PARTS OF SPEECH

Read the following sentences and identify the type of noun used.

1. Kolkata is the capital of West Bengal.

2. The Royal Bengal Tiger is found in the Sunderbans.
3. The jury gave a unanimous verdict.
4. Laughter is good for health.
5. The crowd is very big.
6. The elephant is an intelligent animal.
7. The Ganges is a sacred river.
8. The bravery of the soldier saved the day.
9. I bought furniture for my new house.
10. King Solomon was very wise.
11. The man was riding a white horse.
12. The shepherd took the flock of sheep to the field.
13. That table is newly polished.
14. I believed her innocence.
15. I need your honest opinion.
16. The police caught the thief.
17. I brought zucchini from the market.
18. Shakespeare was a famous English playwright.
19. Percy B Shelley was a poet.
20. This dress is made of silk.

Exercise 2 – Change the Gender

1. The lioness was ready to pounce.
2. The actor acted quite well in the movie.
3. My uncle lives in New York.
4. My father works in a government office.
5. The gentleman gave me this chocolate.
6. The king ruled with sincerity.
7. She was the duchess of Stanford.
8. The waiter brought us our food.
9. The prince succeeded his father.
10. The cock started calling at the break of dawn.

Point out the nouns in the following sentences and say whether they are
common, proper, collective, material, or abstract.

1.    Always speak the truth.

2.    We all love honesty.
3.    I have two children.
4.    The lion is the king of the beasts.
5.    Solomon was the wisest of all kings.
6.    Cleanliness is next to godliness.
7.    Birds of a feather flock together.
8.    Who teaches you grammar?
9.    The Nile is the longest of all rivers.
10.    A committee of six was appointed to assess the situation.
11.    Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India.
12.    The boy was rewarded for his honesty.
13.    He gave me an apple.
14.    I recognized his voice at once.
15.    You should never tell a lie.
16.    Wisdom is better than riches.
17.    He is on the jury.
18.    Silver and gold are precious metals.
19.    Still waters run deep.
20.    The cackling of geese saved Rome.
21.    Tubal Cain was a man of might.
22.    Old habits die hard.
23.    The early bird catches the worm.
24.    It was Edison who invented the phonograph.
25.    You can’t pump the ocean dry.

PRONOUNS

Read the following sentences and use the appropriate pronouns.

1. Murat is a good boy. __ always listens to__ teacher.
2. Amit and Sumit are twin brothers. ___ take the same bag to school.
3. Milly and I are very good friends. ___ know each other since childhood.
4. The mangoes are very sour. Where did you buy ___?
5. I love watching Tom and Jerry. __ reminds me of my childhood days.
6. I bought this book for my sister. __ often read it together.
7. This is Steve. Do you know __?
8. There are many windows here. But all of the ___ are jammed.
9. The army has reached __ destination.
10. My aunt and uncle live in Delhi. ___ often visit ___.
11. While playing basketball, I hurt ____
12. The children hid ___ in the cupboard.
13. The flowers in the vase are beautiful. I bought __ flowers for my anniversary.
14. All the boys participated in the race and ___ one of them got a prize.
15. ___ of the witnesses were present in the court.
16. I met Peter ___ just returned from Belgium.
17. Raju set for ___, a target that was difficult to achieve.
18. The criminals ___ admitted their crime.
19. This is the girl __ caught the thief.
20. The book is about Anne. It is __ favorite book.

Choose the correct pronoun and use it in the sentence.

1. (Me/I) feel like taking a short trip to the Maldives
 2. (I/me) think you should participate in the debate.
3. Wuthering Heights is (her/hers) favorite book.
4. Those papers are (mine/my).
5. The box was lying around. Is (it/its) yours?
6. The dog almost choked (himself/itself).
7. Natasha was all by (yourselves/herself)
8. I got (me/myself) all wet.
9. The book lying here (that/this) is mine.
10. (each/neither) of the children will get sweets.
11. Do you want (that/it) pen?
12. I lost the toy you gave (me/myself)
13. This house is (ours/our).
14. It was (their/theirs) car parked here.
15. Do you know (his/him)?

VERB
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb
1. We ___________ (has paid/have paid) him the money.
2. I _________ (have bought/has bought) my sister a watch.
3. _________ (Show/Shows) me your hands.
4. You _________ (has made/have made) your shirt dirty.
5. We _________ (are waiting/is waiting) for Rohan.
6. These books _________ (belong/belongs) to me.
7. She _________ (want/wants) to go.
8. We _________ (will like/would like) to visit the museum.
9. He _________ (has finished/have finished) talking.
10. My brother _________ (enjoy/enjoys) playing cricket.
11. We _________ (find/found) the house deserted.
12. We _________ (hope/hoped) that you would succeed.
13. She _________ (has assured/have assured) me that she is ready to help.
14. Nobody _________ (know/knows) when he will arrive.
15. We _________ (must find out/find) where to put it.
16. I _________ (shall show/show) you how to operate it.
17. Jack _________ (cannot/could not) decide what he should do next.
18. I _________ (can’t/could not) imagine why she has behaved like that.
19. Can you _________ (tell/told/tells) me where he lives?

20. Rita ___ a mile every day. (run/runs)

21. The dogs ___ all night. (barks/bark)
22. The cat ___ the snake. (catch/caught)
23. We ___ in the park in the evenings. (play/plays)
24. Mia __ school yesterday.(went/go)
25. Sheela ___ to be a Police Officer when she grows up. (want/wants)
26. Mahesh ___ back to his mother. (ran/run)
27. Amy ___ very fast. (walk/walks)
28. You can ___ with us. (come/came)
29. They ___ to a picnic together. (went/go)
30. Have you ___ the baby? (see/seen)
31. Hannah Montana ___ so well. (sing/sung)
32. The bird ___ away from the cage. (flew/flown)
33. I __ a letter for my friend. (write/wrote)
 34. The friends ___ back from the trip. (drove/drive)
35. Did you ___ anything? (do/done)
36. They ___ till late evening. (plays/played)
37. Can you __ well? (swim/swam)
38. Cheetahs ___ very fast. (run/ran)
39. My brother and I ___ everyday. (talk/talks)

ADVERB
Q.Go through the given sentences and identify the type of adverb
used in each sentence.
1. The boy practised his speech regularly.
2. The phone kept ringing constantly.
3. The people have gone out.
4. I have heard this story before.
5. Are you quite sure?
6. You are driving too carelessly.
7. I always try my best.
8. You are quite right.
9. He solved the problem quickly.
10. I have heard enough.
11. The boy often makes the same mistake.
12. Why are you still here?
13. I could hardly recognise him.
14. The little kid is too shy to sing.
15. The horse galloped away.

Q. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of adverbs in the brackets:
1. The new boy in class swims ________________ than I do. (fast)
2. The bus will leave at 6.00 a.m. Can you come ________________? (early)
3. It’s very noisy. We have to talk ________________. (loudly)
4. He tried to solve the mathematical problems ________________ (patiently) than his
classmates.
5. The ballet dancer danced ________________ (gracefully) of all.
6. The visitors stayed at the hotel ________________ (long) than expected.
7. We could not walk any ________________ (far) as we were tired and hungry.
8. Since you have done all your revision, I am sure you will answer the questions
________________ (confidently) than you did last year.
9. Fill in with the correct adverbs:
10. You will begin this work ___________.
11. I go for a walk ___________ times a week.
12. Drive a little ___________.
13. You are not feeling ___________.
14. She ___________ comes to see us.
15. It was ___________ cold yesterday.
16. Your answer has been written very ___________.
17. I ___________ had my lunch.
18. I get up ___________ in the morning.
19. Behave with your elders ___________.
 CONJUNCTIONS

Q. Use a conjunctions to join each pair of the following

sentences.
1. Gaurika apologised for her conduct. She was not spared.
2. You have to wear a proper uniform. It is compulsory.
3. It was raining hard. I stayed at home.
4. The movie was over. We went home.
5. A banyan tree is tall. A palm is taller.
6. I saw my school bus coming. I immediately ran toward it.
7. Nisha won the first prize. She was the best orator.
8. Preeti stood first in the competition. We congratulated her.

Complete each sentence using the correct

coordinating conjunctive adverb from the parenthesis:

1. Bianca wore her rain boots; _________, her feet stayed dry during the storm. (however,
therefore, on the other hand)
2. I love the color red; _________, this shade seems a little too bright. (therefore, nonetheless, in
fact)
3. You have to be on time; _________, you’ll miss the train. (nonetheless, however, otherwise)
4. Teresa likes to read; _________, her sister Julia prefers to watch TV. (however, in contrast,
again)
5. She really wanted to eat ice cream; _________, she had a salad. (however, likewise, instead)
6. We were working hard; _________, Jill and Jerry were lounging by the pool. (meanwhile,
instead, therefore)
7. He is a weak leader; _________, he has plenty of supporters. (otherwise, moreover,
nevertheless)
8. She has an incredible voice; _________, she will go far in her music career. (otherwise,
undoubtedly, similarly)
9. Natalie wanted to make pie but didn’t have apples; _________, she decided to bake a cake.
(therefore, namely, in contrast)
10. We had hoped to go to Spain; _________, we ended up in France. (otherwise, instead, again)

ADJECTIVES
Go through the following sentences and identify the type of adjective used
in them.
1. Sharon will clean her messy room today.
 2. My sister brought some French pastries.
3. The miser lost all his money.
4. There haven’t been sufficient crops to sell this year.
5. Collecting coins is an interesting hobby.
6. The boy did not have any soup.
7. There’s no milk left in the bowl.
8. Either boy was present there.
9. This bag is heavier than the suitcase.
10. The white pomeranian is very fluffy.
11. The food was delicious.
12. Whose pencil box is this?
13. These apples are pretty sweet.
14. Shiv came second in the marathon.
15. I saw it with my own eyes.
16. What a splendid piece of art!
17. Emily Bronte was a Victorian novelist.
18. The Atlantic Ocean is the largest ocean in the world.
19. Most children are playing.
20. Don’t be such a brat.

Q Please fill the following sentences with the appropriate form of

adjectives.
1. My apartment is (small) ------- than hers.
2. The bouquet is (beautiful)---------- than the one kept on the table.
3. This is the (comfortable)-----------sofa I have ever used for sitting.
4. Who is the (rich)------kid in the world?
5. This is one of the (bad) -----------films that I have recently seen.
6. He is one of the -------(powerful) ----------persons in the nation.
7. Shakespeare is known as one of the (great)---------- men in English Literature.
8. Helen is a (good)---------- athlete of the two.
9. The job offer is too (good)-------- for me
10. Healthy eaters usually live (long) -----------than the non-healthy ones.

INTERJECTIONS
Identify the interjection in the sentences below.
1. Goodness! He heard the person's conversation and quickly contacted the authorities .
2. Oh, I haven't really seen my sister since she graduated from high school !
3. Oops! I spilled the honey .
4. No! Don't even think about it !
5. Help! The books are about to tumble !
6. The poor bison was, Alas! starving and impoverished .
7. Wait! Don't leave me alone in this scary apartment !
8. Ah! That was a trick I've seen earlier .
 9. Hmm, I am not confident this color goes with my gown .
10. Absolutely! I'll take care of everything for your celebration .

Fill in the blanks with appropriate interjections .

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1. _________ I We've won the game .
2. _________ What are your plans for the tomorrow ?
3. _________ What a lovely color !
4. _________I can hear that something is approaching .
5. ________ What a devious lie .
6. ______We can never leave you and go .
7. ________The doctor is on the visit to see the patients .
8. __________ now I can understand his feelings .
9. _______ the bowl slipped from my hand and broke .
10. __________ the bee just stung me .

Make suitable and meaningful sentences using the following interjection

terms.
1. Alas!
2. Yes!
3. Fantastic!
4. Eh!
5. Ugh!
6. Stop!
7. Wow!
8. What!

PREPOSITIONS
Fill in the Blanks with Appropriate Prepositions
1. This shop doesn’t have the toys I was looking __. (up/for)
2. The teacher divided the sweets ___ all the children. (between/among)
3. Bruce did not fare well __ his examination. (in/at)
4. The dog is grateful __ its owner. (to/for)
5. My brother’s anniversary is __ 5th November. (on/in)
6. The boy __ the store is quite young. (at/on)
7. Mahatma Gandhi was born __ 2nd October. (on/in)
8. Rupert is fond __ muffins. (of/off)
9. The dog jumped __ the sofa. (on/in)
10. Humpty Dumpty sat __ a wall. (on/at)
11. The police officer is __ the station. (at/on)
12. The Sun will not rise __ 6 o’clock. (before/since)
 13. I know Jack ___ he was a little boy. (for/since)
14. Priya’s house is ___ mine. (next to/after)
15. The opponents sat ____ to each other. (opposite/behind)
16. The scientist looked ____ the microscope. (through/in)
17. I met Suhani when I was __ college. (in/on)
18. I will have completed my task __ Friday. (till/by)
19. There’s a rift ___ these two kids. (between/among)
20. The soldiers are ___ war. (in/at)

Please fill in the blanks with the appropriate prepositions;

1. He lives ________ Ahmedabad.

2. They prefer to stay _______ a farmhouse.
3. The rat ran ____ the hole.
4. They go to university _____ walk.
5. It is advisable to stay inside _____ the hurricanes.
6. The kids fought ________ themselves
7. Everyone cheered _____ Reema _______ her success.
8. The instructor insisted ________ completing the drawing before leaving the class.
9. They are not familiar ______ this subject.
10. He is very angry ________ us.
11. Who was he talking ______?
12. Eskimo reside _____ the igloo.
13. I purchased this cycle _______ two thousand rupees.
14. The supervisor is dissatisfied _______ his performance.
15. You have to walk _________ the door to exit this hall.