Appendix

Language Play . Let’s be clear . farther, further farther to a greater distance - He went farther down the road. further more or extra - Have you anything further to add?

. later, latter later at a time in the future or after the time you have mentioned - He will visit there in the later half of the season. latter concluding, second mentioned of two people or things - He chose the latter of the two options. .

all ready, already all ready (phrase) completely prepared - We are all ready to leave. already previously - When we came in, we found that he had already arrived. . everyday, every day everyday (adjective) common place - Don’t wear an everyday outfit for the wedding.

every day each day - I go to the park every day. . poisonous, venomous poisonous anything that poisons you when you eat it - Don’t eat those poisonous berries. venomous anything that will poison you if it bites you - Be careful, that’s a venomous snake.

. imply, infer imply suggest something - Democracy implies free elections. infer to figure something out that isn’t stated outright - What do you infer from her refusal? Meaning Sentence Appendix .

award, reward award prize - Ravi certainly deserves the award. reward something given in return for effort, achievement, hard work, merit etc. - Let’s reward all the participants. .

compliment, complement compliment to say something nice - We should compliment you on your performance . complement added to, required to The green wall paper is the perfect complement to the antique table. . bemused, amused bemused confused - She was bemused by the questions asked.

amused entertained - The teacher read the article with an amused expression. . continuous, continual continuous never ending - Focus on continuous improvement. continual to stop and start The continual disputes between my neighbours disturbs me a lot.

. discreet, discrete discreet careful, cautious, showing good judgment Rich people try to be discreet with their money because they do not want everyone to know they are rich. discrete individual, separate or distinct - A room is a discrete place within a house. .

alternate, alternative alternate occur in turns - She was asked to attend the workshop on alternate days. alternative available as another choice - Is there any alternative to your method? . sympathy, empathy sympathy feelings of pity or sorrow for someone else’s misfortune - Let us show some sympathy for the flood victims.

empathy ability to understand and share the feelings of another The boss felt no empathy for those who failed to submit their project on time. . waiver, waver waiver an act or instance of giving up a claim or right - We had to sign a waiver, giving up all rights to the land. waver move in a quivering way, flicker - The flame wavered in the gentle breeze.

. historic, historical historic having importance in history - She returned safely from her historic flight into space. historical concerning history or past events - She writes historical novels set in 18th century England. .

aisle, isle aisle a passage between rows of seats Do not block the aisle with your shopping cart. isle an island Sri Lanka is an island. . breach, breech breach to break through, to break a rule, a gap - The huge waves made a breach in the wall of the old castle.

breech the back part of a gun barrel - He checked to see if the breech had bullets in it. . Choose the correct options: . Which word means ‘absence of government?

 autocracy  aristocracy  autonomy  anarchy . When something is hilarious it is  scary  funny  sad  boring . If your friend always thinks the best will happen she is  humorous  optimistic  creative  frank . A solemn promise or undertaking  promise  vote  pledge  agreement .

Students screaming in a hall will create a  argument  drama  illusion  pandemonium . I would leave earlier, so that I can avoid the  peak hour  traffic time  rush hour  peak time . Match the root words with their meaning . ocul city aud eye urb hear .

auto life bio water hydr self . mono sound phon far off tele one . pseudo light psycho false photo soul: spirit . therm measure meter beneath hypo heat .

inter against trans between anti across . Give one word for the following ( the number of letters are mentioned) . To fall down because of illness or weakness ( ) . To hurt or cause physical harm ( ) .

To have an uncomfortable feeling on the skin ( ) Appendix . Find one word for each of the following. The first letter of the word is given. .

slightly salty - b . a hot, smoldering fragment of wood left from a fire - e . about to occur - i . technical terminology - j .

a small rounded hill - k . bright or radiant - l . a large number - m . gather or bring together - m .

pure, free from contamination - p . one who lives in solitude - r . capable of being wounded or hurt - v . Fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate word or phrase from those given in brackets.

. They went for a walk in the , clean November air. [clear, crisp, cheerful] . He her that she would pass.

[ensured, insured, assured] . After the sports day, the competitors felt completely . [done out, run out, done in] . We owe a deep debt of of the freedom fighters.

[patriotism, remembrance, gratitude] . His shabby clothes and uncombed hair gave him a appearance. [disreputable, disrespect, discontented] . One word for ‘a following of one thing after aother’ is .

[sequence, consequence, similar] . An agreement to protect another country is an . [treaty, assurance, alliance] . is a speech by an actor speaking to himself.

[comic relief, monologue, soliloquy] . A maze is also known as a . [paradox, legacy, labyrinth] . Although Veera was very critical, his family hoped that he would .

[pull out, pull off, pull through] . Rearrange the following to make meaningful sentences. a. .

village / thatched / with / Karma / the / lived / his / in / parents / a / house / in / small. . village / to /outside / his / went / school / he / a . meals / had / midday / and / enjoyed / studying / he / there .

field / their / his / needed / help / parents / in / his . sending / so / him / school / they / stopped / to b. . here / out / there / flames / broke / and .

board / now / was / every / fire / knew / one / on / there / a . Smoldering / gale / the / fire / fanned / rising / the . to / told / quit / were /ship / be / the / ready / passengers / to / c. .

conveying / means / the / first / information / speech / of / was . writing / thus / was / of / as / storing / introduced / a / information / means . permanent / in / knowledge / printing / spreading / then / helped / in / form / a . are / media / however / all / passive / these .

revolution / hailed / as / computer / therefore / is / a . Find words related to the given topic in each group of words and write them in the box. a. Media band thoughts cast edition exhibition scene culture show audience circulation poster review association interval channel