❇️proverbs❇️
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✳️I dreamed a thousand new paths. . . I woke and walked my old one. ~ Chinese proverb
✳️There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip. ~ English Proverb
✳️Better to see the face than to hear the name. ~ Zen Proverb
✳️Dig the well before you get thirsty. ~ Latin Proverb
✳️Unwilling service earns no thanks. ~ Danish Proverb
✳️Let's fight, let's fight, no one knows whom fighting would favor. ~ African Proverb
✳️A sparrow in the hand is better than a cock on the roof. ~ Russian Proverb
✳️Where there is love there is no darkness. ~ Burundian proverb
✳️Don't burn your bridges behind you. ~ American Proverb
✳️As you see yourself, I once saw myself as you see me now, you will be seen. ~ Mexican Proverb
✳️Health? Very nice! But where will we get potatoes? ~ Yiddish Proverb
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✳️I dreamed a thousand new paths. . . I woke and walked my old one. ~ Chinese proverb
✳️There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip. ~ English Proverb
✳️Better to see the face than to hear the name. ~ Zen Proverb
✳️Dig the well before you get thirsty. ~ Latin Proverb
✳️Unwilling service earns no thanks. ~ Danish Proverb
✳️Let's fight, let's fight, no one knows whom fighting would favor. ~ African Proverb
✳️A sparrow in the hand is better than a cock on the roof. ~ Russian Proverb
✳️Where there is love there is no darkness. ~ Burundian proverb
✳️Don't burn your bridges behind you. ~ American Proverb
✳️As you see yourself, I once saw myself as you see me now, you will be seen. ~ Mexican Proverb
✳️Health? Very nice! But where will we get potatoes? ~ Yiddish Proverb
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🌟TEN WORDS OF THE DAY🌟
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🔵umbrageous - Affording or forming shade.
Synonyms: shadowed, shady
Usage: The chief beauty of trees consists in the deep shadow of their umbrageous boughs.
🟣inedible - Not suitable for food.
Synonyms: uneatable
Usage: Though it may look delicious, plastic fruit is inedible and should be used for display only.
🟢tyrannical - Marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior.
Synonyms: oppressive
Usage: He was neither wrathful, cruel, nor tyrannical, but just and gentle as a king could be.
🟠unhoped-for - So unexpected as to have not been imagined.
Synonyms: unthought-of
Usage: It seemed as if an invisible bond had burst, and that I had struggled out into unhoped-for liberty.
🔴luxuriant - Produced or growing in extreme abundance.
Synonyms: lush, profuse, riotous, exuberant
Usage: The rivulet was hidden by the luxuriant vegetation of the banks save at one point, where I caught a triangular patch of its glittering water.
🟪parallel - being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows"
Antonyms: oblique
🟦fertile - capable of reproducing
Antonyms: sterile
🟩depressing - causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy; "the economic outlook is depressing"
Antonyms: cheerful
🟨calced - used of certain religious orders who wear shoes
Antonyms: unshod, discalceate
🟫dystopian - as bad as can be; characterized by human misery; "AIDS is one of the dystopian harbingers of the global villages"- Susan Sontag
Antonyms: utopian
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🔵umbrageous - Affording or forming shade.
Synonyms: shadowed, shady
Usage: The chief beauty of trees consists in the deep shadow of their umbrageous boughs.
🟣inedible - Not suitable for food.
Synonyms: uneatable
Usage: Though it may look delicious, plastic fruit is inedible and should be used for display only.
🟢tyrannical - Marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior.
Synonyms: oppressive
Usage: He was neither wrathful, cruel, nor tyrannical, but just and gentle as a king could be.
🟠unhoped-for - So unexpected as to have not been imagined.
Synonyms: unthought-of
Usage: It seemed as if an invisible bond had burst, and that I had struggled out into unhoped-for liberty.
🔴luxuriant - Produced or growing in extreme abundance.
Synonyms: lush, profuse, riotous, exuberant
Usage: The rivulet was hidden by the luxuriant vegetation of the banks save at one point, where I caught a triangular patch of its glittering water.
🟪parallel - being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows"
Antonyms: oblique
🟦fertile - capable of reproducing
Antonyms: sterile
🟩depressing - causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy; "the economic outlook is depressing"
Antonyms: cheerful
🟨calced - used of certain religious orders who wear shoes
Antonyms: unshod, discalceate
🟫dystopian - as bad as can be; characterized by human misery; "AIDS is one of the dystopian harbingers of the global villages"- Susan Sontag
Antonyms: utopian
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🔴horse and rabbit stew
🟢A situation comprised of both crude or unpleasant things as well as those which are pleasing or beneficial, usually with the former in greater proportion to the latter. Used especially in reference to economics or business.
🔵The prime minister's plan for the economic recovery is little more than horse and rabbit stew, with a few token stimulus incentives greatly outweighed by draconian austerity measures.
#idioms
🟢A situation comprised of both crude or unpleasant things as well as those which are pleasing or beneficial, usually with the former in greater proportion to the latter. Used especially in reference to economics or business.
🔵The prime minister's plan for the economic recovery is little more than horse and rabbit stew, with a few token stimulus incentives greatly outweighed by draconian austerity measures.
#idioms
🌟Verbs List (C)🌟
List of verbs that start with C with verb examples.
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Calculate: A computer can calculate very rapidly.
Can/Could: Can you give me a ring at about 10?
Care: Would you care to join us for dinner?
Carry: I don’t carry cash anymore.
Catch: Let’s catch a bite.
Celebrate: We’re celebrating Ketan's birthday.
Change: I changed my mind.
Choose: Every day is beautiful if you choose to see it.
Chop: Kishor chopped down the tree that was in our front yard.
Claim: This diet claims to eliminate toxins from the body.
Climb: Kevin climbed the mountain.
Cling: The mud clung to his shoes.
Come: I’m coming today.
Commit: Kaushal didn’t commit those crimes.
Communicate: I can’t communicate with Kiya like I used to.
Compare: They compared the new car with the old one.
Compete: I competed with him for the first prize.
Complain: Karina complained about the weather.
Complete: Kaushik completed drawing his pictures.
Concern: I’m concerned for Ami’s safety.
Confirm: The report has yet to be confirmed.
Consent: We hope you will consent to act in his stead.
Consider: Investors should consider putting some money into an annuity.
Consist: A soccer team consists of eleven players.
Consult: You’d better consult your doctor.
Contain: This box contains five apples.
Continue: The finance minister will continue to mastermind India’s economic reform.
Convince: I’m not totally convinced of that.
Cook: The pizza will then take about twenty minutes to cook.
Cost: It’ll cost about 10,000 yen.
Count: We’re counting on you.
Crawl: Kunal crawled into bed just before midnight.
Create: I have to create a new website.
Creep: We crept toward the enemy.
Criticize: Krunal criticized Krupa for not doing the job correctly.
Cry: The baby is crying.
Cut: Kuldeep cut his finger.
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List of verbs that start with C with verb examples.
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Calculate: A computer can calculate very rapidly.
Can/Could: Can you give me a ring at about 10?
Care: Would you care to join us for dinner?
Carry: I don’t carry cash anymore.
Catch: Let’s catch a bite.
Celebrate: We’re celebrating Ketan's birthday.
Change: I changed my mind.
Choose: Every day is beautiful if you choose to see it.
Chop: Kishor chopped down the tree that was in our front yard.
Claim: This diet claims to eliminate toxins from the body.
Climb: Kevin climbed the mountain.
Cling: The mud clung to his shoes.
Come: I’m coming today.
Commit: Kaushal didn’t commit those crimes.
Communicate: I can’t communicate with Kiya like I used to.
Compare: They compared the new car with the old one.
Compete: I competed with him for the first prize.
Complain: Karina complained about the weather.
Complete: Kaushik completed drawing his pictures.
Concern: I’m concerned for Ami’s safety.
Confirm: The report has yet to be confirmed.
Consent: We hope you will consent to act in his stead.
Consider: Investors should consider putting some money into an annuity.
Consist: A soccer team consists of eleven players.
Consult: You’d better consult your doctor.
Contain: This box contains five apples.
Continue: The finance minister will continue to mastermind India’s economic reform.
Convince: I’m not totally convinced of that.
Cook: The pizza will then take about twenty minutes to cook.
Cost: It’ll cost about 10,000 yen.
Count: We’re counting on you.
Crawl: Kunal crawled into bed just before midnight.
Create: I have to create a new website.
Creep: We crept toward the enemy.
Criticize: Krunal criticized Krupa for not doing the job correctly.
Cry: The baby is crying.
Cut: Kuldeep cut his finger.
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🌟Verbs List (B)🌟
List of verbs that start with B with verb examples.
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Bake: Bipin baked some muffins.
Bathe: I bathe every day.
Be: Bakul is immature.
Bear: I wish Bina wouldn’t eat so fast. I can’t bear watching her.
Beat: You can’t beat me.
Become: Brijesh became very sick.
Beg: I beg to differ with you.
Begin: The leaves begin to fall when autumn comes.
Behave: Ashok always behaves himself well. However, Maya does not.
Believe: I believe you’re right.
Belong: This bicycle belongs to me.
Bend: Lie flat and let your knees bend.
Bet: I bet you know Marathi.
Bind: Do you bind books?
Bite: I got bitten by mosquitoes.
Blow: Baldev blew himself up accidentally.
Boil: Please boil an egg for me.
Borrow: I need to borrow your car.
Bounce: Bounce the ball and try and hit it over the net.
Bow: Every child bowed to the teacher.
Break: We broke up.
Breed: Rabbits breed quickly.
Bring: I brought some dessert.
Broadcast: We broadcast news on the hour.
Build: We need to build a fire.
Burn: The spy burned the papers.
Burst: Bindu burst into the room.
Buy: I’ll buy a lot of candies for you.
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List of verbs that start with B with verb examples.
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Bake: Bipin baked some muffins.
Bathe: I bathe every day.
Be: Bakul is immature.
Bear: I wish Bina wouldn’t eat so fast. I can’t bear watching her.
Beat: You can’t beat me.
Become: Brijesh became very sick.
Beg: I beg to differ with you.
Begin: The leaves begin to fall when autumn comes.
Behave: Ashok always behaves himself well. However, Maya does not.
Believe: I believe you’re right.
Belong: This bicycle belongs to me.
Bend: Lie flat and let your knees bend.
Bet: I bet you know Marathi.
Bind: Do you bind books?
Bite: I got bitten by mosquitoes.
Blow: Baldev blew himself up accidentally.
Boil: Please boil an egg for me.
Borrow: I need to borrow your car.
Bounce: Bounce the ball and try and hit it over the net.
Bow: Every child bowed to the teacher.
Break: We broke up.
Breed: Rabbits breed quickly.
Bring: I brought some dessert.
Broadcast: We broadcast news on the hour.
Build: We need to build a fire.
Burn: The spy burned the papers.
Burst: Bindu burst into the room.
Buy: I’ll buy a lot of candies for you.
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🌟Phrasal verbs beginning with 'Put' 🌟
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The word put is used in a large number of phrasal verbs.
🟢Put across
To put something across is to make it understood.
🔹He failed to put his message across. (= He failed to convey his idea.)
🔹People working in sales and marketing should be able to put themselves across well.
🔵Put aside
To put something aside is to set it aside.
🔹He was feeling sleepy, so he put his books aside and went to bed.
🟣Put away
(a) To put something away is to keep them in their proper place.
🔹You must put away those toys when you have finished playing with them.
(b) To put something away is to save them for later use.
🔹She makes it a point to put away a few dollars each week.
(c) To put something away is to discard it.
🔹It is high time you put away those false notions.
(d) Put away can also mean eat or drink a large quantity of food or beverages
🔹If he is really hungry he needs just two minutes to put away a full meal.
(e) To put somebody away is to send them to jail.
🔹They put him away for killing his neighbor.
(f) To put an animal away is to subject them to mercy killing.
🔹The dog was so badly wounded that the doctor had to put him away.
⚫️Put down
(a) To put something down is to write it down.
(b) To put somebody down is to suppress them.
🔹The government called the military to put down the rebellion.
(c) To put something down to something else is to attribute the former to the latter.
🔹He put the mistakes down to carelessness.
(d) To put somebody down is to belittle them.
🔹I hate men who put their wives down in front of visitors.
(e) To put somebody down is to regard or categorize them as..
🔹He was put down as a chronic nuisance.
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The word put is used in a large number of phrasal verbs.
🟢Put across
To put something across is to make it understood.
🔹He failed to put his message across. (= He failed to convey his idea.)
🔹People working in sales and marketing should be able to put themselves across well.
🔵Put aside
To put something aside is to set it aside.
🔹He was feeling sleepy, so he put his books aside and went to bed.
🟣Put away
(a) To put something away is to keep them in their proper place.
🔹You must put away those toys when you have finished playing with them.
(b) To put something away is to save them for later use.
🔹She makes it a point to put away a few dollars each week.
(c) To put something away is to discard it.
🔹It is high time you put away those false notions.
(d) Put away can also mean eat or drink a large quantity of food or beverages
🔹If he is really hungry he needs just two minutes to put away a full meal.
(e) To put somebody away is to send them to jail.
🔹They put him away for killing his neighbor.
(f) To put an animal away is to subject them to mercy killing.
🔹The dog was so badly wounded that the doctor had to put him away.
⚫️Put down
(a) To put something down is to write it down.
(b) To put somebody down is to suppress them.
🔹The government called the military to put down the rebellion.
(c) To put something down to something else is to attribute the former to the latter.
🔹He put the mistakes down to carelessness.
(d) To put somebody down is to belittle them.
🔹I hate men who put their wives down in front of visitors.
(e) To put somebody down is to regard or categorize them as..
🔹He was put down as a chronic nuisance.
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Transitive Or Intransitive
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State whether the verbs used in the following sentences are transitive or intransitive.
1. Let’s invite Shailesh and Alka.
Invite is transitive
Invite is intransitive
2. You have baffled me.
Baffled is transitive
Baffled is intransitive
3. I usually sleep well.
Sleep is transitive
Sleep is intransitive
4. Please come here.
Come is transitive
Come is intransitive
5. Our team has won the championship.
Has won is transitive
Has won is intransitive
6. I bought her some flowers.
Bought is transitive
Bought is intransitive
7. Marriage changed him for the better.
Changed is transitive
Changed is intransitive
8. Bipin has changed a lot since he got married to Ami.
Changed is transitive
Changed is intransitive
9. We had to put off our visit to Canada.
Put off is transitive
Put off is intransitive
10. You never cease to amaze me.
Amaze is transitive
Amaze is intransitive
11. The car won’t start again this morning.
Start is transitive
Start is intransitive
12. Priya is doing well.
Transitive
Intransitive
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🟢Answers🟢
1. Let’s invite Shailesh and Alka. (Invite – transitive)
2. You have baffled me. (Baffled – transitive)
3. I usually sleep well. (Sleep – intransitive)
4. Please come here. (Come – intransitive)
5. Our team has won the championship. (Has won – transitive)
6. I bought her some flowers. (Bought – transitive)
7. Marriage changed him for the better. (Changed – transitive)
8. Bipin has changed a lot since he got married to Ami. (Changed – intransitive)
9. We had to put off our visit to Canada. (Transitive – put off)
10. You never cease to amaze me. (Amaze – Transitive)
11. The car won’t start again this morning. (Intransitive)
12. Priya is doing well. (Intransitive)
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State whether the verbs used in the following sentences are transitive or intransitive.
1. Let’s invite Shailesh and Alka.
Invite is transitive
Invite is intransitive
2. You have baffled me.
Baffled is transitive
Baffled is intransitive
3. I usually sleep well.
Sleep is transitive
Sleep is intransitive
4. Please come here.
Come is transitive
Come is intransitive
5. Our team has won the championship.
Has won is transitive
Has won is intransitive
6. I bought her some flowers.
Bought is transitive
Bought is intransitive
7. Marriage changed him for the better.
Changed is transitive
Changed is intransitive
8. Bipin has changed a lot since he got married to Ami.
Changed is transitive
Changed is intransitive
9. We had to put off our visit to Canada.
Put off is transitive
Put off is intransitive
10. You never cease to amaze me.
Amaze is transitive
Amaze is intransitive
11. The car won’t start again this morning.
Start is transitive
Start is intransitive
12. Priya is doing well.
Transitive
Intransitive
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🟢Answers🟢
1. Let’s invite Shailesh and Alka. (Invite – transitive)
2. You have baffled me. (Baffled – transitive)
3. I usually sleep well. (Sleep – intransitive)
4. Please come here. (Come – intransitive)
5. Our team has won the championship. (Has won – transitive)
6. I bought her some flowers. (Bought – transitive)
7. Marriage changed him for the better. (Changed – transitive)
8. Bipin has changed a lot since he got married to Ami. (Changed – intransitive)
9. We had to put off our visit to Canada. (Transitive – put off)
10. You never cease to amaze me. (Amaze – Transitive)
11. The car won’t start again this morning. (Intransitive)
12. Priya is doing well. (Intransitive)
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🌟Phrasal Verbs With 'Go'🌟
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Each sentence given below contains an incomplete phrasal verb. Complete the expression by supplying a suitable preposition or adverb particle.
1. Gambling goes ........................... my principles.
out
in
against
2. Gita has gone ...................... a lot of hardships.
with
out
for
through
3. I will go ...................... these files if I get time.
in
for
across
through
4. Whether you give us your support or not we will go ......................
along
ahead
about
5. I think I am going ...................... with flu.
in
down
on
ahead
6. Have we got enough food to go .....................?
round
over
on
7. We have gone a bit too far. Don't you think we should go ................... now?
down
back
in
8. Although I hadn't provoked the dog, he went ....................... me.
on
for
with
9. Don't forget to go ......................... your notes before exam.
over
after
on
10. Prices of essential commodities have gone .........................
through
up
over
11. Manoj went ........................ his family business as soon as he had completed his MBA.
for
into
at
12. Jayesh is going ......................... with an American girl.
on
after
out
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🟢Answers🟢
1. Gambling goes against my principles.
2. Gita has gone through a lot of hardships.
3. I will go through these files if I get time.
4. Whether you give us your support or not we will go ahead.
5. I think I am going down with flu.
6. Have we got enough food to go round?
7. We have gone a bit too far. Don’t you think we should go back now?
8. Although I hadn’t provoked the dog, he went for me.
9. Don’t forget to go over your notes before exam.
10. Prices of essential commodities have gone up.
11. Manoj went into his family business as soon as he had completed his MBA.
12. Jayesh is going out with an American girl.
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Each sentence given below contains an incomplete phrasal verb. Complete the expression by supplying a suitable preposition or adverb particle.
1. Gambling goes ........................... my principles.
out
in
against
2. Gita has gone ...................... a lot of hardships.
with
out
for
through
3. I will go ...................... these files if I get time.
in
for
across
through
4. Whether you give us your support or not we will go ......................
along
ahead
about
5. I think I am going ...................... with flu.
in
down
on
ahead
6. Have we got enough food to go .....................?
round
over
on
7. We have gone a bit too far. Don't you think we should go ................... now?
down
back
in
8. Although I hadn't provoked the dog, he went ....................... me.
on
for
with
9. Don't forget to go ......................... your notes before exam.
over
after
on
10. Prices of essential commodities have gone .........................
through
up
over
11. Manoj went ........................ his family business as soon as he had completed his MBA.
for
into
at
12. Jayesh is going ......................... with an American girl.
on
after
out
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🟢Answers🟢
1. Gambling goes against my principles.
2. Gita has gone through a lot of hardships.
3. I will go through these files if I get time.
4. Whether you give us your support or not we will go ahead.
5. I think I am going down with flu.
6. Have we got enough food to go round?
7. We have gone a bit too far. Don’t you think we should go back now?
8. Although I hadn’t provoked the dog, he went for me.
9. Don’t forget to go over your notes before exam.
10. Prices of essential commodities have gone up.
11. Manoj went into his family business as soon as he had completed his MBA.
12. Jayesh is going out with an American girl.
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🔴Correct Errors🔴
(7) Why does she say that there has never existed a truly free and democratic nation in the world ?
Ans. Helen Keller says that there has never existed a..................... truly /true free and ......................... democratic/ democracy nation in the world because from time.............................. memorial/ immemorial , men have followed the strong men ........................... which/who had the power of money and of armies with blind.................................. loyally/loyalty. They have tilled the lands of the rulers and have been robbed............................. off /by the fruits of their labour.
🟢ANSWERS🟢
(7) Why does she say that there has never existed a truly free and democratic nation in the world ?
Ans. Helen Keller says that there has never existed a truly free and democratic nation in the world because from time immemorial, men have followed the strong men who had the power of money and of armies with blind loyalty. They have tilled the lands of the rulers and have been robbed off the fruits of their labour.
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(7) Why does she say that there has never existed a truly free and democratic nation in the world ?
Ans. Helen Keller says that there has never existed a..................... truly /true free and ......................... democratic/ democracy nation in the world because from time.............................. memorial/ immemorial , men have followed the strong men ........................... which/who had the power of money and of armies with blind.................................. loyally/loyalty. They have tilled the lands of the rulers and have been robbed............................. off /by the fruits of their labour.
🟢ANSWERS🟢
(7) Why does she say that there has never existed a truly free and democratic nation in the world ?
Ans. Helen Keller says that there has never existed a truly free and democratic nation in the world because from time immemorial, men have followed the strong men who had the power of money and of armies with blind loyalty. They have tilled the lands of the rulers and have been robbed off the fruits of their labour.
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🌟General Vocabulary Exercise🌟
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Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word.
1. Put everything ……………………… the glasses in this box.
expect
except
exempt
2. The child had an ………………………… of energy.
excess
excessive
access
3. The student did ………………………… research before writing the paper.
exhaustive
exhausted
exhausting
4. The lease is ………………………… in saying that the rent must be paid by the 10th of every month.
explicit
implicit
5. It is not in the contract but it is ………………………. that the fee should be paid in advance.
explicit
implicit
6. Sima ………………………. from the heat.
fainted
feinted
7. Saloni has a great ………………………… for writing.
flair
flare
flyer
8. After a quick ……………………….. of temper, the boy calmed down.
flare
flair
flyer
9. Her beauty is without …………………………
flaw
flow
10. Ramesh was always ……………………………….. to the feelings of others.
insensitive
unsensitive
dissensitive
11. An ………………………….. confession was obtained through torture.
involuntary
in voluntary
unvoluntary
12. The doctor’s decision to operate proved to be …………………………………
judicious
judicial
judiciously
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🟢Answers🟢
1. Put everything except the glasses in this box.
2. The child had an excess of energy.
3. The student did exhaustive research before writing the paper.
4. The lease is explicit in saying that the rent must be paid by the 10th of every month.
5. It is not in the contract but it is implicit that the fee should be paid in advance.
6. Sima fainted from the heat.
7. Saloni has a great flair for writing.
8. After a quick flare of temper, the boy calmed down.
9. Her beauty is without flaw.
10. Ramesh was always insensitive to the feelings of others.
11. An involuntary confession was obtained through torture.
12. The doctor’s decision to operate proved to be judicious.
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Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word.
1. Put everything ……………………… the glasses in this box.
expect
except
exempt
2. The child had an ………………………… of energy.
excess
excessive
access
3. The student did ………………………… research before writing the paper.
exhaustive
exhausted
exhausting
4. The lease is ………………………… in saying that the rent must be paid by the 10th of every month.
explicit
implicit
5. It is not in the contract but it is ………………………. that the fee should be paid in advance.
explicit
implicit
6. Sima ………………………. from the heat.
fainted
feinted
7. Saloni has a great ………………………… for writing.
flair
flare
flyer
8. After a quick ……………………….. of temper, the boy calmed down.
flare
flair
flyer
9. Her beauty is without …………………………
flaw
flow
10. Ramesh was always ……………………………….. to the feelings of others.
insensitive
unsensitive
dissensitive
11. An ………………………….. confession was obtained through torture.
involuntary
in voluntary
unvoluntary
12. The doctor’s decision to operate proved to be …………………………………
judicious
judicial
judiciously
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1. Put everything except the glasses in this box.
2. The child had an excess of energy.
3. The student did exhaustive research before writing the paper.
4. The lease is explicit in saying that the rent must be paid by the 10th of every month.
5. It is not in the contract but it is implicit that the fee should be paid in advance.
6. Sima fainted from the heat.
7. Saloni has a great flair for writing.
8. After a quick flare of temper, the boy calmed down.
9. Her beauty is without flaw.
10. Ramesh was always insensitive to the feelings of others.
11. An involuntary confession was obtained through torture.
12. The doctor’s decision to operate proved to be judicious.
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🌟General Vocabulary Exercise🌟
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Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word.
1. We are …………………………….. for your long, newsy letter.
greatful
grateful
2. Collecting stamps gives him tremendous ………………………………..
gratuity
gratification
gratitude
3. How can I express my …………………………….. for your help?
gratification
grateness
gratitude
4. The wheat was ………………………………. into flour.
grounded
grinded
ground
5. Singing in the shower is …………………………….. with him.
habit
habitual
habituated
6. Have you ………………………………. the clothes yet?
hanged
hang
hung
7. That was ………………………………… the way to great a friend.
hard
hardly
scarcely
8. ………………………………… the doctor’s advice or you will be sorry.
Heed
Haed
Heed to
9. The millionaire’s only ……………………………. was his son.
hair
heir
hare
10. The family has a large ……………………………….. fortune.
hereditary
constitutional
congenital
11. A ……………………………. of food was found in the cave.
hoard
horde
hord
12. A …………………………… of Tartars invaded Europe.
hoard
hord
horde
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🟢Answers🟢
1. We are grateful for your long, newsy letter.
2. Collecting stamps gives him tremendous gratification.
3. How can I express my gratitude for your help?
4. The wheat was ground into flour.
5. Singing in the shower is habitual with him.
6. Have you hung the clothes yet?
7. That was hardly the way to great a friend.
8. Heed the doctor’s advice or you will be sorry.
9. The millionaire’s only heir was his son.
10. The family has a large hereditary fortune.
11. A hoard of food was found in the cave.
12. A horde of Tartars invaded Europe.
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Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word.
1. We are …………………………….. for your long, newsy letter.
greatful
grateful
2. Collecting stamps gives him tremendous ………………………………..
gratuity
gratification
gratitude
3. How can I express my …………………………….. for your help?
gratification
grateness
gratitude
4. The wheat was ………………………………. into flour.
grounded
grinded
ground
5. Singing in the shower is …………………………….. with him.
habit
habitual
habituated
6. Have you ………………………………. the clothes yet?
hanged
hang
hung
7. That was ………………………………… the way to great a friend.
hard
hardly
scarcely
8. ………………………………… the doctor’s advice or you will be sorry.
Heed
Haed
Heed to
9. The millionaire’s only ……………………………. was his son.
hair
heir
hare
10. The family has a large ……………………………….. fortune.
hereditary
constitutional
congenital
11. A ……………………………. of food was found in the cave.
hoard
horde
hord
12. A …………………………… of Tartars invaded Europe.
hoard
hord
horde
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🟢Answers🟢
1. We are grateful for your long, newsy letter.
2. Collecting stamps gives him tremendous gratification.
3. How can I express my gratitude for your help?
4. The wheat was ground into flour.
5. Singing in the shower is habitual with him.
6. Have you hung the clothes yet?
7. That was hardly the way to great a friend.
8. Heed the doctor’s advice or you will be sorry.
9. The millionaire’s only heir was his son.
10. The family has a large hereditary fortune.
11. A hoard of food was found in the cave.
12. A horde of Tartars invaded Europe.
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🌺General vocabulary exercise 1🌺
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Complete the following sentences using the appropriate form of the word given in the brackets.
1. ………………… of evidence is against the law. (conceal)
2. The …………………. composer thinks he is better than Beethoven. (conceit)
3. The teacher had no …………………. of the child’s problems at home. (comprehend)
4. This book is a ……………….. account of World War II. (comprehend)
5. The pregnant woman had a ………………… urge for pickles. (compulsion)
6. Everyone between the ages of six and sixteen must receive …………………. education. (compulsion)
7. The suspect said he signed the confession under …………………. (compulsive)
8. The captain remained ………………… .. throughout the raging storm. (compose)
9. ……………….. with the traffic laws is necessary for safe driving. (comply)
10. The period costume calls for a ………………… hair style. (complement)
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1. Concealment of evidence is against the law.
2. The conceited composer thinks he is better than Beethoven.
3. The teacher had no comprehension of the child’s problems at home.
4. This book is a comprehensive account of World War II.
5. The pregnant woman had a compulsive urge for pickles.
6. Everyone between the ages of six and sixteen must receive compulsory education.
7. The suspect said he signed the confession under compulsion.
8. The captain remained composed throughout the raging storm.
9. Compliance with the traffic laws is necessary for safe driving.
10. The period costume calls for a complementary hair style.
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Complete the following sentences using the appropriate form of the word given in the brackets.
1. ………………… of evidence is against the law. (conceal)
2. The …………………. composer thinks he is better than Beethoven. (conceit)
3. The teacher had no …………………. of the child’s problems at home. (comprehend)
4. This book is a ……………….. account of World War II. (comprehend)
5. The pregnant woman had a ………………… urge for pickles. (compulsion)
6. Everyone between the ages of six and sixteen must receive …………………. education. (compulsion)
7. The suspect said he signed the confession under …………………. (compulsive)
8. The captain remained ………………… .. throughout the raging storm. (compose)
9. ……………….. with the traffic laws is necessary for safe driving. (comply)
10. The period costume calls for a ………………… hair style. (complement)
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🔵Answers🔵
1. Concealment of evidence is against the law.
2. The conceited composer thinks he is better than Beethoven.
3. The teacher had no comprehension of the child’s problems at home.
4. This book is a comprehensive account of World War II.
5. The pregnant woman had a compulsive urge for pickles.
6. Everyone between the ages of six and sixteen must receive compulsory education.
7. The suspect said he signed the confession under compulsion.
8. The captain remained composed throughout the raging storm.
9. Compliance with the traffic laws is necessary for safe driving.
10. The period costume calls for a complementary hair style.
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🌺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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🟣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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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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👉🏻ANSWERS
🟢(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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🍁04.09.2020 Friday🍁
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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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