UNIT 1
SYLLABUS
Part A
I. WH Questions
II . Parts of Speech
III . Prefixes and Suffixes
IV. Countable and Uncountable Nouns
V. Articles
Part B
I. Comprehension
II. Completing Sentences
III. Developing Hints
PART A
I. Frame WH questions
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a) Oppenheimer was born in New York.
b) Sixty students visited the Company.
c) She was reading the book for three hours.
d) Spain won the FIFA World Cup in the finals in 2010. (Which)
e) Brazil shall host the 2014 World Cup in June-July. (When)
f) Brazil has won the World Cup five times. (How many)
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Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the underlined words:
a) The lecturer demonstrated the experiment and the students listened to the
________ very attentively.
b) They observed the readings and made entries in the ___ _______note book.
c) The release of CO2 in to the atmosphere leads to the production of greenhouse
gases. The industries_______ plenty of such gases.
d) The Principal recommended the student for a scholarship and gave a _______
letter.
e) My uncle was promoted as the chief engineer and this ______ came after he
completed 15 years.
f) The windmills in our district generate 100 megawatt power and the ________ of
power will improve in August.
g) The application of nano-technology is seen in all disciplines. Doctors _____ it in
medical inplants.
h) Due to the good rains, the crops are ready for harvest .The ______grains can be
sold for a good price.
III. Prefixes and Suffixes
a. Form words using the following prefixes and suffixes.
1. Multi------
2. Proto------
3. --------sion
4. Port------
b.Form words using the following prefixes and suffixes.
, 1. Geo------
2. Tang------
3. --------ness
4. -------ible
c.Give the antonyms of the following words using negative Prefixes given in
brackets. (dis, in,un,re)
a) Unite
b) Appropriate
c) Prove
d) Popular
e) Decent
f) Resistible
g) Interesting
h) Accurate
i) Familiar
j) Efficient
k) Significant
IV. Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Decide whether these nouns are countable or uncountable.
1. The children are playing in the garden.
2. I don't like milk.
3. I prefer tea.