Easy English.......5

Call on : visit a person
Call off : decided to stop something
Call in : request the return of; send for
Call for : demand, require
Call up : telephone to
Exercise - 1


Put in the correct Phrasal Verbs

1. He has a plan to construct a house but his plan _________ a lot of money.
2. He promised me that he will _______ me _________ the next day.
3. Last week I _________ my friend who was indisposed.
4. The labourers decided to strike work but later it was ________.
5. As my father was seriously ill, I ______ a doctor.
6. My friend was in great monetary difficulties, he had to _____ the loans he had made.

Exercise - 2

Insert suitable prepositions in the following

1. I am interested _______ indoor games.
2. I am not good _______ cricket.
3. My friend said to me that he was _____ debt.
4. My neighbor asked me _______ a loan.
5. I am very fond _____ cycling.

Exercise - 3

Change the following into passive voice

1. When I was travelling by train, somebody had stolen my suitcase.
2. People speak Malayalam all over Kerala.
3. They sell orange here.
4. She is singing a song.
5. I will write a letter.

Exercise - 4 

Write the feminine gender of the following

1. hero
2. host
3. tiger
4. bridegroom
5. bachelor

Exercise - 5

Write 10 words which are always plural in form and take a plural verb

Exercise - 6

Correct the mistake

1. Never I have seen such a beautiful scenery.
2. I want information about the accident.
3. He is elder than I am.
4. He walks more quickly than I.
5. When I met him in personal he badly behaved.

ANSWERS

Exercise - 1

1. Calls for
2. Call.......up
3. called on
4. called off
5. called in
6. called in

Exercise - 2

1. in
2. at
3. in
4. for
5. of

Exercise - 3

1. My suitcase had been stolen.
2. Malayalam is spoken all over Kerala.
3. Oranges are sold here.[Agents (by So and So), are not necessary in this three sentences]
4. A song is being sung by her.
5. A letter will be written by me.

Exercise - 4

1. Heroine
2. Hostess
3. tigress
4. bride
5. spinster

Exercise - 5

1. Pyjamas
2. Scissors
3. Spectacles
4. Arms
5. Pants
6. Trousers
7. Binoculars
8. Earnings
9. Savings
10. Stairs

Exercise - 6

1. Never have I seen .........[The sentence is begun with a negative word, 'never' and so the verb should come before subject]
2. I want some information.......['information' is uncountable noun. Uncountable nouns are always singular. To make plural we say 'items or bits of information' but not informations]
3. He is older than I am. [ 'elder' is not used with 'than']
4. He walks move quickly than I do behaved badly.
5. When I met him in person he behaved badly.[Adverb of manner comes after an active verb or after the object]

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