🌺Gap fills vocabulary exercise 2🌺
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Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word or phrase. Choose your answers from the options given below.
(wavered, weakling, wayward, withered, whimsical, wistful, weird)
1. Whenever Sonal speaks of her childhood, she has a ………………. look on her face.
2. Frosts …………………. the leaves until the trees were bare.
3. You are too ………………… to be a businessman.
4. ………………… noises came from the haunted house at night.
5. Stand up for your rights and don’t be such a ………………….
6. The judge sent the boy to a home for ………………… youths.
7. Nitin never ………………… in his determination to become a doctor.
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1. Whenever Sonal speaks of her childhood, she has a wistful look on her face.
2. Frosts withered the leaves until the trees were bare.
3. You are too whimsical to be a businessman.
4. Weird noises came from the haunted house at night.
5. Stand up for your rights and don’t be such a weakling.
6. The judge sent the boy to a home for wayward youths.
7. Nitin never wavered in his determination to become a doctor.
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🟣Meanings:🟣
Wistful – pensive, reflective, sorrowful, sadly thoughtful
Withered – wilted, desiccated
Whimsical – eccentric, notional, erratic
Weird – mysterious, eerie, spooky
Weakling – coward
Wayward – rebellious, unruly, disobedient
Waver – falter, hesitate
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Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word or phrase. Choose your answers from the options given below.
(wavered, weakling, wayward, withered, whimsical, wistful, weird)
1. Whenever Sonal speaks of her childhood, she has a ………………. look on her face.
2. Frosts …………………. the leaves until the trees were bare.
3. You are too ………………… to be a businessman.
4. ………………… noises came from the haunted house at night.
5. Stand up for your rights and don’t be such a ………………….
6. The judge sent the boy to a home for ………………… youths.
7. Nitin never ………………… in his determination to become a doctor.
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🔵Answers🔵
1. Whenever Sonal speaks of her childhood, she has a wistful look on her face.
2. Frosts withered the leaves until the trees were bare.
3. You are too whimsical to be a businessman.
4. Weird noises came from the haunted house at night.
5. Stand up for your rights and don’t be such a weakling.
6. The judge sent the boy to a home for wayward youths.
7. Nitin never wavered in his determination to become a doctor.
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🟣Meanings:🟣
Wistful – pensive, reflective, sorrowful, sadly thoughtful
Withered – wilted, desiccated
Whimsical – eccentric, notional, erratic
Weird – mysterious, eerie, spooky
Weakling – coward
Wayward – rebellious, unruly, disobedient
Waver – falter, hesitate
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Emperor Ashok wanted to bring the/a whole of India under his rule.However/ As soon as he came to the throne, he fought many battles getting/to get more and more territory. However/Since, the battle of Kalinga changed his life. Though/When he won the battle, he himself experience no/any joy.
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There are two main/mainly groups of spiders: the weaving spiders and the hunting spiders. These groups differ/difference in various ways. The weavers have bigger spinnerets then/than the hunting spiders. Even their legs are longer/long. The hunting spiders have good/better eyesight than the weavers, but the weavers' sense of touch is much/more developed.
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Emperor Ashok wanted to bring the whole of India under his rule. As soon as he came to the throne, he fought many battles to get more and more territory. However, the battle of Kalinga changed his life. Though he won the battle, he himself experience no joy.
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🔵Correct Errors 8
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There are two main groups of spiders: the weaving spiders and the hunting spiders. These groups differ in various ways. The weavers have bigger spinnerets than the hunting spiders. Even their legs are longer. The hunting spiders have better eyesight than the weavers, but the weavers' sense of touch is more developed.
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Emperor Ashok wanted to bring the/a whole of India under his rule.However/ As soon as he came to the throne, he fought many battles getting/to get more and more territory. However/Since, the battle of Kalinga changed his life. Though/When he won the battle, he himself experience no/any joy.
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🔵Correct Errors 8
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There are two main/mainly groups of spiders: the weaving spiders and the hunting spiders. These groups differ/difference in various ways. The weavers have bigger spinnerets then/than the hunting spiders. Even their legs are longer/long. The hunting spiders have good/better eyesight than the weavers, but the weavers' sense of touch is much/more developed.
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ANSWERS
🟣Correct Errors 7
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Emperor Ashok wanted to bring the whole of India under his rule. As soon as he came to the throne, he fought many battles to get more and more territory. However, the battle of Kalinga changed his life. Though he won the battle, he himself experience no joy.
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🔵Correct Errors 8
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There are two main groups of spiders: the weaving spiders and the hunting spiders. These groups differ in various ways. The weavers have bigger spinnerets than the hunting spiders. Even their legs are longer. The hunting spiders have better eyesight than the weavers, but the weavers' sense of touch is more developed.
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🟣 Fill in the blanks using words given below.
🔎OPTIONS: (dangers,civil,like,civilization,on,enslaved,dangerous,slaves,training)
🔴 (8) How does slavery exist in the civilized world?
Ans. As ....................... has grown more complex, the workers have become more and more ..................... They have been more ........................... machines. Daily, they face the ....................... of railroad, bridge, skyscraper, freight train, stockhold, stockyard and ....................... at docks on the railroads and underground and................... the seas.
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🟢 (8) How does slavery exist in the civilized world?
Ans. As civilization has grown more complex, the workers have become more and more enslaved. They have been more like machines. Daily, they face the dangers of railroad, bridge, skyscraper, freight train, stockhold, stockyard and training at docks on the railroads and underground and on the seas.
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🔎OPTIONS: (dangers,civil,like,civilization,on,enslaved,dangerous,slaves,training)
🔴 (8) How does slavery exist in the civilized world?
Ans. As ....................... has grown more complex, the workers have become more and more ..................... They have been more ........................... machines. Daily, they face the ....................... of railroad, bridge, skyscraper, freight train, stockhold, stockyard and ....................... at docks on the railroads and underground and................... the seas.
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🟢 (8) How does slavery exist in the civilized world?
Ans. As civilization has grown more complex, the workers have become more and more enslaved. They have been more like machines. Daily, they face the dangers of railroad, bridge, skyscraper, freight train, stockhold, stockyard and training at docks on the railroads and underground and on the seas.
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🟣Fill in the blanks using appropriate words given below.
🔍OPTIONS:
(obedient,unity,unite,construct,construction,but,and,destruction,obediently)
🔴(9) Which view of Helen matches with the following quote :
" Workers of the world ...................... ; you have nothing to lose...................... your chains". - Karl Marx
Ans. In the same tone as this quote reveals, Helen says , " Be not dumb, ........................ slaves in an army of .......................... Be heroes in an army of ............................."
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🟢(9) Which view of Helen matches with the following quote :
" Workers of the world unite ; you have nothing to lose but your chains". - Karl Marx
Ans. In the same tone as this quote reveals, Helen says , " Be not dumb, obedient slaves in an army of destruction. Be heroes in an army of construction."
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🔍OPTIONS:
(obedient,unity,unite,construct,construction,but,and,destruction,obediently)
🔴(9) Which view of Helen matches with the following quote :
" Workers of the world ...................... ; you have nothing to lose...................... your chains". - Karl Marx
Ans. In the same tone as this quote reveals, Helen says , " Be not dumb, ........................ slaves in an army of .......................... Be heroes in an army of ............................."
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🟢(9) Which view of Helen matches with the following quote :
" Workers of the world unite ; you have nothing to lose but your chains". - Karl Marx
Ans. In the same tone as this quote reveals, Helen says , " Be not dumb, obedient slaves in an army of destruction. Be heroes in an army of construction."
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1. DYNAMIC (ADJECTIVE): (ऊर्जस्वी): energetic
Synonyms: spirited, activee
Antonyms: half-hearted
Example Sentence: He is only a dynamic young advertising executive.
2. INTERFERE (VERB): (दखल देना): impede
Synonyms: obstruct, stand in the way of
Antonyms: allow
Example Sentence: A holiday job would interfere with his studies.
3. DECLINE (VERB): (पतन होना): reduce
Synonyms: decrease, lessen
Antonyms: increase
Example Sentence: A serious decline in bird numbers is a worrisome situation.
4. POSE (NOUN): (दिखावा करना): pretence
Synonyms: act, affectation
Antonyms: reality
Example Sentence: The man decided to drop his pose of unnecessary friendliness.
5. AMIABILITY (NOUN): (सुशीलता): friendliness
Synonyms: affability, warmth
Antonyms: unfriendliness
Example Sentence: His good-natured amiability captures everyone’s attention.
6. OWE (VERB): (कर्ज़दार होना): be in debt
Synonyms: be indebted, be in arrears
Antonyms: settle up
Example Sentence: They have denied they owe money to the company.
7. DISCHARGE (VERB): (मुक्त करना): pour
Synonyms: release, eject
Antonyms: absorb
Example Sentence: Industrial plants discharge highly toxic materials into rivers.
8. STANDSTILL (NOUN): (ठहराव): halt
Synonyms: stop, stand
Antonyms: motion
Example Sentence: The traffic came to a standstill.
9. FLAWED (ADJECTIVE): (त्रुटिपूर्ण): unsound
Synonyms: defective, faulty
Antonyms: sound
Example Sentence: It was a fatally flawed strategy.
10. TERROR (NOUN): (भय): dread
Synonyms: horror fright
Antonyms: calmness
Example Sentence: People fled in terror.
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1. DYNAMIC (ADJECTIVE): (ऊर्जस्वी): energetic
Synonyms: spirited, activee
Antonyms: half-hearted
Example Sentence: He is only a dynamic young advertising executive.
2. INTERFERE (VERB): (दखल देना): impede
Synonyms: obstruct, stand in the way of
Antonyms: allow
Example Sentence: A holiday job would interfere with his studies.
3. DECLINE (VERB): (पतन होना): reduce
Synonyms: decrease, lessen
Antonyms: increase
Example Sentence: A serious decline in bird numbers is a worrisome situation.
4. POSE (NOUN): (दिखावा करना): pretence
Synonyms: act, affectation
Antonyms: reality
Example Sentence: The man decided to drop his pose of unnecessary friendliness.
5. AMIABILITY (NOUN): (सुशीलता): friendliness
Synonyms: affability, warmth
Antonyms: unfriendliness
Example Sentence: His good-natured amiability captures everyone’s attention.
6. OWE (VERB): (कर्ज़दार होना): be in debt
Synonyms: be indebted, be in arrears
Antonyms: settle up
Example Sentence: They have denied they owe money to the company.
7. DISCHARGE (VERB): (मुक्त करना): pour
Synonyms: release, eject
Antonyms: absorb
Example Sentence: Industrial plants discharge highly toxic materials into rivers.
8. STANDSTILL (NOUN): (ठहराव): halt
Synonyms: stop, stand
Antonyms: motion
Example Sentence: The traffic came to a standstill.
9. FLAWED (ADJECTIVE): (त्रुटिपूर्ण): unsound
Synonyms: defective, faulty
Antonyms: sound
Example Sentence: It was a fatally flawed strategy.
10. TERROR (NOUN): (भय): dread
Synonyms: horror fright
Antonyms: calmness
Example Sentence: People fled in terror.
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🍄Hear and listen 23🍄
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The words hear and listen are often confused. To listen to something is to pay attention to sounds that are going on. Remember that you can hear something without wanting to, but listening requires you to make a deliberate effort.
1. Suddenly, I ……………… a loud thud.
a) heard
b) listened
2. Please ………………… to what I am going to say.
a) hear
b) listen
3. I ……………….. that James is quitting his job.
a) listen
b) hear
4. Can you talk a bit louder? I can’t ……………….. you.
a) hear
b) listen to
5. You never ………………….. me.
a) hear
b) listen to
6. Can you ……………….. me?
a) hear
b) listen
7. I didn’t hear the doorbell because I was …………………. to the radio.
a) listening
b) hearing
8. I can ……………….. somebody coming.
a) hear
b) listen to
9. We …………………. the bomb explode.
a) heard
b) listened to
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🟢Answers🟢
1. Suddenly, I heard a loud thud.
2. Please listen to what I am going to say.
3. I hear that James is quitting his job.
4. Can you talk a bit louder? I can’t hear you.
5. You never listen to me.
6. Can you hear me?
7. I didn’t hear the doorbell because I was listening to the radio.
8. I can hear somebody coming.
9. We heard the bomb explode.
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The words hear and listen are often confused. To listen to something is to pay attention to sounds that are going on. Remember that you can hear something without wanting to, but listening requires you to make a deliberate effort.
1. Suddenly, I ……………… a loud thud.
a) heard
b) listened
2. Please ………………… to what I am going to say.
a) hear
b) listen
3. I ……………….. that James is quitting his job.
a) listen
b) hear
4. Can you talk a bit louder? I can’t ……………….. you.
a) hear
b) listen to
5. You never ………………….. me.
a) hear
b) listen to
6. Can you ……………….. me?
a) hear
b) listen
7. I didn’t hear the doorbell because I was …………………. to the radio.
a) listening
b) hearing
8. I can ……………….. somebody coming.
a) hear
b) listen to
9. We …………………. the bomb explode.
a) heard
b) listened to
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🟢Answers🟢
1. Suddenly, I heard a loud thud.
2. Please listen to what I am going to say.
3. I hear that James is quitting his job.
4. Can you talk a bit louder? I can’t hear you.
5. You never listen to me.
6. Can you hear me?
7. I didn’t hear the doorbell because I was listening to the radio.
8. I can hear somebody coming.
9. We heard the bomb explode.
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🍄Common idiomatic expressions 24🍄
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Some common idioms and their meanings are given below with example sentences.
*️⃣Pay homage
To pay homage is to show respect.
Thousands of people paid homage to their favorite leader.
*️⃣Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis is the changes in form.
These pictures show the metamorphosis in the life of a butterfly.
*️⃣Settle a score
To settle a score is to take revenge on somebody.
He is waiting for an opportunity to settle scores with his former business partner.
*️⃣Up to scratch
If something is up to scratch, it is satisfactory.
*️⃣From scratch
To build something from scratch is to build it from the very beginning.
He built a business empire from scratch.
*️⃣Screw someone up
To screw someone up is to make them emotionally disturbed.
Her tragic story screwed me up.
*️⃣Screw something up
To screw something up is to make something go wrong.
*️⃣Put someone in the shade
To put someone in the shade is to be better or more impressive than them.
*️⃣Shake something up
To shake something up is to make major changes to it.
*️⃣Like sheep
This is an expression used to refer to people who are easily led or influenced.
*️⃣Come out of your shell
To come out of your shell is to stop being shy.
*️⃣Take a shine to
When you take a shine to something, you develop a liking for it.
*️⃣Take the shine off
To take the shine off something is to make it less attractive or good.
*️⃣Put yourself in someone else’s shoes
To put yourself in someone else’s shoes is to imagine yourself in their situation.
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Some common idioms and their meanings are given below with example sentences.
*️⃣Pay homage
To pay homage is to show respect.
Thousands of people paid homage to their favorite leader.
*️⃣Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis is the changes in form.
These pictures show the metamorphosis in the life of a butterfly.
*️⃣Settle a score
To settle a score is to take revenge on somebody.
He is waiting for an opportunity to settle scores with his former business partner.
*️⃣Up to scratch
If something is up to scratch, it is satisfactory.
*️⃣From scratch
To build something from scratch is to build it from the very beginning.
He built a business empire from scratch.
*️⃣Screw someone up
To screw someone up is to make them emotionally disturbed.
Her tragic story screwed me up.
*️⃣Screw something up
To screw something up is to make something go wrong.
*️⃣Put someone in the shade
To put someone in the shade is to be better or more impressive than them.
*️⃣Shake something up
To shake something up is to make major changes to it.
*️⃣Like sheep
This is an expression used to refer to people who are easily led or influenced.
*️⃣Come out of your shell
To come out of your shell is to stop being shy.
*️⃣Take a shine to
When you take a shine to something, you develop a liking for it.
*️⃣Take the shine off
To take the shine off something is to make it less attractive or good.
*️⃣Put yourself in someone else’s shoes
To put yourself in someone else’s shoes is to imagine yourself in their situation.
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✴️Difference between below and under --59✴️
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👉🏻Both below and under can mean ‘lower than’.
🔹The knives are in the cupboard under the sink. OR The knives are in the cupboard below the sink.
👉🏻Below is preferred when one thing is not directly under another.
🔹The sun disappeared below the horizon. (NOT The sun disappeared under the horizon.)
🔹The climbers stopped several hundred meters below the top of the mountain.
👉🏻Under is preferred when something is covered by what is over it.
🔹He was wearing a blue shirt under his sweater.
🔹The cat is under the bed.
🔹The whole village was under water.
👉🏻In measurements of temperature and height we use below.
🔹The temperature is five degrees below zero.
🔹Parts of the city are below sea level.
👉🏻To mean ‘less than’ or ‘younger than’ we use under.
🔹There were under ten students in the class. (NOT There were below ten students in the class.)
🔹You can’t get a driving license if you are under 18. (NOT You can’t get a driving license if you are below 18.)
🔎Notes
There is a similar difference between above and over. Above is used in measurements of temperature and height.
Over is used to express ideas such as ‘older than’ and ‘more than’.
🔹You have to be over 18 to see that film.
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👉🏻Both below and under can mean ‘lower than’.
🔹The knives are in the cupboard under the sink. OR The knives are in the cupboard below the sink.
👉🏻Below is preferred when one thing is not directly under another.
🔹The sun disappeared below the horizon. (NOT The sun disappeared under the horizon.)
🔹The climbers stopped several hundred meters below the top of the mountain.
👉🏻Under is preferred when something is covered by what is over it.
🔹He was wearing a blue shirt under his sweater.
🔹The cat is under the bed.
🔹The whole village was under water.
👉🏻In measurements of temperature and height we use below.
🔹The temperature is five degrees below zero.
🔹Parts of the city are below sea level.
👉🏻To mean ‘less than’ or ‘younger than’ we use under.
🔹There were under ten students in the class. (NOT There were below ten students in the class.)
🔹You can’t get a driving license if you are under 18. (NOT You can’t get a driving license if you are below 18.)
🔎Notes
There is a similar difference between above and over. Above is used in measurements of temperature and height.
Over is used to express ideas such as ‘older than’ and ‘more than’.
🔹You have to be over 18 to see that film.
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TEN WORDS OF THE DAY
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lineal - In a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child.
Synonyms: direct
Usage: Du Bois, the present librarian of Ardis, is a lineal descendant of this revolutionary pair.
nuptial - Of or relating to a wedding.
Synonyms: bridal, spousal
Usage: My fiancé was less than thrilled when I suggested that we write our own nuptial vows.
so-called - Doubtful or suspect.
Synonyms: alleged, supposed
Usage: The so-called master detective tripped over the murder weapon just as he was declaring the case insolvable.
well-timed - Done or happening at the appropriate or proper time.
Synonyms: seasonable, timely
Usage: When there were quarrels, his kindly smile and well-timed jests reconciled the antagonists.
highfalutin - Affectedly genteel.
Synonyms: hoity-toity, la-di-da, grandiose
Usage: I'm glad you didn't load him down with some highfalutin, romantic name that he'd be ashamed of when he gets to be a grandfather.
guile - Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit.
Antonyms: honesty, sincerity, candour, frankness, truthfulness
Usage: Her mild eyes seemed incapable of any severity or guile, and yet she has committed a murder.
romanticist - an artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticism
Antonyms: classicist
inutility - the quality of having no practical use
Antonyms: usefulness
sunrise - the first light of day
Antonyms: sundown, sunset
ending - event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"
Antonyms: beginning
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lineal - In a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child.
Synonyms: direct
Usage: Du Bois, the present librarian of Ardis, is a lineal descendant of this revolutionary pair.
nuptial - Of or relating to a wedding.
Synonyms: bridal, spousal
Usage: My fiancé was less than thrilled when I suggested that we write our own nuptial vows.
so-called - Doubtful or suspect.
Synonyms: alleged, supposed
Usage: The so-called master detective tripped over the murder weapon just as he was declaring the case insolvable.
well-timed - Done or happening at the appropriate or proper time.
Synonyms: seasonable, timely
Usage: When there were quarrels, his kindly smile and well-timed jests reconciled the antagonists.
highfalutin - Affectedly genteel.
Synonyms: hoity-toity, la-di-da, grandiose
Usage: I'm glad you didn't load him down with some highfalutin, romantic name that he'd be ashamed of when he gets to be a grandfather.
guile - Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit.
Antonyms: honesty, sincerity, candour, frankness, truthfulness
Usage: Her mild eyes seemed incapable of any severity or guile, and yet she has committed a murder.
romanticist - an artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticism
Antonyms: classicist
inutility - the quality of having no practical use
Antonyms: usefulness
sunrise - the first light of day
Antonyms: sundown, sunset
ending - event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"
Antonyms: beginning
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🌸The least and the fewest-- 66🌸
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🟢The least
The least is used before uncountable nouns. It is the superlative of little.
🔹He does the least work in this office.
👉🏻The least can be used without a noun if the meaning is clear from the context.
🔹Jiya does the most work in this office. Jignesh does the least.
👉🏻The expression ‘least of’ can be used before plural abstract nouns.
🔹‘She will be really upset when she hears about this.’ ‘That’s the least of my worries.’
👉🏻In questions and negative clauses, the least can be used with the meaning ‘any…at all’ before singular abstract nouns.
🔹‘What’s the time?’ ‘I haven’t got the least idea.’
🔹I’m not the least bit afraid of dogs.
🔵The fewest
The fewest is the superlative form of few.
🔹The essay with the fewest grammatical mistakes isn’t always the best.
👉🏻The least can be used before adjectives. It is the opposite of the most.
🔹The least expensive picnics are often the most enjoyable.
🔹The most expensive things aren’t always the best.
🟣At least
At least means ‘not less than’.
🔹She is at least forty years old. (= She is not less than but more than forty years old.)
🔹He interviewed at least four times this month.
🔹I have seen that film at least ten times.
🔹Swati has been in love at least six times.
🟤Not in the least
Not in the least means ‘not at all’. It is used in a formal style.
🔹I was not in the least impressed by her manners. (= I was not at all impressed by her manners.)
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🟢The least
The least is used before uncountable nouns. It is the superlative of little.
🔹He does the least work in this office.
👉🏻The least can be used without a noun if the meaning is clear from the context.
🔹Jiya does the most work in this office. Jignesh does the least.
👉🏻The expression ‘least of’ can be used before plural abstract nouns.
🔹‘She will be really upset when she hears about this.’ ‘That’s the least of my worries.’
👉🏻In questions and negative clauses, the least can be used with the meaning ‘any…at all’ before singular abstract nouns.
🔹‘What’s the time?’ ‘I haven’t got the least idea.’
🔹I’m not the least bit afraid of dogs.
🔵The fewest
The fewest is the superlative form of few.
🔹The essay with the fewest grammatical mistakes isn’t always the best.
👉🏻The least can be used before adjectives. It is the opposite of the most.
🔹The least expensive picnics are often the most enjoyable.
🔹The most expensive things aren’t always the best.
🟣At least
At least means ‘not less than’.
🔹She is at least forty years old. (= She is not less than but more than forty years old.)
🔹He interviewed at least four times this month.
🔹I have seen that film at least ten times.
🔹Swati has been in love at least six times.
🟤Not in the least
Not in the least means ‘not at all’. It is used in a formal style.
🔹I was not in the least impressed by her manners. (= I was not at all impressed by her manners.)
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🌸Idioms exercise -- 6🌸
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Every sentence given below contains an idiom/phrase. From the given options you have to select the sentence or phrase which best expresses the meaning of this idiom/phrase.
1. He told me that my remarks were beside the mark.
(a) My remarks were true.
(b) My remarks were untrue.
(c) My remarks were relevant.
(d) My remarks were irrelevant.
2. The two brothers fell afoul of each other over a silly matter.
(a) They got into trouble with each other
(b) They resolved their differences
(c) They congratulated each other
(d) They supported each other
3. Now that she has found a good job, she can keep the wolf from the door.
(a) She no longer has to live in poverty.
(b) She is able to lead a luxurious life.
(c) Her social standing has improved considerably.
(d) She has become very proud of her accomplishments
4. The whole time she was with me, she kept me on tenterhooks.
(a) She constantly troubled me.
(b) She was very obedient.
(c) She was very adamant.
(d) She was very nice to me.
5. Hitler led his party men by the nose.
(a) He led them authoritatively.
(b) He led them kindly.
(c) He treated them leniently.
(d) None of these
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🟢Answers🟢
1. (c) My remarks were relevant
2. (a) They got into trouble with each other
3. (a) She no longer has to live in poverty
4. (a) She constantly troubled me
5. (a) He led them authoritatively
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Every sentence given below contains an idiom/phrase. From the given options you have to select the sentence or phrase which best expresses the meaning of this idiom/phrase.
1. He told me that my remarks were beside the mark.
(a) My remarks were true.
(b) My remarks were untrue.
(c) My remarks were relevant.
(d) My remarks were irrelevant.
2. The two brothers fell afoul of each other over a silly matter.
(a) They got into trouble with each other
(b) They resolved their differences
(c) They congratulated each other
(d) They supported each other
3. Now that she has found a good job, she can keep the wolf from the door.
(a) She no longer has to live in poverty.
(b) She is able to lead a luxurious life.
(c) Her social standing has improved considerably.
(d) She has become very proud of her accomplishments
4. The whole time she was with me, she kept me on tenterhooks.
(a) She constantly troubled me.
(b) She was very obedient.
(c) She was very adamant.
(d) She was very nice to me.
5. Hitler led his party men by the nose.
(a) He led them authoritatively.
(b) He led them kindly.
(c) He treated them leniently.
(d) None of these
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🟢Answers🟢
1. (c) My remarks were relevant
2. (a) They got into trouble with each other
3. (a) She no longer has to live in poverty
4. (a) She constantly troubled me
5. (a) He led them authoritatively
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SV RAMANUJ
🌸Common similes -- 7🌸
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👉🏻A simile is a figure of speech in which one thing is compared with another things. Here are some common similes in English.
🔭As crooked as a dog’s hind leg
If somebody is as crooked as a dog’s hind leg, they are dishonest.
No one will trust you if you are as crooked as a dog’s hind leg.
🔭As fat as a pig
If somebody is as fat as a pig, they are very fat.
I must start dieting. I am as fat as a pig.
🔭As gentle as a lamb
If somebody is as gentle as a lamb, they are very gentle.
The boy is as gentle as a lamb when his parents are around.
🔭As gruff as a bear
If somebody is as gruff as a bear, they are very unsociable.
The lady next door is as gruff as a bear. She never invites people to her home.
🔭As hungry as a bear
When you are as hungry as a bear, you are very hungry.
The boy was as hungry as a bear when he got home from school.
🔭As innocent as a lamb
If someone is as innocent as a lamb, they are very innocent or naive.
Everybody loves Julie. She is as innocent as a lamb.
🔭As meek as a lamb
If somebody is as meek as a lamb, they are very quiet or docile.
As a teenager Frieda was as meek as a lamb. I still can’t believe that she has become an aggressive business woman.
🔭As nervous as a cat
If somebody is as nervous as a cat, they are very nervous.
She was as nervous as a cat during the interview.
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👉🏻A simile is a figure of speech in which one thing is compared with another things. Here are some common similes in English.
🔭As crooked as a dog’s hind leg
If somebody is as crooked as a dog’s hind leg, they are dishonest.
No one will trust you if you are as crooked as a dog’s hind leg.
🔭As fat as a pig
If somebody is as fat as a pig, they are very fat.
I must start dieting. I am as fat as a pig.
🔭As gentle as a lamb
If somebody is as gentle as a lamb, they are very gentle.
The boy is as gentle as a lamb when his parents are around.
🔭As gruff as a bear
If somebody is as gruff as a bear, they are very unsociable.
The lady next door is as gruff as a bear. She never invites people to her home.
🔭As hungry as a bear
When you are as hungry as a bear, you are very hungry.
The boy was as hungry as a bear when he got home from school.
🔭As innocent as a lamb
If someone is as innocent as a lamb, they are very innocent or naive.
Everybody loves Julie. She is as innocent as a lamb.
🔭As meek as a lamb
If somebody is as meek as a lamb, they are very quiet or docile.
As a teenager Frieda was as meek as a lamb. I still can’t believe that she has become an aggressive business woman.
🔭As nervous as a cat
If somebody is as nervous as a cat, they are very nervous.
She was as nervous as a cat during the interview.
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SV RAMANUJ
🌸Expressions with 'set' -- 8🌸
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Here is a list of phrasal verbs with set. Each expression is followed by its meaning. Example sentences are also given.
🪔Set about
To set about something is to start doing something with determination.
He immediately set about organizing the program.
🪔Set someone apart
If a particular quality sets you apart, it makes you seem superior.
Quality is what sets our products apart.
🪔Set something aside
To set something aside is to annul a legal decision.
The high court set aside the ruling of the lower court.
🪔Set in
If something sets in, it begins and seems likely to continue.
Monsoon has set in.
Cold weather has set in.
🪔Set off / set out
To set off or set out is to begin a journey.
We set off in the morning.
🪔Set something off
To set something off is to cause an alarm or a bomb to go off.
🪔Set something forth
To set something forth is to describe it in writing or speech.
In his speech on terrorism, he set forth his views at length.
Set on
🪔To set on is to attack violently.
The robbers set on the helpless travelers.
🪔Set up
To set up is to establish a business or other organization.
I am raising money to set up a business.
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Here is a list of phrasal verbs with set. Each expression is followed by its meaning. Example sentences are also given.
🪔Set about
To set about something is to start doing something with determination.
He immediately set about organizing the program.
🪔Set someone apart
If a particular quality sets you apart, it makes you seem superior.
Quality is what sets our products apart.
🪔Set something aside
To set something aside is to annul a legal decision.
The high court set aside the ruling of the lower court.
🪔Set in
If something sets in, it begins and seems likely to continue.
Monsoon has set in.
Cold weather has set in.
🪔Set off / set out
To set off or set out is to begin a journey.
We set off in the morning.
🪔Set something off
To set something off is to cause an alarm or a bomb to go off.
🪔Set something forth
To set something forth is to describe it in writing or speech.
In his speech on terrorism, he set forth his views at length.
Set on
🪔To set on is to attack violently.
The robbers set on the helpless travelers.
🪔Set up
To set up is to establish a business or other organization.
I am raising money to set up a business.
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Drive someone up the hill
To drive someone up the hill is to make them very irritated.
His rude replies drove his mother up the hill.
To drive someone up the hill is to make them very irritated.
His rude replies drove his mother up the hill.
🌸Idioms – W -- 9🌸
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Idiomatic expressions formed from words beginning with W.
💡In the wake of
Following as a result of
In the wake of the recent terror attacks in the city, police have beefed up security.
💡Walk off with something
To walk off with something is to win it or steal it.
He walked off with the first prize.
💡Go to the wall
When a business goes to the wall, it fails.
💡Be on the warpath
When two people are on the warpath, they are very angry with one another.
💡Ward something off
To ward something off is to prevent something from harming you.
Eat lots of vegetables and fruits to ward off illnesses.
💡Be washed out
When an event is washed out, it is postponed or cancelled because of the rain.
The third test cricket match was washed out.
💡Wash your hands of
When you wash your hands of, you take no further responsibility for something.
💡Watch your back
To watch your back is to protect yourself against unexpected danger.
💡Water something down
To water something down is to make it less forceful by changing or leaving out things.
💡Hold water
When a theory or a belief holds water, it seems possible or reasonable.
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Idiomatic expressions formed from words beginning with W.
💡In the wake of
Following as a result of
In the wake of the recent terror attacks in the city, police have beefed up security.
💡Walk off with something
To walk off with something is to win it or steal it.
He walked off with the first prize.
💡Go to the wall
When a business goes to the wall, it fails.
💡Be on the warpath
When two people are on the warpath, they are very angry with one another.
💡Ward something off
To ward something off is to prevent something from harming you.
Eat lots of vegetables and fruits to ward off illnesses.
💡Be washed out
When an event is washed out, it is postponed or cancelled because of the rain.
The third test cricket match was washed out.
💡Wash your hands of
When you wash your hands of, you take no further responsibility for something.
💡Watch your back
To watch your back is to protect yourself against unexpected danger.
💡Water something down
To water something down is to make it less forceful by changing or leaving out things.
💡Hold water
When a theory or a belief holds water, it seems possible or reasonable.
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🌸Common idioms in English -- H -- 10🌸
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Here are some idiomatic expressions with H.
🧭Hot under the collar
When you are hot under the collar, you are angry or annoyed.
Bipin behaved as if he was hot under the collar.
🧭In hot water
When you are in hot water, you are in trouble.
His support for divisive politics landed him in hot water.
🧭Get on like a house on fire
When two people get on like a house on fire, they enjoy a very good relationship.
Maya and her sister-in-law get on like a house on fire.
🧭Put your house in order
To put your house in order is to make necessary reforms.
Before telling me how I should raise my children, she should really put her house in order.
🧭Eat humble pie
To eat humble pie is to make a humble apology.
Ketan kept boasting that he would beat me in the dual but in the end he had to eat humble pie.
🧭Out of humor
When somebody is out of humor, they are in a bad mood.
I left him alone because he was out of humor.
🧭Get the hump
To get the hump is to become annoyed.
I don’t enjoy the company of Martin. He gets the hump easily.
🧭Hunt someone down
To hunt someone down is to chase and capture them.
Vikas was hunted down by the police.
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Here are some idiomatic expressions with H.
🧭Hot under the collar
When you are hot under the collar, you are angry or annoyed.
Bipin behaved as if he was hot under the collar.
🧭In hot water
When you are in hot water, you are in trouble.
His support for divisive politics landed him in hot water.
🧭Get on like a house on fire
When two people get on like a house on fire, they enjoy a very good relationship.
Maya and her sister-in-law get on like a house on fire.
🧭Put your house in order
To put your house in order is to make necessary reforms.
Before telling me how I should raise my children, she should really put her house in order.
🧭Eat humble pie
To eat humble pie is to make a humble apology.
Ketan kept boasting that he would beat me in the dual but in the end he had to eat humble pie.
🧭Out of humor
When somebody is out of humor, they are in a bad mood.
I left him alone because he was out of humor.
🧭Get the hump
To get the hump is to become annoyed.
I don’t enjoy the company of Martin. He gets the hump easily.
🧭Hunt someone down
To hunt someone down is to chase and capture them.
Vikas was hunted down by the police.
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🌸Year in, year out🌸
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🟢Meaning
If something has happened year in, year out, it's happened every year for many years in a row.
🔵For example
🔸Our family gets together year in, year out at Christmas time.
🔸Let's go somewhere new. We've been going to the same old places year in, year out since we were married.
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🟢Meaning
If something has happened year in, year out, it's happened every year for many years in a row.
🔵For example
🔸Our family gets together year in, year out at Christmas time.
🔸Let's go somewhere new. We've been going to the same old places year in, year out since we were married.
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