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టెన్త్ ఇంగ్లీష్ బిట్‌బ్యాంక్ స్పెషల్  
Bit Bank :10th class Engilsh Subject special 
Paper I Part B
 
Part - B of Paper I in English gives you a chance to score maximum marks of 30. This paper consists of questions which test student's knowledge of Verbs, Pronoun, Preposition, Adjective, Adverbs, Conjunctions and Articles. No of examples have been given so as to help and reinforce their knowledge gained in the school and attempt to answer these question with ease. Preposition, Articles and Conjunctions are given special emphasis in view of their relative importance.
 
Complete the following passage using appropriate words. Each blank is numbered. Choose the correct answers from the four choices given. Put a, b, c or d in the blanks.
 
I. Vikram sing was born ____ 1) Karnataka. His parents were very poor and Vikram ____ 2) leave School and go to work ____ 3) he was nine years old. He was very good ____ 4) doing tricks. So he was ____ 5) a job in a circus.
1. a) on b) at c) in d) within
2. a) has to b) have to 
c) had to d) would have to
3. a) then b) which c) where d) when
4. a) in b) at c) on d) with
5. a) given b) gave c) give d) giving.
II. Radha did her exams ____ (1) ____ (2) her father was angry ____ (3) her. he did not scold her ____ (4) she was a ____ (5) girl .
1. a) well b) badly c) good d) bad
2. a) as b) though c) since d) because
3. a) on b) with c) at d) upon
4. a) so  b) because  c) hence d) as though
5. a) good b) bad
c) pleasant d) beautiful
III. T.V. is one of the wonders ____ 1) the modern World. It is not ____ 2) idiot box. It is a magic carpet. It ____ 3) us to all corners of the world. How many of you ____ 4) travel to Paris or New York or London everyday? Of course some programmes ____ 5) bad. But no body forces you to watch them.
1. a) off b) of c) to d) in
2. a) the b) an c) a d) one
3. a) takes b) take c) taking d) taken
4. a) could b) can c) would d) might
5. a) is b) were c) are d) had been
 
Answers
I) 1) c; 2) c; 3) d; 4) b; 5) a
II) 1) b; 2) b; 3) b; 4) b; 5) a
III) 1) b; 2) b; 3) a; 4) b; 5) c
 
Matching Exercise
Students are advised to read the parts under "A"first, Then read under "B" Then try to match them the sentences are usually selected from If-clause, when-type, Past continuous, Past perfect, Advice form Synthesis, question tag etc.
Match the parts of sentences under 'A' with those in 'B'. Write the letter of the sentence Part in 'B' against the sentences Part in 'A'
I.A 1. I was so tired …… ( )
2. Since I had no money for an auto ( )
3. We heard a loud noise …… ( )
4. It's time …… ( )
5. Do you know ( )
B A. When we were going to School
B. …… That I went to bed at 8 p.m.
C. …… I bought a laptop.
D. …… where she lives
E. …… I came walking
II. A 1. It is easy …… ( )
2. I haven't seen you before …… ( )
3. Vinod is too poor …… 
4. Kamala always carries an umbrella…( )
5. Amar is too proud …… ( )
B A. …… to pay the School fees
B. …… to ask for help.
C. …… doesn't she?
D. …… to find fault with others.
E. …… have I?
III. A 1. Mahima is not old enough …… ( )
2. I know the man …… ( )
3. You will miss the train …… ( )
4. The people had just put out the fire…( )
5. You''ll cut your expenses …… ( )
B A. ……Who wants to buy your old car.
B. …… if you don't take a taxi.
C. …… to get a driving license.
D. …… Won't you?
E. …… When the fire engine came.
 
Answers
I)B E A C D; II)D E A C B; III)C A B ED
PHRASAL VERBS
Phrasal verb is the combination of Verb + Preposition or Verb +Adverb. It should be considered and understood as a whole.
Ex: The widow brought up her son with care.
"Brought up" should be considered as a whole and understood as = to rear, to educate.
It shouldn't be separated as "brought" and "up"
Study the following pairs of sentences and answer the question.
1. a) Fire broke out in the street.
b) My car broke down in the street.
Which phrase gives the meaning: to stop working a or b? ........
2. a) He called on the Minister.
b) She called off the meeting with the Minister
Who met the Minister he or she? ........
3. a) Ramya could not carry on alone.
b) Rama carried out her duties.
Who is lazy, Ramya or Rama? ........
4. a) Sonu puts on the light to study
b) Monu puts out the light after study.
Who is in the darkness, Sonu or Monu? ........
5. a) Mary sent for the nurse.
b) Rosy sent away the nurse.
Who needed the nurse, Mary or Rosy? ........
6. a) Our car skidded and ran into a lamp post.
b) Her car ran out of petrol at the lamp post.
Which car can't move?
7. a) The medical shop was closed on Sunday
b) The wine shop was closed down on Sunday.
Which shop is likely to open on Monday?
 
Answers
1) my car; 2) he; 3) Rama; 4) Monu; 5) Mary; 6) Her car;7) The Medical Shop
 
Active Voice & Passive Voice
While changing from active to passive, keep the following points in mind. 
1. Use "Be "Form (am, is are, was, were)
2. Past participle or V3 (taken eaten, broken seen, done etc.)
3. Remember:Sub+Be+Vpp/(V3)+by agent (doer)
 
Simple present and Simple Past into Passive Voice:
1. Ravi writes stories.
Stories are written by Ravi
2. Kumar gave me a book (Two Objects)
a. A book was given to me by Kumar.
b. I was given a book by Kumar.
3. She repairs computers & Laptops.
Computers & Laptops are repaired by her.
Note: usually 'doer' or 'agent' is preceded by "by". However,
For the verb "Know" 'to' should be used.
e.g. I know the answer.
The answer is known to me.
4. She knew my address
My address was known to her.
 
Present continuous and Past continuous.
1. The teacher is explaining the lesson
The lesson is being explained by the teacher.
2. She was making coffee.
Coffee was being made by her.
3. Maria is writing letters.
Letters are being written by Maria.
 
Present Perfect and Past Perfect
1. I have written stories.
Stories have been written by me
2. She has done the home-work.
The home-work has been done by her.
3. The boys had played many games.
Many games had been played by the boys.
 
Modal Verbs:
Can could
Will would
Shall should
May Might
Must
Ought to
 
Passive forms with Modals
1. Rahim will give a lecture on punctuality.
A lecture on punctuality will be given by Rahim.
2. You must remove shoes.
Shoes must be removed by you.
3. Sudhakar could help her.
She could be helped by Sudhakar.
4. They may reject his application.
His application may be rejected.
 
For Orders and Commands use "Let"
1. Stop the car.
Let the car be stopped.
2. Type these letters.
Let these letters be typed.
3. Reveal the secret to all.
Let the secret be revealed to all.
4. Don't forget it.
Let it not be forgotten.
 
Omission Of Subject 
Indefinite pronouns like: we, they, somebody,someone,anybody,nobody, the people. can be omitted.
1. People speak English all over the world.
English is spoken all over the world.
2. We have won the match.
The match has been won.
3. Someone has done the mischief.
The mischief has been done
4. The Police arrested the thieves.
The thieves were arrested.
 
Practice:
Change the following into Passive voice. 
1. Kumar is learning a poem.
2. Radha has done the job well.
3. The noise woke up my mother.
4. You ought to obey the rules.
5. Samreen had cooked the food well.
6. Sana sold the old car.
7. Bad weather hindered the rescue operation.
 
Answers
1) A poem is being learnt by Kumar; 
2) The job has been done well by Radha; 3) My mother was waken up by the noise 4) The rules ought to be obeyed by you; 5) The food had been cooked well by Samreen; 6) The old car was sold by Sana; 7) The rescue operation was hindered by the bad weather.
 
Synthesis of Sentences
In this exercise the sentences are to be combined using the given structural words or phrases, such as, so… that, too-to; so that, since, as, because, so, if, unless, Its time,
 
So---that
Combine the following sentences using so-that.
1. Rahim is very honest. He can't cheat.
A: Rahim is so honest that he can't cheat.
2. Vinod is very tall. He can touch the fan.
A: Vinod is so tall that he can touch the fan.
Practise with "So-that"
1. I am very busy. I can't play with you.
2. She is very tired. She can't cook now. 
3. Nano car is very cheap. Anybody can buy it.
 
Too--to
1. I was very tired. I could not play with my children.
A: I was too tired to play with my children.
2. Naik is very poor. He can't pay the School fee.
A: Naik is too poor to pay the School fee.
Practice with too-to
1. Ranga Rao is very lazy. He can't do any work.
2. Samosa is very hot. The baby can't eat it.
 
Using "So that"
n So that introduces purpose of action.
n Purpose can be positive or negative.
n When purpose is positive,use "can/could".
1. Salil is working hard. He wants to get first class.
A: Salil is working hard so that he can get first class.
2. The old man went out. He wanted to buy the newspaper.
A: The old man went out so that he could buy the newspaper.
Sentences for Practice:
1) Sailu is learning Kannada. He wants to study in Bangalore.
2) The teacher speaks slowly and clearly. He wants his pupils to understand him.
3) The driver drove slowly. He wanted to reach the place safely.
4) Mr. Rao left for home early. He wanted to rest.
 
When Purpose is negative use:
…."won't" in the present.
….."Wouldn't" in the past
1. Sujata carried an umbrella. She didn't want to get wet.
A: Sujata carried an umbrella so that she wouldn't get wet.
2. Ravinder is leaving home early. He doesn't want to miss the school bus.
A: Ravinder is leaving home early so that he won't miss the school bus.
Practise the following with "so that"
1. Saritha got up early. She didn't want to get late to School.
2. Rosi works hard. She doesn't want to fail
3. The poor man is working day and night. He doesn't want to beg before others
4. Nalini always eats apples. She doesn't have to go to a doctor.
 
Use Since;as; because; for reasons:
Narsimhulu failed the exam. He had not prepared well.
We can use either 'since' or 'as' or 'because' also to tell why Narsimhulu failed the exams.
e.g.
1. Narsimhulu failed the exams as he hadn't prepared well.
2. Narsimhulu failed the exams since he hadn't prepared well.
3. Narsimhulu failed the exams because he hadn't prepared well
Note: As/since can be used in the beginning or in the middle. 
"because' should be used only in the middle.
Practise the following:
1. She was sick. She missed many classes.
2. He has lost the money in gambling. He can't marry off his daughter now.
3. The rain has stopped. The match can be resumed.
4. I ate four plates of rice. I was very hungry.
5. The dog saw a stranger. It barked.
 
If-Conditional Clauses:
There are three types of If-clauses.
I Type= Probable: If you work hard you can pass the exam.
II Type = Improbable: If I had money I would give you.
III Type=Impossible. If he had seen the signal he would have stopped the car.
Type III is mostly expected, hence practice repeatedly.
Combine the following sentences using 
"if clause".
Wilson reached the station a bit late. So He missed the train.
If Wilson had reached the station in time he would not have missed the train.
A sentence of this type can be divided into two parts as:
 
If Wilson had reached the station in time.
¯
(If-subordinate clause)
He would not have missed the train.
¯
(Main Clause)
Remember to use: had+Verb (PP/V3) (done, seen, gone etc) in the If-subordinate clause Would + have + Verb PP/V3 (done seen written) in the Main clause. 
e.g. My neighbours didn't invite me to their party. So I didn't go.
A: If my neighbours had invited me to their party, I would have gone..
Sentences for Practice
1. He had a degree so he got a good job.
2. Shyamala worked. She passed the exam.
3. Sudha missed the bus. She got late.
4. Kejriwal won the election. He became the Chief Minister.
 
"Unless"
(Unless + Affirmative Verb = If +Negative.)
Unless you work hard you will fail = If you don't work hard you will fail.
Combine the following sentences using "Unless"
1. Answer all the questions or you can't score good marks.
2. Don't call me. If you don't need my help
3. If you don't pay the money. I will call the Police.
4. The Police man will fine you. If you don't show him your license.
5. You will not be allowed in the exam hall, if you don't bring your hall- tickets.
 
It's time:
Hint: Use Simple Past tense of the verb. like did,went,wrote,saw,had,left etc.
Study the situation and make a sentence using It's time…….
Your brother has been watching late-night-movies regularly. You think this is bad.
Advise him to stop watching it.
Ans: It's time you (he) stopped watching late-night-movies..
Practice the exercise:
1. Kiran is lazy. He hasn't started studying serious. You think he should study hard now.
2. The train is supposed to leave now. Its already 15 minutes late. What do you say?
3. You didn't have a holiday for a long time. You should have one.
4. The house is supposed to be cleaned. It looks dirty.
5. Mr. Bheem is 40 years old, still unmarried. He should get married.
 
Answers
So--That:
1) I am so busy that I cant play with you; 2) She is so tired that she can't cook now; 3) Nano car is so cheap that anybody can buy it.
Too-to:
1) Ranga Rao is too lazy to do any work; 2) Samosa is too hot for the baby to eat.
So that: (Positive purpose):
1) Sailu is learning Kannada so that he can study in Bangalore; 2) The Teacher speaks slowly and clearly so that his pupils can understand him; 3) The driver drove slowly so that he could reach the place safely; 4) Mr. Rao left home early so that he could rest. Negative Purpose: 1) Saritha got up early so that she wouldn't get late to school; 2) Rosi works hard so that she doesn't / won't fail; 3) The poor man is working day and night so that he won't beg before others; 4) Nalini always eats apples so that she doesn't/ won' have to go to a doctor.
As/Since/Because:
1) Since she was sick she missed many classes; 2) As he has lost the money in gambling he can't marry off his daughter now; 3) The match can be resume as the rain has stopped; 4) I ate four plates of rice because I was hungry; 5) The dog barked because it saw the stranger.
If-clause:
1) If he hadn't had a degree he would not have got a good job; 2) If Shyamala hadn't worked hard she would not have pass-ed the exam; 3) If Sudha had not missed the bus she would not have got late; 4) If Kejriwal had not won the election he wo-uld not have become the Chief Minister.
Unless:
1) Unless you answer all the questions you can't score good marks; 2) Don't call me unless you need my help; 3) Unless you pay the money I will call the Police; 4) The Police man will fine you unless you show your license to him; 5) You will not be allowed in the exam hall unless you bring your hall- tickets.
It's time:1) Its time Kiran started studying seriously; 2) Its time the train left; 3) Its time I had a holiday; 4) Its time the house was cleaned; 5) Its time Mr. Bheem got married.
Question Tag
Using a right question tag for a statement.
Eg. The match isn't interesting, Is it?
Note: 1. Use a shortened form of 'not" as "n't"
2. Use a positive tag for a negative statement and negative tag for a positive statement.
3. Use appropriate pronoun like..., I you, we, they, it, he and she.
1. Rajesh hasn't seen the Taj, has he?
2. Maria doesn't look tired, does she?
3. I don't like going to theatres, do I?
4. I am a writer and a poet, aren't I?
5. You couldn't lift my suit-case, could you?
6. My dog never barks, does it?
Practice
1. Boys love to play foot-ball ____?
2. My mother cooks well ____?
3. I am interested in Mathematics ____?
4. You haven't seen the Taj ____?
5. They played well and won the match ____?
 
Answers
1) ……  dont they? 2) …… doesn't she?
3) …… aren't I? 4) …… have you?
5) …… didn't they?
 
Combining sentences using "When"
Using simple and past perfect together
Salman studied in a Residential School in Hyderabad. Sudheer also studied in the same school. But they didn't know each other. Salman left the School after completing his studies. Then Sudheer join the School.
We can put it like this say and say:
When Sudheer join the Residential School Salman had left it.
The Past Perfect tense is Had + Past participle (gone, done, seen, written, left etc.)
Sometimes we talk about something that happened in the past:
Sudheer joined the School.
this is starting point of the story. Then If we want to talk about things that happened before this time, we use the past perfect (had+…)
When Sudheer joined the Residential School Salman had left it.
 
More examples:
n When Ravi reached the station the train had already left.
n When we reached the Stadium Dhoni had been declared out.
n I didn't go with my friends to see the Circus because I had already seen it.
 
Practice:
Study the situations and write sentences from the words in brackets. 
1. I reached the party late. My friends finished the dinner.
2. The doctor came late. The patient died.
3. We reached the theatre a bit late. The main picture started.
4. The train just moved out of the station. Then we reached the station
5. Kavitha did her home-work. Then she went to bed
 
Answers
1) When I reached the party my friends had finished the dinner; 2) When the doctor came the patient had died; 3) When we reached the theatre the main picture had just ready started; 4) When we reach-ed the station the train had just moved out of the statioin; 5) When Kavitha went to bed she had finished her home work.
 
Direct and In-Direct Speech
There are two ways of relating what a person has said, Direct and Indirect.
Direct: She said, "I am going to market to buy vegetables".
n The speaker's original and exact words are repeated.
In-Direct: She said that she was going to market to buy vegetables.
n The exact meaning of the remark or speech without necessarily using the speaker's words are used in the In-direct Speech.
While changing from Direct to In-direct speech certain changes are necessary. These changes are made considering statements, questions, commands, advice etc. Certain other changes are also made like:
This………….becomes………that
These  …………"…………… those
here ……………"…………… there
today………….. " ………….that day
yesterday………"………the previous day
now……………"…………then
Simple…………"……………Simple
Present    ………" ………………Past
Pre-Continuous…"… Past continuous
Pre-Perfect………" ………Past Perfect
Will………………" …………Would
Shall   ……………" ……Should/Would
 
Certain Pronouns like: 
I becomes he/she
We " they
Our " their
My " his/her
Me " him/her
Us " them
 
Reporting Statements:
Direct: Ehsan said, "I am going to Mumbai tomorrow."
In-Direct: Ehsan said that he was going to Mumbai the next day.
Direct: Vani said, "My uncle has returned to India."
In-Direct: Vani said that her uncle had returned to India. 
Direct: Madhu said," I don't like eggs".
In-Direct: Madhu said that he didn't like eggs.
 
Interrogatives in Indirect Speech.
Reporting W/H Questions:
Reporting verb "said" changes to "asked, enquired, wanted to know"
Direct: He said to me, "Where are you going?"
In-Direct: He asked me where I was going?
Direct: She said to Ravi, "Why are you late?
In-Direct: She asked Ravi why he was late.
Note: The word order in the Reported Speech changes as:
Aux+Sub----to----Sub+Aux
Are you he was
Direct: I said to her, "How are you?"
In-Direct: I asked her how she was. ( since the word order has changed(?) is omitted in the Reported Speech 
Reporting Yes/ No Questions
Direct: She said to me, " Have you seen a kangaroo?
In-direct: "She asked me if I had seen a kangaroo.
Direct: I said to her, "Do you know the answer?
In-Direct: I asked her whether she knew the answer.
Note: when reporting yes/no questions use if/whether after the reporting verb.
Would/Could may also be requests, invitation, offers, commands, hence meaning of the sentence may be understood in relation to the function of the sentence rather than the form
Eg. He said to me, "Could you move your car please?" (the form is interrogative but it is performing the function of a request, hence report like-wise)
He requested me to move my car. Ratherthan.
He asked me if I could move my car.
 
Change the following into Indirect Speech.
1. Direct:"Will you keep quiet? I said to him.
In Direct: I told him to keep quiet.
2. Direct: He said to her, "Would you like a cup of coffee?" 
In Direct: He offered her a cup of coffee.
3. Direct: She said to him, "Would you join us for dinner?"
In Direct: She invited him for dinner.
 
Reporting Commands, Request, Advice, Suggestions:
D: He said to Manjula, "open the door."
ID: He told Manjula to open the door.
D: She said to me, "Please get me a glass of water.
ID: She requested me to get her a glass of water.
D: The Policeman said to the man, "Show me your license."
ID: The Policeman ordered the man to show him his license.
D: The doctor said to the patient, "Eat leafy vegetables.'
ID: The doctor advised the patient to eat leafy vegetables
D: The doctor said to the patient, "Don't smoke."
ID: The doctor advised the patient not to smoke
 
Practice the exercise:
Change the following into Reported Speech.
1. Veena said to Tina, " Have you taken your break-fast?"
2. Jyotshna said to Sarma, How did you do your exams?"
3. The woman said to the stranger, "Could you kindly look after my child for a few minutes?"
4. Madhu said, " We shall visit Golkonda Fort first."
5. "Are you alone?" he said to her.
 
Answers
1) Veena said to Tina whether she had taken her break-fast; 2) Jyotshna asked Sarma how he wrote his exams; 3) The woman requested the stranger to look after my child for a few minutes; 4) Madhu suggested that they should visit Golkonda fort first. (Or) Madhu suggested visiting Golkonda fort first; 5) He asked her whether she was alone.
 
PREPOSITIONS
Fill in the blanks choosing the right words from those given in brackets.
1. The cricket match was called ____ due to rain. (off, of, on).
2. Do you work now it self. Don't put____ any longer (of, off, out).
3. Shabbu, 20 years young girl, died _____ cancer (off, with, of).
4. Hearing, the news of his daughter's death the old man burst ____tears (out, in, into)
5. Somesh left Hyderabad ______ Vijaywada (to, for, of).
6. Kumari gave _____ her bad habit of chewing gum (up, on, to).
7. The people burst _____ laughing at the humorous speech of the leader. (out, on,up)
8. A large no. of people have turned ___ for the charity Foot Ball match. (Out, on, up).
9. His application for the job was turned ____ (down, up, out).
10. Only four candidates have turned ____ for the interview (Up, on, out).
 
Answers
1) off; 2) off; 3) of; 4) into; 5) for; 6) up; 7) out; 8) out; 9) down; 10) up
 
VOCABULARY
Choose the right words given in the brackets and fill in the blanks.
1. Yadaiah has not learnt to read and write. He is ____. (an educated, an illiterate, a literate)
2. Kirthi and Kumar work in the same firm. They are ____. (friends, partners, colleagues)
3. The staff ____ ended at 1:30 p.m (Meeting, conference, seminar)
4. England was ____ to America in the Gulf war. (A friend, a partner, an ally).
5. An orthopedic specialist treats our _____ (eyes, bones, teeth).
6. A nervous person is likely to be _____ (confident, cool, agitated).
7. When Harsha got well she was ____ from the hospital. (released, discharged, dismissed).
8. Please ____my T.V. Its not working. (repair,mend,correct).
9. Your shoes are torn, you have to ___ them. (repair, mend, correct).
10. Our teacher doesn't ____ our Home work. (repair, mend, correct).
 
Answers
1) an illiterate; 2) colleagues; 3) meeting; 4) an ally; 5) bones; 6) an agitated; 7) discharged; 8) repair; 9) mend; 10) correct.
 
Fill in the blanks with words 
opposite in meaning to the under lined.
1. In Delhi there are ____ monuments and Modern construction.
2. Be regular to school. Bad boys are ____ to school.
3. I encouraged my neighbor's son to study medicine. But his economic conditions ____ him.
4. Though my rich uncle is very ____ my aunty is very proud.
5. Always eat fresh food ____ food spoils your health.
6. The prices of Onions are soaring rapidly in the market. But they will come down ____ after a few days.
 
Answers
1) ancient; 2) irregular; 3) discouraged; 4) simple/humble; 5) stale; 6) gradually.
 
Other Forms of Words
Fill in the blanks with right forms of the words underlined.
1. I am sure there is no urgency to do this work. There are other more ___ work to be done 
2. Children are generally curious. Their ___ is amazing.
3. The bad boy was punished. He deserved the ___.
4. Thansen was a famous ___, people loved his music.
5. The pilligrims are on their way to their ___.
6. The king neglected his royal duties. His ___ brought miseries to his people.
 
Answers
1) urgent; 2) curiosity; 3) punishment; 4) musician; 5) pilgrimage; 6) negligence. 
 
Putting words under correct headings
Put the following words under correct headings.
1. Palace, Convent, Beggar, Chamber, Soldier, Nun, Hut, and Spinster
Persons Places 
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
2. cooker, coach, mixture, cook, biographer, colonel, alabaster, furniture
Persons Things 
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
 
Answers
1) Persons: beggar, soldier, nun, spinster; Places: palace, convent, chamber, hut
2) Persons: Coach, cook, biographer, colonel; Things: cooker mixture alabaster furniture
 
SYLLABLES
Fill in the blanks using ei ie ea ae ee ia ai.
1. Music_ _n 2. V_ _ n
3. S _ _ ze 4. Shr _ _ k
5. Part_ _l 6. Cr_ _ ture
7. P_ _sant 8. Spec_ l
9. St _ _m 10. Financ_ _l
Answers
1) Musician; 2) Vein; 3) Seize; 4) shriek; 5) Partial; 6) creature; 7) peasant; 8) special; 9) steam; 10) financial. 
 
Completing words with letters
Complete the following words with the letter given in the brackets.
1. Invent___(or/er)
2. emper___(or/er)
3. Hand____ (some/sum)
4. mali___ (cious/tious)
5. Musi ___ (cian/tian)
6. compan____ (ion/ian)
7. Success___(ful/full)
8. Offi ___ (cial/tial)
9. igno___ (rent/rant)
10. anniver ___ (sery/sary)
 
Answers
1) Inventor; 2 emperor; 3) handsome; 4 malicious; 5) musician; 6) companion; 7) Successful; 8) official; 9) Ignorant; 10) anniversary.
 
SPELLING
Find out the wrongly spelt word.
1. Success resident
nasion accident
2. Pleasant excess
resident asistant
3. Impossible incurable
iregular illogical
4. Physics optics
Graphics politiks
5. Immagine immortal
addition immoral
6. Curious anxious
suggession succession
 
Answers
1) nasion -nation; 2) asistant - assistant; 3) iregular - irregular; 4) politiks - politics; 5) Immagine- imagine; 6) suggession-suggestion.
 
PRONUNCIATION
In the sets of four words given below the underlined parts of two words are pronounced in the same way. Find the words and copy them out.
1. Doubt Should Wood Youth
2. People Leave Fail Leisure
3. Courage Jury Zoo Gaze
4. Physics enough pupil psychology
5. Machine Chemist Change Cash 
6. Down Jew Loan Low
7. Father Lane Bat Mad
 
Answers
1) should - wood; 2) people - leave; 3) courage - jury; 4) Physics - enough; 5) machine - cash; 6) Low- loan; 7) bat-mad
 
ALPHABETICAL ORDER
Put the following words in alphabetical order.
1. annoy anniversary
annual ancient 
2. barber bed-chamber
balance balcony
3. commerce commercial
courtier costume
4. unwell universal
university urge
5. salary scented
seize sentence
6. photography photo
poverty photographer
 
Answers
1) ancient - anniversary - annoy - annual.
2) balance - balcony- barber - bed chamber
3) commerce - commercial - costume - courtier. 
4) universal - university - unwell - urge 
5) salary - scented - seize - sentence
6) photo - photographer - photography - poverty
 
Language Functions.
These questions include making polite requests, giving advice, seeking permission, asking for information, offering help, expressing apology, giving suggestion, greeting and expressing wishes on different occasion.
Asking for help or things by making polite request.
There are different ways of making polite requests. The commonly used are:
n Can you please……….
n Could please………….
n Would please…………
n I wonder if you could please……….
n Would you mind ……(….ing) me 
Eg. Change the following into a polite request.
You to a stranger at the bank: give me your pen.
You can use any one of the above expression and make a polite request.such as:
n Can you please give me your pen?
n Could you please give me your?
n Would you please give me your pen?
n I wonder if you could give me your pen?
n Would you mind giving me your pen?
 
Practice the exercise:
n son to mother: give me a sweet.
n son to father: buy me a new bicycle
n you to a man: move your car.
n you to a stranger: lift my suitcase
n you to your friend; give me your diary.
n you to your friend: lend me your dictionary/Rs.100/- / your camera/ laptop etc.
n you to a shop keeper: give me the other note.
n you to a stranger: donate to the flood victims.
 
Giving Advice
Different ways of giving advice:
n By using Must/Should/Ought to/
n You had better……. n It's time…………
n Why don't you……….
n If I were you…….I would do…
Eg. Your friend is suffering from tooth-ache. He has not consulted a dentist.
Advise him to see a dentist.
1. My dear friend you must see a dentist.
2. You should see a dentist.
3. You ought to see a dentist.
4. You had better see a dentist
5. Its time you saw a dentist.
6. If I were you I would see a dentist.
7. Why don't you see a dentist?
 
Practice the Exercise:
Advise your friend/ brother/ sister/ cousin/ neighbour to …….
1. apply for that job.
2. Stop smoking.
3. Plant some trees around his house
4. Stop taking those harmful pills
5. Reduce his/her weight
6. To do yoga
7. To do hard work
8. Not to spend his/her money
9. Stop being lazy
 
Seeking Permission
Different ways of seeking permission to use things or to do things
n Can I…..  n May I ……n Could i…….
n Would you mind If I …..(past tense)…..
n Would you mind my (doing something)….
Eg. You want to close the window. Ask your neighbour in the bus politely.
n Can I shut the window?
n May I shut the window?
n Could I shut the window?
n Would you mind if I shut the window?
n Would you mind my shutting the window?
Practice the exercise :
n You want to go home early.
n you want to leave the class-room
n You want to park your car there
n you want to see your friend's diary.
n You want to read your neighbour's newspaper.
 
Making an offer/ Offering help
Ways of offering help.
n Can I …… n May I …….. n Shall I …..
n Let me help you/let me give a hand…..
Eg. A: I have a terrible head-ache.
B: May I get you a cup of coffee?
Shall I get you a cup of Coffee?
Can I get you a cup of Coffee?
1. An old lady in bus station struggling with a big suitcase. You may say:
May I help you? Or Let me help you or Let me give you a hand/
 
Practice the Exercise:
1. Your friend says, "I am getting late to the School" 
You can give him a lift on your bike. What will you say?
2. Your sister is feeling difficulty in doing some maths problem.
You can do the sum for her. What will you say to her?
3. Your teacher is suffering from severe stomach pain.
You can call the doctor? What will you say to him/her?
4. An old man in the bus trying to shut the window, but the window is struck up.
You can open it because you are young and strong. What will you say?
 
Suggestion or Giving ideas
Different ways of giving suggestion
n We shall/shall we/ we should…………
n Lets……. n Why don't we…….
n What about……..(….ing)
n How about……..(….ing)
Eg. Your friend wants to celebrate his birth-day in a grand manner. He is asking you to give your Ideas and suggestion as to how to make it a grand success and whom to invite on the occasion.
You can use any of the following expression to give ideas.
1. We shall invite all our class-mates
2. Shall we invite our old friends of the School?
3. Let's invite our teachers also
4. Why don't you print invitation cards?
5. How about celebrating your birth day in the Taj Hotel?
6. How about celebrating it in a function Hall?
 
Practice:
1. There is a meeting in your school, teachers and students are discussing how to raise the money to help the flood victims. Give your ideas by using the above expressions;
1. Play a charity cricket-match
2. Enact a drama
3. Organize a Puppet-Show
4. collecting donation in cash and kind
2. Your friend says, I am bored I want to have some fun.
You can say: go to a film, go out and see a circus,go to a nice hotel and have dinner.
 
Apologizing or Saying Sorry
Ways of apologizing:
n I am sorry/ I am so sorry/ I am extremely sorry/I am awfully sorry.
n You must excuse me/ You must pardon me
Eg. You lost the pen which you borrowed from your friend. How will you apologize him?
I am extremely sorry to say that I lost your pen. But I will get you a new one.
 
Practice the exercise:
1. You damaged your friend's bicycle/camera/watch/mobile-phone. How will you apologize him?
2. You forgot to invite your class-mate to your birth-day party. How will you apologize him?
 
Giving suitable response on different occasions.
1. When someone