SamacheerKalvi 8th English Unit 2 Grammar Question and answers
VOCABULARY
Singular and Plural:
1. feet
2. radii
3. governors-general
4. syllabi
5. data
6. commanders-in-chief
7. these
8. forums (fora)
9. cattle
10. geniuses
Compound Words:
1. matchbox
2. airport
3. blood-bank
4. popcorn
5. skyblue
6. haircut
7. bookmark
8. sewing machine
Choose the best answer to make compound words:
1. Which can be placed after ‘soft’?
a) play b) ware c) run d) cycle
2. Which can be placed before ‘light’?
a) try b) sun c) horse d) cat
3. Which can be placed after ‘safe’?
a) chair b) guard c) shop d) van
4. Which can be placed after ‘blue’?
a) cane b) print c) see d) land
5. Which can be placed after ‘water’?
a) food b) stick c) fall d) out
Answer:
1. b) ware
2. b) sun
3. b) guard
4. b) print
5. c) fall
Pa.no: 52
A. Fill in the blanks:
Positive Comparative Superlative
1. tall taller tallest
2. smart smarter smartest
3. large larger largest
4. big bigger biggest
5. late later / latter latest / last
Let’s compare two things:
1. Which is faster, a train or a plane?
A plane is faster than a train.
2. Which is cheaper, gold or silver?
Silver is cheaper than gold.
3. Which is larger, eity or village?
A city is larger than a village.
4. Which is bigger, a sea or an ocean?
An ocean is bigger than a sea.
5. Which is taller, a giraffe or a camel?
A giraffe is taller than a camel.
Let’s compare three things or objects:
1. Town – city – village (quiet)
A village is a quiet place.
A town is quieter than a city.
A village is the quietest place.
2. Istanbul – Moscow London (populated)
Istanbul is a populated city.
London is more populated than Istanbul.
Moscow is the most populated city.
3. Windy weather – warm weather – rainy weather (good)
Warm weather is good for us.
Rainy weather is better than windy weather.
Warm weather is the best for us.
4. Ocean – river – lake (deep)
A river is deep.
A lake is deeper than a river.
An ocean is the deepest,
5. The USA Russia – Spain (large)
Spain is a large country.
Russia is larger than Spain,
The USA is the largest country.
6. The Mahanadi – The Cauveri – The Ganga (long)
The Cauveri is a long river.
The Mahanadi is longer than the Cauveri.
The Ganga is the longest river.
7. Chennai – Hyderabad – Bangaluru (modern).
Hyderabad is a modern city.
Hyderabad is more modern than Chennai.
Bengaluru is the most modern city.
8. Giraffe – Horse – goat (tall)
The goat is a tall animal.
The horse is taller than the goat.
The giraffe is the tallest animal.
9. Elephant – Cat – Dog (strong)
The cat is a strong animal.
The dog is stronger than the cat.
The elephant is the strongest animal.
10. Maharastra – Tamilnadu – Rajasthan (hot)
Tamilnadu is a hot place.
Maharashtra is hotter than Tamilnadu.
Rajasthan is the hottest state.
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