Answer the following:

1. Choose the sentence that is correct in its meaning:

a) Come here and tell me about your day.

b) Come hear and tell me about your day.

2. Replace the underlined word with its equivalent American English word.

Wet nappies should be changed immediately.

3. Which of the following words can be placed after ‘hard’ to form a compound word?

a) wish; b) work; c) ware; d) day

4. What is the plural form of medium?

a) mediums; b) media; c) medias

5. Attach a suffix to the word ‘success’ from the list given below.

Gandhiji led the freedom struggle ………………………

a) ful; b) fully; c) less; d) lessly

6. Replace the underlined word in the sentence with one of the phrasal verbs given below to convey the same meaning.

He wore his coat and went out.

a) put up; b) put on; c) put out; d) put in

7. Choose the appropriate word.

After the operation the patient was kept in the intensive care unit for close ………………………… (observance / observation)

8. Construct a sentence using any one of the words given below:

a) continually; b) continuity; c) continue

9. Reframe the sentence using the underlined word as a verb.

His contribution was negligible.

10. Which of the two sentences given below convey the following meaning?

She did not eat anything else.

a) She only ate this.

b) Only she ate this.

Answers

1. Come here and tell me about your day.

2. Wet diapers should be changed immediately.

3. hardware

4. media

5. Gandhiji led the freedom struggle successfully.

6. He put on his coat and went out.

7. After the operation the patient was kept in the intensive care unit for close observation.

8. Construct a sentence using any one of the words given below:

a) continually

It rained continually during the night.

b) continuity

The public does not support the continuity of the policy.

c) continue

We cannot continue like this.

9. Reframe the sentence using the underlined word as a verb.

His contribution was negligible.

Answer: He contributed negligibly.

10. Which of the two sentences given below convey the following meaning?

She did not eat anything else.

Answer: She only ate this.