the Bishop.An appeal has been sent by them to the Bishop

    2) Your father will beat you if you tell a lie.You will be beaten by your father if a lie is told by you.

    3) The kind hearted woman is helping the poor children.The poor children are being helped by the kind-hearted woman

    4) Mr. Robert teaches us English grammar.English grammar is taught by Mr. Robert to us.

    5) We seek your help in this regard.Your help is sought by us in this regard,

    6) The gardener caught a big snake in the garden.A big snake was caught by the gardener in the garden.

    7) The president will announce the results in a day or two.

    The results will be announced by the president in a day or two.

    8) We celebrated our school Day in a grand manner.

    Our school day was celebrated by us in a grand manner.

    9) My mother makes coffee for the guests.

    Coffee is made by my mother for the guests.

    10) They have sent a telegram to the Prime minister.

    A telegram has been sent by them to the Prime Minister.

    11) The little boy caught a small bird and he set it free in the garden.

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    A small bird was caught by the little boy and it was set by him in the

    garden.

    12) You must pay the money now and we shall send the goods in a

    weeks time.

    The money must be paid now by you and the goods shall be sent by us

    in a weeks time.

    13) We had played all the games before they had closed the gates.

    All the games had been played by us before the gates had been closed

    by them.

    14) I have arranged a plan and I shall tell it sooner or later.

    A plan has been arranged by me and it shall be told by me sooner or

    later.

    15) The soldiers removed the obstacles with great difficulty and they

    took the wounded people to hospital.

    The obstacles are removed by the soldiers with great difficulty and the

    wounded people were taken by them to the hospital.

    Rewrite following sentences in to Active voice.

    1) We were taught music by Mrs.LeelaMrs.Leela taught us music.

    2) The window pane has been broken by the naughty boyThe naughty boy has broken the window pane.

    3) A foot ball match will be played by us in our school groundtomorrow.

    We will play a foot ball match in our school ground tomorrow.

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    The management will not refund the fees on any account.

    5) You were invited for the function by the Director.The Director invited you for the function.

    6) The young man is being cheated by these friends.The young mans friends are cheating him.

    7) I was mistaken for a doctor in the hospital.

    They mistook me for a doctor in the hospital.

    8) Hamlet was written by Shakespeare.

    Shakespeare wrote Hamlet.

    9) The file is being checked carefully by the auditors.

    The auditors are checking the file carefully.

    10) The drunkard was driven out of his house by his parents.

    The drunkards parents drove out him out of his house.

    11) It was resolved that mad dogs should be killed.

    It was resolved that they should kill the mad dogs.

    12) He ought to be arrested because his crimes were proved beyond

    doubt.

    The police ought to arrest him because they proved his crimes

    beyond doubt.

    13) All the papers have been valued and they will be given to the

    students

    tomorrow.

    The teachers will give the papers to the students tomorrow.

    14) The sale of liquor was prohibited for a day and all the wine shops

    will be

    watched by the police.

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    The police prohibited the sale of liquor for a day and they will watch

    the

    wine shops.

    15) The deer was killed by a pack of wild dogs.

    A pack of wild dogs killed the deer/

    16) A law was passed in the city that plastic bags should not be used

    within city

    limits.

    The government passed the law in the city that we should not use

    plastic

    bags within city limits

    17) The tourists were sent after a severe warning.

    They sent the tourists after the severe warning.

    18) New houses will be built for the flood victims

    The government will build new houses for the flood victims

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    British / American English words

    British English American English

    Fellow Guy

    Jam Jelly

    Anticlockwise Counterclockwise

    Bonnet hood

    Boot Trunk

    Blind Window shade

    Chips French fries

    Cot Crib

    Dustbin Garbage can, Trashcan

    Fire brigade Fire department

    Goods train Freight train

    Interval Intermission

    Jug pitcher

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    Rise Raise

    Mad Crazy

    Shop Assistant Sales clerk

    Single(ticket) One way

    Torch Flash light

    Wash basin Sink

    Wind screen Wind shield

    Witness box Witness stand

    Trousers pants

    Zed Zee

    Autumn Fall

    Book stall Book store

    Tins Cans

    Taxi Cab

    Flat Apartment

    Holiday Vacation

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    Biscuits Cookies

    Petrol Gasoline

    Pavement Side walk

    Post box Mail box

    Exercise books Work book

    Prison geol.

    Queue Line

    Rubbish Garbage

    Aeroplane Air plane

    Shop Store

    Water tap faucet

    Suitcase Brief case

    Sweets Candies

    Metre Meter

    Programme Program

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    Colour Color

    Theatre Theater

    Tyre Tire

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    QUESTION TAGS

    1. I dont know much, b

    a) arent I b) do I c) dont I

    2. I am going out for the dinner, a

    a) arent I b) am I c) shall I

    3. You can never define love, b

    a) will you b) can you c) could you

    4. Work is whole some, b

    a) wasnt it b) isnt it c) cant it

    5. I confess, a

    a) dont I b) do I c) shall I

    6. They would move fast, a

    a) couldnt they b) could they c) can they

    7. She did not watch the film last night, a

    a) did she b) was she c) will see

    8. A farmer is an important person, b

    a) wasnt he b) isnt he c) cant she

    9. He borrowed money, a

    a) didnt he b) did he c) does he

    10. She was weak, a

    a) isnt she b) did he c) does he

    11) He lost all his money gambling, b

    a) isnt he b) wasnt he c) is he

    12) The servant left the home after completing her work, b

    a) did she b) didnt she c) does she

    13) The sun rises in the east, b

    a) didnt I b) am I c) can I

    14) I am frank, aa) arent I b) am I c) can I

    15) She came home late, b

    a) did she b) didnt she c) does she

    16) The earth moves round the sun, b

    a) did it b) doesnt it c) was it

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    17) The rate of gold has gone up c

    a) did it b) has it c) hasnt it

    18) Tethys was a sea c

    a) wasnt it b) was it c) didnt it

    19) In dead sea, people just float, c

    a) did it b) dont they c) do they

    20) The train leaves at 6 pm, b

    a) does it b) doesnt it c) did it

    21) She is industrious, b

    a) is she b) isnt she c) doesnt she

    22) India won the world cup in the finals against Srilanka, a

    a) didt it b) did it c) wont it

    23) Mother Tersa looked after the poor, Sick and the dying, c

    a) did she b) does she c) didnt she

    24) The students must be allowed to play an hour a day, b

    a) shouldnt they b) mustnt they c) should they

    25) Its raining, a

    a) isnt it b) is it c) does it

    26) You are late to school, a

    a) arent you b) isnt you c) wasnt you

    27) Hema can speak French, b

    a) can she b) cant she c) wont she

    28) He broke the glass, b

    a) did he b) didnt he c) does he

    29) Monisha cooks well, c

    a) didnt she b) does she c) doesnt she

    30) The guests havent arrived yet a

    a) have they b) will they c) havent they31) You arent bus now, c

    a) were you b) was you c) are you

    32) You are fine, a

    a) arent you b) are you c) werent you

    33) Prabhakar does not work hard, a

    a) does he b) doesnt he c) did he

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    34) You like her, b

    a) do you b) dont you c) does you

    35) I am right, a

    a) arent I b) am I c) do I

    36) I didnt hurt you, a

    a) did I b) do I c) arent I

    37) Get me a glass a water b

    a) can you b) cant you c) would you

    38) Let us go to ooty this summer, a

    a) shall we b) can we c) dont we

    39) Wait a minute for me b

    a) can you b) wont you c) will you

    40) Have some more milk, b

    a) wont you b) cant you c) will you

    41) Let us talk about the hour, b

    a) can we b) shall we c) cant we

    42) Switch off all the fans, b

    a) will you b) wont you c) can you

    43) Get me a glass of water, c

    a) would you b) can you c) wouldnt you

    44) Hurry up, b

    a) wouldnt you b) cannot you c) will you

    45) They completed the assignment in time, c

    a) did they b) can they c) didnt they

    46) There is a temple is this street, a

    a) isnt there b) isnt it c) wasnt it

    47) Some one has called, aa) hasnt any b) didnt any c) havent they

    48) I am handsome, a

    a) arent I b) arent they c) amnt I

    49) There are very few boys in your class, b

    a) Werent they b) arent they c) arent there

    50) He didnt repair his watch himself, a

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    a) did he b) didnt he c) wasnt he

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    SYLLABIFICATION

    1. accomplishment ac-com-plish-ment

    2. ineffectual in-aff-ect-u-al

    3. parchment parch-ment

    4. sovereign so-vere-ign

    5. moment mo-ment

    6. millionaire mil-lion-aire

    7. hope hope

    8. composer com-po-ser

    9. battered bat-tered

    10. drought drought

    11. flood flood

    12. Swarm swarm

    13. rumour ru-mour

    14. unsustainable un-sus-tain-able

    15. Punch punch

    16. Over haul O-ver-haul

    17. Water wa-ter

    18. discharge dis-charge

    19. mistress mis-tress

    20. earnestness ear-nest-ness

    21. truism tru-ism

    22. redress re-dress

    23. forget for-get

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    24. tragedy tra-gedy

    25. Short coming short-com-ing

    26. Persistence per-sis-tence

    27. implementation im-ple-men-ta-tion

    28. organization or-ga-ni-sa-tion

    29. exceptional ex-cep-tion-al

    30 profile profile

    31. colonel co-lo-nel

    32. Piteous pi-te-ous

    33. absence ab-sence

    34. music mu-sic

    35. popular po-pu-lar

    36. amazingly a-ma-zing-ly

    37. predict pre-dict

    38. glacier gla-ci-er

    39. torrent tor-rent

    40. exodus ex-o-dus

    41. corridor cor-ri-dor

    42. scramnle scra-mble

    43. brawl brawl

    44. Ocean O-cean

    45. shelter shel-ter

    46. devotion de-vo-tion

    47. obedience obe-di-ence

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    48. Compaign com-paign

    49. surplus sur-plus

    50. challenge chal-lenge

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    DEGREES OF COMPARISON

    1. No other boy is c Naveen

    a) most smart as b) more smarter c) so smart as

    2. No other planet is b the sun.

    a) bigger than b) so big as c) the biggest

    3. No other flower is b the rose

    a) more beautiful than b) so beautiful as c) beautiful than

    4. It is not b to preach

    a) easier than practice b) so easy as to than practice

    c) easiest to practice

    5. Very few cricketers are a sachin

    a) as devoted as b) more devoted than c) most devoted

    6. Exercise to the body is b food.

    a) more important than b) as important as c) more important than

    7. Very few Indians are b Anna Hazare.

    a) more greater than b) as great as c) the greatest

    8. Very few Indian emperors were a Raja Raja Cholan.

    a) as pious as b) piouser than c) more pious than

    9. Nobody loves a child b her mother does

    a) more as much b) as much as c) more than

    10. Ramesh does not practice the sums c Radhika does.

    a) more than b) as most others c) as much as

    11. No other actress is the film industry is c Anushka is dancing

    a) as greater as b) greater than c) as great as

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    12. Silver is not b gold.

    a) most precious b) so precious as c) more precious than

    13. The Marina beach is a any other beach in the world.

    a) longer than b) more long than c) more long as

    14. The jasmine is a any other flower

    a) more fragrant than b) more as fragrant as

    c) most fragrant than

    15. India s b in mineral resources than any other nation.

    a) the richest b) richer c) as rich as

    16. Subash Chandra Bose and Rani Laxmibai were b most other Indian freedom

    fighters.

    a) as bold as b) bolder than c) the boldest

    17. Rajasthan is hotter b states in India

    a) as more other b) than most other c) as much as any other

    18. Mt. Everest is c in the world.

    a) as tall as any other peak. b) taller than any other peak

    c) the tallest peak

    19. Humming bird is the a in the world.

    a) smallest bird b) smaller than c) as small as others

    20. The shark is the b fish.

    a) as long as other b) longest c) longer than any other

    21. African elephant is the a land mammal

    a) biggest b) so big as other c) bigger than other

    22. Blue whale is the b sea mammal

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    a) as big as other b) biggest c) not so big as other

    23. Akbar was the c Indian emperor who advocated religions tolerance.

    a) as tolerant as any other b) more tolerant than other

    c) most tolerant

    24. The ant is a any other insect.

    a) more industrious than b) so industrious as

    c) most industrious as

    25. He does not love any of his sons b the others.

    a) as much as any of b) more than c) more equaller than

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    CHANGE DIRECT SPEECH INTO INDIRECT SPEECH

    1. Gopal said, I have studied the essay

    Gopal said that he had studied the essay.

    2. The fox said, What a sweet voice!

    The fox exclaimed that a voice was very sweet.

    3. The teacher said, The sun sets in the west.

    The teacher said, that the sun sets in the west.

    4. I can memorize this essay, the boy said

    The boy said that he could memorize that essay

    5. Gopi said, I am writing to my uncle

    Gopi said that he was writing to his uncle.

    6. When will you give the fees?, the teacher said to me.

    The teacher asked me when I would give the fees.

    7. Can I get a cup of tea? he said.

    He asked if he could get a cup of tea

    8. Open the window, the manager said

    The manager ordered to open the window

    9. Please lend me your book, My friend said to me.

    My friend requested me to lend his her book.

    10. Alas? I shall see him no more! Ramu said.

    Ramu exclaimed sorrowfully that he would see me no more.

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    CHANGE INDIRECT SPEECH INTO DIRECT SPEECH

    1. The fairy exclaimed that the wood cutter was very greedy.

    What a greedy wood cutter, the fairy said.

    2. She said that she was very happy there.

    She said, I am very happy here.

    3. He said that he liked five star chocolates.

    He said, I liked five star chocolates.

    4. The teacher asked the students not to look at their neighbour.

    The teacher said to the students, Dont look at your neighbour.

    5. The collector ordered the clerk to prepare the report that day it self.

    The collector said to the clerk, Prepare the report today itself.

    6. She asked if I wanted tea.

    She said Do you want tea?

    7. The traveler asked if I could tell him the way to the nearest hotel.

    The traveler said, Can you tell me the way to the nearest hotel.

    8. The boy requested the teacher to explain the procedure once more.

    The boy said to the teacher, Please explain the procedure once more.

    9. The boy asked his mother when she would buy him ice-cream.

    The boy said to his Mother, When will you buy me an ice-cream.

    10. The accused said that he was not guilty.

    The accused said, I am not guilty.

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