The words given against the sentences below can be used both as nouns and verbs. Use them appropriately to fill in the blanks.

(i) You deserve a ___________________ on the back for your good performance. (pat)

(ii) The teacher __________________ the child on the cheek to encourage her.

The words given against the sentences below can be used both as nouns and verbs. Use them appropriately to fill in the blanks.

(i) He said he __________________ to be invited to the party. (hope)

(ii) We gave up ________________ of his joining the party.

The words given against the sentences below can be used both as nouns and verbs. Use them appropriately to fill in the blanks.

(i) The boys put up a good athletic ________________. (show)

(ii) The soldiers ______________ great courage in saving people from floods.

Notice the use of ‘there’ in the following sentences.

● There was a big crowd at the fair.

● There were many things I’d have liked to buy.

Now rewrite the following sentences using ‘there’ in the beginning. Look at the following examples.

● I can do nothing to help you.

● There is nothing I can do to help you.

● A man at the door is asking to see you.

● There is a man at the door asking to see you.

1. This park has beautiful roses.

2. Your story has no fun in it.

3. We have no secrets between us.

4. My village has two primary schools.

5. This problem can be solved in two ways.

Fill in the blanks in the paragraph below with words from the box.

There was a ____ (a) ____ Eid fair in our village. We could buy anything from a ___ (b) ___ toy to a ___ (c) ___ camel. I went to the fair on the ___ (d) ___ day with Uncle and Bhaiya. We went to the Lucky Shop. It was very ___ (e) ___. I tried my luck but did not win any prize. Later, Uncle told me that I was more ___ (f) ___ than ___ (g) ____.