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v3. Read the following passage.

                         Asha and Gopal are going on a  trip to a village. Their

                     journey is not long. They both like to travel by train. They
                     wish to go on a voyage when they grow up.

                     Now fill in the blanks with suitable words choosing from the

                     ones underlined in the above passage.
                           1.      My brother is fond of space travel. His dream is to
                                   go on a ____________ into space.

                           2.      My parents always __________ by train.

                           3.      We went on a short __________ to Dehra Dun in the
                                   summer vacation.

                           4.      The _____________ from Bengaluru to Mysuru is quite
                                   comfortable.


                     v4.  “ ………… The people on the land were worried and
                            yet helpless to guide them.”  here the underlined
                            word has a suffix ‘less’ to mean ‘without’.

                            Now write more words with the suffix ‘less’. Look at
                            the clues given.

                           1.      Don’t dry my red shirt in the sun. It’ll become
                                   ____________

                           2.      There isn't enough drinking water in our place. The
                                   situation is ____________

                           3.      This apple is not fresh. It has become _________________
                           4.      I emptied all the contents of the bag. Now it is
                                   __________

                           5.      I don't know what to do next. I'm feeling ____________

                           6.      Raju is a strong boy. He is ___________ too.

                                   [clues: use, fear, colour, weight, help, hope]

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