Exercise 1

Rearrange the following words in a proper order so as to make meaningful sentences:

1. there is a will a where way is there

2. pays the run honesty is long.

3. mother is for looking your you.

4. of capital is Chandigarh Haryana the

5. of this is drink water the well not good to.

6. balloons children like

7. ran fox the the away with of cheese piece

8. run the mice away cat the from.

9. shortest year of the the is February month.

10. fond are of children sweets eating

11. a day an apple is eating health for good.

12. map I helped to him draw the

13. match draw in a ended the

 14. children park in the merrily played the.

Exercise 2
Pick out the Subject and the Predicate in the following sentences:
Subject Predicate
1. Birth and learning do not make one a Brahmin.

2. Happy is the contented man.

3. She did not sing a sweet song.

4. India wants peace in the world.

5. The Sun rises in the East.

6. India became free on 15th August, 1947.

7. The moon shines in the sky.

8. We have won the hockey match.

9. Never backbite others.

10. Did he meet you last Sunday?

Exercise 3
State whether the following sentences are assertive, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory or
optative. Write A for assertive, ‘Q’ for interrogative, ‘I’ for imperative, ‘E’ for exclamatory and
‘O’ for optative sentences.
1. How old are you?
 2. May God bless you!
3. Take care of your health.
4. What a beautiful flower it is!
5. How badly she was injured!
6. Do you exercise daily?
7. Please remit my fine.
8. She always speaks the truth.
9. We do not tell a lie.
10. Alas! I am undone.
11. Do not pluck the flowers.
12. How do you do?
13. Hurrah! we have won.
14. Wish that I were a king!
15. Can you do it?
16. Who won the prize?
17. Two and two make four.
18. What a lovely sight!
19. Tell me the truth.
20. Help the needy.

Exercise 4
Change the following assertive sentences into interrogative sentences:
1. You are studying in class VII.

2. They do not smoke.

3. I have learned my lesson.

4. They make a bouquet.

5. The crowd cheered for the winners.

6. We shall go out in the rain.

 7. I am not tired.

8. The dog is in the kennel.

9. You can lift it.

10. You will help him.

Pick out the Nouns in the following sentences and tell the kind of each noun. Write (P) for
Proper Noun, (C) for Common Noun, (CN) for Collective Noun, and (A) for Abstract Noun in the
given box.

1. Water is necessary for life.

2. Honesty is the best policy.
3. Youth is the hope of the nation.
4. Always speak the truth.
5. A fox saw a bunch of grapes.
6. The Earth moves around the Sun.
7. A patient needs medical treatment.
8. Bravery and patience are the virtues of our soldiers.
9. The Bible is the holy book of Christians.
10. The Prime Minister addressed the people.
11. You can see the lions in the zoo.
12. Rome was not built in a day.

Exercise 6
Pick out Countable and Uncountable nouns from the following sentences:
1. These shoes are not mine.

2. Mr. Kim is a friend of mine

3. 3. Kolkata is a big city.

 4. He drank two cups of tea.

5. There was no water in the jug

6. There is no money in my purse.

7. My brother wants to become an engineer.

8. We bought some potatoes and some butter.

9. The butcher gave me a fine piece of mutton.

10. May I borrow some milk, please?

Exercise 4
The following sentences have been rewritten using opposite Gender of the Nouns and
Pronouns in three different ways. Tick () the correct option.

1. The tiger pounced upon the hunter.

(a) The tigress pounced upon the hunter. 
(b) The tiger pounced upon the huntress.
(c) The tigress pounced upon the huntress. 

2. The bridegroom was a lad of twenty-four.

(a) The bride was a lass of twenty-four.
(b) The bridegroom was a lass of twenty-four.
(c) The bride was a lad of twenty-four.

3. She does not like cats. 

(a) He does not like cats. 
(b) She does not like kittens. 
(c) He does not like catty.

4. He came to see his mother. 

(a) She came to see her mother. 
(b) He came to see his father. 
(c) She came to see her father.

5. The author of this book is very learned. 

(a) The author of this book is very learned. 
(b) The authoress of this book is very learned. 
(c) The writer of this book is very learned.

6. The shepherd takes care of the sheep. 

(a) The shepherd takes care of the sheep. 
(b) The shepherdess takes care of the sheep. 
(c) The shepherd takes care of the goats.

7. The dog was barking at the man.

(a) The bitch was barking at the woman.
(b) The dog was barking at the woman. 
(c) The bitch was barking at the man.

8. The hero of this movie is an army officer. 

(a) The hero of this movie is an army officer. 
(b) The hero of this movie is a lady officer. 
(c) The heroine of this movie is an army officer.

9. My manservant gave clothes to the washerman. 

(a) My woman-servant gave clothes to the washerwoman.
(b) My maidservant gave clothes to the washerwoman. 
(c) My female servant gave clothes to the washerwoman.

10. The lion killed the small he-goat. 

(a) The lioness killed the small she-goat.
(b) The lion killed the small she-goat. 
(c) The lioness killed the small he-goat.

Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks with ‘who’, ‘ whom’, ‘whose’, ‘which’ or ‘that’.
1. She was wearing a frock ………… her mother had given.

2. This is the boy ………. father is an acrobat.

 3. This is the house ……….. my uncle built. 

4. I thanked the man ……….. saved my son.

5. This is the man ……….. house has been burgled.

6. Look at the clock ……….. is on the wall. 

7. I do not like the shirt ……….. he is wearing.

8. This is the book …….. I like the most.

Exercise 2
Write questions for the following given answers. Use Interrogative Pronouns like ‘what’, ‘who’,
‘which, ‘whose’ or ‘whom’. Refer the given example. car.
Example: Answer My father drove the car.
Question Who drove the car?
1. This is Sarita’s bag.

2. He is the one whom I like the most.

3. I gave the book to Rita.

4. The birds are eating the com.

5. The English book is mine.

6. Neha fell down.

7. The boys took him to the hospital.

8. This is his book.

 9. She was wearing a frock that her mother had given her.

10. She stood first in the class.

Exercise 3
Fill in the blanks with Pronouns.

I slept well that night. When I woke up, the room was full of sunshine. …………..….. was a pretty
room, much prettier than the one …………………. .. had in my village……………..……… felt hopeful.
A new life was in front of ……………..…….. I got up, washed and dressed myself……. went outside.
……………..…. saw that the house was a very big one.

Exercise 4
Fill in the blanks with suitable Personal Pronouns.
1. A bird builds………………… nest to lay eggs.

2. His father is a doctor………. is a nice man.

3. They took no notice of me; ……….. do not want to go there again.

4. Did you see Satish? ………. is my friend.

5. The teacher shouted at her and me, still …………………..….. respect …………….……….

6. Obey your parents ……… are your real well-wishers.

7. Wait here till …………. complete our work.

8. Shyam has lost his dog and could not find ……………..

9. This book is mine. I gave ……. to her.

10. I gave her a pen ……….. thanked me.

Exercise 5
Fill in the blanks with Demonstrative Pronouns.

1. ……….. flowers are lovely.

 2. …………… is the book I purchased last year.

3. …………. are stale fruits.

4. ………….. is my father’s old house.

5. ………. are our fields; ………are yours.

6. ………. is a very expensive toy.

7. ……… are cotton clothes.

8. ……………………. is my house; …………….... is yours.

9. ……… are mere excuses.

10. The climate of Shimla is better than …….. of Delhi.

Exercise 6
Rewrite the following sentences as shown in the example.
Example: This dog belongs to you.
This dog is yours.

1. This house belongs to us.

2. These orchards belong to you.

3. This cricket bat does not belong to me.

Exercise 7
Rewrite the following sentences by filling in the blanks with the words given in the box:
yours, his, theirs, mine, hers, ours
1. It was his mistake. The mistake was ……………………..

2. This is my chair. This chair is ………………………..

3. These were our jackets. These jackets were ……………………………….…
 4. These are her frocks. These frocks are…………………..…….

5. These sweets are for you. These sweets are ……………………..…..

6. Those are their flowers. Those flowers are ………………………………

Exercise 8
Fill in the blanks with Indefinite Pronouns.
1. ………………….….of them were Germans.

2. ………. are quite well.

3. He does not want to buy ……………………………. of these books.

4. …………………………….….are not happy.

5. ……………………………….….should do one’s best. 

6. …………can jump over this wall.

7. Do you have ……………………………… pen? No, I don’t.

8. ………………………….… has stolen my watch.

9. ………………………………… are not in our town.

Exercise 9
Fill in the blanks with the correct choice of Reflexive or Emphatic Pronouns.
1. You……………………………….. did it
(1) yourself (ii) only (iii) your (iv) myself

2. She jumped ………………………..…… and fell down.

(i) herself (ii) himself (iii) myself (iv) ourselves

3. He …………………………………….….. said these words 

(i) myself (ii) yourself (iii) himself (iv) herself
4. The building …………………………………..…. fell down
(i) itself (ii) themselves (iii) that (iv) himself

5, We must do it ………………………..…. 
(i) ourselves (ii) themselves (iii) himself (iv) yourself

Exercise 10
Fill in the blanks with Distributive Pronouns.
1. ……………………………..… of the two pens is yours. 

2. ………………………………….…of these girls will get the scholarship.

3. ……………………………….… of the roads will take you to Jaipur.

4. We took ……………………………… side.

5. ……………………………….…… of them is taking part in the drama.

6. ………………………………….… statement is true.

7. ……………………………………..… one of them sang a song.

8. ………………………………………..… of these boys was given a prize.

Exercise 11
Join and rewrite the following sentences, using appropriate Pronouns:
Example:
Last evening I saw a man. He could paint with his feet.
 Last evening I saw a man who could paint with his feet.
1. This is a road. The road leads to the railway station.

2. He has a friend. The friend is a painter.

3. The meeting was held in the Town Hall. The Town Hall is in the heart of the city.

4. The child is called an orphan. His parents are dead.

 5. This is Rita. I have known her for long.

Fill in the blanks with the correct degree of adjectives given in brackets. 
1. Parmod is …………………………….….. (strong) than Vinod.

2. He is the …………………………………..…….. (bad) student in the class.

3. This seat is ………………………………………….……….. (comfortable) than that one.

4. The dog is the …………………………………….…… (faithful) animal. 

5. The white box is………………………………….… (heavy) than the black box.

6. Delhi is ………………………………………(hot) than Mumbai.

7. A goat is ………………………………………..…….. (fat) than a dog.  

8. Sarita is the …………………………………………..….. (careless) girl in the class.

9. Sabina’s marks are the ……………………….………. (good) in the whole class.

10. The baby looked…………………………………….…. (cheerful) today.

11. The cat is the ……………………………………. (lazy) of all animals. 

12. A sofa is ……………………………..…… (comfortable) than a bench. 

13. The first exercise is ……………………………….…. (difficult) than the second.

14. The girl is ……………………………………..…(thin) than the boy. 

15. Pacific Ocean is the …………………………………….….. (large) ocean in the world.

16. Smita is the ……………………………….……….. (pretty) girl in the school.

17. He looked …………………………………..……  (pale) yesterday.

18. Asha is the …………………………………..……  (popular) singer in her class.

19. Which is the ……………………………………..……..  (high) peak in the world?

Exercise 3
Fill in the blanks with the correct choice of the Adjectives given in brackets.
1. Oil is ……………………………………………….. (light) than water.
(i) light  (ii) lighter (iii) lightest

2. He is ……………………………………………..… (old) than I

(i) older  (ii) oldest (iii) old

3. Lead is …………………………………………….……  (heavy) than any other metal. 

(i) heavy (ii) heaviest  (iii) heavier

4. The dog is the……………………………………….…… (faithful) animal. 

(i) most faithful (ii) more faithful  (iii) faithful

5. The Nile is the ……………………………………..…….. (long) of all the rivers.

(i) longer  (ii) longest (iii) more long

6. He is…………………………………….. (popular) today than he was five years ago.

(i) more popular  (ii) most popular (iii) great

7. Sujan Singh is the ………………………………..……..  (tall) boy in the school.

(i) taller (ii)tall (iii) tallest

8. Jaipur is one of the ……………………………………………… (beautiful) cities in India.

(i) more beautiful (ii) most beautiful (iii) largely beautiful

9. The Kashmir Valley is the ……………………………….………….. (charming) place on the earth.

(i) more charming (ii) most charming (iii) greatly

10. Which is the ………………………………….. (long) river in India?

(i) longer  (ii) long (iii) longest

11. This cloth is ………………………………………….  (fine) than that. 

 (i) more fine (ii) finer  (iii) most finest

12. Kareena is ………………………………………..  (old) than Pushpa.

(i) older  (ii) oldest  (iii)… more old

13. He is the ……………………………………………...  (rich) man in our town. 

(i) rich (ii) richer  (iii) richest
 14. Iron is the…………………………………….…..  (useful) metal. 
(i) most useful (ii) more useful  (iii) used most

15. Mohini sings …………………………..…  (good) than I.

(i) more good (ii) better (iii) best