Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. The text has many homophones such as : see-sea, hear-here, knew-new.

C. Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct options given.

1.           Niteesh bought a new (knew/new) cricket bat.

2.           The   shepherd heard (herd/heard) the cry of his sheep.

3.           Lakshmi   completed   her   baking course (course/coarse) successfully.

4.           Priya  has  broken  her  fore (four/fore) limbs.

5.           Leaders of the world must work towards the peace (peace/piece) of human race.

Use the given examples and make sentences of your own.

Commonly confused words

English has a lot of commonly confused words. They either look alike or look and sound alike, but have completely different meanings and usage. Here are some examples from the text.

brought (v) - past participle of bring. E.g. Anitha had brought a book from the library.

bought (v) - past participle of buy. E.g. Lalitha had bought a new dress last week.

affect (v) - to have an effect on. E.g. The pet’s death affected his master.

effect (n) - anything brought about by a cause or agent; result. E.g. Both El Nino and La Nina are opposite effects of the same phenomenon.

D. Complete the tabular column by finding the meaning of both the words given in the boxes. Use them in sentences of your own.

lost (v) - unable to be found  - I have lost my ticket. / She lost her mother. 

last(adj) - coming at the end/final - At the last moment, he changed his mind.

paused (v) - stopped for a short time  - She paused to get her breath back and then carried on jogging.

passed (v) - approved - The Assembly passed the money bill.

pitcher (n) - a round container for liquid - He poured water into the pitcher / He brought a pitcher of water.

picture (n) - a drawing or painting - Raja painted a picture of my dog.