Notes and Worksheets for English

Voices - Worksheet 1.         The fire burnt the house. 2.       Your performance pleased me. 3.       Travelling fatigues me. 4.       The pot contains milk. 5.       Police arrested him. 6.       Everyone should speak the truth. 7.       He is staring at the picture. 8.       Paint covered the lock. 9.       Smoke filled the room. 10. Alexander expected to win the battle. Answers 1.       The house was burnt in the fire. 2.       I was pleased with your performance. 3.       I am fatigued with travelling. 4.       Milk is contained in the pot. 5.       He was arrested by the police. 6.  ...

   Basics of English There are 26 letters in English. Out of 26 letters, 5 are vowels (a, e, I, o, and u) and rest of the letters are called consonants. Alphabets are written in two ways: a. Upper case (A-Z) b. Lower case (a-z) On the basis of ‘Sounds’ There are 44 sounds in English Language. 24 are consonant sounds and 20 vowel sounds. Sentence:   A sentence is a group of words that signifies some meaning. She is a kind lady. They play cricket. Phrase A group of words having no subject and incomplete meaning. Red apple Out of the blue. Parts of sentence Subject First part of the sentence is a subject. Subject is something about which discussion or chat is going on. Two types of subject Noun Pronoun Ram is an aggressive chap. He is such a cantankerous bloke. Siya knows him   very well. She always tries to veil her son’s mistakes. Verb Action words are called ve...

Compliments for messages 1.   If some message inspires you – Inspiring, Invigorating, Motivating, stimulating, impelling, activating 2.   If some message gives you spiritual guidance – divine, Heavenly, sacred, pious, elysian 3.   If some message presents some true fact – Enlightening, Very True, Well said, Well quoted 4.   Great, Elegant, Marvelous, Captivating, Pleasant, Wondrous 5.     If some message attracts attention – striking, outstanding, prominent, spectacular, majestic, sublime, lofty, exalted 6.   Compliments to praiseworthy messages -   praiseworthy commendable ,  laudable ,  admirable ,  worthy ,  honourable ,  estimable ,  exemplary 7.   Compliments to Happy Messages –   Cheerful, enjoyable, cheery, merry, joyful, jovial, jolly, gleeful,  delighted,  glowing,  radiant, sunny, blithe, joyous, beatific, bles...

Do as directed: 1.     She said to me,” Why did you leave the show mid way yesterday?” (change the narration)          2. Travelling fatigues me, so I often avoid it. (Change the voice) 3.        No sooner had the bell rung than the students ran out. (Begin … Hardly….) 4.        She is so slender that she can’t lift that heavy weight. (use … too …. To) 5.        “Who are you talking to?” asked my mother. (change the narration) 6.        ______________ being a Mathematics teacher, I play soccer too. (Beside/Besides) 7.        They were sitting _________ us, when you went to look for them in the auditorium. (among/amongst) 8.        None of the twins opened the door. (Correct the sentence) 9.        Either ...

The Last Lesson Read the extracts and answer the questions that follow: 1.Then, as I hurried by as fast as I could go, the blacksmith, Wachter, who was there, with his apprentice, reading the bulletin, called after me, “Don’t go so fast, bub; you’ll get to your school in plenty of time!” I thought he was making fun of me, and reached M. Hamel’s little garden all out of breath i.                      Why was the narrator in hurry and where was he heading to? ii.                    “Don’t go so fast, bub; you’ll get to your school in plenty of time!” Why did Wachter say so? iii.                   What impact did Wachter’s statement had on Franz?       2. But now it was all so still! I...