OMISSION

POINTS TO REMEMBER:

 One word has been omitted in each line of the passage.

 Read the passage carefully and mark the place from where the word has been omitted.
 Think of the missing word. It could be a helping verb, a modal, a determiner, a
conjunction, a preposition, etc.
 Write three words: a word before, the word you are to insert and one word that comes
after it. Read the example carefully to know how you are to provide the answer in each
case.
 Underline the word provided by you.
 Revise your answers.

Let’s try doing some omission exercises given below.

Q1. In the passage given below, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing
word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it. Don’t forget
to underline the omitted word supplied by you. The first one has been done for you as an
example.

Before Word After

“The Room On the Roof” is excellent e.g. is an excellent

novel written Ruskin Bond. (a) _______ _______ _______

It is a beautiful of writing (b) _______ _______ _______

that reflects explorations and (c) _______ _______ _______

new discoveries the adolescents world, (d) _______ _______ _______

The main character, boy named (e) _______ _______ _______

‘Rusty’ is in search of identity. (f) _______ _______ _______

Answer:

(a) written by Ruskin

(b) beautiful piece of

(c) reflects many explorations

(d) discoveries of the

(e) character a boy

(f) of his identity

Let’s try another question.

Q 2)There is one word missing in each line of the paragraph. Mention the missing word
and the words coming before and after it.

Before Word After

(a) Kites have long and illustrious history, _______ ______ ______

(b) starting perhaps as far back 260 BC when _______ ______ ______

(c) a Chinese general used kites overthrow _______ _______ ______

(d) an evil emperor. There many versions of _______ ______ ______

this story.

Answers:

(a) have a long

(b) back as 260 BC

(c) kites to overthrow

(d) there are many