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Synonym of Sterile
MODULE 4
A. pedestrian B. patriot C. pessimist D. usurer

A. Dry B. Barren C. Childress D. Arid

85. Synonym of Prohibit
A. prescribe B. forfeit C. forbid D. provide
86. Synonym of synopsis
A. index B. mixture C. summary D. puzzle
87. Synonym of annihilate
A. destroy B. entrain C. forward D. testify
88. Antonym of rarely
A. hardly B. definitely C. frequently D. absolutely
89. Antonym of severe
A. soft B. mild C. weak D. strong
90. Antonym of rigid
A. hard B. toxic C. flexible D. strong
91. Antonym of authentic
A. fake B. unfaithful C. harmful D. improper
92. Synonym of the word effluent
A. abundant B. waste C. costly D. full
93. Synonym of the word massive
A. lump sum B. strong C. little D. huge
94. Antonym of the word hostile
A. innocent B. friendly C. lazy D. crazy
95. Antonym of the word fresh
A. stale B. stole C. steal D. steel
96. Select the right word which means “something huge”
A. collusion B. behemoth C. trivial D. piety
97. Antonym of the word “Intrepid”
A. cowardly B. courageous C. fearful D. timid
98. Find the word which has the same meaning as “cleave”
A. big B. cut C. little D. green
99. What is another word for “precarious”?
A. secure B. exalted C. uncertain D. important

Subject: Communicative English Notes - Module 4 Subject Code: 22ENG16

Suffix: added at the end of a word to form a new word or change the meaning.
Eg.: In the word “greatly”, “-ly” is the prefix. In the word “creation”, “-tion” is the prefix.
Prefix: added to the beginning of a word to change the meaning or make a new word:
Eg. :In the words "unknown" and "unusual," "un-" is a prefix.

Common Prefixes
Prefix Definition Examples
anti- against antinational
de- down, reverse devalue, decode
dis- not; opposite of disregard
fore- first in place, toward the front foreshadow, forearm
inter- between intercity
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 mid- middle midfield, midway
mis- wrongly misspell
non- not nonlinear
over- too much overheat
pre- prior to, in advance prepaid
re- again retry
semi- not complete semiautomatic
sub- under subway
super- beyond superhuman
trans- extending across transnational
un- not; opposite of unrelated
under- less underestimate

Common Suffixes
Suffix Definition Examples
-able, -ible can be affordable, sensible
-al, -ial having the characteristic of, or related to universal, facial
-en made of earthen
-er, -or person connected with teacher, professor
-ful full of helpful
-ic having the characteristic of poetic
-less without hopeless
-ly the manner of something lovely

WORD FORMS
VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB
Act Action Active Actively
Care Care Careful Carefully
Comfort comfort comfortable Comfortably
Consider Consideration Considerable Considerably
Craze Craze Crazy Crazily
Differ Difference Different Differently
Hate Hatred Hateful Hatefully
Hope Hope Hopeful Hopefully
Include Inclusion Inclusive Inclusively
Protect Protection Protected/protective Protectively
Quicken Quickness Quick Quickly
Rely Reliance Reliable Reliably
Sadden Sadness Sad Sadly
Secure Security Secured Securely
Strengthen Strength Strong Strongly
Succeed Success Successful successfully

Contraction:
a word made by shortening and combining two words
Eg.
are not --> aren't I have --> I've we are --> we're he will --> he'll
I am --> I'm there is --> there's do not --> don't she will --> she'll
that is --> that's did not --> didn't let us --> let's you will --> you'll
cannot --> can't is not --> isn't what is --> what's

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TENSE CHART
Tense Present Past Future
Simple He drives a car He drove a car He will drive a car
Continuous He is driving a car He was driving a car He will be driving a car
Perfect He has driven a car He had driven a car He will have driven a car
Perfect He has been driving a He had been driving a He will have been driving a
Continuous car. car. car.
Sequence of Tenses
Rule 1: If the verb in the principal clause is in the present, the verb in the subordinate clause may be
in any tense, depending upon the context.
He knows that he cooks.
He knows that he cooked.
He knows that he will cook.
Rule 2: If the verb in the principal clause is in the past tense, the verb in the subordinate clause will be
in the corresponding past tense.
He said that he would come.
She told me that she had been working.
When we went to the platform, the train had left.
Exception to Rule 2: When the subordinate clause expresses some universal truth or all time facts or
the things that usually happen, it should be in simple present.
The officer told us that integrity matters.
Rule 3: If the main clause is in the present or future, use may in the subordinate class. If the main
clause is in the past, use might in the subordinate clause.
I work hard that I may succeed.
I will work hard that I may succeed.
I worked hard that I might succeed.
Rule 4: If the main clause is in future tense and the subordinate clause starts with “when”, “until”,
“before”, “after”, etc., the subordinate clause should be in simple present.
I will inform you when the report is ready.
I shall wait until they come.
Rule 5: Expressions such as “as if”, “if only”, “it is time” and “wish that” are usually followed by past
tenses.
I wish I was a bit easier.
It is time we started focusing.
He boasts as if he did everything.

Question Bank for module 4

Choose the appropriate verb form
1. I am ______ a letter.
A. write B. writes C. writing D. written
2. Ulysses was ______ by the music of the sirens.
A. enchant B. enchants C. enchanting D. enchanted
3. I shall have ______ my job by evening.
A. finish B. finishes C. finished D. finishing
4. He has been _________ through a bleak period.
A. pass B. passes B. passing D. passed.
5. No sooner did he arrive than he started ______ orders to everyone around.
A. issue B. issues C. issuing D. issued
6. Some of the luggage _____ not yet arrived.
A. has B. have C. is D. are
7. One of the ______ injured.
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 A. player was B. players were C. players was D. players are
8. Do not look ______ the poor.
A. down B. up C. upon D. down upon
9. The dog has been _______ by the car.
A. run out B. run over C. run into D. run for
10. ______ you apologize I shall punish you.
A. until B. unless C. till D. none of these
11. Modesty ______ a woman.
A. becomes B. tells C. call D. rules
12. The doctor _____ him to task for his misbehaviour.
A. made B. forced C. took D. put
13. He failed to ______ to his potential.
A. keep up B. shine up C. rise up D. live up
14. I _____ the piano since the age of five.
A. played B. am playing C. play D. have been playing
Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the given options:
15. How _______ books do you have on your shelf?
A. any B. many C. much D. none of these
16. How _________ money do you have?
A. many B. some C. much D. none of these
17. I don’t have _____ to do today.
A. anything B. nothing C. something D. none of these
18. I need _______ money to go shopping.
A. any B. a few C. some D. none of these
19. Despite their marketing efforts, I only managed to sell a _____ CDs.
A. any B. a little C. a few D. none of these.
20. Dinesh began to relax when he sat ______
A. uncomfortably B. comfortably C. worriedly D. happily
21. Man is a ______ of circumstances.
A. master B. companion C. creature D. slave
22. I have been ill _____ last Monday.
A. since B. from C. for D. by
23. He is being accused ____theft.
A. which B. for C. of D. about
24. She smiled ____ my words.
A. over B. at C. on D. upon
25. Please take care _____ your health.
A. for B. of C. at D. with
26. The accused ______ to the judge for mercy.
A. appealed B. requested C. applied D. asked
27. We have ________ pleasure in presenting this book to you.
A. high B. very C. great D. deep
28. We haven’t had ______ news from our agent.
A. some B. any C. no D. none
29. He wants to get a better _____ and earn more money.
A. employ B. job C. work D. employment
30. Obviously, objectives occasionally _______ be modified or changed.
A. have to B. must to C. shouldn’t D. ought
31. Warning! No authorised personnel _______ this point.
A. about B. from C. beyond D. on
Select the correct prefix:
32. _____grateful
A. en B. dis C. in D. un

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33. ____minister
A. over B. ex C. on D. bi
34. _____vegetarian
A. en B. an C. non D. un
35. ____editor
A. joint B. bi C. bye C. sub
36. _____post
A. age B. ne C. on D. out
Select the linkers and discourse makers from the given options to make meaningful sentences.
37. Women at the club kept gossiping, ______their husbands played cards.
A. while B. when C. where D. which
38. He talks to me _______ he were my boss.
A. as if B. as though C. though D. also
39. The application cannot be submitted now ______ the last date was 30th April 2022.
A. because B. so C. therefore D. thereafter
40. _______ when is your flight?
A. By the way B. By the bye C. By and large D. Bye and Bye
41. _______ you talk sense, ______ you keep your mouth shut!
A. Either…or B. Neither….nor C. Whether…or D. Both….and
Choose the correct suffixes to form words that can complete the sentences.
42. Happi____is a state of mind.
A. ness B. able C. ible D.ent
43. People speak loudly. You are barely aud____
A. able B. ible C. ity D. ful
44. She met his expect_____ gaze with a gentle smile.
A. ant B. able C. ful D. ible
45. The author submitted his final manu_____after a long delay.
A. script B. scribe C. sophic D. scopy
46. This is a hope_____ situation. I don’t know to get out of it.
A. est B. ily C. less D. able
Choose the appropriate adverbs from the given options:
47. They found it ____ to fill the vacant positions.
A. hard B. hardly C. appropriately D. scarcely
48. She was quite _______ dressed for the party.
A. nicely B. disastrously C. nice D. harmoniously
49. Before signing, the manger looked through the document quite ______.
A. confidently B. careful C. carefully D. care
50. Saina Nehwal played the last test ______ well and won the match.
A. rather B. gingerly C. quite D. appropriately
51. ______ that is the reason for his absence from office.
A. Magically B. possibly C. posthumously D. fastly
52. Which of the following spellings is correct?
A. argument B. argumente C. arguemint D. arguemintes
53. Choose the correct verb/tense form: Our holy books tell us that man _______ mortal.
A. is B. was C. will be D. are
54. Choose the correct verb/tense form: The teacher asked the boys whether they ____ the problems.
A. solve B. have solved C. had solved D. solves

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