Two Gentlemen of Verona · Part 7

E.g. feet – feat / face – phase / sort – sought / hair – heir/ What are confusables? Confusables /confusibles are words that are commonly confused with one another in meaning or usage because of slight similarities in spelling, pronunciation or meaning. e.g. moment – movement / except – expect / human – humane / discover–invent Vocabulary Word Synonyms Antonym cautious disapprove brisk engaging humble eager resistance persuade scarce nobility (i) Given below is a list of common confusables. Distinguish the meaning of each pair of words by framing your own sentences. a) emigrate immigrate b) beside besides c) judicial judicious d) eligible illegible e) conscience conscious f) industrial industrious g) eminent imminent h) illicit elicit i) prescribed proscribed j) affect effect k) aural oral l) born borne (ii) Fill in the blanks with suitable homophones or confusables. wallet hoard fairy desert medal night wait sweet yoke plain grown might earn quite 12th - - Two Gentlemen of Verona Page c) Give the meanings of the following phrasal verbs and frame sentences using them. cut off come upon put out draw up pass out take off turn away stand by bank on d) Read the list of words formed by adding suffixes. frequently satisfaction willingness comfortable resemblance nobility Form two derivatives from each of the following words by adding prefixes and suffixes. Word Prefix Suffix patient impatient patiently honour respect manage fertile different friend obey Floods are an inevitable natural disaster which can occur in any part of the world. Floods can prove all the more disastrous in localities, where population density is high. Preparation for Disaster Management has become imperative for any city, town or village during monsoons. Listening The Government Department entrusted with Disaster Management makes periodic announcements about the precautions to be taken whenever floods are anticipated. Now, you are going to listen to the cautionary instructions that are given to the general public living in flood-prone areas. Listen carefully and complete the following sentences. a) The announcement was made by the Department of . b) Widespread heavy rains are expected from the