Wednesday, 29 February 2012

Collective noun list

Write the apt collective noun form given in brackets:

1. A -----------of owls.

(Herd/parliament)

2. A ---------- of pigeons.

(Flight/cast)

3. A ----------- of sparrows.

(Host/ head)

4. A ----------- of swallows.

(Group/ flight)

5. A -------------------- of vultures.

(Company / colony)

6. A ----------- of swans.

(Herd / host)

7. A --------------- of crows.

(Herd / murder)

Answers:

1. Parliament

2. Flight

3. Host

4. Flight

5. Colony

6. Herd

7. Murder

Monday, 20 February 2012

Oneword Substitutes

1. A person who sacrifices his life for a cause.

2. A period of thousand years.

3. One who hates knowledge and learning.

4. A person who hates marriage.

5. Madness caused by the attention being occupied by one idea or subject.

6. A person who drives an elephant.

7. Official misconduct.

Answers:

1. Martyr

2. Millennium

3. Misologist

4. Misogamist

5. Monomania

6. Mahout

7. Malfeasance

Tuesday, 14 February 2012

Preposition examples

Add suitable prepositions:

1. He ordered --------- a copy of the book.

2. Write these notes ------ blue ink.

3. We entered -------- the room.

4. AIDS day is observed --------- December 1.

5. The monkey ran ----------- the road.

6. Shakespeare was born ------------- Stratford.

7. I will complete the work ----------- two weeks.

Answers:

1. No preposition needed.

2. in

3. No preposition needed.

4. on

5. across

6. at

7. within

Sunday, 12 February 2012

Passive voice Examples

Change the voice:

1. How do we do it?

2. He is teaching English.

3. Let him do the work.

4. They called the police.

5. Who wrote this book?

6. The mother kissed the child.

7. The peon opened the door.

Answers:

1. How is it done?

2. English is being taught by him.

3. Let the work be done by him.

4. The police was called by them.

5. By whom was this book written?

6. The child was kissed by the mother.

7. The door was opened by the peon.

Saturday, 4 February 2012

One word substitution

1. An idea or expression that has been too much used and is now out-dated.

2. A place where nuns live.

3. A person who is hundred or more years old.

4. A person who sees no good in anything.

5. Beautiful handwriting.

6. One who is at home in any country.

7. Living at the same time.

Answers:

1. Cliche

2. Convent

3. Centenarian

4. Cynic

5. Calligraphy

6. Cosmopolitan

7. Contemporary

Wednesday, 1 February 2012

Helping verbs worksheets

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate auxiliary:--

1. We ------------ to be back at home by evening.

2. You ------- go only if you --------- permission.

3. You -------- do that work.

4. You -------- make less noise.

5. ------------ you live long!

6. You ---------- make less noise.

7. I ---------- be here at 8’O clock.

Answers:

1. Have

2. Can, have

3. Can

4. Might

5. May

6. Might

7. Shall