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B. Make abstract nouns from the words given in brackets and fill in the blanks.

1. The old beggar lived in ___________________. (poor)

2. There was a wise man in the ____________ of Akbar. (king)

3. ____________ in a room frightens me. (dark)

4. ____________ is important for good health. (clean)

5. The police caught the man responsible for the ____________. (thief)

Initiative & Self-Direction
Activity Time

Frame sentences using the collective nouns given below.

1. grove

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2. quiver

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3. swarm

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4. convoy

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5. fleet

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Listening & Speaking Time

The teacher will divide the class into three groups—Adjective Group, Common Noun

Group and Verb Group. He/She will give five words to each group. In this way, he/she
will speak out fifteen different base words. The student who represents the group (a

different student each time) will speak the corresponding abstract noun for each word. Nouns

Let us take the example of the “Verb Group”.

Teacher → decide Student → decision

Teacher → think Student → thought

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