Punctuation and Spellings
EXERCISE
Use Capital letters where necessary and punctuate the following :
1. sit down boys said the teacher.
"Sit down boys", said the teacher.2. i said to raju i will go to Lucknow tomorrow.
I said to Raju, "I will go to Lucknow tomorrow."
3. during our journey to delhi we slept read and played card.
During our journey to Delhi, we slept, read and played card.
4. come along my friends the leader said to join the procession.
4. come along my friends the leader said to join the procession.
"Come along my friends", the leader said to join the procession.
5. urmila said aunty may i take your saree i have to show it to my friend.
Urmila said," Aunty, may I take your saree, I have to show it to my friend."
5. urmila said aunty may i take your saree i have to show it to my friend.
Urmila said," Aunty, may I take your saree, I have to show it to my friend."
6. work hard the teacher said if you wish to pass the examination
"Work hard, "if you wish to pass the examination the teacher said. "
"Work hard, "if you wish to pass the examination the teacher said. "
7. ahmad said to the teacher may i come in sir.
Ahmad said to the teacher, "May I come in sir?"
Ahmad said to the teacher, "May I come in sir?"
8. his uncle said to me may i know your name.
His uncle said to me, "May I know yourname?"
9. all people rich and poor high and low young and old celebrate diwali.
All people rich and poor, high and low, young and old celebrate Diwali.
10. what is your name asked my senior i replied my name is amit.
"What is yourname?" asked my senior. I replied, "My name is Amit."
His uncle said to me, "May I know yourname?"
9. all people rich and poor high and low young and old celebrate diwali.
All people rich and poor, high and low, young and old celebrate Diwali.
10. what is your name asked my senior i replied my name is amit.
"What is yourname?" asked my senior. I replied, "My name is Amit."
11. is this your final decision asked ramesh.
"Is this yourfinal decision?" asked Ramesh.
"Is this yourfinal decision?" asked Ramesh.
12. I am afraid i cannot change my decision said alok.
"I am afraid, I cannot change my decision." said Alok.
"I am afraid, I cannot change my decision." said Alok.
13. anu said uncle may we come in i have a friend with me.
Anu said, "Uncle, may we come in? I have a friend with me."
14. is this your final decision asked harish yes i cannot change my decision said girish.
"Is this your final decision?"asked Harish. "Yes I cannot change my decision, " said Girish.
15. archana said to her father, will you buy me a new dress, her father replied no you will get a new dress on your next birthday.
Anu said, "Uncle, may we come in? I have a friend with me."
14. is this your final decision asked harish yes i cannot change my decision said girish.
"Is this your final decision?"asked Harish. "Yes I cannot change my decision, " said Girish.
15. archana said to her father, will you buy me a new dress, her father replied no you will get a new dress on your next birthday.
Archana said to her father, "Will you buy me a new dress?" Her father replied, "No, you will get a new dress on your next birthday."
16. anu said uncle may we come in no i am very busy reading the ramayana at present replied the uncle.
Anu said, "Uncle, may we come in?" "No, I am very busy reading the Ramayana at present", replied the uncle.
17. he said dont worry i will help you tomorrow.
He said, "Don't worry, I will help you tomorrow."
18. urmila said may i come in i have a couple of friends with me.
Urmila said, "May I come in? I have a couple of friends with me."
19. the principal said to mukesh congratulations you have stood first in the class.
The principal said to Mukesh, "Congratulations! You have stood first in the class."
16. anu said uncle may we come in no i am very busy reading the ramayana at present replied the uncle.
Anu said, "Uncle, may we come in?" "No, I am very busy reading the Ramayana at present", replied the uncle.
17. he said dont worry i will help you tomorrow.
He said, "Don't worry, I will help you tomorrow."
18. urmila said may i come in i have a couple of friends with me.
Urmila said, "May I come in? I have a couple of friends with me."
19. the principal said to mukesh congratulations you have stood first in the class.
The principal said to Mukesh, "Congratulations! You have stood first in the class."
20. is this your final decision asked ranjit i cannot change my decision said ankit.
"Is this your final decision?"asked Ranjit. "I cannot change my decision," said Ankit.
"Is this your final decision?"asked Ranjit. "I cannot change my decision," said Ankit.
21. anu said may i come in i have an urgent piece of work with you.
Anu said, "May I come in? I have an urgent piece of work with you."
22. is this your ultimate decision asked my father yes i cannot make any alteration said i.
"Is this your ultimate decision?" asked my father. "Yes, I cannot make any alteration, "said I.
Anu said, "May I come in? I have an urgent piece of work with you."
22. is this your ultimate decision asked my father yes i cannot make any alteration said i.
"Is this your ultimate decision?" asked my father. "Yes, I cannot make any alteration, "said I.
23. he said to me please give me five rupees i am very hungry
He said to me, "Please , give me five rupees, I am very hungry."
24. jawaharlal Nehru the first prime minister of free india was loved admired and honoured by everybody.
He said to me, "Please , give me five rupees, I am very hungry."
24. jawaharlal Nehru the first prime minister of free india was loved admired and honoured by everybody.
Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of free India was loved, admired and honoured by everyone.
25. chandragupta was assisted by an old wise brahmin named kautilya.
25. chandragupta was assisted by an old wise brahmin named kautilya.
Chandragupta was assisted by an old wise Brahmin named Kautilya.
26. akbar was born at amarkot when he became king he made bairam khan his guardian he defeated hemu the famous general of adil shah.
Akbar was born at Amarkot. When he became king, he made Bairam Khan his guardian. He defeated Hemu, the famous general of Adil Shah.
27. what a piece of work is man how noble in reason how infinite in faculties and action how nice like an angel.
What a piece of work is man! How noble in reason! How infinite in faculties and action! How nice! like an angel.
28. as caesar loved me i wept for him but as he was ambitious i slew him.
As Caesarloved me, I wept forhim but as he was ambitious, I slew him.
29. you can not sit here alone said mother to her daughter come out or i shall beat you baby.
"You cannot sit here alone", said mother to her daughter, "Come out orI shall beat you, baby."
26. akbar was born at amarkot when he became king he made bairam khan his guardian he defeated hemu the famous general of adil shah.
Akbar was born at Amarkot. When he became king, he made Bairam Khan his guardian. He defeated Hemu, the famous general of Adil Shah.
27. what a piece of work is man how noble in reason how infinite in faculties and action how nice like an angel.
What a piece of work is man! How noble in reason! How infinite in faculties and action! How nice! like an angel.
28. as caesar loved me i wept for him but as he was ambitious i slew him.
As Caesarloved me, I wept forhim but as he was ambitious, I slew him.
29. you can not sit here alone said mother to her daughter come out or i shall beat you baby.
"You cannot sit here alone", said mother to her daughter, "Come out orI shall beat you, baby."
30. he is in fact a very obedient hard working and intelligent boy.
He is, in fact, a very obedient, hard-working and intelligent boy.
ask, do, sing, earn, bind, find, act, help, give, take, arise, bite, hide, bathe, become, come, rise, write, run, bid, beg, sit, win, begin, dig, get, swim, put, open, know, blow, throw, answer, gather, water, enter, suffer, pay, say, prey, obey, employ, buy, see.
arise, bathe, shine, begin, earn, blow, prevent, sit, ask, speak, show, gather, enter, hate, bear, help, break, jump, buy, read, cut, set, kneel, write, run, learn, see, compare, send, praise, sing, punish, sleep, spend, advise, steal, prove, stop, cry, seem.
arose bathed shone began
earned blew prevented sat
asked spoke showed gathered
entered hated bore helped
broke jumped bought read
cut set knelt wrote
ran learned saw compared
sent praised sang punished
slept spent advised stole
proved stopped cried seemed
3. Rewrite each of the following words by adding the Suffix -ing or-ed :
give, tie, stop, swim, rise, make, lie, shed, run, admit, begin, agree, fight, praise, permit, beg, travel, occur, carry, hurry, pity.
giving tied stopped swimming
rising making lying shedding
running admitting beginning agreed
fighting praised permitted begged
travelled occurred carried hurried
He is, in fact, a very obedient, hard-working and intelligent boy.
EXERCISE
1. Add -ing to the following words :ask, do, sing, earn, bind, find, act, help, give, take, arise, bite, hide, bathe, become, come, rise, write, run, bid, beg, sit, win, begin, dig, get, swim, put, open, know, blow, throw, answer, gather, water, enter, suffer, pay, say, prey, obey, employ, buy, see.
asking doing winning beginning
singing earning digging getting
binding finding swimming putting
acting helping opening knowing
giving taking blowing throwing
arising biting answering gathering
hiding bathing watering entering
becoming coming suffering paying
rising writing saying preying
running bidding obeying employing
begging sitting buying seeing
2. Write down the Past Tense of the following words :arise, bathe, shine, begin, earn, blow, prevent, sit, ask, speak, show, gather, enter, hate, bear, help, break, jump, buy, read, cut, set, kneel, write, run, learn, see, compare, send, praise, sing, punish, sleep, spend, advise, steal, prove, stop, cry, seem.
arose bathed shone began
earned blew prevented sat
asked spoke showed gathered
entered hated bore helped
broke jumped bought read
cut set knelt wrote
ran learned saw compared
sent praised sang punished
slept spent advised stole
proved stopped cried seemed
3. Rewrite each of the following words by adding the Suffix -ing or-ed :
give, tie, stop, swim, rise, make, lie, shed, run, admit, begin, agree, fight, praise, permit, beg, travel, occur, carry, hurry, pity.
giving tied stopped swimming
rising making lying shedding
running admitting beginning agreed
fighting praised permitted begged
travelled occurred carried hurried
pitied
4. Fill the suitable letters to complete the following :
4. Fill the suitable letters to complete the following :
valuable recieve field
function reason mosquito
quarrel princess ignorance
almirah attention horrible
necessary minister medicine
division deceive shepherd
dictionary sparrow mischief
5. Complete the following words with-ance or-ence :
5. Complete the following words with-ance or-ence :
assistance confidence silence
expence suspence reference
guidance attendance defence
ignorance licence difference
distance tense entrance
audience science advance
6. Fill in the blanks in each of the following words with-ie orei :
6. Fill in the blanks in each of the following words with-ie orei :
belief achieve ceiling
field reign neighbour
thief recieve yield
friend soveregin winning
receipt foreign grief
7. Write the correct spelling of the following pairof words :
Beginning Almighty Farewell
always useful joyous
putting grievous illwill
glorious vicious winning
illness well being
goodwill
8. Add ‘ment’at the end of the following words :
accomplish, achieve, amuse, judge, acknowledge, confine, punish, arrange, advertise, argue, better, agree, attach, conceal, manage, move, nourish, excite, banish.
accomplishment judgement punishment
argument attachment movement
banishment achievement acknowledgment
arrangement betterment concealment
nourishment amusement confinement
advertisement agreement management
excitement
9. Add 'ness' wheneveris suitable at the end of the following words and also make necessary changes :
9. Add 'ness' wheneveris suitable at the end of the following words and also make necessary changes :
busy, fresh, dry, forgive, ready, glad, care, harm, law, quick, need, sleep, frank, worth, thought, rough, red, help, cease, great, ugly, weak, sweet, sad, life, mercy, number, lazy, calm, cold, holy, fruit, hope, use.
Business readiness law
Business readiness law
frankness redness ugliness
life calmness hope
freshness gladness quickness
freshness gladness quickness
worthiness help weakness
mercy coldness use
dryness care need
dryness care need
thought cease sweetness
number holiness
EXERCISE
action addition
admission affection
association attention
collision compulsion
concession dimension
direction intention
occasion possession
profession
2. Add -able to the following words :
favour : favourable
deplore : deplorable
profit know : knowable
stop : stoppable
move
3. Add a suitable Prefix to the following from de, dis, be, im, un :
able : disable
appear : disappear
come favourable : unfavourable
fool : befool
part polite : impolite
prison : imprison