Sunday 29 January 2012

Question tag

Add question tags to the following:--

1. She will come, ------------?

2. My father is an Engineer, --------------?

3. Rani looks happy, ------------?

4. You will go there, -----------?

5. Mohan speaks English, -------------?

6. Let’s have game of Football, --------------?

7. Don’t forget, ---------------?

Answers:

1. Won’t she?

2. Isn’t he?

3. Doesn’t she?

4. won’t you?

5. Doesn’t he?

6. Shall we?

7. Will you?

Tuesday 24 January 2012

Preposition lists

Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:

1. I spoke to my friend ----------- the phone.

2. I spoke to my friend -------- phone.

3. I have a pen ----------- three colors.

4. I sent the letter -------- post.

5. It is better to go ---------- foot.

6. We will start the journey ----------- five o’ clock.

7. It has been raining heavily ---------- yesterday morning.

Answers:

1. on

2. by

3. with

4. by

5. on

6. at

7. since

Sunday 22 January 2012

Collective nouns list

Write the apt collective noun form given in brackets:

1. A ----------- of athletes.

(troupe / team)

2. A ------------ of boys.

(blush / bevy)

3. A -------------- of directors.

(staff / board)

4. A ------------- of judges.

(bench / gang)

5. A ------------ of dancers.

(troupe / team)

6. A ----------- of men.

(band / board)

7. An ------------ of magicians.

(illusion / group)

Answers:

1. team

2. blush

3. board

4. bench

5. troupe

6. band

7. illusion

Wednesday 18 January 2012

English tenses

Insert the correct tense of verb in the following:

1. My sister with her husband ----------- to Mumbai.

(go, is going, goes)

2. I am always ----------- trouble with my friend.

(having, has, had)

3. That car ------------- to Kiran.

(is belonging, was belonging, belongs)

4. My father ------------ for a walk every morning.

(goes, has gone, was going)

5. She ------------- for Dubai last Friday.

(has left, leave, left)

6. These grapes --------- sour.

(taste, are tasting, tasted)

7. I ------------ her letter a month ago.

(is receiving, received, will receive)

Answers:

1. is going

2. having

3. belongs

4. goes

5. left

6. taste

7. received

Sunday 15 January 2012

Opposite Meaning

Choose the correct antonym for the term given:

1. Optimistic

*Pessimistic

*Deterministic

2. Praise

*Disgrace

*Condemn

3. Weak

*Poor

*Strong

4. Giant

*Dwarf

*Lean

5. Stale

*Fresh

*Old

6. Demolish

*Erect

*Abolish

7. Transitory

*Perpetual

*Permanent

Answers:

1. Pessimistic

2. Condemn

3. Strong

4. Dwarf

5. Fresh

6. Erect

7. Perpetual

Saturday 14 January 2012

English Spell Check

Choose the correctly spelt word:

1. (a).Precision

(b). Presision

(c).Pricision


2. (a). Jealesy

(b). Jealousy

(c). Jelousy


3. (a). Auatamn

(b). Autumn

(c). Autum


4. (a). Ensaiclopedia

(b). Ensyclopedia

(c). Encyclopedia


5. (a). Resemblance

(b). Resamblance

(c). Resamblence

Answers:

1. (a). Precision

2. (b). Jealousy

3. (b). Autumn

4. (c). Encyclopedia

5. (a). Resemblance