Exercise 1 – Identify the subject

Read the sentences and identify the subject in them.

1. Ram’s brother is quite sick.

2. William Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet and many other famous plays.
3. The boys were playing nearby.
4. The cattle are grazing in the green field.
5. The baby is sleeping peacefully.
6. My brother studies in college.
7. The flowers are very beautiful.
8. The dog followed its owner.
9. Our parents do what’s best for us.
10. The Sun sets in the West.
11. Cleopatra was the queen of Egypt.
12. The food tastes delicious.
13. The gown is pretty expensive.
14. My teacher chose the class monitor.
15. My mother is a teacher in a prestigious school.
16. Every day Sam goes to school.
17. Next week my grandparents are going to visit us.
18. The principal suspended the boys for being naughty.
19. Mars is known as the red planet.
20. Kangaroo is the national animal of Australia.

Exercise 2 – Identify the predicate

Read the following sentences and find out the predicate.

1. Sourav Ganguly plays cricket.

2. The Earth rotates on its axis.
3. Edison invented the bulb.
4. The children are dancing together.
5. I read Macbeth recently.
6. The pizza tastes good.
7. My parents are discussing their vacation plans.
8. They have watched Avengers multiple times.
9. The husband and wife are dancing to the music.
10. The little girl was wearing a purple dress.
11. The baby was crying loudly.
12. Amy went to practise her guitar lesson.
13. Ashok was a great king.
14. Delhi has many famous historical sites.
15. The stars are brightly twinkling.

Exercise 1: Change into indirect speech

1. Rahul told to me, “When are you leaving?”

2. “Where do you live?” the stranger asked Aladdin.
3. The teacher said to Shelly, “Why are you laughing?”
4. Dhronacharya said to Arjun, “Shoot the bird’s eye.”
5. “Call the first convict,” said the jury.
6. “Call the ambulance,” said the man.
7. Bruce said to me, “I shall do the work.”
8. My mother said to me, “You were wrong.”
9. Mr Richard said to me, “Please wait here till I return.”
10. The captain said to me, “Bravo! You have played well.”
11. Raj said, “Alas! My pet died.”
12. Ruchi said, “I may go there.”
13. Bucky said to Steve, “Do you hear me?”
14. The boy said, “Let me come in.”
15. Granny said to me, “May God bless you.”
Convert the following into Direct Speech
Read the following passage and convert it into direct speech.
One of them told Issac that the latter had forgotten one thing that belonged to a mill. Issac enquired what that was. The friend asked where the miller was. Issac
replied that (absence of the miller) was true – and he must look for one.

Exercises on Homonyms
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate homonym in the following sentences.

1. The Queen honoured the brave ______. (knight/night)

2. This dress ____ to be the perfect fit for Mary. (seems/seam)
3. This _____ of the brave Queen goes back to a thousand ages. (tale/tail)
4. There was a ____ in my shoe. (whole/hole)
5. I can come to your house _____. (later/latter)
6. This perfume has a strong _______ (cent/scent)
7. Will she be able to _______ the pain? (bear)
8. ___ your work, you should do it on your own. (its/it’s)
9. Tina will ____ the prize tomorrow. (except/accept)
10. The dog has been _____ (bark)

Identify the Adverbs

Read the sentences given below and underline the adverbs.

1. The boy is too careless.

2. The winds are very strong.
3. The baby slept soundly.
4. The soldiers fought the war valiantly.
5. Joey always tries his best.
6. Surely you are mistaken.
7. The movie is to end soon.
8. Your friend messaged again.
9. I did my homework already.
10. I was rather busy.
11. Is your mother within?
12. We looked for the lost puppy everywhere.
13. We do not know her.
14. How long is the trip?
15. Monica seldom visits here.

Use the Right Adverbs

Fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate adverb from the table.

out quickly forward pretty too

before often once somewhat so

1. Riya ran to her mother ____.

2. The scores are ____.
3. We have met ____.
4. I know him ____ well.
5. The baby is ___ sleepy.
6. The naughty boy is ___ annoying.
7. My aunt comes to visit us ___.
8. My grandpa is ____ better today.
9. I met a magician ___.
10. Ambition urges us ___.

Identify the Type of Adverb

Go through the given sentences and identify the type of adverb used in each sentence.

1. The boy practised his speech regularly.

2. The phone kept ringing constantly.
 3. The people have gone out.
4. I have heard this story before.
5. Are you quite sure?
6. You are driving too carelessly.
7. I always try my best.
8. You are quite right.
9. He solved the problem quickly.
10. I have heard enough.
11. The boy often makes the same mistake.
12. Why are you still here?
13. I could hardly recognise him.
14. The little kid is too shy to sing.
15. The horse galloped away.

Exercise 1 – Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions

1. This shop doesn’t have the toys I was looking __. (up/for)
2. The teacher divided the sweets ___ all the children. (between/among)
3. Bruce did not fare well __ his examination. (in/at)
4. The dog is grateful __ its owner. (to/for)
5. My brother’s anniversary is __ 5th November. (on/in)
6. The boy __ the store is quite young. (at/on)
7. Mahatma Gandhi was born __ 2nd October. (on/in)
8. Rupert is fond __ muffins. (of/off)
9. The dog jumped __ the sofa. (on/in)
10. Humpty Dumpty sat __ a wall. (on/at)
11. The police officer is __ the station. (at/on)
12. The Sun will not rise __ 6 o’clock. (before/since)
13. I know Jack ___ he was a little boy. (for/since)
14. Priya’s house is ___ mine. (next to/after)
15. The opponents sat ____ to each other. (opposite/behind)
16. The scientist looked ____ the microscope. (through/in)
17. I met Suhani when I was __ college. (in/on)
18. I will have completed my task __ Friday. (till/by)
19. There’s a rift ___ these two kids. (between/among)
20. The soldiers are ___ war. (in/at)

Exercise 2 – Underline and identify the prepositions

Read the text given below and underline the prepositions.
On a very hot and sunny day, a thirsty crow was flying in search of water. Due to the hot weather, most of the ponds had dried up. Suddenly, he saw a vessel on
the ground. When he flew towards it, he saw there was very little water at the bottom of the vessel. While thinking about how he could drink that water, he saw
little pebbles lying around. He started dropping them one by one into the vessel. After some time, the water level rose. The thirsty crow quenched its thirst and
flew away happily.

Exercise 1 – Identify the transitive and intransitive verb

Go through the sentences and identify the transitive and intransitive verbs.
1. I like all of Katy Perry’s songs.
2. New Delhi is the capital of India.
3. Billie Eilish is a singer.
4. Will built a doll house for his eight-year-old daughter.
5. I ate a sandwich for breakfast.
6. All of them danced at my wedding party.
7. The mosquito bat does not seem to be working.
8. No tomato is ripe.
9. Sherin bought a phone for her mother.
10. The teapoy broke all of a sudden.
11. Noel brought a bottle of wine for dinner.
12. Srilakshmi and Vinod love watching feel-good movies.
13. The footballs and basketballs are kept in the third cupboard.
14. They purchased a new TV.
15. Heera lost her favourite black bag.
16. It was raining until a few hours back.
17. There are exactly 150 juice packs.
18. The cat chased the mouse around the house.
19. The doctors helped the patients in need.
20. Marley found the solution to the problem.

Exercise 2 – Fill in the blanks with transitive verbs

Read through the following sentences and fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate transitive verb from the list given below.
(wrote, designed, carries, know, bought, find, likes, baked, had, gave, watch, will be meeting, repaired, prescribed, brought, have, wagged, bring, made, sang)
1. We ________ chapati and kurma for dinner.
2. I ________ the answer to that question.
3. The teacher ________ Riyana the class leader.
4. When I came back from Ethiopia, I ________ some keepsakes for my friends and family.
5. They ________ doubts about it.
6. Lea ________ this saree for me.
7. My friends ________ me an unexpected gift for my birthday.
8. Tina ________ ‘You are my reason’ at my wedding.
9. Where can I ________ a newspaper?
10. Did you ________ the movie?
11. The little girl ________ having mangoes after every meal.
12. The dog ________ its tail on seeing its owner.
13. The doctor ________ some medicines for my fatigue.
14. The captain ________ new jerseys for all the players.
15. Tessa ________ a cake for her mom’s birthday.
16. Rakesh ________ my computer.
17. Swetha ________ an umbrella in her bag everyday.
18. I ________ a letter to my best friend.
19. Can you ________ me a glass of water?
20. She ________ her friends tomorrow.

Exercise 3 – Fill in the blanks with intransitive verbs

Check out the following sentences and fill in the blanks with the most suitable intransitive verbs from the list given below.
(was feeling, cried, is, feel, will be going, looks, are, is not working, will walk, goes, was, suits, ran, lives, will stay, acted, will wait, yelled, sneezed, sat)
1. It ________ great.
2. Today ________ Monday.
3. These books ________ interesting.
4. The little girl ________ excited to see the number of gifts she had received on her birthday.
5. I ________ exhausted.
6. Gina’s friends ________ weirdly.
7. The new manager ________ in Whitefield.
8. My brother’s laptop ________ properly.
9. Niya ________ to work by bus tomorrow.
10. Srinivasan ________ for a walk every evening after work.
11. This colour ________ you well.
12. I ________ here until you come back.
13. Veena ________ every time she saw me.
14. He ________ in a very comfortable position.
15. Binoy ________ to catch the bus.
16. Dileep ________ the whole day.
17. Sushil ________ the moment he smelt the flowers.
18. I ________ with you to the bus stand.
19. Tharik ________ lonely and sad.
20. My father ________ at me because I broke the glasses.