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Guess the meaning of the following words. Write the smaller and related words that you see within these words. |
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Answer» (i) exorbitantly (adv) – excessively, smaller words – orbit, bit, ant. related words – exorbitant. (ii) precaution (n) – to take care beforehand. smaller words – caution, cat, rat, pet, ear, action, reaction. related word – caution (iii) unauthorised (adj) – having no authority. smaller word – author, ant, rise, his, this, north, said related words – authorise, authorised. (iv) repeatedly (adv) – done several times; again and again. smaller words – repeat, pet, eat, ate, pat, rat, tape, trade related words – repeat, repeated. (v) enthusiastically (adv) – done in an excited and motivated manner. smaller words – enthusiastic, thus, ally, silly, thin, ten related words – enthusiast, enthusiastic, enthusiastical. Collective nouns also have singular and plural forms. Examples: class – classes, herd – herds, team – teams. Some more examples
Collective Nouns (examples) 1. an army ol ants 2. a flight of birds 3. a school of hsh 4. a shoal ol hsh 5. a choir ot singers 6. a band of musicians 7. a crew of sailors 8. a troupe of artists/dancers 9. an audience of listeners 10. a litter of puppies/kittens 11. a galaxy of stars 12. a group of islands 13. a forest of trees 14. an album of stamps/autographs/photographs |
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