Figures of Speech
FIGURES OF SPEECH What are…. Simile Metaphor Hyperbole Oxymoron Metonymy …
English Skill Building
Vocabulary challenge for the young English learners Exercise -3-
Fit the right word in the right place. Choose the right word from the list off three words given at the end of each sentence. It was the first visit of the 8-year-old girl to the zoo. Her mother took her to the wire-fenced cage …
Vocabulary challenge for young English learners –Exercise 2-
Fill in the gaps with the right word… 1. Strangely, all the computers in the bank broke down simultaneously. The manger suspected some ……. (nuisance, foul play, notorious) 2. The room was filled with foul smell —————- from the rotten fish. (emanating, airing, flying) 3. …
Vocabulary challenge for young English learners … Exercise -1-
Learn the use of these similar-sounding words…… Source as noun, Source as verb, Resource, Resourceful, Scare as noun, Scare as verb, Score as noun, Score as verb, To settle a score, Scarce as adjective Scary as adjective —————————————————-.————- Source as noun .. The police asked …
Fast track your English skill building through joining and splitting sentences Exercise -28-
Learn how to join sentences.. Q1. My closest friend’s father contracted Covid. He isolated himself in his small room. Answer .. On contracting Covid, my closest friend’s father isolated himself in his small room. Q2. My closest friend’s father contracted Covid. He isolated himself …
Fast track your English skill building skills -Exercise 27-
Translate the following sentences to English … ମୁଁ ଦୁଇ ବର୍ଷ ବଦଳରେ 3 ଷ୍ଟାଣ୍ଡାର୍ଡରୁ 5 ଷ୍ଟାଣ୍ଡାର୍ଡ ଆସିବା ପାଇଁ ଚାରି ବର୍ଷ ସମୟ ନେଇଥିଲି। ମୋ ବାପା ମୋତେ ସ୍ପଷ୍ଟ ଭାବରେ କହିଥିଲେ ଯେ ମୋର ପାଠପଢ଼ା ଏଠାରେ ଶେଷ ହୋଇଛି। ମୁଁ ତାଙ୍କୁ ମୋର ପାଠପଢ଼ା ଜାରି ରଖିବା ପାଇଁ ବହୁତ ଅନୁରୋଧ କରିଥିଲି। ଯେତେ ଚେଷ୍ଟା …
Fast track your English skill building — Exercise 12–
Translate the following sentences to English in as many different ways as possible. Part 1 ୧. ଗାଈ ଦୁଗ୍ଧ ଠାରୁ ମଇଁଷି ଦୁଗ୍ଧ ବେଶି ବହଳିଆ। ୨. ମୁଁ ଯେତବେଳେ ଭାଷଣ ଦଉଥିଲି ମୋ ସାଙ୍ଗ ମନେ ମୋତେ ଚକି୍ତ ଆଖିରେ ଚାହିଁ ଥିଲେ। ୩. ଆଜି କୌଣସି ଅଜଣା କାରଣ ରୁ ପିଆଜ ଦାମ୍ ଏକଦମ୍ …
Fast track English sjill building Exercise -10-
Fast-track your English skill building.. Q1. Fill in the gaps with appropriate words. An old truck was loaded with nearly 15 tons of iron ore minerals. It was heading towards a steel plant. From the opposite side, a mini truck was coming. It was loaded …
Fast track English skill building Exercise 8
Fast-trackyour English skill building ….. Convert the following Active sentences to Passive form. 1. Navy divers have recovered the helicopter’s Black Box. 2. The flight safety engineers will examine the Black Box very intently. 3. The U.S. aviation authorities will completely overhaul the air traffic …
Fast track English skill building exercise -7-
Vocabulary building.. Fill in the blans with the best-fitting words… Q1. In the last seven days, I have seen two very disturbing images about human suffering that drove me to tears. Both are —————– (aerial, sky-high, tree-top) photos of scores of people in utter distress. …