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vocabulary :
v1 observe the use of nearer and nearer in the following example.

e.g. You can hear the voices in the distance, drawing nearer and
nearer [near].
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fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the help of the
clues given in brackets.

1. When you blow air into a balloon it becomes ____ and _____ [big]
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2. As the train approaches the station, the sound of its whistle
becomes ______ and _______ [loud]
3. If you practise harder and harder, you will feel _______ and _____
[much] confident to solve the problems.

4. Man has been constructing ______ and ______ [tall] buildings in
the cities.
5. As you move away from a tree it looks _____ and ______ [small]

v2 fill in the blanks using some and others.
e.g. Some prefer carpentry, others prefer mechanical work.

1. You can see shining objects in the sky at night. _______ of them
are planets, ______ are stars.

2. There are many fruits in the basket. _____ of them are mangoes,
______ are bananas.
3. After the bell, ____ boys went out to play, _____ went home.

4. There are a few books on the table. ________ of them are text
books, _______ are not.
5. _____ of the apples in the basket are good. _____ are bad.
v3 fill in the blanks choosing the appropriate words from the words
given in brackets.

Last ______ [week, weak] I went to a shop to _____ [by, buy] a pair
of trousers. I bought one and returned home. When I tried to _____
[wear, ware] it, I found that it was rather ____ [loose, lose]. So I went to
the shop in fury. But the shopkeeper was out. So I had to ____ [wait,
weight] for half an hour. When he returned. I shouted at him, “See,
how big it is. It fits an elephant”. He replied coolly looking at my pot
belly, “Therefore we offered it to you, Sir”.

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