Reading comprehension exercise for class 3
One day a merchant was going to the market with his donkey. The donkey was carrying several bags of salt on his back. The merchant wanted to sell the salt in the market. The...
Author: Manjusha Nambiar
Vocabulary worksheet
Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word. Choose your answers from the options given below. (outgrowth, outfit, outburst, onerous, outlandish, ordeal, opaque, optimum, ostracize, ostentatious) 1. His sudden ……………….. of anger shocked us...
Dilemma | A word a day
Dilemma Dilemma comes from the Greek phrase di (two) + lemma (a premise / proposition) Dilemma means difficult choice, problem, predicament, quandary etc. The doctor’s dilemma was whether he should tell the patient the...
Discriminate | A word a day
To discriminate is to demonstrate bias or show disfavor toward somebody. The company was accused of discriminating against female employees. (= The company was accused of demonstrating bias against female employees.) Discriminate can also...
The with superlatives
Superlative adjectives normally take the article the. She is the tallest girl in the class. (NOT She is tallest girl in the class.) This is the best book I have read. (NOT This is...
Vocabulary exercise 19
Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word. Circumlocution, chore, chasm, chauvinism, chagrin, censure, celestial, cessation, categorical, caustic 1. The minister made a ………………… denial of the charges leveled against him. 2. His ………………....
Confidant and confident
The words confidant and confident have very different meanings. Confidant (male) and confidante (female) are nouns. She is my closest confidante. (= She is my closest friend.) A confidant or confidante is a person...
Loan and lend
The verbs lend and loan are interchangeable. Lend me 50 dollars. OR Loan me 50 dollars. Use loan when speaking of money and use lend when speaking of objects. Will you lend me your...
General grammar exercise
Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word or phrase. This grammar exercise tests your understanding of basic grammar rules. 1. We are going …………………… a) more slowly and more slowly b) more and...
Vocabulary exercise | Gap fills
Complete the following sentences using the appropriate form of the word given in the brackets. 1. A few people lingered after the ………………. of the meeting. (terminate) 2. The belief that the universe is...