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1. SUFFIX: -er, -or, -ist, -ant, -ent, -less, -ful, -ling,

Add to each of these words a suffix from the above list :

I. Act ___actor
II. farm __ farmer
III. Harp – harpist (a musician who plays a harp)
IV. sail - sailor
V. care – careful / careless
VI. goose (NOT gooseling) - gosling
VII. explore - explorer
VIII. assist - assistant
IX. grace - graceful
X. violin - violinist
XI. stud - student
XII.serve - server
2. What are these places :

Places Description
A city a large town
Hamlet a small settlement, generally one smaller than a village
Zoo an area in which animals, especially wild animals, are kept
Reservoir a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water
supply
Granary .a storehouse for threshed grain

Factory buildings where people use machines to produce goods

Hardware a shop that sells metal tools and implements and mechanical
shop equipment and components,
An aviary a large cage, building, or enclosure for keeping birds in

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3. Put these into their proper order, the smallest place first : continent, village, city,
country, town, county, world.

a.village b.town
c.city d.county
e.country f.continent
g.world

4. Complete these similes :

I. as pleased as Punch
II. as green as grass
III. as black as coal
IV. as safe as house
V. as smooth as silk
VI. as right as rain

5. Find the Stranger : whispered replied stiffened said answered

6. Find out all the meanings of:

I. left - gone out, departed
II. time - period, opportunity
III. back - behind, rear

IV. saw – viewed, a handtool

V. stand - upright, support

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7. Make three lists headed size, colour, shape and put each of these words into the
correct list : square, crimson, fat, pink, oblong, mauve, enormous, circular, scarlet,
height, cross, pied, oval, thick.

size colour shape

Fat Crimson (deep red) Square
Enormous Pink Oblong (a rectangular)
Height Mauve (pale purple col.) Circular
thick Scarlet (bright red) Cross
Pied (having twoor oval
more different colours)

8. Spelling Spell these words, the meaning of which is given :

I. Fortunately: luckily
II. Interfere : speak when someone else is speaking
III. recognise: remember someone when you meet
IV. fatigue : tiredness
V. fertile: fruitful, not barren
VI. popular : well – liked
VII. aches : pains
VIII. purchase : buy,
IX. pigeon : a bird,
X. punctual : not late

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