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3. I did all I could, to persuade / persuasion him to see a doctor.
Only after much persuade / persuasion, he agreed to see a doctor.

4. They made a frantic / frantically search for the lost child.

They were searching frantic / frantically all night.

5. The sons were greatly disappointed / disappointment to see pebbles in the casket.

It was a great disappointed / disappointment for them.

C. Write the antonyms for the words given.
1. belief – __________________ 4. disappointment – __________________

2. dead – __________________ 5. welcome – __________________

3. valuable – __________________ 6. cordial – __________________

D. Homographs

Two or more words spelled the same but not necessarily pronounced the same and having
different meanings.

Example:

bark of dog and bark of a tree

Find out the meanings of these homographs. Write the different meanings in your
notebooks.

1. bat 4. minute 7. fair 10. well 13. May

2. bank 5. live 8. watch 11. row 14. right

3. wound 6. ring 9. tear 12. letter

Grammar Skills

Changing ‘Wh’ questions from Direct to Indirect Speech
Study these examples.

● “What is your name?” he said to me.
He asked me what my name was.

● “Where do you live?” the boy said to the girl.

The boy asked the girl where she lived.

Questions that begin with ‘Wh’ words are reported by using asked + question word + the question
in normal word order, with the necessary tense change.

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