V - ENGLISH - REVISION
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halted main stem
horrid terrible
stalk stopped
2. Add 'ly' in the following words and rewrite the word.
dreary
happy
quick
hurried
3. Punctuate the following passage.
they are my friends my mother offered snacks and fruit salad to all my friends at our home we together enjoyed a lot at this time one of my friend asked me about my father.
4. Rearrange the jumbled words to make meaningful sentence.
did/why/future king/ningthou/the/a/choose/want to
5. Correct the underlined describing word and rewrite the sentence.
He is tall than me.
The man is the strong of all.
IV/V - ENGLISH - Parts of Speech( Revision)
PARTS OF SPEECH
What is Parts of Speech ?
Ans: Words are divided into different classes. They are called Parts of Speech.
What are the different types of Parts of Speech ? What are they ?
Ans: There are eight types of Parts of Speech . They are as such..
1. Noun 2. Pronoun 3. Adjective 4. Verb
5. Adverb 6. Preposition 7. Conjunction
8. Interjection
NOUN
What is Noun ?
Ans: A noun is a naming word. Naming words are the name of persons, places or things.
Example: Ram is a good boy. { Naming word
( name of person ) - Ram }
Koraput is a hilly district in Odisha.
Naming word ( name of district/place ) - Koraput
This chair is made of wood. { Naming word
( name of things ) - chair, wood }
PRONOUN
What is Pronoun ? Give an example.
Ans: A word which is used in place of a noun is called Pronoun .
Saswat is going to School. ( Saswat - Noun ) He is going to School. ( He - Pronoun )
ADJECTIVE
What is Adjective ? Give an example.
Ans: An Adjective is a word used for qualifying a noun or pronoun. or
An Adjective is a word used for adding something to the meaning of a noun or pronoun.
Example: Ram is a good boy. ( Here 'good' shows the quality of a boy )
Give me two pens. My friend gave me five pencils in my birth day. ( Here the word two and five shows the quantity)
It add something more to the noun pen and pencil. )
VERB
What is a Verb ?
Ans: Verbs are words that show actions,
motions, doing or states of being.
action, motion, doing - means doing something .
Raghav is jumping in the field.
States of being - ( feeling ) This mango tastes so
sweet.
ADVERB
What is Adverb ? Give examples.
Ans: The word which qualifies any word (Parts
of Speech) in a sentence except a noun or
pronoun is called an adverb.
Example -1 - Raghu goes slowly. ( Here the
adverb 'slowly' modifies the verb 'goes' )
Example -2 - She is a very beautiful girl. ( Here
the adverb 'very' modifies the adjective
'beautiful')
Example -3 - My friend walks very slowly. ( Here
the adverb 'very' modifies the another adverb
'slowly')
Example -4 -The bird flew exactly over our head.
( Here the adverb 'exactly' modifies the preposition 'over')
SOME MORE WORDS OF ADVERB
Time : now, then, soon , early etc.
Place : here, there, far, near etc.
Manner : slowly, quickly, surely etc.
Number : once, twice , thrice , again, always etc. Other adverb to remember : very, much , partly, wholly, as , so that, if, unless, though, although etc.
PREPOSITION
What is Preposition ?
Ans: Preposition is a word.
It is placed before a noun or a pronoun.
It shows the relation of that noun or pronoun with any other word of the sentence.
These prepositions show place, time, direction etc.
Examples of some of prepositions :
in, on, under, over, above, by, near, though, although, after, before, below, between, among, along, across, for, about, behind, in front of, with, without etc.
Examples in sentences :
The book is in the table. The man is under the tree.
The bird is flying over our head. The dog is behind you.
CONJUNCTION
What is a conjunction ?
Ans: A conjunction is a word used to join words or sentences.
Example: - Mohit and Chaitanya are good friends.
Learn your lesson or leave the class.
MOST COMMONLY USED CONJUNCTIONS:
and, or, but, so, also, too, if, unless, while, because, though, although, till, until, still, therefore, not only.....but also
INTERJECTION
What is Interjection ?
Ans: An interjection is a word which expresses some sudden feeling.
Examples:
Hellow! How are you ?
Alas ! The man is dead.
Hurray ! Today is a holiday.
Bravo ! You have done well.
Oh ! What a nice view.
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V - ENGLISH - 10.2 - Who will be the Ningthou? - word notes
Ningthou – noun –
king in Manipuri
Leima – noun –
queen in Manipuri
long long ago – adverb –
many years ago
dearly - adverb – very much He loves him dearly.
meeyam – noun – courtiers
in Manipuri
went by – (verb) go
by
piece – noun -
quiet
lovely –
adjective – attractive, beautiful, very enjoyable and pleasant, wonderful
He has a lovely voice.
Tunggi Ningthou – the
future king
Shagol thauba nupa – such fine
horsemen!
spear – noun – a
weapon with a long wooden handle and a sharp metal point used for fighting,
hunting and fishing in the past
hush – noun – a
period of silence (with expectation of something happen that will follow a lot of
silence)
There was a deathly hush in the theatre.
cliff – a high
area of rock with a very steep side
pierce – verb – to
go through something, to make a small hole in something
The arrow pierced his shoulder.
The knife pierced through his coat.
breathed in relief (phrase)
breathe a sigh of relief (phrase) – exhale noisily as
a sign of relief
unison – ( in
unison ) – simultaneous performance of action
phajei! Phajei! – wonderful
wonderful
triumphantly – adverb –
victoriously
craned – verb – leaned
or stretched over sth in order to see sth better
noun – a large bird with long legs and a long neck
lay dead – unresponsive,
unaware, insensible
pecking – verb – moving
the beak forward quickly and hit or bite something