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ACTIVITY - 1
What do you understand by the following 'water expressions':
1. a fish out of water
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2. blood is thicker than water
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3. in deep water
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4. like water off a duck's back
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5. spend money like water
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6. come hell or high water
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7. to pour cold water on
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8. water under the bridge
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9. make mouth water
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10. test the waters
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ACTIVITY - 2
Rewrite the following sentences as directed.

1. Your school is not so far away as mine. (Rewrite using 'farther')


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2. She is better than Lata. ( Rewrite using 'good')

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3. She sings better than Lata. ( Rewrite using 'well')


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4. He is worse than his brother. (Change the degree)

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5. Your needs are more than mine. (Change the degree)

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ACTIVITY - 3
Make negatives of the following adjectives by adding a prefix:

placid -

perishable -

mortal -

likely -

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flexible-
ACTIVITY - 4
What is the name of the last movie that you saw? How was the
movie? Did you like the movie? Write a movie review in 150
words.

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ACTIVITY - 5
The following lines are taken from the poem by Robert Frost.
Circle the onomatopoeia words that you can see in these lines.

Gathering Leaves

Spades take up leaves


No better than spoons
And bags full of leaves
Are light as balloons.

I make a great noise


Of rustling all day
Like rabbit and deer
Running away.

ACTIVITY - 6
Fill in the blanks by selecting appropriate form of word.

1. There are tattoo artists who _______ a large variety of visitors.


(attractive/ attraction/ attract)
There are tattoo artists who become an _______ for a large
variety of visitors. (attractive/ attraction/ attract)

2. Their _____ is to entice the girls. (intention/ intentionally/intend)


They _____ to entice the girls. (intention/ intentionally/intend)

3. They wear their clothes and headgear to __________ the girls.


(impressive/ impression/ impress)
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on the girls. ( impress, impressive, impression)
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