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English Skill Building – 65 Sports Page of Hindu February 15, 2021 Ashwin’s wizardry has England staring down the barrel Finger on the pulse! WI pips Bangladesh in thrilling finish Dimitrov stuns Thiem; Djokovic hangs on to win: Osaka battles back from the brink; Serena, …
English Skill Building – 63 Only one word will fit the gaps. Find that word. The soldiers had returned to their training base after a period of two years. The place was covered with ———— grass. Instead of cutting them, they left the ponies brought …
English Skill Building – 62 In our brand new ‘English Learning from The Hindu’ series, we pick quality sections from the renowned Indian Newspaper for the students to learn. February 14 Rohit puts his stamp of authority as India thrives on day one TV umpire …
Vocabulary Exercise – 33 English Skill Building – 53 Learn new words in this fill in the blanks exercise Fill in the blanks and learn the two uses of the word ‘vouchsafe’. He was a faith-healer, but the people in the area used to address …
Vocabulary Exercise – 32 English Skill Building – 52 Learn new words and phrases by framing your own sentences Make sentences with Sentence as nounSentence as verbDefect as nounDefect as verbScuffle as nounScuffle as verbBrazen as adjectiveBrazen as verbMire as nounMire as verbTorpedo as nounTorpedo …
Vocabulary Exercise – 31 English Skill Building – 43 Learn new words and phrases with practical examples Impunity A weak presence of police force around the Capitol Hill enabled the Trump-inspired rioters to force their way and vandalize the building with impunity. Reconvene The proceedings …
Vocabulary Exercise – 30 English Skill Building – 36 Fill in the gaps in the following sentences by choosing the right word from the choices give. *If necessary, add ‘to’ before the word or –ing after it to make it fit into the sentence. For …
Vocabulary Exercise – 29 English Skill Building – 35 Fill in the blanks by selecting the right words from the list Questions 1. I finished my Mathematics paper half an hour early. I had nothing else to do except __________ the bell to ring, so …
Vocabulary Exercise – 28 English Skill Building – 31 Words with similar meaning, but different uses Pull up a. The Tahasildar was pulled up by the Collector for going on leave when the flood waters had not receded. b. The bandmaster pulled up the saxophonist …
Vocabulary Exercise – 27 English Skill Building – 30 Words with similar meaning, but different uses Criticize a. Boris Johnson has been strongly criticized for his abrogation of the British Parliament. b. My History teacher criticized my poor handwriting, but appreciated the many thoughtful ideas …