Fill in the blanks in the following sentences by using the correct forms of the words given below. Indicate in each case whether the word is used as a noun or a verb.
(Each word has to be used twice, once as a noun and once as a verb.)
pitch, race, litter, file, spell.(10 Marks)
i) He usually …………………………….. the ball at the right place.
ii) The cricket ………………………………… is wet today.
iii) Many thoughts ………………………….. through his mind when his son was in the operating theatre.
iv) I wish to see his personal …………………………………
v) You have to feed the cat and its ……………………………………….
vi) He has ……………………………………… the word wrongly.
vii) She came first in the 100-metre …………………………………………..
viii) The magician cast a …………………………………….. on her.
ix) Please ……………………………………………….. this letter.
x) ‘The muddy ground was …………………………………… with crawling
worms’. (Khushwant Singh: The Mark of Vishnu)
Answer
i) He usually pitches (verb) the ball at the right place (noun).
ii) The cricket pitch (noun) is wet today.
iii) Many thoughts raced (verb) through his mind when his son was in the operating theatre.
iv) I wish to see his personal file (noun).
v) You have to feed the cat and its litter (noun).
vi) He has spelled (verb) the word wrongly.
vii) She came first in the 100-metre race (noun).
viii) The magician cast a spell (noun) on her.
ix) Please file (verb) this letter.
x) ‘The muddy ground was littered (verb) with crawling worms’. (Khushwant Singh: The Mark of Vishnu)