CLASS: X STD NEW SYLLABUS 2019-2020 QN.NO: 7 TO 14 SUB ... · 10/08/2019 · CLASS: X STD ... Book Books Bottle Bottles Brother Brothers Bureau Bureaus Cat Cats College Colleges

Prepared by: M.NABROSEKHAN M.Sc., M.A., B.Ed., M.Phil., ENGLISH TEACHER, SYED AMMAL MATRIC. HR. SEC. SCHOOL, RAMANATHAPURAM.

CLASS: X STD NEW SYLLABUS 2019-2020 QN.NO: 7 TO 14 SUB: ENGLISH

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Q.NO: 7 SINGULAR – PLURAL (1 MARK) BOOBBACK EXERCISES

1. Chair - chairs 2. Box - boxes 3. Eskimo - Eskimos 4. Lady - ladies 5. Radius - radii 6. Formula - formulae 7. Child - children 8. Deer - deer 9. Loaf - loaves 10. Hero - heroes 11. Leaf - leaves 12. Lorry - lorries 13. Bat - bats 14. Clock - clocks 15. Table - tables 16. Lamp - lamps 17. Doll - dolls 18. Biscuit - biscuits 19. Knife - knives

I. FORM PLURAL WORDS BY ADDING ‘S’

SINGULAR PLURAL

Apple Apples

Boat Boats

Book Books

Bottle Bottles

Brother Brothers

Bureau Bureaus

Cat Cats

College Colleges

Cow Cows

Cup Cups

Desk Desks

Dozen Dozens

Friend Friends

Girl Girls

House Houses

Human Humans

Letter Letters

Major general Major generals

Nephew Nephews

Paper Papers

Pencil Pencils

Plateau Plateaus

Passer by Passers by

River Rivers

Sticker Stickers

Tree Trees

Window Windows

Zebra Zebras

II. WORDS END WITH ‘S/SS/SH/CH/X/O/Z’ - ADD ‘ES’

SINGULAR PLURAL

Dish Dishes

Brush Brushes

Glass Glasses

Church Churches

Class Classes

Bus Buses

Bench Benches

Watch Watches

Pass Passes

Fox Foxes

Tax Taxes

Dress Dresses

Blitz Blitzes

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Mango Mangoes

Potato Potatoes

Tomato Tomatoes

Branch Branches

Wish Wishes

Moss Mosses

Pitch Pitches

SOME EXCEPTIONAL WORDS

Quiz Quizzes

Ox Oxen

Piano Pianos

Radio Radios

Photo Photos

Stereo Stereos

Memo Memos

III. WORDS END WITH ‘F/FE’ – REPLACE WITH ‘VES’

SINGULAR PLURAL

Leaf Leaves

Thief Thieves

Calf Calves

Wife Wives

Shelf Shelves

Knife Knives

Wolf Wolves

Dwarf Dwarves

Half Halves

Scarf Scarves

Elf Elves

Grief Grieves


Roof Roofs

Cuff Cuffs

Proof Proofs

Chief Chiefs

Chef Chefs

Handkerchief Handkerchiefs

Cliff Cliffs

IV. WORDS END WITH ‘Y’ – REPLACE WITH ‘IES’

SINGULAR PLURAL

Baby Babies

Lady Ladies

Army Armies

Fly Flies

University Universities

City Cities

Country Countries

Enemy Enemies

Library Libraries

Dictionary Dictionaries

Puppy Puppies

Diary Diaries

Spy Spies

Daisy Daisies

Copy Copies


Monkey Monkeys

Boy Boys

Key Keys

Toy Toys

Turkey Turkeys

Day Days

Delay Delays

Tray Trays

Prey Preys

Kidney Kidneys

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V. WORDS END WITH ‘ON/UM’ – REPLACE WITH ‘A’

SINGULAR PLURAL

Criterion Criteria

Agendum Agenda

Phenomenon Phenomena

Stratum Strata

Datum Data

Medium Media

Bacterium Bacteria

Stadium Stadia

Aquarium Aquaria

Curriculum Curricula

Ultimatum Ultimate

VI. WORDS END WITH ‘IS’ – REPLACE WITH ‘ES’

SINGULAR PLURAL

Axis Axes

Analysis Analyses

Basis Bases

Thesis Theses

Crisis Crises

Ellipses Ellipsis

Oasis Oases

Diagnosis Diagnoses

VII. WORDS END WITH ‘A’ – REPLACE WITH ‘AE’

SINGULAR PLURAL

Formula Formulae

Antenna Antennae

Alumna Alumnae

Vertebra vertebrae

VIII. WORDS END WITH ‘US’ – REPLACE WITH ‘I’

SINGULAR PLURAL

Radius Radii

Cactus Cacti

Stimulus Stimuli

Locus Loci

Focus Foci

Nucleus Nuclei

Syllabus Syllabi / syllabuses

Terminus Termini / terminuses

Alumnus Alumni

Virus Viruses (Exception)

IX. WORDS END WITH ‘EX/IX’ – REPLACE WITH ‘ICES’

SINGULAR PLURAL

Index Indices / indexes

Matrix Matrices / matrixes

Vertex Vertices / vertexes

Appendix Appendices / appendixes

X. SAME SINGULAR & PLURAL FORM

SINGULAR PLURAL

Sheep Sheep

Deer Deer

Furniture Furniture

Meal Meal

Hair Hair

Luggage Luggage

Baggage Baggage

Advice Advice

Fish Fish

Information Information

Corps Corps

Species Species

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Aircraft Aircraft

Cattle Cattle

Spectacles Spectacles

Premises Premises

Series Series

Trousers Trousers

Pants Pants

Scissors Scissors

News News

Swine Swine

Innings Innings

Means Means

Athletics Athletics

Linguistics Linguistics

Goods Goods

Outskirts Outskirts

Glasses Glasses

Wages Wages

Darts Darts

Billiards Billiards

Jeans Jeans

XI. SOME SPECIAL CHANGES

SINGULAR PLURAL

Man Men

Woman Women

Child Children

Foot Feet

Goose Geese

Mouse Mice

Tooth Teeth

Chick Chicken

Ox Oxen

Die Dice

Person People

1. What is the plural for ‘focus’? a) focuses b) focus c) foci 2. What is the plural for ‘aquarium’? a) aquariums b) aquari c) aquaria 3.What is the plural for ‘stratum’? a) stratas b) stratii c) strata 4. What is the plural for ‘thief?’ a) thiefs b) thiefes c) thieves 5. What is the plural for ‘criterion’? a) criterioins b) criteriae c) criteria 6. What is the plural for ‘deer’? a) deer b) deers c) deeres 7. What is the plural for ‘alumnus’? a) alumna b) alumni c) alum d) alumnum 8. What is the plural for ‘memorandum’? a) memorundam b) memoranda c) memorandums 9. What is the plural for ‘crisis’ ? a) crisis b) crises c) crisae 10. What is the plural for ‘medium’? a) mediums b) media c) mediae 11. What is the plural for ‘erratum’ ? a) errates b) errata c) errati 12. What is the plural for ‘man servant’ ? a) man servants b) men servant c) men servants 13. What is the plural for ‘index’ ? a) indices b) indexs c) indice d) indexes 14. What is the plural for ‘fungus’ ? a) fungi b) fungae c) funguss 15. What is the plural for ‘locus’? a) locuses b) loci c) locae 16. What is the plural for ‘son-in-law’? a) son-in-laws b) sons-in-law c) sons-in-laws 17. What is the plural for ‘species’? a) specie b) specy c) species

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Q.NO: 8 AFFIXES (1 MARK) BOOKBACK EXERCISES:

1. Literate - illiterate 2. Qualify - disqualify 3. Natural - supernatural 4. Urban - suburban 5. Nutrition - malnutrition 6. Child - childhood 7. Able - ability 8. Examine - examination 9. Establish - establishment 10. Slave - slavish 11. Accurate - inaccurate 12. Understand - misunderstand 13. Practice - practical 14. Technology - biotechnology 15. Fashion - fashionable 16. Different - indifferent 17. National - multinational 18. Origin - originate 19. Enjoy - enjoyment 20. Comfort - comfortably / comfortable 21. Cycle - bicycle 22. Hand - handful 23. Legal - illegal 24. Arrive - arrival 25. Normal - normally 26. Intend - intention 27. Scope - microscope

Prefix Root Word New Word

1. De Grade Degrade 2. Dia Meter Diameter 3. Dis Like Dislike 4. Dis Obey Disobey

5. Hyper active hyperactive 6. Ig Noble Ignoble 7. Il Legal Illegal 8. Im Polite Impolite 9. Im Possible Impossible 10. In Direct Indirect 11. In Secure Insecure 12. In Sufficient Insufficient 13. In correct Incorrect 14. Ir Responsible Irresponsible 15. Mis Placed Misplaced 16. Mis Taken Mistaken 17. Non Violence Non Violence 18. Over Load Overload 19. Ultra Violet Ultraviolet 20. Un Quenchable Unquenchable 21. Un Fair Unfair 22. Un Able Unable 23. Un Happy Unhappy

Root Word Suffix New Word 1. Announce Ment Announcement 2. Associate Ion Association 3. Bright ness Brightness 4. Care less Careless 5. Cheer ful Cheerful 6. Child Hood Childhood 7. Color ful colorful 8. Develop Ment Development 9. Fair ness Fairness 10. Familiar Rise Familiarise 11. Friend ly Friendly 12. Govern Ment Government 13. Hero Ism Heroism 14. Intense ity Intensity

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15. Kind Ness Kindness 16. Love ly Lovely 17. Music ian Musician 18. Perform Ance Performance 19. Taste less Tasteless 20. Trans Form Transform 21. Wash able Washable

EXERCISES

1. The dancers were act _____ and lively on the stage. a) - ively b) - ion c) - ed d) -ive

2. The chief guest appreciated his perform ………... a) …ing b) …ance c) …ness d) …ic

3. ………. active children should be given more attention. a) hyper… b) ultra… c) sub… d) trans…

4. Guru plays the Piano beautiful ……... a) …ly b) …er c) …less d) … ness

5. Some times …violet rays are harmful. a) trans… b) inter… c) ultra… d) over…

6. The Headmaster made an announce…… a) …er b)… ing c) …ship d) …ment

7. The artists are the ones who might be able to help us with our internal …..visible lives.

a) in… b) dis… c) im… d) il… 8. My friend is a day-dream ………....

a) …er b) …y c) …ist d) …istic 9. It is an exception ………...case.

a) …ment b) …al c) …ance d) …ful 10. A snake is a very danger……. reptile.

a) …ness b) …ous c) …able d) …ly 11. Even a small help is an act of kind…

a) …ness b) …our c) …ship d) …ment 12. Don’t be …….noble.

a) in… b) ig…. c) un…. d) im….

13. An……..national conference is to be held next year. a) Co… b) Sub… c) Inter… d) Hyper…

14. Kumar started his career at a……national company. a) trans… b) multi… c) ultra… d) over…

15. The act was proved …legal by the court. a) un… b) il… c) en… d) dis…

16. Children should not …obey their elders a) mis.. b) dis… c) in… d) un…

17. She was ……..taken for his mother. a) un… b) en… c) mis… d) dis…

18. He exhibited his hero…by fighting bravely. a) ….ity b) …..ism c) ish d) …..ic

19. The shopkeeper dismissed his assistant because he was ….. polite to his customers.

a) un… b) dis… c) im… d) mis… 20. Sastha had close associate…with many learned persons.

a) …ly b) …ness c) …ion d) …or 21. Children should not ……obey their elders.

a) un… b) mis… c) dis…. 22. Geetha … placed the book that she borrowed.

a) dis… b) un… c) mis… d) im… 23. My thirst is satiable.

a) dis b) in c) il d) im 24. The music…..delighted the audience with his performance.

a)...al b)...ally c) ...ian 25. My thirst is … quenchable.

a) dis... b) un... c) il... d) im… 26. Gandhi preached ……..violence.

a) un… b) non… c) under… d) in… 27. His behaviour was rude and ..........polite.

a) un… b) in… c) dis… d) im… 28. Flood waters began to _____ circle the village.

a) re- b) un- c) en- d) ir- 29. She received the news with ……..belief.

a) non b) anti c) un d) dis

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30. Don’t be……….noble. a)… in b)… ig c)… un d)… no

31. Ilayaraja is a good music….. a) –ian b) –al c) –ion d) –iean

32. Women …powerment is the need of the hour. a) im- b) em- c) um- d) in-

33. Roy is rich but he is ….happy. a) un- b) in- c) im- d) um-

34. Renu sings melodious…… a) –ness b) –in c) –un d) -um

35. Pollution makes water ….pure. a) im- b)um- c) in- d) un-

36. Joy is a good teach…. a) –er b) –es c) –ful d) –ness

37. Dinesh is always …..regular to class. a) –ir b) –on c) –iam d) -ar

38. Nithya s a journal……… a) -in b) –ist c) –ent d) -iam

39. ………..grade you r knowledge to do miracles in life. a) In- b) Up- c) Un- d) Bio-

40. There is nothing…. possible for hard working peoples. a) im- b) um- c) un- d) in-

Q.NO: 9 ABBREVIATION / ACRONYM (1 MARK) BOOKBACK EXERCISES: 1. Mr - Mister 2. Mrs - Mistress 3. Prof - professor 4. St - saint 5. Rev - Reverend 6. Hon - Honurable 7. Jr - Junior 8. Pres - President 9. VCR - Video Cassette Recorder 10. CD - Compact Disc 11. DVD - Digital Versatile Disk / Digital Video 12. GPS - Global Positioning System 13. VR - Virtual Reality 14. AR - Augmented Reality 15. TV - Television 16. a.m. - ante meridiem 17. p.m. - post meridiem 18. A.D. - Anno Domini 19. BCE - Before Common Era 20. CE - Common Era 21. Etc - et cetera 22. i.e - id est 23. e.g. - exempligratia 24. et al. - et alii 25. vs - versus 26. ft - feet 27. ft2 - square feet 28. kg - kilogram 29. km - kilometer 30. mm - millimeter 31. ml - milliliter 32. F - Fehrenheit 33. C - Celcius

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34. CBI - central bureau of Investigation 35. IB - Intelligence Bureau 36. IMF - International Monetary Fund 37. UN - United Nations 38. EC - Election Commission 39. EU - European Union 40. IIT - Indian Institute of Technology 41. USA - United States of America 42. UK - United Kingdom 43. UAE - United Arab Emirates 44. IQ - Intelligent Quotient 45. mph - miles per hour 46. mpg - miles per gallon 47. SIM - Subscriber Identity Module 48. ISRO - Indian Space Research Organization 49. WHO - World Health Organization 50. CCTV - Closed Circuit Television 51. HDMI - High Definition Multimedia Interface 52. LASER- Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation 53. MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging 54. CRT - Cathode Ray Tube 55. RAM - Random Access Memory 56. ROM - Read Only Memory 57. ALU - Arithmetic Logic Unit 58. HD - High Definition OTHER EXERCISES

1. AAI - Airport Authority of India 2. AIBA - Association International de Boxe Amateur 3. AIDS - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome 4. AIIMS - All India Institute of Medical Science 5. AIR - All India Radio 6. ALU - Arithmetic Logic Unit 7. AR - Augmented Reality 8. ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange

9. ATM - Automated Teller Machine 10. AVADI - Armed Vehicles and Ammunition Depot of India 11. B. Tech -Bachelor of Technology 12. B.A. -Bachelor of Arts 13. B.E. - Bachelor of Engineering 14. B.Sc. - Bachelor of Science 15. BARC - Baba Atomic Research Center 16. BBC - British Broadcasting Corporation 17. BC - Before Christ / Backward Class 18. BEL - Bharat Electronics Limited 19. BHEL - Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited 20. BIOS - Basic Input Output System 21. BPL - Below Poverty Line 22. BPO - Business Process Outsourcing 23. BPT - Bachelor of Physiotherapy 24. BDS - Bachelor of Dental Surgery 25. BOOK - Bio-Optical Organized Knowledge 26. CCE - Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation 27. CPG - Central Pattern Generator 28. BSNL - Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited 29. CA - Chartered Accountant 30. CAD - Computer Aided Design 31. CAT - Career Aptitude Test 32. CCTV - Closed Circuit Television 33. CD - Compact Disc 34. CFC - Chloro Fluoro Carbon 35. CFL - Compact Fluorescent Lamp 36. CLRI - Central Leather Research Institute 37. CM - Chief Minister 38. CMRL - Chennai Metro Rail Limited 39. CPU - Central Processing Unit 40. CRPF - Central Reserve Police Force 41. CRT - Cathod Ray Tube 42. CRY - Child Rights and You 43. CVRDE- Combat Vehicle Research and Development establishments

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44. DIG - Deputy Inspector General of Police 45. DOS - Disk Operating System 46. DTP - Desktop Publishing 47. DTS - Digital Theatre Sound 48. DIET - District Institute of Education and Training 49. EEG - Electro Encephalo Gram 50. GIRL - Growing Independent Resilient Leaders 51. GPM - Green Peace Movement 52. DVD - Digital Versatile Disk 53. EC - Election Commission 54. ECE - Economic Commission of Europe 55. ECG - Electro Cardiogram 56. EPF - Employees’ Provident Fund 57. ERNET - Educational and Research Network 58. EVM - Electronic Voting Machine 59. EXNORA - Excellent Novel Radical 60. EU - European Union 61. FAO - Food and Agricultural Organisation 62. FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions 63. FERA - Foreign Exchange Regulation Act 64. FIR - First Information Report 65. FTP - File Transfer Protocol 66. GATE - Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering 67. GATT - General Aggreement on Trade and Tariffs 68. GDP - Gross Domestic Product 69. GMAT - Graduate Management Admission Test 70. GPO - General Post Office 71. GPS - Global Positioning System 72. GST - Goods and Service Tax 73. GUI - Graphical User Interface 74. HDTV - High Definition Television 75. HIV - Human Immuno Deficiency Virus 76. HP - Hindustan Petroleum 77. HRC - Human Rights Commission 78. HSC - Higher Secondary course Certificate

79. HTML - Hyper Text Markup Language 80. HDMI - High Definition Multimedia Interface 81. HUDCO - Housing and Urban Development Corporation 82. IAS - Indian Administrative Service 83. IB - Intelligence Bureau 84. IBRD- International bank for Reconstruction and Development 85. ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organisation 86. ICICI - Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India 87. ICC - International Cricket Council 88. ICU - Intensive care Unit 89. IDA - International Development Association 90. IELTS - International English Language Test System 91. IFC - International Finance Corporation 92. IGNOU - Indira Gandhi National Open University 93. IIM - Indian Institute of Management 94. IIT - Indian Institute of Technology 95. ILO - International Labour Organization 96. IMF - International Monetary Fund 97. IMO - International Maritime Organisation 98. IOB - Indian Overseas Bank 99. IP - Internet Protocol 100. IPC - Indian Penal Code 101. ISBN - International Standard Book Number 102. ISD - International Subscriber Dialing 103. ISI - Indian Standard Institute 104. ISO - International Standard Organization 105. ISP - Internet Service Provider 106. ISRO - Indian Space Research Organisation 107. ITI - Industrial Training Institutes 108. ITU - International Telecommunications Union 109. JEE - Joint Entrance Examination 110. KPO - Knowledge Process Outsourcing 111. LAN - Local Area Network 112. LASER- Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation 113. LED - Light Emitting Diode

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114. LIC - Life Insuarnce Corporation of India 115. M.A. - Master of Arts 116. M.E. - Master of Engineering 117. M.Sc. - Master of Science 118. MAN - Metropolitan Area Network 119. MBA - Master of Business Administration 120. MBBS - Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery 121. MHRD - Ministry of Human Resource Development 122. MICR - Magnetic Ink Character Recognition 123. MIGA - Multilateral Investment Guarentee Agency 124. MLA - Member of Legislative Assembly 125. MLC - Member of Legislative Council 126. MNC - Multi National Company 127. MP - Member of Parliament 128. MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging 129. MS - Master of Surgery 130. NAAC - National Assessment and Accreditation Council 131. NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration 132. NCC - National Cadet Corps 133. NEET - National Eligibility cum Entrance Test 134. NET - National Eligibility Test 135. NEWS - North, East, West, South 136. NGO - Non-Governmental Organization 137. NLC - Neyveli Lignite Corporation 138. NOC - No Objection Certificate 139. NRI - Non-Resident India 140. NSS - National Service Scheme 141. OPEC - Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries 142. OS - Operating System 143. PA - Personal Assistant 144. PAN-Personal Area Network / Permanent Account Number 145. PC - Personal Computer 146. PDF - Portable Document Format 147. PIN - Postal Index Number 148. PM - Prime Minister

149. POTA - Prevention of Terrorism Act 150. PPP - Point-to-Point Protocol 151. PS - Personal Secretary / Post Script 152. PTA - Parents Teachers Association 153. PWD - Public Works Department 154. QUIZ - Questions Under Intellectual Zone 155. RADAR - Radio Detection and Ranging 156. RAM - Random Access Memory 157. RBI - Reserve Bank of India 158. RDO - Revenue Divisional Officer 159. ROM - Read Only Memory 160. RPF - Railway Protection Force 161. RRB - Railway Recruitment Board 162. RTA - Right To Education Act 163. RTO - Regional Transport Officer 164. SAT - Scholastic Aptitude Test 165. SBI - State Bank of India 166. SIM - Subscriber Identification Module 167. SLET - State Level Eligibility Test 168. SLV - Satellite Launch Vehicle 169. SMS - Short Messaging Service 170. SR - Southern Railways 171. SSC - Staff Selection Commission 172. SSLC - Secondary School Leaving Certificate 173. STD - Subscriber Trunk Dialing 174. TAFE - Tractor And Farm Equipment 175. TANCET - Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test 176. TANSI - Tamil Nadu Small Scale Industries 177. TASMAC - Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation 178. TET - Teachers Eligibility Test 179. TNPSC - Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission 180. TRB - Teachers Recruitment Board 181. UAE - United Arab Emirates 182. UFO - United Fund Organization 183. UGC - University Grants Commission

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184. UK - United Kingdom 185. UNDP - United nations Development Programme 186. UNESCO- United Nations Educational Scientific Cultural Organisation 187. UNO - United Nations Organization 188. UPO - Universal Postal code 189. UPS - Uninterrupted Power Supply 190. UPSC - Union Public Service Commission 191. URL - Uniform Resource Locator 192. US/USA - United States of America 193. USB - Universal Serial Bus 194. VAO - Village Administrative Officer 195. VAT - Value Added Tax 196. VCR - Video Cassette Recorder 197. VGA - Video Graphics Array 198. VISCOM - Visual Communication 199. VR - Virtual Reality 200. WAN - Wide Area Network 201. WHO - World Health Organisation 202. WTC - World Trade Centre 203. WTO - World Trade Organization 204. WWW - World Wide Web 205. BCCI - Board of Control for Cricket in India 206. IQ - Intelligence Quotient 207. BCE - Before Common Era 208. INSV - Indian Naval Ship Vessel

Q.NO: 10 IDIOMS (1 MARK) BOOKBACK EXERCISES:

1. On the ball - competent 2. Find one’s voice - become more confident in expressing oneself 3. Over the moon - extremely happy 4. Sharp as a tack - mentally agile 5. Listen - len an ear

MORE EXERCISES:

1. A big way - on a large scale 2. A bird’s eye view - a view from higher position 3. A brain child - one’s original idea 4. A chance in a million - very slim chance 5. A change of heart - A change of opinion or idea 6. A cock and a bull story - a wildly improbable story 7. A cuckoo in the nest - an unwelcome intruder 8. A drop in the ocean - very small / unimportant 9. A million dollar question- a question with a valuable answer 10. A penny for thoughts - thinking something about 11. A shadow of oneself - Someone or something that is not strong 12. A volley of blows - a string of blows 13. A wild goose chase - waste of time / useless effort 14. Alarm bells ringing - Sign of something going wrong 15. An early bird - someone who rises early 16. Apple of one’s eye - one’s favourite person 17. Armchair expert - one who gives advice in an area 18. As good as gold - very well behaved 19. At close quarters - very near 20. At logger head - To be in strong disagreement 21. At one’s disposal - for one’s use 22. At one’s wit’s end - Desperate 23. At the crack of dawn - very early in the morning 24. At the end of his tether - There is no strength or hope left 25. At the helm - in charge

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26. Back to the wall - In serious difficulty 27. Be in one’s head - in a difficult situation 28. Below the belt - unfair or unsporting behaviour 29. Bereft of - deprived of 30. Birds of same feather - People who are alike are often friends 31. Bolt from the blue - A sudden, unexpected event 32. Break even - make no profit or loss 33. Burn the midnight oil - To sit up very late at night during work 34. By and by - as time goes by 35. By the skin of one’s teeth- A narrow escape 36. Catch 22 situation- A situation in which unable to succeed due to

some rules 37. Caught red handed - caught when doing something wrong 38. Child’s play - a simple exercise for anyone 39. Childlike - having the innocent qualities 40. Clean slate - a fast record without discredit 41. Come to a halt - stop either temporarily or permanently 42. Difficult to grasp - Difficult to understand 43. Dodge a bullet - Barely escaped from a disastrous situation 44. Done to a turn - extremely well done 45. Draw a blank - to fail to get an answer or a result 46. Drive one up the wall - Irritated 47. Dropout - cease to complete the studies

48. Eleventh hour - At the last moment 49. Extract from - demand and get from 50. Face to mind - recall something 51. Faint with weariness - exhausted 52. Fair and square - in a fair way 53. Feather in one’s cap - one more achievement 54. Feel the pinch - feeling unpleasant change

55. Find one’s voice -become more confident in first meeting 56. Fish out of water - a person who does not fit in 57. Follow something up - pursue 58. Fool’s errand - a fruitless undertaking 59. Full of beans - lively / in high spirits

60. Get cold feet - get nervous 61. Get into hot water - be in serious trouble 62. Give a piece of mind - To express one’s opinion strongly / scold 63. Go a long way - To achieve success / to be very helpful 64. Go a long way - to last for a long time 65. Grasp / clutch at straws- try any method to overcome a crisis 66. Hang out to dry - abandoning one who is in difficulty 67. Happy-go-lucky - Not caring 68. Hard to come by - difficult to get 69. Have cold feet - be frightened 70. Have no hand in - not involved 71. Have one’s heart set on- really want something 72. Heart and soul - completely / with utter dedication 73. Hit the road - journey again 74. Holds good - be valid at the time of discussion 75. Honor bound - Morally obliged to do something 76. In a nice pickle - in a mess / in a difficult situation 77. In a remote corner - in a farthest corner 78. In barren statements - state without value, interest or result 79. In deep waters - in big trouble 80. In dire straits - in a serious, bad situation 81. In our corner - On your side in an argument or dispute 82. In panic mode - forgot everything and grew irritated 83. In short supply - less than its needed / lacking 84. In the gloom of solitude- in depressing 85. In the midst of - in the middle of 86. In the pink of health - In a very good health 87. In two minds - unable to decide / in a dilemma 88. Keep an eye on - watch something to make sure its ok 89. Keep one’s fingers crossed- hope that something good will happen 90. Keep one’s hand above water- make enough money to survive 91. Last resort - last option 92. Leave one stranded - forsaken

93. Lend an ear -listen 94. Lend/give someone a hand- to help someone with something

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95. Loud and clear - very clearly 96. Make a mountain out of- exaggerate something 97. Make ends meet - manage with money 98. Make one’s mouth water- to crave or desire sth that one loves to eat 99. Matter of concern - something to worry about 100. Moseying in and out - walking aimlessly 101. Move heaven and earth- do everything possible 102. Nip in the bud - Cut off the earliest stage /stop at the very beginning 103. Off the beaten track - isolated 104. On cloud nine -Very happy

105. On the ball -competent 106. On the ropes -state of near collapse or defeat 107. Once and for all - as a finally settled matter 108. Once in a blue moon - Rarely 109. One thing leading to another – sequence of unplanned events 110. Out of the blue - as a total surprise

111. Over the moon -extremely happy 112. Pain and regret - mental suffering 113. Pay back in the same coin- treating others in the same way 114. Pick someone’s brains - use someone’s ideas 115. Put on air -Behave in an unnatural way to impress others 116. Raining cats and dogs - raining heavily 117. Right up one’s alley - Appeals to me strongly 118. Run the risk - Exposure to injury or loss 119. Saved by the bell - Help at the last moment 120. Second childhood - old age 121. See eye to eye - agree

122. Sharp as a tack -mentally agile 123. Shot one’s bolt - Exhaust one’s effort 124. Square off - prepare for a conflict 125. Stand a chance - Have a prospect of success or survival 126. Stand a chance - to be in a favourable position 127. Stay on one’s toes - be ready or prepared for something 128. Sweep out - To remove something or someone 129. Take a trip down memory- recollect pleasant memories

130. Take one for ride - Deceived 131. Taken a hard line- To deal with someone or something in a strict way. 132. Taking a hard line - not giving up easily 133. That one’s lucky stars - to be thankful for one’s good luck 134. The burning question - the main question or problem

135. The cat is out of the bag-the secret is out 136. The tip of the iceberg- The biggest part of the problem is hidden 137. Thick and fast - in large numbers 138. Thirty pieces of silver - as a symbol of betrayal 139. Throw in the towel - to give up 140. Tight corners - Difficult situations 141. Till waters run deep - never judge anything by its appearance 142. Time out of mind - time immemorial / very ancient 143. To bark at the moon - to make a fuss with no effect 144. To be accustomed to - to get used to 145. To be chicken hearted - to be cowardly 146. To be on tender hooks - to be in a state of nervous suspense 147. To be up with a lark - to wake up early in the morning 148. To bear one’s burden in silence – to regret or suffer quietly 149. To build castles in the air- to have impossible desires 150. To chatter like a magpie- to talk incessantly / no interruption 151. To crow over - to rejoice at the defeat of the opponent 152. To drag up a child - to bring up a child without proper training 153. To take a new turn - to begin a new course 154. To tread on unknown waters - to explore 155. Tricks of the trade - the expertise of doing business 156. Vicious cycle - Chain like issues 157. Well-to-do - Wealthy / prosperous 158. Yellow streak - Cowardly / weak

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Q.NO: 11 PHRASAL VERBS (1 MARK) BOOKBACK EXERCISES:

1. Take off - leave the ground / remove 2. Get along with - have a friendly relationship 3. Shut down - close 4. Work out - Be successful 5. Look after - take care of 6. Burn off - to use or get rid of something 7. Keep up - continue / maintain 8. Build up - to develop 9. Tire out - exhaust 10. Warm up - practice 11. Put on - wear 12. Stretch out - to lay down / to sleep 13. Go far - succeed 14. Blow up - explode 15. Show up - reveal 16. Call on - require 17. Break off - finish 18. Knuckle under - submit

MORE EXERCISES:

1. Argue out - to discuss to reach an argument 2. Back up - support 3. Bank on - depend on 4. Bear with - endure / tolerate 5. Blow out - extinguish 6. Blow up - explode 7. Break down - fall / stop working / collapse 8. Break into - enter by force 9. Break off - finish 10. Break out -escape from a place or situation / start suddenly 11. Break through - penetrate 12. Break up - disperse / shatter 13. Bring about - make something happen

14. Bring forth - produce 15. Bring in - introduce 16. Bring out - publish 17. Bring up - educate / rear 18. Build up - to develop 19. Burn off - to use or get rid of something 20. Call for - demand 21. Call off - cancel 22. Call on - visit / require 23. Call out - summon 24. Call up - invite 25. Carry on - continue 26. Carry out - fulfill 27. Cave in - collapse 28. Come on - hurry 29. Come over - understand 30. Come upon - meet someone by chance 31. Cope with - deal with 32. Cut off - to remove something by cutting 33. Dealt with - managed 34. Draw up - stop 35. Drop in - visit 36. Drop out - discontinue 37. Eat out - eat in a restaurant 38. Engage in - take part 39. Figure out - understand 40. Get along with - have a friendly relationship 41. Get away - escape 42. Get on - have a friendly relationship / continue 43. Get over - recover / overcome 44. Get through - pass 45. Get up - rise from bed 46. Give away - distribute 47. Give in - yield 48. Give up - abandon

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49. Go after - to chase 50. Go far - succeed 51. Go into - examine / investigate 52. Go on - continue / hurry 53. Go through - endure / examine 54. Hand down - deliver 55. Hang around - move with no aim 56. Hit on - think of 57. Hold on - wait / stop 58. Hold up - delay 59. Hunt down - try to find every member 60. Keep on - continue 61. Keep up - continue / maintain 62. Knuckle under - submit 63. Lay by - keep for future use 64. Lay down - surrender / sacrifice / pass a law 65. Look after - take care of 66. Look at - to think about something carefully 67. Look for - to find / to search 68. Look into / over - investigate / examine 69. Look through - to search for someone or something 70. Look up to - admire 71. Look up - refer 72. Make out - understand 73. Make over - redo / renovate 74. Melt away - disappear slowly 75. Nose around - looking around to find information 76. Pass out - graduate 77. Pass through - undergo 78. Pull back - refrain 79. Push forward - to continue doing something with effort 80. Put aside - save 81. Put off - postpone 82. Put on - wear 83. Put up with - tolerate

84. Put up - build 85. Quarrel with - oppose 86. Ran into - to hit / enter / meet and reach 87. Reel off - recite 88. Run across - meet 89. Run after - chase / seek 90. Run over - overflow / examine 91. Set aside - discard 92. Set back - to slow down the progress 93. Set out - displays 94. Set up - establish 95. Settle down - establish / lead a quiet life 96. Show up - reveal 97. Shut down - close 98. Stand by - support / wait 99. Stand for - to represent a particular idea 100. Stand out - continue to resist 101. Stand up - rise 102. Stretch out - to lay down / to sleep 103. Take after - resemble 104. Take away - remove 105. Take down - write 106. Take off - leave the ground / remove 107. Take on - accept 108. Take part in - participate 109. Take up - to deal with 110. Throw away - to get rid of 111. Throw out - discard / reject 112. Tire out - exhaust 113. Turn away - refuse admission 114. Turn down - refuse 115. Warm up - practice 116. Work out - be successful

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EXRECISES 1. The sports meet was __________ due to the rain. a) called up b) called for c) called in d) called off 2. The champion ________ to the strength of his opponent. a) gave on b) gave back c) gave in d) gave up 3. He ________ his wealth and became a social worker. a) give in b) give on c) give up d) give out 4. The meeting was ___________ due to bad weather. a) put off b) put in c) put up d) put on 5. Students should __________ with their peers. a) get off b) get on c) get up d) get in 6. Smoking is injurious to health. So everyone must ___ the habit. a) give away b) give in c) give up d) give out 7. I can’t _________your laziness. a) put off b) put forward c) put up with d) put out 8. We must not ______ to temptations. a) give up b) put up c) give in d) put off 9. I shall ________ the information using the Net. a) look at b) look in c) look for d) look after 10. Sometimes we must ____________ for our own view. a) stand on b) stand out c) stand back d) stand off 12. Students should know how to __________ with their class. a) get up b) get back c) get on d) get into 13. Our workers ____________ their jobs well. a)carry off b) carry over c) carry out d) carry for

14. The plane ____________ as scheduled. a) took away b) took off c) took apart d) took in 15. You must ______________ some money for future use. a) lay off b) lay about c) lay by d) lay over 16. The lawyer _____________ the case cleverly. a) dealt in b) dealt with c) dealt out d) dealt on 17. The match was ___________ due to heavy rain. a) put off b) put up with c) put on d) put in 18. I will ___________ these letters. a) throw out b) throw off c) take off d) take up 19. I will __________ the dictionary for the meaning of this word. a) look upon b) look up to c) look up d) look at 20. The manager will __________ the meeting. a) call on b) call out c) call in d) call off 21. He will surely ________ the exam with flying colours. a) get out b) get in c) get through d) get on 22. The Principal _______ the meeting. a) called up b) called of c) called off d) call on 24. She _________ her grief. a) got over b) got in c) got away 25. Students should know how to ________ their classmates. a) get back to b) get into c) get on with d) get upto 26. The old man ________ yesterday. a) passed on b) passed by c) passed away d) passed for

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27. I cannot ___________your handwriting. a) make for b) make up c) make out d) make in 28. The school __________ its magazine every year. a) brings up b) brings out c) bring up d) bring at 30. __________ of your health. a) look into b) look after c) look before d) look at 31. _____________ the problems with the help of the computer. a) work in b) work out c) work on d) work away 32. The teacher said, “________ the map on the wall”. a) look on b) look into c) look at d) look up 33. __________ smoking is good for health. a) give up b) give to c) give in d) give at 34. The new owner _________ the book price. a) broke down b) look on c) look at d) brought on 35. Chinnu _________ a book for kids. a) brought out b) brought in c) brought up d) brought on 36. Mango tree __________ mango fruit. a) brings down b) brings forth c) brings out d) brings in 37. I ____________ my work with joy. a) carry out b) carry on c) carry with d)carry up 38. Rafi always ________ eldrts advice. a) backs up b) looks up c) puts in d) acts upon

39. My uncle will ________ from England next week. a) came back b) came on c) came in d) came up 40. Anbu’s birthday ________ on 7th October. a) comes out b) comes off c) comes on d) comes in 41. Jeeva _________ in the middle of her travel. a) break off b) call up c) broke down d) came back 42. Please ________ of lights when you go out of the house. a) turn off b) turn up c) turn in d) turn on 43. The president ________ the prizes. a) gave away b)gave up c) give in d) give on 44. Please _________ the picture in the blackboard. a) look at b) look into c) look through d) look on 45. Many people _________ for the job. a) put off b) put in c) put with d) put on 46. Sahin’s hard work ___________ success. a) brings in b) brings on c) brings with d) brings to 47. I don’t ___________ this novel. a) catch in b) catch on c) catch with d) catch to 48. On seeing the snake the boys _________. a) clear off b) clear in c) clear on d) clear with 49. Please __________ your land line connection. a) cut with b) cut on c) cut in d) cut off 50. The teacher asked her to _________ the black board. a) wipe in b) wipe on c) wipe to d) wipe off

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Q.NO: 12 CHANGE THE PARTS OF SPEECH (1 MARK) BOOKBACK EXERCISES:

1. His family was screaming and offering him food. (to adjective) His screaming family was offering him food.

2. The young seagull gave out a loud call. (to adverb) The young seagull gave out a call loudly.

3. The bird cackled amusedly while flying. (to noun) The bird cackled in amusement while flying.

4. The depth of the see from the ledge scared the seagull. (to adjective) The deep sea from the ledge scared the seagull.

5. The successful flight of the bird was a proud moment for the seagull’s family. (to verb) The bird flew successfully and it was a proud moment for the seagull’s family.

6. We succeeded in our attempt. We were successful in our attempt.

7. Nalini leades a happy life. Nalini’s life is lead with happiness.

8. She failed and it disappointed her. Her failure was a great disappointment to her.

9. India became an independent country in the year 1947. India got independence in the year 1947.

10. The child resembles her father. The child has the resemblance of her father.

MORE EXERCISES: 1. The teacher gave a definition of the formula through an illustration.

(to verb) The teacher defined a formula through an illustration.

2. The teacher gave a description of human nature. (to verb) The teacher described the human nature.

3. The farmers started the cultivation of kuruvai crop at the onset of monsoon. (to verb) The farmers cultivated the kuruvai crops at the onset of monsoon.

4. This construction was done by Ramu. (to verb) Ramu constructed this building.

5. He was doubtful about his uncle’s arrival. (to verb) He doubted his uncle’s arrival.

6. Rahim does the calculation within a second. (to verb) Rahim calculates within a second.

7. He sent his application for approval. (to verb) The officer approved his application.

8. Death is evitable. (to verb) He died in heart attack.

9. The performance of the magician is wonderful. (to verb) The magician performed wonderfully.

10. The inspector set an identification parade. (to verb) The inspector identified the culprit.

11. Please handle the glasses with care. (to adverb) He is drawing carefully.

12. I decided to join Medical college. (to noun) My decision was to join Medical college.

13. He is tolerant towards all children. (to verb) He tolerates all children.

14. Eveteasers should be severely punished. (to noun) Eve-teasers should be given severe punishment.

15. His comparison was awful. (to adverb) He compared awfully.

16. He gave a relevant answer. (to adverb) His gave the answer relevantly.

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Q.NO: 13 HOMOPHONES (1 MARK) BOOKBACK EXERCISES:

1. Niteesh bought a __ (new / knew) cricket bat. 2. The shepherd ___ (herd / heard) teh cry of his sheep. 3. Lakshmi completed her baking ___ (coarse / course) successfully. 4. Priya has broken her ___ (four/fore) limbs. 5. Leaders of the world must work towards ___ (peace/piece) of

human race. 6. He took a ___ from his ___. (pocket/packet) 7. She ___ her precious jewels. (last/lost) 8. He ___ his speech for a while. (passed/paused) 9. I ___ my car where I parked. (fond/found) 10. I bought a new ___ for my bathroom. (picture/pitcher) LIST OF SOME HOMOPHONES Wait - weight way - weigh Weak - week wear - where Weary - wary weather - whether Wise - vice right - write Year - ear Cereal - serial lakh - lack Check - cheque lice - lies Chord - card litter - litre Clause - claws loan - lone Adopt - adapt form - farm Advice - advise foul - fowl Aloud - allowed groan - grown Birth - berth hair - heir Canvass - canvas inn - in Coarse - course loss - laws Compliment - complement meat - meet Corps - corpse metal - mettle Cot - caught navel - naval Council - counsel none - nun Dairy - diary overseas - oversees

Dessert - desert pale - pail Dew - due pass - pause Die - dye peace - piece Discord - discard peal - peel Eyes - ice phase - face Fair - fare pore - pour Feat - feet prey - pray Carat - carrot knight - night Career - carrier knot - not Ceased - seized know - no Cent - sent knew - new Too - two tow - toe Troop - troupe vacation - vocation Flour - floor principle - principal Prize - price quiet - quite Rack - rake rice - rise Riot - ryot roll - role Blew - blue heal - heel Bore - boar heard - herd Bow - bough here - hear Brake - break hole - whole By - buy hour - our Route - root sail - sale Sea - see sealing - ceiling Sell - cell site - cite Site - cite sole - soul Son - sun sore - soar Sow - so stare - stair Stationary - stationery steel - steal Storey - story strait - straight Sum - some tale - tail Thrash - trash tied - tide

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MORE EXERCISES: 1. ____ is a big clock. (hours/ours) 2. _____ day on Earth is measured by the _____. (hour/our) 3. _____ do you ___ woollen clothes? (wear/where) 4. _____ of them returned to the shore. (none/nun) 5. All his attempts were in ___. (vein/vain)

6. An ____ traffic police stopped the ___. (official/officious) 7. As he is ___ he became an ___ leader. (industrial/industrious) 8. Come and sit ____. (hear/here) 9. Do you ______ the answer? (know/no) 10. Don’t _____ your temper. (lose/loose) 11. Everyone must ______ the ______. (see/sea) 12. Gold is measured in ______. (carat/carrot) 13. He asked me to ______ there. (wait/weight) 14. He died in a ___ (bawl/ball) 15. He is not___ to run a race. (illegible/eligible) 16. He noted about the ___ in his ___. (diary/diary) 17. He tried to _____ the jewel. (steal/steel) 18. He tried to ____ some ___ vessels. (steal/steel) 19. He waited to see ___ the ___ would improve. (weather/whether) 20. His _____ is to serve the poor. (mission/machine) 21. I ___ (caste/cast) my vote in the parliamentary election. 22. I am going to my uncle’s ___ (farm / firm) 23. I can’t ______ the bell. (hear/here) 24. I cannot ___ my programme. (alter/altar) 25. I had been to ___ (beach/beech) 26. I had no ___ so he gave me a __ of advice. (peace / piece) 27. I have ______ pencils. (too/two) 28. I have seen the first ______. (seen/scene) 29. I purchased in a ____ shop. (stationary / stationery) 30. I saw ______ boys playing. (sum/some) 31. I sent a _____ to my friend. (male/mail) 32. I stayed in a ___ hotel. (luxurious/luxuriant) 33. I will _____ for you. (pray/prey) 34. It is a ___ (black/block) board.

35. Kala is _____ in Maths. (week/weak) 36. My sister ______ a baby. (adapted/adopted) 37. Ramu wants to _ ____a flat. (buy/by) 38. She is ___ of reading novels. (fond/found) 39. She looked ______ after her illness. (pale/pail) 40. She was _____ and shy. (quite/quiet) 41. The ___ (inn/in) was not properly maintained. 42. The ___ (maid / made) bought us some refreshments. 43. The ____ (floor/flour) is tidy. 44. The ____ (tail / tale) was interesting. 45. The ______ of my bicycle has been punctured. (tier/tyre) 46. The ______ of the _____ is Rs.100. (prize/price) 47. The child bursts into ____ of laughter. (peals/peels) 48. The colour of your _____ is black. (hare/hair) 49. The company ___ many employees. (highers/hires) 50. The most ____ scientist in the world has been warning about the

____ danger of the book. (eminent/imminent) 51. The musicians played the ___. (cords/chords) 52. The new ____ is a man of ____. (principle/principal) 53. The police tried to ____ information from the bootlegger who sells

____ liquor. (elicit/illicit) 54. The wound on his ___ would ___ soon. (heel/heal) 55. There was a gaping ____ in the middle of the world. (whole/hole) 56. They ___ all types of goods. (cell/sell) 57. They had ____ in the ____. (desert/dessert) 58. They had dates for ____ in the ____ (dessert/desert) 59. Though he lives in a ___ city he is ___. (popular/populous) 60. We have to ____ your name before you leave. (check/cheque) 61. We heard loud _____ of laugher. (peals/peels) 62. We shall ______ you tomorrow. (meet/meat) 63. We wear ______ dress on Deepavali. (knew/new) 64. We will set ______ for Japan next week. (sail/sale) 65. When he became ____ his ___ pricked him. (conscious/conscience) 66. When the icy winds ___ his face turned ___. (blue/blew)

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Q.NO: 14 COMPOUND WORDS (1 MARK)

NOUN + NOUN

airport, alarm clock, arm chair, bed room, bed-time, birth day, bookstall, borderline, bus-station, car driver, chess board,

child hood, cloak room, cloth merchant, college student, cricket ground, printer cartridge, railroad, river bank, sea-shore, time limit, water proof,

dream world, eye-liner, eye brow, foot ball, field glasses, fire men, Hand bag, Hand cuff, Honey bee, Ladybug, foot note, gas light, girl friend, head light, honey moon, lamp post, lottery ticket, notebook, pigtail, white paper, air ticket

man servant, Moonlight, motor cycle, pipe water, post man, rice mill, river bed, school boy, school bus, shoe maker, snow ball, stamp pad, kitchen garden star light, sunlight, table cloth, text book, time table, tube light, wall paper, wind screen, wood cutter, worm book,

NOUN + VERB

back-bite, birth control, bus stand dog bite, Ear mark, hair cut, horserace, daybreak, land mark, pen drive, side walk,

Benchmark Breastfeed Bus stop Earmark Finger print Hand wash Headache Headline Moon walk Rainfall

Snow drop Snow fall Tooth-ache Waylay Paintbrush Toothbrush snake bite, sun rise, sun set, Sun shine, water fall,

VERB + NOUN

bath soap, dare devil, hang man, Pick pocket, play ground, play thing saw dust, show case

Bath room Break fast Call taxi Crossword Crybaby Handle bar Pass port Popcorn

Search engine Stop clock Taste buds Watch man Walk man Rest house suitcase

NOUN + ADJECTIVE

air tight, dark blue, Duty free, handmade, heartbroken, home sick, light green, pale yellow,

Black gold Careless Dead slow Downtrodden Henpecked Homeless Honey-sweet Knee-deep

Merciless Milk white World famous Sky blue, Tax free, water tight Lifelong sea blue

ADJECTIVE + NOUN

black board black market blue print gentleman good show grandparents nice man noble man poor man rich girl

Black box Blueberry Blue cross Blue print Clever boy Deep well Full moon Gentleman Wise man

Green house Hard ware Red cross White board short hand software

Sweet heart tall girl wet grinder

ADVERB (OR PREPOSITION)

+ NOUN

Inside By path off spring indoor outpatient over load

Onlooker Postscript Undershirt Outwit Background Downfall Foresee

Overcoat Overconfidence Overtime after noon Inbox undergarment

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NOUN + GERUND

White washing Storytelling Time consuming bird watching baby sitting horse riding

Airlifting Book-binding Cat walking Day-dreaming Hand writing Mind-boggling

Air conditioning Slow-cycling Mind-reading Test-driving Snow-skiing Train-spotting

GERUND + NOUN

walking stick dining table shooting gun dancing bird driving license drinking watery

Driving school Fishing net Swimming pool Visiting card Writing pad

Washing machine Waiting hall Stepping stone Cooking gas Blotting paper

ADVERB + VERB

Foreground Input Out put Intake Over change

Overact Overcome Over-grow Under-rate Upset

Undertake Undergo Outlive Backdrop upturn

VERB + ADVERB

Drawback, lock up, die hard,

Camp-out Drop-out Take off

Fall-out Look out send off

ADJECTIVE + VERB

White wash Safe guard Clear cut

Side walk Long awaited Shortchange

Long forgotten Blacklisted

ADVERB + GERUND

Incoming

Outgoing

ADJECTIVE +GERUND

Calm-going Bad-looking Bad-smelling

Good-looking Dry-cleaning

Easy-going Shabby-looking

ADVERB + GERUND

Hard working Overlooking Out going

ADJECTIVE + ADJECTIVE

Red hot, blue black, dull grey

White hot

NOUN + PREPOSITION

+ NOUN

Son-in-law Mother-in-law

ADJECTIVE + PREPOSITION

+ NOUN

Interested in music Good for nothing

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