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 Contents
1. Word Power: Homophones, Collocation, spellings ............................................................ 2
2. Synonyms and Antonyms ...................................................................................................... 7
3. Gender and Relations.............................................................................................. 11
4. Singular - Plural ....................................................................................................... 15
5. Proverbs .................................................................................................................. 20
6. Nouns ...................................................................................................................... 24
7. Pronoun................................................................................................................... 29
8. Verbs ....................................................................................................................... 34
9. Adverbs ................................................................................................................... 38
10. Adjectives ................................................................................................................ 43
11. Articles .................................................................................................................... 48
12. Preposition .............................................................................................................. 51
13. Tenses .................................................................................................................... 56
14. Conjunction ............................................................................................................. 61
15. Information Retrieval and Basic Questions ....................................................................... 65
16. Spoken and Written Expression; Punctuation .......................................................... 70
17. Answer Key ............................................................................................................. 74

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 Chapter
Word Power:
1 Homophones,
Collocation, spellings
Word Power: Homophones Collocation, spellings
Homophones
Homophones are words that have the same pronunciation, different meanings and different
spelling.
For Example:

 Dear/deer
 Bye/by

Don’t be near the tree as it has a bee hive.

Collocation
The definition of collocation refers to a group of words that often go together or that are likely
to occur together. Two words that often go together, such as light sleeper or early riser are
examples of collocation.
Collocations are words that naturally go together.
Some important collocations:

 Make a choice
 Make a deal
 Do a favour
 Get a chance
 Take a holiday
 Fully aware
 Take a lesson
 Go on a picnic
 Have a flight
 Keep quiet
 Hit hard
 Go first

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Exercise 1
Choose the correct Homophones:
1. There is a _________ in my jeans.
a. whole
b. hole
c. hall
d. none of these

2. My _______ let us stay up late last night.

a. ant
b. aunt
c. anut
d. none of these

3. We ______ ice-cream with chocolate sauce.

a. ate
b. eight
c. atees
d. none of these

4. We usually go to bed at ________.

a. eight
b. ate
c. eat
d. none of these

5. I would like ______ have cookies with milk.

a. to
b. two
c. too
d. none of these

6. Out in the forest, the _______ ate some berries.

a. bear
b. bare
c. bere
d. none of these

7. I watched the beautiful ________ eating in the meadow.

a. dear
b. deer
c. daer
d. none of these

8. Susan’s sister was sick so he _______ her a card.

a. made
b. maid
c. miad
d. none of these

9. My library book is _______ in two days.

a. due
b. dew
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d. none of these

10. My favourite ________ is the Daisy.

a. flour
b. flower
c. flore
d. none of these

Exercise 2
Complete each sentence using suitable collocation.
1. My dad gave me little extra _________.
a. pocket money
b. big money
c. more money
d. none of these

2. I forgot to _______ my English work last night.

a. do
b. make
c. made
d. none of these

3. I’m hungry. I’m going to _______ a sandwich.

a. make
b. do
c. done
d. none of these

4. I always do my homework on time. I don’t want to ______ .

a. get in trouble
b. make in trouble
c. come in trouble
d. none of these

5. Let’s hurry! Our plane is going to ________ soon.

a. take off
b. take
c. took
d. none of these

6. I’m tired. I’m going to _______ a nap.

a. have
b. had
c. having
d. none of these

7. Did you ______ a good time or a bad time last weekend.

a. have
b. had
c. has
d. none of these

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 8. I like to ________ with my family.
a. stay
b. spend
c. stayed
d. none of these

9. I can’t _____ TV today because I have to study for the test.

a. watch
b. have
c. had
d. watched

10. I _______ my shopping in the local market.

a. do
b. make
c. made
d. none of these

Exercise 3
Choose the word with correct spelling.
1.
a. Lustar
b. Lustre
c. Lusret
d. lusteer

2.
a. Invite
b. Invie
c. Inveit
d. invit

3.
a. Honour
b. Honur
c. Honoru
d. honnour

4.
a. Recover
b. Recov
c. Recovre
d. reccover

5.
a. enjoy
b. Enjo
c. Injoy
d. enjooy

6.
a. Born
b. Bonr
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d. Bornn

7.
a. Obbey
b. Obey
c. Obeey
d. Obbeyy

8.
a. Practisee
b. Practise
c. Prectise
d. practicce

9.
a. Capitel
b. Capitle
c. Capital
d. capitaal

10.
a. Herd
b. Heerd
c. Hred
d. herrd

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 Chapter Synonyms and
2 Antonyms

Synonyms and Antonyms

Synonyms are words that have the same, or almost the same, meaning as another word.
Antonyms are words that have the opposite meaning of another word.

Antonyms
Words Antonyms
Above Below
Absent Present

Synonyms
Words Synonyms
Start Begin
Quick Fast

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Exercise 1
Choose the correct synonym of the given word:
1. Choose
a. Select
b. Below
c. Avoid
d. above

2. Mistake
a. Error
b. Begin
c. Careful
d. end

3. Sad
a. Unhappy
b. Happy
c. Excited
d. Joy

4. Laugh
a. Serious
b. Giggle
c. Frown
d. sad

5. Quiet
a. Peaceful
b. Noisy
c. Quite
d. Angry

6. Idea
a. Thought
b. Wonderful
c. Proof
d. Nonsense

7. Gather
a. Collect
b. Scattered
c. Spread
d. Ignore

8. Large
a. Enormous
b. Small
c. Tiny
d. Miniscule

9. Amazing
a. Wonderful
b. Terrible
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d. Frightful

10. Blend
a. Mix
b. Common
c. Texture
d. Colourful

Exercise 2
Choose the correct Antonyms of the given word:
1. Idle
a. Free
b. Busy
c. Waste
d. Idol

2. Include
a. Exclude
b. Confuse
c. Combine
d. Enjoy

3. Always
a. Regular
b. Never
c. Often
d. Usual

4. Certain
a. Know
b. Uncertain
c. Sure
d. Definite

5. Accept
a. Refuse
b. Agree
c. Allow
d. Admit

6. Awake
a. Asleep
b. Rest
c. Lie
d. Arise

7. Increase
a. Decrease
b. Upright
c. Flourish
d. Enter

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 8. Stranger
a. Friend
b. Unknown
c. Visitor
d. Folly

9. Cheerful
a. Sad
b. Happy
c. Gleeful
d. Excited

10. Accurate
a. Incorrect
b. Correct
c. Inevitable
d. Avoidable

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 Chapter
3 Gender and Relations

Gender and Relations

A noun that is the name of any male person or animal is said to be of the Masculine
Gender. For example, boy, man, uncle, nephew, lion, bull, etc.
Example:

 Raman is a brave boy.

 Raman and boy refer to males. They are, therefore, said to be the Masculine
Gender.

A noun that is the name of any female person or animal is said to be of the Feminine
Gender. For example,, girl, woman, aunt, niece, lioness, cow, etc.

Example:

 Sita is a good girl.

 Sita and girl refer to females. They are, therefore, said to be of the Feminine
Gender.

Gender Relation:

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Exercise 1
Choose the correct feminine or masculine gender of the given words:
1. Grand-father
a. Grand-mother
b. Grandson
c. Grand-daughter
d. Grand-uncle

2. Man-servant
a. Maid-servant
b. Master
c. Servant
d. Woman-servant

3. Empress
a. Emperor
b. Gentle lady
c. Impress
d. Emperoress

4. Cow
a. Bull
b. Goat
c. Bulldog
d. Bell

5. Tiger
a. Tigress
b. Boar
c. Tigeress
d. None of these

6. Lord
a. Duke
b. Lady
c. Lass
d. Woman

7. Gander
a. Goose
b. Boar
c. Geese
d. Gender

8. Son-in-law
a. Daughter-in-law
b. Nephew
c. Sister-in-law
d. Father-in-law

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 9. Hostess
a. Host
b. Niece
c. Hostoss
d. Ghost

10. Hunter
a. Huntress
b. Master
c. Hunteress
d. Lady-hunter

11. Poet
a. Poetess
b. Writer
c. Poetery
d. Prose

12. Shepherdess
a. Shepherd
b. Ram
c. Sow
d. Bull

13. Cock
a. Hen
b. Pea
c. Duke
d. Drake

14. Horse
a. Mare
b. Rabbit
c. Stallion
d. Foal

15. Heroine
a. Hero
b. Earl
c. Ram
d. None of these

Know your relatives. Choose the right option:

16. Mother’s sister
a. Aunt
b. Uncle
c. Cousin
d. Mother-in-law

17. Uncle’s daughter

a. Friend
b. Cousin
c. Niece
d. Sister
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 18. Father’s parents
a. Grandparents
b. Maternal uncle
c. Uncle
d. Paternal uncles

19. Brother’s son

a. Father-in-law
b. Nephew
c. Cousin
d. Niece

20. Sister’s daughter

a. Niece
b. Nephew
c. Sister-in-law
d. None of these

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 Chapter
4 Singular - Plural

Singular – Plural/One Word Substitution

We use the word flower to show that there is only one flower. The word flower is a singular
noun.
We use the word flowers to show that there are two or more flowers. The word flowers is a
plural noun.
Plural nouns are formed by adding letters at the end of the singular nouns.

Examples:
By adding –s to the singular nouns.
Singular Plural
Bag Bags
Girl Girls
By adding –es to the singular nouns ending with o, s, ss, x, ch or sh.
Singular Plural
Mango Mangoes
Bus Buses
By changing –y to ies for singular nouns which end with y.
Singular Plural
Baby Babies
City Cities

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By changing -f to ves for singular nouns which end with f or fe.
Singular Plural
Leaf Leaves
Shelf Shelves
Nouns ending in y preceded by a vowel form their plurals by adding --s.
Singular Plural
Boy Boys
Day Days
Irregular Plurals
Singular Plural
Man Men
Woman Women
Child Children

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Exercise 1
Choose the correct plural form of word:
1. Monkey
a. Monkies
b. Monkeys
c. Monkyes
d. Monies

2. Pen
a. Penss
b. Pens
c. Penses
d. Pen

3. School
a. Schools
b. Schooles
c. School
d. Schoolses

4. Glass
a. Glasses
b. Glasss
c. Glassess
d. Glass

5. Story
a. Stories
b. Storys
c. Storyes
d. None of these

6. Life
a. Lives
b. Lifes
c. Lifess
d. Lifves

7. Toy
a. Toys
b. Toyes
c. Toyss
d. Toies

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 8. Child
a. Childs
b. Children
c. Childern
d. Kids

9. Ox
a. Oxen
b. Oxes
c. Vixen
d. Ox

10. Mouse
a. Mice
b. Mouses
c. Mices
d. None of these

One word
One word Substitution is one of the integral parts of vocabulary. It simply means that a
sentence has to be replaced with a single word
Examples:
1. A study of animal - Zoology
2. A school for small children - Kindergarten

Exercise 2
1. A large, tall cupboard in which clothes may be hung or stored
a. Wardrobe
b. Table
c. Showcase
d. None of these

2. Study of Stars
a. Astronomy
b. Botany
c. Astrology
d. Starology

3. A person who sells and arranges cut flowers

a. Florist
b. Astronomy
c. Flowerist
d. Flourist

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 4. A place where prisoners are kept
a. Jail
b. Zoo
c. Apiary
d. Aviary

5. A person who makes earthen pots

a. Potter
b. Sculpture
c. Pottery
d. Cobbler

6. A person who mends water pipes

a. Plumber
b. Potter
c. Cobbler
d. Mason

7. A person who mends shoes

a. Plumber
b. Cobbler
c. Goldsmith
d. Labour

8. A person who travels to sell thing

a. Hawker
b. Plumber
c. Vendor
d. Shopkeeper

9. A person who sells fruits and vegetables

a. A green grocer
b. Hawker
c. Grocer
d. Vendor

10. A person who eats only vegetable

a. Vegetarian
b. Non-vegetarian
c. Omnivore
d. None of these

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 Chapter
5
Proverbs
Proverbs
Proverbs are short sayings, a general truth or a piece of advice.

Example:
1. All that glitters is not gold.

[Things that look good outwardly may not be valuable or good.]

2. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

[Eating an apple everyday will keep you healthy.]

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Exercise 1
Choose the correct proverb:
1.
a. A perfect man does practice.
b. Practice makes a man perfect.
c. Perfection makes a man perfect.
d. Precaution makes a man perfect.

2.
a. Time and tide come together.
b. Time and tide wait.
c. Time always wait for tide.
d. Time and tide wait for none.

3.
a. Words are sometimes louder.
b. Words need no action.
c. Actions speak louder than words.
d. There is no need of actions without words.

4.
a. Everything needs excess money.
b. Excess of everything is bad.
c. Do everything in excess.
d. Excess is a good thing.

5.
a. Where there is a bill there is a well.
b. No way can be crossed without wheel.
c. The way is built with the help of wish.
d. Where there's a will, there's a way.

6.
a. No gain, no pain.
b. When you are in gain, means you are in pain.
c. No pain, no gain.
d. Gain and pain go together.

7.
a. That ends well all well.
b. All’s well that ends well.
c. All ends well.
d. If it ends will, it is well.

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 8.
a. An empty vessel makes much noise.
b. An empty vessel.
c. An empty vessel makes noise.
d. An empty vessel does not make noise.

9.
a. A stitch in time.
b. A stitch in time saves.
c. A stitch in time saves nine.
d. A stich in nine saves much time.

10.
a. Cleanliness is godliness.
b. Cleanliness is a sign of goodness, a great virtue.
c. Cleanliness is equal to worship.
d. Cleanliness is next to Godliness.

11.
a. Don’t bite the hand.
b. Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.
c. Don’t bite that feeds you.
d. Don’t bite the hand that stays with you.

12.
a. Don’t count your chickens.
b. Don’t count your chickens hatch.
c. Don’t count hatched chickens.
d. Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.

13.
a. Don’t judge a book.
b. Don’t judge its cover.
c. Don’t judge a book by its cover.
d. Don’t cover a book.

14.
a. Don’t kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
b. Don’t kill the goose that lays.
c. Don’t kill the goose that lays eggs.
d. Don’t lay the golden eggs.

15.
a. Early bird catches.
b. Early worm catches bird.
c. Early bird sleeps early.
d. Early bird catches the worm.
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a. Easy come and go.
b. Easy come, easy go.
c. Easy go, easy come.
d. Easy go and come.

17.
a. Every dog has day.
b. Every day has dog.
c. Each dog has every day.
d. Every dog has his day.

18.
a. God helps those who help themselves.
b. God helps them.
c. God helps those who help others.
d. None of these

19.
a. Good things come to those who can’t wait.
b. Good things come to those who wait.
c. Good things don’t come to those who wait.
d. Good things come to those who work.

20.
a. Honesty is the policy.
b. Honesty is the best.
c. Honesty is always best.
d. Honesty is the best policy.

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 Chapter
6 Nouns

Nouns
Nouns are words that name any person, place, animal or thing.

Examples:

 ‘Teacher’ and ‘Student’ are words that name persons.

 ‘School’ and ‘Library’ are words that name place.
 ‘Horse’ and ‘Elephant’ are words that name animals.
 ‘Book’ and ’Table’ are words that name things.

Common nouns are words that name person, place, animal or thing in a general way.
Examples:

 I love to go to the park.

 The dog is barking.

Proper Nouns are words that name a specific person, place, animal or thing.
Proper nouns always begin with a capital letter.
Examples:

 India is a very beautiful country.

 Kitty is my pet.

Collective nouns are words that are names of a collection of person or things.
Examples:

 A school of dolphins.
 A host of sparrows.

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Abstract nouns are words that show qualities, ideas or feelings.
We cannot see or touch an abstract noun.
Examples:

 She got an award for her bravery.

 Honesty is the best policy.

Compound nouns are words that are composed of two or more meaningful words.
Examples:

 I love watching fireflies in the night.

 The teacher is writing on the blackboard.

Material nouns refer to materials or substances from which things are made, such as, gold,
silver, copper, wood.
Material nouns are not countable means we cannot count them because they are in the
forms of liquid, semi-liquid or solid.
Examples:

 Cotton dresses are very cheap and comfortable.

 I drink milk daily at night.

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Exercise 1
Choose the correct category of the given nouns:
1. Country
a. Proper noun
b. Common noun
c. Abstract noun
d. Material nouns

2. Tom
a. Proper noun
b. Collective noun
c. Abstract noun
d. Material nouns

3. Pune
a. Proper noun
b. Collective noun
c. Abstract noun
d. Material nouns

4. Girl
a. Proper noun
b. Common noun
c. Abstract noun
d. Material nouns

5. Flock
a. Proper noun
b. Collective noun
c. Abstract noun
d. Material nouns

6. Rabindranath Tagore
a. Proper noun
b. Collective noun
c. Abstract noun
d. Material nouns

7. Bunch
a. Proper noun
b. Collective noun
c. Abstract noun
d. Material nouns

8. School
a. Proper noun
b. Collective noun
c. Common noun
d. Material nouns

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 9. Diamond
a. Proper noun
b. Collective noun
c. Abstract noun
d. Material nouns

10. Water
a. Proper noun
b. Collective noun
c. Abstract noun
d. Material nouns

Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate nouns/noun form.
1. I saw a ________ of puppies.
a. litter
b. litters
c. flock
d. pride

2. It is a big ______
a. cities
b. city
c. city’s
d. citys

3. Jack and _____went up the hill.

a. Jill’s
b. Jill
c. Jills’
d. None of these

4. The _____ marched away.

a. army
b. armys
c. arms
d. None of these

5. A ____ of bees is there..

a. band
b. swarm
c. pack
d. flock

6. The ______ is making a nest.

a. bird
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c. sparrows
d. cow

7. We should _______ and help old people.

a. respect
b. respect’s
c. respected
d. None of these

8. A _____ of wolves were howling.

a. pack
b. pack’s
c. swarm
d. None of these

9. The cat run into the _______

a. backyard
b. backyards
c. backward
d. None of these

10. The ________ are yellow in colour.

a. mangoes
b. mango
c. mangos
d. None of these

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 Chapter
7 Pronoun

Pronoun
Pronouns are words that are used in place of nouns.
Singular pronouns are pronouns that take the place of a singular noun.
Examples:
1. Geeta went to the greengrocer. She got lots of fresh vegetables.

Geeta is a singular noun. The pronoun ‘she’ takes the place of the noun, Geeta.
Hence, ‘she’ is a singular pronoun.

Plural pronouns are pronouns that take the place of a plural noun.

Examples:
2. The boys are playing football. They are enjoying very much.

Boys are plural in number. The pronoun they takes place of the noun boys. Hence,
they is a plural pronoun.

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There are different kinds of nouns:

 Personal Pronouns
 Possessive Pronouns
 Reflexive Pronouns
Personal Pronoun
Personal Pronouns are pronouns used in place of all three persons – the first person,
second person and the third person.
Personal pronoun can be the subject or the object in a sentence.
The words I, you, he, she, it, we, me, him, hers, us, them, and they are called personal
pronouns.
Examples:

 This is my aunt. She works in a bank.

 We will reach the destination soon.

Possessive Pronouns
Pronouns which show possession are called Possessive pronouns.
Possessive pronouns are used to show that something belongs to someone or to show
ownership of things.
Examples:

 This toy is mine.

 These toys are his.

Person Possessive Pronoun

First person pronoun Mine, Ours
Second Person pronoun Yours
Third person pronoun His, Hers, Their, Its

Reflexive Pronouns
Reflexive pronoun reflects the impact of the action performed on the subject itself.
Personal Pronouns Reflexive Pronouns
I Myself
You (singular) Yourself
He Himself
She Herself
It Itself
We Ourselves
You (Plural) Yourselves
They Themselves

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Examples:

 Shreya is enjoying herself at the party.

 I will go to school all by myself from next year.

Exercise 1
Choose the pronoun which can best replace the underlined noun.
1. The boys are playing football.
a. They
b. He
c. She
d. him

2. Priya likes to read books.

a. He
b. She
c. They
d. Her

3. Vivek Kumar is an artist.

a. He
b. She
c. They
d. Them

4. Preeti and I are classmates.

a. We
b. He
c. They
d. She

5. Do you know Lata?

a. Her
b. His
c. They
d. Them

6. Sana and Banita climbed the apple tree to pluck some apple.
a. They
b. Her
c. Them
d. Hers

7. The cat chased the rats out of the building.

a. It
b. Her

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d. She

8. Ram is a very obedient boy.

a. He
b. She
c. We
d. Him

9. Rohit loves to buy new things.

a. He
b. She
c. It
d. Them

10. Radhika jumps very high.

a. She
b. He
c. It
d. Her

Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate pronouns:
1. Shreya is enjoying ________ at the party.
a. herself
b. themselves
c. himself
d. ourselves

2. I will solve this puzzle all by______.

a. myself
b. ourselves
c. himself
d. herself

3. Be careful don’t hurt ______ while climbing.

a. yourself
b. yourselves
c. ourselves
d. himself

4. These two marbles are ____

a. his
b. they
c. him

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5. This sharpener is______.

a. yours
b. them
c. they
d. her

6. ______ is a very brave boy.

a. He
b. She
c. Them
d. They

7. ______ should pay respect to teachers and elders.

a. We
b. Them
c. Her
d. Him

8. Susan and _____ are classmates.

a. I
b. him
c. themselves
d. None of these

9. _____ am going to the market.

a. I
b. He
c. She
d. They

10. These men are soldiers._______ look very smart.

a. They
b. He
c. Them
d. She

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8 Verbs

Verbs
Action words are called verbs. Verbs are words that are used to describe an action, a state
of being, or an occurrence.
When verbs express something that a person, animal or thing can do, they are called action
words.
The words are, is, were, was are all helping verbs.
Examples:
Act, bake, blow, buy, close, read, Knock, pull, run, cook, walk, talk, stand, sing, etc. are all
verbs. The words are, is, were, was all helping verbs.
Look at the following sentences:

1. Sudha is reading a book.

The verbs are ‘is and reading’.

2. The stars are shining in the sky.

The verbs are ‘are and shining’.

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Exercise 1
Choose the correct helping verb to complete each sentence:
1. The dog ______barking at the thief.
a. is
b. are
c. been
d. will

2. The sun _______setting when we reached home.

a. must
b. was
c. does
d. being

3. The peon _______ ringing the bell.

a. is
b. been
c. will
d. were

4. The stars _________ shining in the sky.

a. is
b. are
c. been
d. will

5. My aunt_______ driving the car along the road.

a. was
b. are
c. will
d. does

6. Children ______ playing with their friends.

a. were
b. must
c. can
d. did

7. The girls ______ swinging in the park.

a. are
b. is
c. been
d. be

8. The hunter _______ shooting in the forest.

a. is
b. been
c. being
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9. The boys_______ playing in the park yesterday.

a. were
b. been
c. being
d. must

10. The boy _______ eating an ice-cream.

a. was
b. must
c. being
d. been

Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the verb to make meaningful sentences:
1. Sarah and Jaya are ________.
a. playing
b. played
c. play
d. plays

2. He is ________ a story.
a. write
b. writing
c. writes
d. wrote

3. I was _______ sums.

a. solved
b. solving
c. been solving
d. solve

4. The ducks were __________ in the pond.

a. swimming
b. swim
c. swims
d. swam

5. The alarm clock is ________

a. ringing
b. ring
c. being ringing
d. rang

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 6. Madhu is _______ flowers.
a. picked
b. picking
c. picks
d. pick

7. Sam was ________ of a chocolate cake.

a. dreaming
b. dream
c. dreamt
d. being dreaming

8. The teacher ________ us a test.

a. gave
b. give
c. giving
d. given

9. The guests will be ______ tomorrow.

a. coming
b. come
c. comes
d. None of these

10. Prem was ________ the field.

a. ploughing
b. plough
c. ploughed
d. None of these

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9 Adverbs

Adverbs
Adverbs are words that tell us more about the verb. They tell us about an action, or the way
someone does something. They help us answer how, when or where an action takes place.

Adverbs can be divided into:

 Adverbs of Manner
 Adverbs of Time
 Adverbs of Place
 Adverbs of Frequency
 Adverb of Degree

Adverb of Manner
Words that tell us the way people do things are called adverbs of manner.
Adverbs of manner highlight how actions take place.
For example: loudly, quickly, bravely, gracefully, happily, cheerfully, etc.

 My grandparents walk slowly.

Adverb of Time
Words that tell us about the time the action was performed are called adverbs of time.
Adverbs of time highlight when actions take place.
For example: before, soon, now, then, after, late, etc.

 Kashish is going to Archana’s birthday party tomorrow.

Adverb of Place
Words that tell us about the place of action are called adverbs of place.

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Adverbs of place highlight where actions take place.
For example: near, away, down, here, backward, etc.

 It’s very hot outside.

Adverb of Frequency
Words that tell us about how frequently the action is done are called adverbs of frequency.
Adverbs of frequency highlight how often actions take place.
For example: twice, once, frequently, never, often, again, etc.

 He is never late for his classes.

Adverb of Degree
These Adverbs tell us to what extent actions occur.
For example: rather, very, too, fully, quite, nearly, etc.

 The water was extremely cold.

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Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks with the most suitable adverbs:
1. Sangeeta dressed _______ for the party.
a. smartly
b. much
c. smart
d. never

2. She entered the room _______.

a. few
b. happily
c. tomorrow
d. often

3. I will watch television _______.

a. later
b. cleanly
c. slow
d. outside

4. He _______ swims in the evening.

a. often
b. enough
c. oftenly
d. slow

5. The children came running ________.

a. briefly
b. downstairs
c. fastly
d. tomorrow

6. It’s very hot _______. Let’s go inside.

a. outside
b. inside
c. mainly
d. rarely

7. I watch the news _________.

a. regularly

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 b. already
c. commonly
d. None of these

8. I have ________ gone out of the house without telling my mother.

a. hardly
b. commonly
c. hard
d. slow

9. Supriya came home _______.

a. late
b. slow
c. enough
d. fastly

10. My friend’s house is ________ ours.

a. above
b. enough
c. promptly
d. None of these

11. Pavitra has a sweet voice. She sang ________.

a. sweetly
b. luckily
c. above
d. never

12. I will start my abacus classes from ________.

a. tomorrow
b. often
c. never
d. happily

13. The cool breeze is blowing ______ on my face.

a. gently
b. always
c. likely
d. tomorrow

14. I looked ______ for my slipper.

a. everywhere
b. chiefly
c. enough
d. rather

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 15. The children played _______.
a. happily
b. never
c. yet
d. None of these

16. Never speak _______ to anyone.

a. rudely
b. annually
c. cleanly
d. cheerfully

17. The old gentleman walked _______.

a. slowly
b. already
c. past
d. quick

18. The hungry man ate _______.

a. greedily
b. yet
c. promptly
d. sad

19. The horse runs ________.

a. fast
b. mostly
c. stairs
d. None of these

20. The birds sang ________.

a. bravely
b. merrily
c. greedily
d. None of these

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Adjectives
10

Adjective
An adjective is a describing word. It tells us more about the noun, or describes its
characteristics.
An adjective often comes before the noun it describes. Sometimes, it can also come after
the noun, in the latter part of the sentence.
Examples:

 This is a busy road.

An adjective placed before the noun.

 Sharma’s drawing is beautiful.

An adjective placed after the noun.

Kinds of Adjectives
 The adjectives, which tell us of what kind a person, animal or thing is, are called
Adjectives of Quality.
Adjectives of Quality answer the question “Of what kind?”

Example:
Akbar was a wise king.

 The adjectives which tell us how much of a thing is meant are called Adjective of
Quantity.
Adjective of Quantity answers the question: “How much?”

Example:
I ate some rice.

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  The adjectives, which tell us how many, are called Adjectives of Number.
Adjectives of Number answer the question: “How many?”

Example:
The hand has five fingers.

 The adjectives, which point out persons or things, are called Demonstrative
Adjectives.
Demonstrative Adjectives answer the questions: Which?
[This, that, these, those]

Example:

 This book has pictures in it.

 The adjectives what, which and whose ask questions. They are therefore called
Interrogative Adjectives.

Example:

 Whose pen is this?

 The adjectives my, our, your, his, her and there are used before nouns and called
Possessive Adjectives.
Possessive Adjectives answer the question: “Whose?

Example:

 This is my book.

Adjectives: Degrees of comparison.

When we use adjectives for the purpose of comparison, it is said that we are using degrees
of comparison. The word degrees are used in three ‘steps’.

 The first step is called Positive degree, when we simply talk of the quality that one
person or thing has: tall
 The second step is called comparative degree, when we compare only two persons
or things with regard to a particular quality: taller
 The third step is called superlative degree, when we compare one person or thing
with more than two persons or things with regard to a particular quality: tallest

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Exercise 1
Choose the adjectives from the given options in the following.
1. Sam has many flowers.
a. Has
b. Many
c. Flowers
d. None of these

2. The Rajputs are brave.

a. Rajputs
b. Are
c. Brave
d. None of these

3. The rose is a beautiful flower.

a. Rose
b. Beautiful
c. Flower
d. None of these

4. That boy is weak.

a. That
b. Boy
c. Is
d. None of these

5. Look at that picture.

a. Look
b. That
c. Picture
d. At

6. What kind of animal is it?

a. What
b. Kind
c. Animal
d. None of these

7. His book is on the table.

a. His
b. Book
c. Table
d. On

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 8. She has lost her purse.
a. Her
b. Lost
c. Purse
d. She

9. He did not eat any rice.

a. did
b. eat
c. any
d. Rice

10. Her frock is new.

a. Frock
b. New
c. Is
d. None of these

Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks with the most suitable adjectives:
11. An elephant is ______ than a horse.
a. big
b. bigger
c. biggest
d. more big

12. I have three shirts. The white one is the _______.

a. costliest
b. costly
c. costlier
d. more costly

13. The rainbow has ______ colours.

a. seven
b. round
c. brighter
d. None of these

14. My mother is very ______.

a. pretty
b. more
c. most
d. more pretty

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 15. He has had ______ exercise.
a. enough
b. more
c. most
d. None of these

16. She is ______ years of age.

a. seventy
b. more
c. most
d. good

17. _______ mangoes are sweet.

a. Those
b. This
c. That
d. It

18. ______ boy is strong.

a. This
b. These
c. Those
d. It

19. That is _____ book.

a. your
b. this
c. that
d. yours

20. ______ pen is this?

a. Whose
b. This
c. That
d. Who

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Articles
11

Articles
The words a, an and the belong to the group of words called articles.

Types of articles
Indefinite Articles
 A and An are called Indefinite articles. We use these with singular nouns.
 Indefinite articles are used for nouns which are not specific or particular.
 A is used before the word that begins with a consonant sound.
 An is used before the word that begins with a vowel sound.

Examples:

 A boy
 An egg
 A mouse

Definite Article
The is called a definite article.
The is used when we talk about a particular person, place, animal or thing.
Examples:

 The principal is in the office.

 The Mahabharata is one of the greatest stories of our land.

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Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles:
1. Take _____ umbrella with you.
a. an
b. a
c. the

2. Where is ______ cat?

a. an
b. a
c. the

3. _____ Eiffel Tower is in Paris.

a. An
b. A
c. The

4. That is ____ old book.

a. an
b. a
c. the

5. Mr. Bali is _____ grocer.

a. an
b. a
c. the

6. He is _____ honest man.

a. an
b. a
c. the

7. I can see ______ house behind that tree.

a. an
b. a
c. the

8. I saw _____ old man with ____ dog.

a. an/the
b. an/a
c. none of these

9. Come and look at all _____ insects.

a. an
b. a
c. the

10. _____ hour back, it was raining heavily.

a. An
b. A
c. The

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 11. Mumbai is _____ big city.
a. an
b. a
c. the

12. Ashoka was _____ great king.

a. an
b. a
c. the

13. _______ bag of Bali was stolen.

a. An
b. A
c. The

14. ______ man in green shirt is my uncle.

a. An
b. A
c. The

15. _______ umbrella is _____ useful thing.

a. An/a
b. A/the
c. The/an

16. Mr.Thapa is _____ policeman.

a. an
b. a
c. the

17. Tanu went to see _______ movie.

a. an
b. a
c. the

18. _______ book is on ______ table.

a. The/the
b. The/a
c. The/an

19. The cat has ____ tail.

a. an
b. a
c. the

20. Menu had ____ fever yesterday.

a. an
b. a
c. the

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12 Preposition

Prepostion
A preposition is a word placed before a noun or a pronoun to show the relation in which one
person or thing stands to another person or thing.
Examples:

 The book is in the box.

 The book is on the box.
 The book is beside the box.
 The book is in front of the box.

The words in, on, under, near, beside, above, in front of, by, above, with, behind, beside, etc.
show the relation in which one person or thing stands to another person or thing. Such
words are Prepositions.

Prepositions are of three types:

1. Preposition of Location
2. Preposition of time
3. Preposition of movement

Preposition of Location
Preposition of location are words that tell us the location or the place where a person or a
thing is. These words tell the position of nouns.

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Some commonly used prepositions of location are in, at, by, on, under, beside, over and
between.
Example:

 A bunch of keys is on the table.

Preposition of Time
Preposition of time are words that tell us about the relation between time and the noun or the
pronoun.
Some commonly used prepositions of time are at, on, in, for, since, till, from, ago and to.
Example:

 I will be back from school at 3:00 p.m.

Preposition of Movement
Preposition of Movement are words that show movement to or from the place of the noun or
pronoun. They also talk about direction.
Some commonly used prepositions of movement are across, along, back to, over, past,
through, towards and around.
Example:

 We were driving along a narrow road..

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Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks with appropriate preposition.
1. My best friend lives _____ Kashmir.
a. in
b. on
c. at
d. from

2. I met my teacher _____ the bus stop.

a. at
b. in
c. on
d. along

3. Doctors keep a thermometer ____ the mouth of the patients to check the
temperature.
a. in
b. on
c. at
d. across

4. The musicians are playing music _______ the audience.

a. in front of
b. in
c. from
d. on

5. We are going for trekking ____ Saturday.

a. on
b. in
c. at
d. with

6. I will have holidays _____ the month of March.

a. in
b. on
c. since
d. at

7. She is planning to leave _____ Sunday.

a. on
b. in
c. ago
d. at

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 8. The car came speeding ______ of the parking lot.
a. out
b. in
c. along
d. at

9. Our neighbours came _____ with us in the car.

a. into
b. to
c. along
d. across

10. They stood _____ a shed to avoid getting wet in the train.
a. under
b. in
c. on
d. at

11. What are you doing ____ Sunday?

a. on
b. in
c. at
d. with

12. The class is _____ the library and the lab.

a. between
b. in
c. on
d. to

13. Purvi lives _____ Delhi.

a. in
b. on
c. at
d. to

14. The deer jumped _____ the street.

a. across
b. at
c. from
d. along

15. They are going to Darjeeling ____ May.

a. in
b. on
c. at
d. about

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 16. My school starts _____ 9:00 a.m.
a. at
b. in
c. on
d. under

17. We played badminton ____ an hour today.

a. for
b. at
c. on
d. to

18. He kicked the ball _____ the goal post.

a. into
b. on
c. down
d. beneath

19. Shyna is hiding ______ the wall.

a. behind
b. into
c. on
d. besides

20. Diya is going to Mumbai _____ October.

a. in
b. on
c. up
d. at

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13 Tenses

Tenses
A Tense is a form taken by a verb to show what time an action was, is or will be done.

There are three main tenses:

1. Present tense
2. Past tense
3. Future tense

Present Tense
Present tense is used in a sentence to indicate that the action is happening today or now –
at the present time.

Simple Present Tense

Simple Present Tense tells us that something is always true or that some action is done as a
part of our habit. The action is done every day, often, always, sometimes or regularly;
actions that are repeated.
Example:

 I often water the plants on weekends.

Past Tense
 Past Tense is used in a sentence to indicate that the action happened in the time that
has already passed. The action is already done.

Simple Past Tense

Simple Past Tense talks about things that happened in the past.
The verbs like went, liked, wrapped, cleaned are a few examples of the simple past tense.
Example:
We played basketball yesterday.

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Future Tense
Future Tense is used when the person speaking is certain that something will happen in the
future.

Simple Future Tense

Simple Future Tense talks about actions that will take place in the time to come.
Simple Future Tense is expressed using will + first form of verb.
We also use the verb shall as helping verb to form future tense.
Example:

 I shall be ten years old next year.

 They will visit us next Sunday.

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Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks using the correct form of tense:
1. I ______ ice-cream.
a. like
b. likes
c. liked
d. None of these

2. A washer man ______clothes.

a. washes
b. wash
c. washed
d. washing

3. Birds ______in the sky.

a. fly
b. flies
c. flying
d. flown

4. I ______ there daily.

a. go
b. going
c. gone
d. goes

5. Mary _______ every day.

a. dances
b. danced
c. dancing
d. dance

6. The sun always _____ in the east.

a. rises
b. rise
c. rising
d. risen

7. The sun ____ brightly yesterday.

a. shine
b. shone
c. shining
d. shines

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 8. I ______ go there.
a. shall
b. was
c. is
d. am

9. The boys ______ play with a ball in the evening.

a. will
b. was
c. is
d. were

10. My father ____ here yesterday.

a. was
b. will
c. shall
d. were

11. Sarah and Mini _______ in the park every day.

a. played
b. playing
c. play
d. plays

12. Bats generally ______ at night.

a. fly
b. flying
c. flew
d. flown

13. I ______ the correct answer.

a. gave
b. gives
c. giving
d. given

14. I ______ football yesterday.

a. play
b. played
c. playing
d. None of these

15. I ______ my teeth every day.

a. brush
b. brushed
c. brushes
d. None of these
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 16. Amit is ____ dinner.
a. eating
b. eat
c. ate
d. eats

17. I _____ eggs for breakfast.

a. ate
b. eating
c. eats
d. eaten

18. I ______ well last night.

a. sleep
b. sleeping
c. slept
d. sleeps

19. I ______ a snowman last winter.

a. made
b. make
c. making
d. makes

20. I am _______ a story

a. writing
b. wrote
c. write
d. written

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Conjunction
14

Conjunctions
Conjunctions are words that join two or more than two words, phrases or sentences. They
are called linking words.
The most commonly used conjunctions are and, or, but and because.
Examples:

 Renu is tall and thin.

 Do you have a sister or a brother?

 My sister is a champion swimmer but I am an athlete.

 I gave you the biggest piece of cake because

you are my best friend.

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Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks with appropriate conjunctions:
1. The tortoise won the race _______he was slow and steady.
a. because
b. or
c. and
d. but

2. I want sweet _____ sour lemonade.

a. because
b. or
c. and
d. but

3. The builder got the materials______ tools for the construction work.
a. because
b. or
c. and
d. but

4. I don’t know if she will be at home _____not.

a. because
b. or
c. and
d. but

5. Are you going out to play _____ do you want to study.

a. because
b. or
c. and
d. but

6. I rang the doorbell _____ no one opened the door.

a. because
b. or
c. and
d. but

7. He came home______ we missed meeting each other.

a. because
b. or
c. and
d. but

8. Anuradha opened her bag ______ she wanted to take out her pencil box.
a. because
b. or
c. and
d. but

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 9. Salman came first in the race ______ he ran fast.
a. because
b. or
c. and
d. but

10. I went to bed early _______ I was very tired after the long trip.
a. because
b. or
c. and
d. but

Exercise 2
Choose the conjunction from the given options in the following sentences.
1. I can read and write.
a. Can
b. Read
c. And
d. Write

2. I painted the fence and my sister painted the pots.

a. Fence
b. And
c. The
d. Painted

3. Betty bought some butter and a loaf of bread.

a. Bought
b. Some
c. And
d. Loaf

4. I like apple but my sister likes orange.

a. Apple
b. But
c. Likes
d. Orange

5. Betty bought some butter, but it was bitter.

a. Some
b. but
c. it
d. Bitter

6. Do you want water or lemon juice?

a. Want
b. Or

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 c. Water
d. Do

7. It was hot so we took off our coat.

a. Hot
b. So
c. Off
d. Our

8. The match was cancelled because it started raining.

a. Was
b. Because
c. It
d. The

9. I ate apple and sandwich.

a. Ate
b. And
c. I
d. Apple

10. I like biscuits, sweet, and cakes.

a. Like
b. I
c. And
d. Cakes

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15 and Basic Questions

Information Retrieval and Basic Questions

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Exercise 1
Look at the picture and choose the correct option:
1. Who is reading a book?
a. Aryan
b. Amit
c. Sarah
d. None of these

2. What are Vijay and Raju doing?

a. Playing
b. Reading
c. Jumping
d. None of these

3. Who is sitting on a branch of the tree?

a. Sarah
b. Aryan
c. Amit
d. None of these

4. Who is painting a picture?

a. Amit
b. Sarah
c. Aryan
d. None of these

5. The children are in the ______.

a. Park
b. School
c. Home
d. None of these

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Exercise 2
Look at the picture and choose the correct option
1. The _______ is a common bird.
a. crow
b. peacock
c. None of these
d. None of these

2. Crow builds its ______in the branches of tall trees.

a. nest
b. flowers
c. leaves
d. None of these

3. The mother crow lays _____ eggs.

a. two
b. three
c. one
d. None of these

4. The eggs are ________ in colour.

a. bluish grey
b. green
c. red
d. None of these

5. The crow is ______ in colour.

a. black
b. brown
c. blue
d. None of these

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Basic questions:
A question is something that you say or write in order to ask a person about something.

Exercise 3
Fill in the blanks with the most suitable question word:
1. ______ do you do?
a. What
b. Who
c. Which
d. Whom

2. ______ is the bag?

a. Where
b. What
c. Why
d. Who

3. _______ gave Saloni the new bicycle?

a. Who
b. Why
c. Which
d. Where

4. _______ is the seat made of?

a. What
b. Why
c. Where
d. Whom

5. ______ word in the poem means ‘completely’?

a. Which
b. What
c. Who
d. Where

6. _______ did you celebrate your birthday?

a. When
b. Whom
c. Who
d. What

7. _______ game did you play?

a. Which
b. Where
c. Why
d. When

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 8. ______ gift did you like the most?
a. Which
b. What
c. Why
d. Who

9. _____ does he like to eat?

a. What
b. Why
c. Who
d. Which

10. ______ are you doing?

a. What
b. Which
c. Which
d. None of these

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 Chapter Spoken and Written
16 Expression; Punctuation

Spoken and Written Expression; Punctuation

Spoken and Written Expressions: It is very essential to respond in the best possible way to a
question or a statement. The response should be grammatically correct and there should be
continuity of intent and meaning.

Exercise 1
Choose the best response from the given options:
1. Can I go out and play? Mother:
a. Yes, if you have done your homework.
b. No, you can
c. Yes, if you has time today.
d. How do you think about it?

2. Do you have any brother or sister?

a. Yes, I do have one sister.
b. Yes no.
c. I have.
d. May be.

3. Can you sing?

a. Yes, I can.
b. Yes, I have.
c. Yes, I can’t.
d. No, I can.

4. Can you fight with a tiger?

a. No, I cannot
b. No, but may be
c. None of these
d. I like tigers.

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 5. Doctor: How are you now? Patient:
a. Much better
b. Much good
c. Thank you.
d. Why do you ask?

6. “You haven’t finished your homework again. That’s not good.”

a. Look, I just forgot.
b. I would like to apologise for not doing the homework.
c. Don’t worry about it.
d. My pleasure.

7. When you were a child, ________ to Paris every year for your holiday.
a. have you gone
b. are you going
c. did you go
d. What did you

8. Karan ______ me that you’re thinking of going to the market.

a. told
b. said
c. is saying
d. ask

9. I _______ I ate all bananas.

a. was admitting
b. admits
c. admit
d. None of these

10. Can I eat more bread mother? Mother:

a. Yes, if you have finished.
b. Yes, can’t.
c. No, you can.
d. Will you have some milk?

Punctuation
Punctuation marks tell us where to pause, where to stop, and how to start a sentence.
As you know, a sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a full stop (.), question
mark (?), or an exclamation mark (!)
In a sentence with a list of things, we use commas between the words in the list.
For Example:

 We bought pencils, pens, crayons, and books from the shop.The boy’s socks.
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Exercise 2
1. I read draw write and play in school
a. I, read draw, write, and play in school.
b. I read draw write, and play in school.
c. I read draw write and play in school?
d. I read, draw, write, and play in school.

2. Good morning, mini

a. Good morning, mini”
b. Good morning, Mini.
c. Good morning, mini.
d. Good morning, Mini?

3. james textbook was in his backpack.

a. James’ textbook was in his backpack.
b. james textbook, was in his, backpack.
c. james textbook was in his backpack.
d. james’ textbook was in his backpack

4. Sarah and mini play in the park every day.

a. Sarah and Mini play in the park every day?
b. Sarah and mini play in the park every day
c. Sarah and mini, play in the park, every day.
d. Sarah and Mini play in the park every day.

5. jesus christ was the founder of christanity

a. Jesus Christ was the founder of Christianity!
b. jesus christ was the founder of Christianity.
c. Jesus Christ was the founder of Christianity.
d. Jesus Christ was the founder of Christianity

6. This bed was made in france

a. This bed was made in France.
b. This bed was made in france?
c. This bed was made in France!
d. This bed was made, in France

7. bina read a storybook

a. bina read a storybook.
b. Bina read a storybook.
c. bina read a storybook!
d. Bina read a storybook

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 8. The Himalayas is a tall mountain range in asia
a. The Himalayas is a tall mountain range in asia!
b. The Himalayas is a tall mountain range in Asia.
c. The Himalayas is a tall mountain range in asia.
d. The Himalayas is a tall mountain range in asia?

9. what a lovely view you have here

a. What a lovely view you have here!
b. What a lovely view you have here?
c. What a lovely view you have here
d. What a lovely view you have here

10. That's fantastic

a. That's fantastic!
b. that's fantastic
c. that's Fantastic!
d. That's fantastic?

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Answer Key
Word Power: Homophones, Collocation, Spellings
Exercise 1
1. Hole
2. Aunt
3. Ate
4. Eight
5. To
6. Bear
7. Deer
8. Made
9. Due
10. Flower

Exercise 2
1. Pocket money
2. Do
3. Make
4. Get in trouble
5. Take off
6. Have
7. Have
8. Stay
9. Watch
10. Do

Exercise 3
1. Lustre
2. Invite
3. Honour
4. Recover
5. Enjoy
6. Born
7. Obey
8. Practise
9. Capital

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 10. Herd

Synonyms and Antonyms

Exercise 1
1. Select
2. Error
3. Unhappy
4. giggle
5. Peaceful
6. Thought
7. Collect
8. Enomous
9. Wonderful
10. Mix

Exercise 2
1. Busy
2. Exclude
3. Never
4. Uncertain
5. Refuse
6. Asleep
7. Decrease
8. Friend
9. Sad
10. Incorrect

Gender and Relations

Exercise 1
1. Grand-mother
2. Maid-servant
3. Emperor
4. Bull
5. Tigress
6. Lady
7. Goose
8. Daughter-in-law
9. Host
10. Huntress
11. Poetess
12. Shepherd
13. Hen
14. Mare
15. Hero
16. Aunt
17. Cousin
18. Grandparents
19. Nephew
20. Niece

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Singular – Plural
Exercise 1
1. Monkeys
2. Pens
3. Schools
4. Glasses
5. Stories
6. Lives
7. Toys
8. Children
9. Oxen
10. Mice

Exercise 2
1. Wardrobe
2. Astronomy
3. Florist
4. Jail
5. Potter
6. Plumber
7. Cobbler
8. Hawker
9. A green grocer
10. Vegetarian

Proverbs
Exercise 1
1. Practice makes a man perfect.
2. Time and tide wait for none.
3. Actions speak louder than words.
4. Excess of everything is bad.
5. Where there's a will, there's a way.
6. No pain, no gain.
7. All’s well that ends well.
8. An empty vessel makes much noise.
9. A stitch in time saves nine.
10. Cleanliness is next to Godliness.
11. Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.
12. Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.
13. Don’t judge a book by its cover.
14. Don’t kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
15. Early bird catches the worm.
16. Easy come, easy go.
17. Every dog has his day.
18. God helps those who help themselves.
19. Good things come to those who wait.
20. Honesty is the best policy.

Nouns
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Exercise 1
1. Common noun
2. Proper noun
3. Proper noun
4. Common noun
5. Collective noun
6. Proper noun
7. Collective noun
8. Common noun
9. Material nouns
10. Material nouns

Exercise 2
1. Litter
2. City
3. Jill
4. Army
5. Swarm
6. Bird
7. Respect
8. Pack
9. Backyard
10. Mangoes

Pronoun
Exercise 1
1. They
2. She
3. He
4. We
5. Her
6. They
7. It
8. He
9. He
10. She

Exercise 2
1. Herself
2. Myself
3. Yourself
4. His
5. Yours
6. He
7. We
8. I
9. I
10. They

Verbs
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Exercise 1
1. is
2. was
3. is
4. are
5. was
6. were
7. are
8. is
9. were
10. was
Exercise 2

1. playing
2. writing
3. solving
4. swimming
5. ringing
6. picking
7. dreaming
8. gave
9. coming
10. ploughing

Adverbs
Exercise 1
1. Smartly
2. Happily
3. Later
4. Often
5. Downstairs
6. Outside
7. Regularly
8. Hardly
9. Late
10. Above
11. Sweetly
12. Tomorrow
13. Gently
14. Everywhere
15. Happily
16. Rudely
17. Slowly
18. Greedily
19. Fast
20. Merrily

Adjective
Exercise 1

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 1. Many
2. Brave
3. Beautiful
4. That
5. That
6. What
7. His
8. Her
9. any
10. New
11. Bigger
12. Costliest
13. Seven
14. Pretty
15. Enough
16. Seventy
17. Those
18. This
19. Your
20. Whose

Articles
Exercise 1
1. An
2. A
3. The
4. An
5. A
6. An
7. A
8. An/a
9. The
10. An
11. A
12. A
13. The
14. The
15. An/a
16. A
17. A
18. The/the
19. A
20. A

Preposition
Exercise 1
1. In
2. At
3. In
4. In front of
5. On
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7. On
8. Out
9. Along
10. Under
11. On
12. Between
13. In
14. Across
15. In
16. At
17. For
18. Into
19. Behind
20. In

Tenses
Exercise 1
1. Like
2. Washes
3. Fly
4. Go
5. Dances
6. Rises
7. Shone
8. Shall
9. Will
10. Was
11. Play
12. fly
13. gave
14. played
15. brush
16. Eating
17. Ate
18. Slept
19. Made
20. Writing

Conjunction
Exercise 1
1. Because
2. And
3. And
4. Or
5. Or
6. But
7. But
8. Because
9. Because
10. Because
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Exercise 2
1. And
2. And
3. And
4. But
5. But
6. Or
7. So
8. Because
9. And
10. and

Information Retrieval and Basic Questions

Exercise 1
1. Aryan
2. Playing
3. Amit
4. Sarah
5. Park

Exercise 2

1. Crow
2. Nest
3. Two
4. Bluish grey
5. Black

Exercise 3
1. What
2. Where
3. Who
4. What
5. Which
6. When
7. Which
8. Which
9. What
10. What

Spoken and Written Expression; Punctuation

Exercise 1
1. Yes, if you have done your homework.
2. Yes, I do have one sister.
3. Yes, I can.
4. No, I cannot
5. Much better
6. I would like to apologise for not doing the homework.

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 7. Did you go
8. Told
9. Admit
10. Yes, if you have finished

Exercise 2
1. I read, draw, write, and play in school.
2. Good morning, Mini.
3. James’ textbook was in his backpack.
4. Sarah and Mini play in the park every day.
5. Jesus Christ was the founder of Christianity.
6. This bed was made in France.
7. Bina read a storybook.
8. The Himalayas is a tall mountain range in Asia.
9. What a lovely view you have here!
10. That's fantastic!

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