English GrE
English GrE
English GrE
Look at the scene at a beach. Then complete the following sentences using naming words from the
strip below.
This is a beach. There are tall coconut ____________________ on it. ____________________ are
flying in the sky. Three ____________________ are playing on the beach with a ______________.
Their ______________ is also playing with them. There are some ________________ on the sand.
C. The nouns in each row given below belong to a particular family. Write the name of the family.
Choose from the given family names.
animal clothes fruit vegetable furniture
A. Underline the common nouns in these sentences. Write them at the correct places in the picture.
2. I live in Mumbai.
1. My name is __________________________________________.
4. I live in _______________________________________________________________________.
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F. Underline the proper nouns and circle the common nouns in the given sentences.
8. Mr Shetty is a doctor.
G. The grid given below contains the names of eight thing we find in a classroom. Find and circle
them.
R D E S K D P K T N
C H A R T U E A A Z
B A P C H S N Y B S
O S C H N T C M L T
O A L A Q E I Y E A
K P E L M R L T I R
S N F K C H A I R E
A. Given below are some singular nouns. Add -s to make them pleural.
F. Fill in the blanks using correct form of the nouns given in the brackets.
1. Mouse a. Children
2. woman b. Oxen
3. Tooth c. Postmen
4. Ox d. Teeth
5. Goose e. Women
6. Postman f. Mice
7. Child g. Geese
Chapter 3 (Nouns: Male and Female)
B. Rewrite the sentences replacing the underlined nouns with nouns of opposite gender.
1. His brother loves cycling.
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2. The manager wants to meet your husband.
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3. The king loved his daughter .
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4. Her father is a teacher.
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5. That boy is my nephew.
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6. The prince has a horse.
C. Match the nouns in column A with correct nouns of opposite gender in column B.
Column A Column B
1. Dog a. Goose
2. Gander b. Peahen
3. Bull c. Bitch
4. Peacock d. Bitch
6. Deer f. Tigress
7. Tiger g. Duck
Column A Column B
1. Rahul a. It
4. Priya d. We
5. a dog e. He
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Column A Column B
1. Our dog Tipsy was sleeping. a. ________ was sleeping.
3. My brother was playing with a ball. c. ________ was playing with a ball.
5. Mrs Naidu said to Mohan, ‘Mohan, _______ are a good boy!’. (we/you/they)
E. Write the correct pronouns in the blanks to replace the underlined nouns.
F. Circle the incorrect pronouns in the following sentences and write the correct pronouns in the
space given.
2. Rohit went to the market. She went with his mother. _______
5. Rahul and Nitin called me. He will not come to the party. _______
Chapter 5: Adjectives
The words that describe nouns are called describing words or adjectives.
B. Rewrite the following sentences using the adjectives given in the brackets at suitable places.
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C. Fill in the blanks by choosing suitable adjectives from those given in brackets.
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2. Rohan wore new cloths.
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D. Write one word for the following phrases. Choose the answer from the strip below.
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F. Complete the adjectives. All of the words end in -y.
1. Opposite of light h __ __ __ y
2. not clean d __ __ __ y
3. not difficult e __ __ y
4. a large number m __ __ y
5. very small t __ __ y
6. not wet d __ y
7. not beautiful u __ __ y
8. nice to look at p __ __ __ __ y
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G. Write the opposites of the following words. Choose the answers from the words given in the
box.
Sad thin short small
bottom young gentle
1. fierce ________________________
2. old ________________________
3. thick ________________________
4. top ________________________
5. happy ________________________
6. long ________________________
7. big ________________________
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H. Given below are some adjectives which make pairs with other adjectives to name colours. Select
words from the box and write in the blanks to make these pairs.
Green white yellow
grey red brown
1. leafy ________________________
2. lemon ________________________
3. milky ________________________
4. chocolate ________________________
5. ash ________________________
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I. Some animals are described below. Read the clues and write the names of the animals in the
blank spaces. Also circle the adjectives in the sentences.
1. It is a pet animal. It is very faithful and wags its tail when it is happy. It is a ________________ .
2. It is a fierce animal. It is strong and is called the king of the jungle. It has thick golden hairs on its
head. It Is a ________________________ .
3. It is a big beautiful bird. It has a crown on its head. It comes out in the rain. It is a ___________ .
5. It ia huge animal. Iy has a long nose and big ears. It loves bananas and sugar cane. It is an
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Chapter 6 : Comparison
B. Choose suitable adjectives from the ones given and complete the following sentences.
C. Look at the pictures. Fill in the blanks with correct adjectives from those given in the brackets.
(lighter/lightest)
1. Sanjana and Rohit were sleeping when the doorbell rang. _____________________
1. Rohit climbed onto a (chair / table) to peep through the magic eye.
3. The mother (greeted / scolded) the man and called him inside.
5. In the end, the children became (friendly / unfriendly) with the man.
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4. I want to go to a restaurant.
6. My mother is a doctor.
4. Divya is a painter.
8. My birthday is in January.
F. Fill in the blanks with the pleural forms of the nouns given in brackets.
G. The jumbled words given below are the pleural forms of some nouns. Write the words correctly
and also write their singular forms.
Column A Column B
a. Nun
1. Lion
b. Bridegroom
2. Emperor
c. Niece
3. Bull
d. Lady
4. Headmaster
E. Daughter
5. Waiter
f. Lioness
6. Monk
g. Empress
7. Son
h. Headmistress
8. Gentleman
i. Cow
9. Bride
j. Waitress
10. Nephew
I. Rewrite the sentences replacing the underlined nouns with the nouns of opposite gender.
1. My aunt is a teacher.
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2. The prince is sitting under a tree.
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8. Alia and Varun are my friends. _________________ are coming to mu birthday party.
L. Match the adjectives given in column A with their opposite adjectives in column B.
Column A Column B
a. night
1. Dry
b. low
2. old
c. wrong
3. day
d. bad
4. ugly
e. beautiful
5. big
f. new
6. right
g. small
7. hot
h. cold
8. good
i. wet
9. high
M. Fill in the blanks by choosing suitable adjectives from those given in brackets.
Column A Column B
a. sour
1. honey
b. sweet
2. lemon
c. bitter
3. potato chips
d. salty
4. bitter-gourd
e. hot.
5. green chilli
O. Write the names of the colours that are generally used to describe these things.
1. Mango _________________
2. Strawberry _________________
3. Paper _________________
4. Sky _________________
5. Orange _________________
6. Grass _________________
7. Apple _________________
P. Rewrite the following sentences using the adjectives given in brackets at suitable places.
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6. There were trees in the forest. (tall)
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1. Big ______________________
2. young ______________________
3. deep ______________________
4. hot ______________________
5. tall ______________________
6. weak ______________________
7. large ______________________
8. old ______________________
9. dark ______________________
T. Choose the correct pronouns from brackets and fill in the blanks.
1. My father and I are going to the market. ____________ (We / They) will buy vegetables.
4. Alisha and Ankita are sisters. ____________ (Them / She) are never late to school.
5. This is Vishal’s pen. Please give ____________ (we / it) to ___________________ (them / him).
U. Complete the table with adjectives.
Adjectives - er - est
V.
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Chapter: 8 Verbs
C. Look at the picture and complete the sentences with the verbs given in the strip below.
This is a park in Pushpa Vihar. It is evening time. Some children are _________________________
with a ball. A woman is ____________________________ a pram with her baby in it. Two woman
are ________________________ on the bench. Some men are ________________________ on the
grass. A little girl is ___________________ on the bench. Two boys are _____________________
D. Some are nouns (naming words) and verbs (doing words) are given in two strips below.
Choose the correct ones and fill in the blanks in the sentences that follow. Take the help of the
pictures.
Nouns
Verbs
3. Reena is __________________________________.
B. Rewrite the following sentences by replacing the underlined verbs with correct ones.
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9. Sanjay ______________ going with his mother in the car when it started raining.
10. Ms Ekta ______________ teaching us when one of the students fell from the chair.
B. Use am, is, are, was or were to fill in the blanks in the following sentences.
8. The dog ______________ barking At the stranger when Mr Gupta opened the door.
Ar present, Neha ________________ three pets. She ________________ one dog and two puppies.
The dog ________________ long ears. The puppies ________________ short ears. Earlier, she
C. Fill in the blanks using the correct verb from the brackets.
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Answer: _________________________________________________________________________
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2. What did the nuns do to the little boy at the children’s home?
Answer: _________________________________________________________________________
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Answer: _________________________________________________________________________
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4. Where did the nuns reach when they followed the boy?
Answer: _________________________________________________________________________
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5. Why did the boy run back to his mother every night?
Answer: _________________________________________________________________________
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Worksheet
B. Identify the verb in each set and write it in the corresponding blank.
C. Fill in the blanks with correct form of verbs from those given in brackets.
1. Mona ______________ a care. She drives the car to office every day.
2. Sara ______________ an extra pen with her. So, she gave one to me.
I. Fill in the blanks with the -ing forms of the verbs given below.