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Words Expressing Concession And Contrast

Concession or contrast may be expressed in several ways. For example, we can use though or although. Other words or expressions that can be used to express concession or contrast include notwithstanding, as, however, whatever, all the same,...

Articles Worksheet

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate article. This articles worksheet is for students of classes 4 and 5. To learn about articles, go to this articles study page. It is ………………… camera. (a...

Exclamations Worksheet

We use exclamations to express strong emotions in a special way. It is important to know how to make exclamations because they are very common in both speech and writing. Study the following sentences. That is...

Exclamations

Exclamations are often constructed with how and what or with so and such. Negative question forms are also common. Exclamations with how Form: how + adjective/adverb + subject + verb How cold it is! (NOT How it is cold!) How beautifully she...

Enough vs. Too

Enough to shows sufficiency and has a positive meaning. Too shows undesirable extremes. It has a negative meaning. Fill in the blanks with enough or too. I ate ………………… much food. (too / enough) I...

What Are Verbs?

A verb is a word which tells us what a person or a thing is doing. He ran fast. The birds flew away. John opened the can. Here the verbs ran, flew and opened tell us what the nouns he, birds and John do. A verb is the...

Poem Comprehension Exercise Class 6

Read the poem given below and complete the sentences that follow by choosing the correct options from the choices given : 1×5=5 Do you ask what the birds say?The sparrow, the doveThe linnet, and...

How To Emphasise A Word

To put an emphasis on a particular word we can try placing it first. Consider the examples given below. Though he was hurt, he played well. Hurt though he was, he played well. (emphasis on the word...