2.1 Comparisons

 

2.1 Comparisons

Difficult Words

• Spaceship - a spacecraft, especially one controlled by a crew. अवकाशयान
• Snail - गोगलगाय
• Nail - खिळा
• Gentle - mild, सौम्य
• Warm - उबदार
• Elf - small fairy वनदेवता
• Crooked - bent वक्र

Margin Questions.

Q.1. What adjectives/words are used here to show - shape, size, temperature?

Ans. 

• Shape - Square, Round, Crooked, Straight
• Size - Big and Small
• Temperature - Cool and Warm

ENGLISH WORKSHOP

Q.1. List all the adjectives in the poem. Use the comparative forms of at least 8 of them to write new comparisons. Two of them have been given as examples.

Ans. 

• Adjectives - fast, big, fierce, sour, dry, square, cool, noisy, strong, hard, dark, tall, crooked.

Examples -

• Faster than the wind.
• Slower than a tortoise.
• Big- Bigger than a dinosaur.
• Small - Smaller than an ant.
• Fierce - Fierce than a tiger.
• Gentle - Gentle than a lamb.
• Cool - Cooler than an ice.
• Busy - Busier than a bee.
• Strong - Stronger than an elephant.
• Hard - Harder than a diamond.
• Dark - Darker than a coal.
• Tall - Taller than a mountain.

Q.2. List all the nouns in the poem. Find a suitable adjective - other than the ones given here -  for each of the nouns and write meaningful similes for at least 8 of them.

Ans. 

Nouns - spaceship, snail, dinosaur, nail, tiger, lamb, lemon, jam, desert, sea, house, pea, cave, toast, road drill, ghost, ox, kitten, rock, mitten, tunnel, moon, midnight noon, giant, elf, path.

• as sharp as a nail.
• as brave as a tiger.
• as timid as a lamb.
• as sweet as a jam.
• as lonely as a desert.
• as blue as the sea.
• as solid as a rock.
• as soft as a feather.

Q.3. Form group of 6-8. Think of simile using different object, for example,

Ans.

• Dry as land.
• Wet as a puddle.

Now try to put together the simile to make a poem with rhyming lines.

• Soft as velvet hard as diamond.
• White as milk black as crow.

Q.4.  Write the pairs of rhyming words.

Ans.

• Snail - nail
• lamb - jam
• sea - pea
• toast - ghost
• kitten - mitten
• moon - noon
• midnight - giant
• self - elf

Q.5. Start a collection of idioms with comparisons. use the following categories.

        (a) Idioms with colours :

• as black as coal.
• as white as milk.
• as red as blood.
• as blue as sky.
• as green as grass.
• as pink as rose.
• as brown as chocolate.
• as yellow as mango.

        (b) Idioms with animals.

• as cunning as a fox.
• as honest as a dog.
• as tall as giraffe.
• as slow as a tortoise.

        (c) Idioms with objects.

• as black as coal.
• as fresh as flowers.
• as long as road.
• as sweet as honey.

Q.6. Give below are some idiomatic comparisons with 'like' . Can you guess their meaning? Look them up in a good dictionary. You won't find them under 'like' Which words will you look up to find these comparisons?

Ans. 

• Like a bull in a china shop.

        Meaning - Doing something to carelessly that damage things.

• Like a cat on a hot tin roof.

        Meaning - Very restless or anxious.

• Like a red rag to a bull.

        Meaning - Something that will cause an anger or violent reaction.

• Like a cat that stole the cream.

        Meaning - Very pleased about something you have achieved.

• Like water off a duck's back.

        Meaning - Not having any effect on the person being criticized.

• Memory like a sieve.

        Meaning - Forget things easily and quickly.

Using your imagination write more comparisons using 'like'.

Ans.

• a dewdrop on a petal of rose.
• Like a fish out of the water.
• Like a bird in a glided cage.
• Like a dig with a bone.

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