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Write the noun forms of the following words adding -ance or – once to each.

(i) endure_______ (ii) persist_______


(iii)signify_______ (iv) confide______


(v) maintain_____ (vi) abhor_______

(i) endurance

Meaning – The lasting capacity of a thing or a person in a particular situation


(ii) persistence


Meaning – The continuous existence of something


(iii) significance


Meaning – The importance of something


(iv) confidence


Meaning – The existence of faith in something or someone (including oneself)


(v) maintenance


Meaning – The act of preserving something


(vi) abhorrence


Meaning – The feeling of hatred for something


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2

Write a sentence against each of the following statements. Your sentence should explain the statement. You can pick out sentences from the text and rewrite them. The first one has been done for you.

(i) The experience changes you completely.


One who has been to the mountains is never the same again.


(ii) Man takes delight in overcoming obstacles.


_____________________________________.


(iii) Mountains are nature at its best.


_____________________________________.


(iv) The going was difficult but the after-effects were satisfying.


_____________________________________.


(v) The physical conquest of a mountain is really a spiritual experience.


_____________________________________.

 1

Fill in the blanks in the following dialogues choosing suitable phrases from those given in the box.






At hand, at once, at all, at a low ebb, at first sight



(i) Teacher: You were away from school without permission. Go to the Principal ______ and submit your explanation.


Pupil: Yes, Madam. But would you help me write it first?


(ii) Arun: Are you unwell?


Ila: No, not _____. Why do you ask?


Arun: If you are unwell. I would send you to my uncle. He is a doctor.


(iii) Mary: Almost every Indian film has an episode of love ____.


David: Is that what makes them so popular in foreign countries?


(iv) Asif: You look depressed. Why are your spirits _____ today?


(Use such in the phrase)


Ashok: I have to write ten sentences using words that I never heard before.


(v) Shieba: Your big moment is close _____.


Jyoti: How should I welcome it?


Sheba: Get up and receive the trophy.

 3

Match words under A with their meanings under B.



























A



B



remote



difficult to overcome



means



most prominent



dominant



be overcome/overpowered



formidable



method(s)



overwhelmed



far away from


 3

Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with appropriate words from under A.

(a) There were ______ obstacles on the way, but we reached our destination safely.


(b) We have no ______ of finding out what happened there.


(c) Why he lives in a house ______ from any town or village is more than I can tell.


(d) _____ by gratitude, we bowed to the speaker for his valuable advice.


(e) The old castle stands in a _____ position above the sleepy town.