GENERAL ENGLISH AND GRAMMARI. Essay Writing: (in about a page or 150 words) (don’t use your name of identity)
1. Diwali
2. Dasara
3. Sankranti
4. Holy – the festival of colours.
5. Ramzan
6. Christmas
7. Friendship
8. Excursions
9. Television
10. Radio
11. Libraries
12. Computers
13. My teacher whom I like
14. My best friend.
15. Poverty in India
16. My child-hood.
17. My school days.
18. If I were the Prime Minister
19. The Book I like the most
20. The Sport I like the most
21. The cinema I like the most.
22. The National Leader I like the most.
23. The political party I like the most.
24. Important tourist places of Andhra Pradesh
25. My hobby.
26. Dowry system
27. Population in India
28. Indian Railways
29. S.C. Railway and its divisions.
30. Un-employment in India
II. Letter Writing: in about 100 words (Assume your name as A)
1. A letter to your friend inviting him to spend Vacation with you
2. A letter to your friend describing important sight-seeing places in AP
3. A letter to the Editor about the problems in your locality
4. A letter to the Municipal Commissioner for regular supply of drinking water
5. A letter to the Municipal Commissioner describing the conditions of the roads in your locality.
6. A letter to a leading company for a job of Junior Assistant.
7. A letter to a Post Master complaining about the non-receipt of your parcel from your friend at Bombay.
8. A letter to your Officer requesting sanction of leave
9. A letter to your father about the new job you have taken up recently.
10. A letter to your friend in America describing the problems of un-employment .
11. A letter to your friend inviting him for your marriage.
12. A letter to your father describing your progress in studies
13. A letter to your brother congratulating him at his success in the examination.
14. A letter to your friend describing the annual day function of your school.
15. A letter to your fiend expressing condolences on the death of his mother.
16. A letter to a Publisher for supply of certain books by VPP.
17. A letter to a Police Inspector about a theft in your house.
18. A letter to the Editor of a News Papers regarding frequent strikes and bandhs.
19. A letter to your friend expressing your inability to attend his marriage fuction.
20. A love letter to your girl/boy friend.
A. Write the Feminine gender of the following:
Bachelor, Boy, Brother, Buck, Bull/Ox, Horse, Husband, King, Lord, Man, Monk, Cock, Dog, Drake, Father, Gander, Gentleman, Nephew, Sir, Son, Uncle, Author, Host, Lion, Manager, Poet, Duke, Emperor, Prince, Tiger, Master, He, Hero, Grandfather, Man-servant, Landlord, Salesman, administrator, washer-man, Milkman, Grandfather, Papa.
B. Give the Plurals of the following:
Son-in-Law, Daughter-in-Law, Mango, Class, Brush, Branch, Match, Dish, Watch, Buffalo, Potato, Mango, Hero, Dynamo, Solo, Momento, Stereo, Kilo, Baby, Lady, Story, City, Thief, Wife, Wolf,
Life, Loaf, Half, Leaf, Knife, Calf, Shelf, Chief, Safe, Man, Mouse, Foot, Tooth, Goose, Ox, Child, Scissors, Spectacles, Cattle, People, Index, Child, Radius, Memorandum,
C. Identify the Adjectives from the following sentences:
a) Sita is a clever girl
b) There is little time for preparation
c) The boy is lazy
d) She is afraid of the Ghost.
e) Kolkata is a large city.
f) He is an honest man
g) The foolish old crow tried to sing
h) He has little intelligence.
i) You have no sense.
j) We have had enough exercise
k) He did not ear any rice
l) There are no pictures in the book
m) I taught you many things
n) Sunday is the first day of the week
o) I hate such things
p) He comes here every day
q) He won the second prize.
r) He was absent last week
s) My uncle lives in the next house.
D. Fill in the blanks with suitable Adjectives:
a) The prize was won by him
b) This is a very matter
c) Suddenly there arose a storm
d) The injured man wants advice
e) India expects man to do his duty
f) Have you any reasons to give
g) There were riots in places
h) I have no cash
i) He was a man of ambition
j) The hand has fingers.
E. Give Comparative and Superlative degrees:
Speed, Small, Tall, Bold, Clever, Kind, Young, Great, Fine, White,
Brave, Large, Able, Wise, Happy, Easy, Heavy, Merry, Wealthy, Big, Hot, Thin, Sad, Fat, Beautiful, Difficult, Good, Bad, Little, Much, Many, Late, Old, Far, poor, less, sharp, industrious, learned, sweet, strong, good, bad, well, ill, far, in, near, pretty, rich, light.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words:
a) Prevention is than cure
b) Tendulkar is the batsman in the world
c) The pen is than sword
d) The buildings are found in America
e) The Pacific is than any other Ocean
f) Who is the boy in the Class
g) My Uncle is than my father
h) Ooty is than Chennai
i) Mount Everest is the peak of the Himalayas
j) He is one of the speakers in Telugu
k) China is the populated in the world
l) This is the of my two sons
a) I saw tree in garden.
b) 
tree I saw was Banyan.
tree I saw was Banyan.
c) 
He is most intelligent boy.
He is most intelligent boy.
d) Godavari is longest river in South India.
e) I want cup of tea.
f) Ramayana was written by Valmiki.
g) Iron is useful metal.
h) Honesty is best policy.
i) Tirupati is one of pilgrim centers of Andhra Pradesh.
j) Indians love music.
k) There is insect in the glass.
l) Jack and Jill went up hill.
m) Flowers in garden are beautiful.
n) Gelelio was Italian scientist.
o) thief was sent to prison.
p) He aims to become engineer.
q) My brother is teacher.
r) Spain is European country.
s) I will come in hour.
t) I never saw such incident.
u) This is exercise to test knowledge in English.
v) I went to hospital to see patient.
w) dinner was arranged at Hotel Taj.
x) His vehicle makes loud noise.
y) I saw elephant in zoo.
z) Wordsworth wrote poetry on beauty of nature.
aa) What beautiful flower it is!
bb) He is best friend of mine. cc) Sun rises in East. dd) You are man to do it.
ee) This is historic event.
ff) The passengers want help of few volunteers. gg) He is as stupid as ass.
hh) Lotus is beautiful flower.
ii) Look at sky, how beautiful stars look! jj) She wept like child.
kk) According to Bible, God made world in six days. ll) Ambassador should be man of pleasing manners. mm) Mussolini was Hitler of Italy.
nn) He is native who knows way in the jungle. oo) Sita is purest woman.
pp) Earth is round.
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Draw map of India.
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The doctor restored sight to blind.
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Twelve inches make foot.
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Not word he said.
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Wisdom is gift of heaven.
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Delhi is capital of India.
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Newton was great philosopher.
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I met him at church.
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A bird in hand is worth two in bush.
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The darkest cloud has silver lining.
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Copper is useful metal
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He is not honorable man
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Do you see blue sky
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Varanasi is holy city
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Alladin had wonderful lamp
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He returned after hour
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sun shines brightly
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French is easy language
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Who is girl sitting there
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Which is the longest river in India
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He has come without umbrella
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Mumbai is very costly place
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The children found egg in the nest
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nnn) I bought Horse Ox and Buffalo.
1) We always like those boys speak the truth
2) He does his best shall be praised
3) I know you mean
4) She has gone to Chennai is her birth place
5) He gave away he did not need
6) Here is the pen you lost
7) Most people get they deserve
8) He is a man you can trust
9) Where is the book I gave you
10) Listen to I say
11) Did you receive the letter I sent yesterday?
12) Do you know has happened?
14) God helps those help themselves
15) No man can lose he never had
16) 
That man does not work must starve
That man does not work must starve
17) 
He plays the game he likes best
He plays the game he likes best
18) 18) I do not believe you say
19) 19) you say is not true
20) 20) I gave it to the man I saw there
21) 21) I know you are praising.
22) 22) You have not brought the book I asked for
23) 23) Please recite you have learnt
a) I know a man. The man had been to Iceland.
b) The thief stole the watch. The thief was punished
c) Show the road. The road leads to Delhi
d) I met a boy. He was very kind
e) The man is honest. The man is trusted
f) We met a girl. The girl had lost her way
g) He is a rogue. No one trusts him.
h) I have found the umbrella. I lost it.
i) I saw a girl. She was singing.
j) Here is the book. You were asking for the book.
k) This is the building. It was built in a month.
l) I met my Uncle. He had just arrived.
m) The boy is my cousin. You see him there.
n) The boy tells lies. He deserves to be punished.
o) Here is the book. The book contains pictures.
p) Give me the ruler. The ruler is on the desk.
q) He has a friend. He is a clever artist.
r) The boy was very proud. He had won the first prize.
s) This is the cat. It killed the rat.
Split each of the following sentences into two:
1) Bring me the book that is on the table.
2) The elephant that was sick died.
3) I have found the book, which I lost.
4) The boy whom you see there made top score in the match.
5) He is a poet whose works are widely known.
6) The task which you have to do is easy.
Change the voice:
1) The cat killed the mouse
2) The man cut down the tree
3) Columbus discovered America
4) His teacher praised him
5) The police arrested the thief
6) The boy caught the ball
7) My father will write a letter
8) The hunter shot the lion
9) The girl opened the door
10) Everyone loves him
11) We expect good news
12) They sell radios here
13) I have sold my bicycle
14) We prohibit smoking
15) Open the door
16) He was praised by his father
17) The first rail engine was built by George Stephenson
18) The horse was frightened by the noise
19) The teacher was pleased with the boy’s work
20) He was taken to the hospital by his friends
21) The road was lined with people
22) Shakuntala was written by Kalidas
23) The building was damaged by fire
24) Those cars were built by Robots
25) The child was knocked down by a car
26) We elected Babu as Captain
27) I saw him opening the box
28) We must listen to his words
29) Without effort nothing can be gained
30) Do not insult the weak
31) My watch was lost
32) The master appointed him monitor
33) He made his friend do the work
34) Prem Chand wrote this novel
35) I bought the baby a doll
36) I opened the door
37) They know me
38) He taught me to read Hindi
39) We expect good news
40) I offered him a chair
41) We must listen to his words
42) Who taught you Urdu
43) Somebody has put out the light
44) The letter was written by the clerk
45) He was seen by my brother
46) Honey is made by bees
47) I was offered a chair
48) My watch has been stolen
49) The boy was praised by the teacher
50) He was chosen leader
51) The bird was killed by a cruel boy
52) We shall be blamed by everyone
53) By whom was this jug broken
L. Fill in the blanks with correct form of verb given in the brackets:
1) The earth................. round the Sun (move,moves,moved)
2) My friend.............. the Principal yesterday (see,have seen,saw)
3) She.............. worried about something (looks,looking,is looking)
4) He.............. asleep while reading (falls,fell,has fallen)
5) He........... a mill in this town (have,has,is having)
6) I............. a strange noise (hear,am hearing,having been hearing)
7) Don’t disturb me.I ……. my homework (do,did,am doing)
8) The soup ……. good (taste,tastes,is tasting)
9) He........... TV most evenings (watches,is watching,watch)
10) The baby................. all morning (cries,has been crying)
11) I.............. him at the zoo (saw,have seen,had seen)
12) She............. unconscious since 4’0 clock (is,was,has been)
13) The sun........... over the hills (rises,is rise,is rising)
14) When I............. my dinner,I went to bed (had,have had,had had)
15) She jumped off the bus when it …… (moved,has moved,was moving)
1. Rama writes to his mother every week
2. She sings sweetly
3. He comes of a good line
4. I know him for an American
5. I forgot his name
6. He gets along fairly well
7. He throws cold water
8. They all tell the same story
