PSEB Class 9 English Grammar Vocabulary all Question and Answers Solution
PSEB Class 9 English Grammar Vocabulary Solution: Punjab Board (PSEB) 9th Class Lesson 9 all questions of grammar answers are in this page.
Composition
Chapter 1
Vocabulary
Exercise
Read the words and phrases that convey different meanings of the word set given below:
1.) My mother gifted a set of handkerchief to my younger sister- a group of same things.
2.) The jewels were set beautifully in gold. – fixed
3.) Raghu is well set in his new job. – settled
4.) Several TV sets have been stolen from his shop – a piece of equipment
5.) Let’s start wearing woolen clothes; the winter has set in – started
6.) The date of the test has not been set yet. – fixed
7.) She has set the alarm for 5 o’clock, so that she is not late. – fixed
8.) The surgeon who set my uncle’s hip bone is very popular. – fixed
9.) Old people have set views about everything. – fixed
10.) The table has been set for the tea party. – arranged
Exercise
A.) Write for noun, adj.for adjective, adv. For adverb and v for verb in the bracket for the italicized word given in the sentences:
1.) One must travel light while travelling by air. Adv.
2.) This clock is ten minutes fast. Adj.
3.) The chief guest’s speech was brief and to the point. Adj.
4.) The officer was briefed about the facts of the case. V
5.) This bicycle cost him twelve hundred rupees. V
6.) Manvinder ran fast enough to reach the school in time. Adv.
7.) What is your examiner’s schedule for tomorrow?
8.) You can buy many fancy items from Meena Bazar. Adj.
9.) That tastes real good. Where did you get it from? Adv.
10.) What is the cost of this pair of socks? N
B.) Use the given words in sentences as directed:
1.) What’s the fare to Pune? (Noun)
1.) She didn’t fare well in her NEET exam. (Verb)
2.) I saw a brown bear in the zoo (Noun)
2.) I can’t bear her rude behavior. (Verb)
3.) She had a deep wound on her right arm. (Noun)
3.) He was wounded while fighting. (Verb)
4.) Her face is round in shape. (Adjective)
4.) The earth revolves round the sun. (Preposition)
4.) He turned round and looked for him. (Adverb)
5.) Lalit is a fast runner. (Adjective)
5.) My brother drives car fast. (Adverb)
5.) I have fast on every Thursdays. (Noun)
6.) She has a very beautiful book stand. (Noun)
6.) We stand when our teacher enters in the class. (Verb)
7.) I have some fresh vegetables from farm produce. (Noun)
7.) He produces rice and wheat every year. (Verb)
Exercise
Match the words in column A with their synonyms in column B:
1.) Just = Fair
2.) Leave = Depart
3.) Permit = Allow
4.) Brave = Fearless
5.) Certain = Sure
6.) Disappear = Vanish
7.) Anger = Wrath
8.) Forbid = Prevent
9.) Shelter = Refuge
10.) Attempt = Try
11.) Lazy = Inactive
12.) Arrive = Reach
B.) Complete the sentences with the words given below in the box. The italicized words will help you to choose the right word:
1.) Is the new student intelligent? Yes, he is very bright.
2.) It was raining heavily. In fact, it was pouring.
3.) The show stopped at 10 p.m. because the policemen asked us to finish it early.
4.) She was very angry with my brother. I don’t know why she was so annoyed with him.
5.) It was very huge animal. We have never seen such an enormous animal before.
6.) He likes to have rare photographs. He has decided to collect about one thousand rare ones.
7.) Don’t put on the red cap. Wear the black one.
8.) She is quite lazy. I don’t know why she is so inactive?
Exercise
Match the antonyms correctly:
1.) Admit X Deny
2.) Public X Private
3.) Junior X Senior
4.) Bent X Straight
5.) Defend X Attack
6.) Dark X Well-lit
7.) Fresh X Stale
8.) Create X Destroy
9.) Ascend X Descend
10.) Safe X Dangerous
11.) Start X Conclude
12.) Ancient X Modern
B.) Complete the sentences with the words given below in the box. The italicized words will help you to choose the right word:
1.) Ramesh, you are always punctual, but why are you late today?
2.) We will not spend all the money now. We will save it for the rainy day.
3.) Seven seats are still vacant. They were all full by now last year.
4.) I will deposit the whole amount. I can withdraw it any time I want to.
5.) The Goyals import wool from Australia, make garments and export them to the U.K.
6.) Don’t forget your sweater here. Rememberto wear it when it is cold in Srinagar.
7.) Success and failure go hand in hand in life.
8.) This umbrella is very expensive. I need a cheap one.
9.) Rome has both ancient and modern buildings.
10.) Can you tell me the minus and plus points of this proposal?
Homonyms
Choose the word from the pairs of words given and complete the sentences. The first sentence has been done for you.
1.) It is my principle not to lend money to anyone.
2.) The player was badly hurt and was groaning with pain.
3.) Can you for wait sometime? The officer is very busy at the moment.
4.) A passenger train hit a stationery goods train near Pune.
5.) The fare of buses may go up by 10% next month.
6.) Have you done practice enough to win the match?
7.) Mamta tried in vain to climb to the top of the building.
8.) The Lotus Temple in Delhi is a great feat of engineering.
Compound Words
Match words from column A with the words in column B to make compound words:
1.) Basketball
2.) Grandfather
3.) Sunlight
4.) Milkmaid
5.) Housewife
6.) Vineyard
7.) Lamp post
8.) Wild
9.) Over- worked
10.) World wide
11.) Textbook
12.) Green grocer
A.) Rewrite the word by inserting a hypen(-), if required:
1.) Fifty- nine
2.) Easy-going
3.) Pre-school
4.) Mother-to-be
5.) Busybody
6.) Highway
7.) Easy- going
8.) Snowstorm
9.) Headache
10.) Well-oiled
11.) Up-to-date
12.) Self-study
13.) In-laws
14.) Income tax
15.) Water-based
16.) Household
B.) Choose suitable compound words from the given list to complete the sentences:
1.) In summer many people like to travel by air-conditioned buses.
2.) Vikram seth is a world- famous writer.
3.) Chaman Lal got his house painted with oil-based paints.
4.) Where did you buy this hand-made paper?
5.) He goes downtown every week to buy his grocery.
6.) Get your eye-sight checked, I think you need glasses.
7.) The policeman was saved because he was wearing a bullet- proof jacket.
8.) My father is becoming absent-minded, he never pays his bill on time these days.
(2) Prefixes and Suffixes
A.) Complete the sentences using the correct form of the words given in the brackets:
1.) There were a lot of games for amusement at my cousin’s party.
2.) After the completion of the bridge, the laborers will be sent to some other place.
3.) She is learning French in addition to English and Punjabi.
4.) He was asked to show his passport for verification.
5.) Due to theseapage, the wall of the house collapsed.
6.) I am going to write a letter to the editor of that newspaper.
7.) Many children receive award for their bravery on Republic Day every year.
8.) Sewing classes are held in Adarsh Colony to train the needy women.
9.) Some people animals and birds for pleasure.
10.) The main of occupation some tribal in Rajasthan is camel breeding.
B.) Match the verbs under column A with their Nouns under column B:
1.) Vibrate – Vibration
2.) Permit – Permission
3.) Prosper – Prosperity
4.) Prefer – Preference
5.) Act – Actor
6.) Employ – Employee
7.) Relate – Relation
8.) Settle – Settlement
9.) Bury – Burial
10.) Authorize – Authority
C.) Form Nouns from the following Verbs and use them in your own sentences:
1.) Preach – Preacher
1.) Sadhguru is well-known preacher.
2.) Create – Creation
2.) Nature is a beautiful creation of the God.
3.) Appear – Appearance
3.) Appearance fades away soon.
4.) Arrive – Arrival
4.) She knows about the arrival of all the trains.
5.) Enjoy – Enjoyment
5.) I often go to park for my enjoyment.
6.) Apologize – Apology
6.) She owes an apology to you.
7.) Develop – Development
7.) There is no development in his health yet.
8.) Meet – Meeting
8.) She has postponed our meeting.
9.) Deliver – Delivery
9.) My package is ready for the delivery.
10.) Memorize – Memory
10.) I have many beautiful memories with you.
Fill in the correct words in the blanks with the help of words given in the brackets:
1.) We will beautify our house by growing flowering plants.
2.) Don’t endanger your life by going near the fire.
3.) In a few years the government is likely to electrify several villages.
4.) She couldn’t justify her stay abroad for so many months.
5.) You can’t befool me with your lies my more.
6.) My friends enjoy playing in the sun even in the summer.
7.) Can you enlist the bad points of smoking?
8.) I won’t terrify you by talking again about the accident.
A.) Match the Nouns in column A with the Adjectives from column B:
1.) Expense – Expensive
2.) Year – Yearly
3.) Economy – Economical
4.) Edit – Editorial
5.) Flower – Floral
6.) Example – Exemplary
7.) Defence – Defensive
8.) Intelligence – Intelligent
9.) Need – Needful
B.) Use a prefix/Suffix with the word given in the bracket. Make necessary changes in the word, if required:
1.) There are many luxurious hotels in Mumbai.
2.) A colorful function was held on the eve of Diwali.
3.) Is it economical to travel by air?
4.) The stay in Singapore was very expensive.
5.) Sunil acts quite childish at times.
6.) The discussion took place in a friendly atmosphere.
7.) I am going to make my yearly trip to Varanasi in June.
8.) It turned very dusty in the evening.
9.) The money will be given to some needy persons.
10.) Abdul is very industrious person; he works for 14 hours a day.
C.) Form adjectives from the following Nouns:
1.) Accident – Accidental
2.) Adventure – Adventurous
3.) Abuse – Abusive
4.) East – Eastern
5.) Fault – Faulty
6.) Hand – Handy
7.) Guilt – Guilty
8.) Might – Mighty
9.) Difference – Different
10.) Example – Exemplary
A.) Form Nouns by adding the prefixes –ity, -th, -on, -ness, -ence to the words given in the brackets and fill in the blanks:
1.) Many areas of Bihar are known for their backwardness.
2.) I felt very uncomfortable in Chennai because of the humidity.
3.) ‘What’s the length of your turban?’ the foreigner asked.
4.) Because of her illness, she could not go there.
5.) Nelson Mandel went to jail for the freedom of his people.
6.) Is there any possibility of the train coming people.
7.) There is warmness in her behavior.
8.) Ramanand Jewellers is known for the purity of their gold.
9.) No one spoke in presence the of the police.
10.) His absence was felt by all.
A.) Form verbs from the following Adjectives
1.) Able – Enable
2.) Broad – Broaden
3.) Black – Blacken
4.) Divisive – Divide
5.) Popular – Popularize
6.) Sad – Sadden
7.) Sick – Sicken
8.) Glorious – Glorify
9.) Minimum – Minimize
10.) False – Falsify
B.) Add Suffixes/prefixes to the words given in the brackets and write them in the space provided:
1.) Go to the Rose Garden. The roses will gladden you.
2.) You can enrich your knowledge by reading good books.
3.) Some children cannot differentiate between p and b.
4.) I think the mystery will further deepen in the novel I am reading.
5.) Buy a cycle; It will enable you to reach your school in time.
6.) I am trying to minimize my expenses.
7.) The computer will rectify the error if you give the correct command.
8.) Sukbhir will like to specialize in medicine.
A.) Match the Verbs under Column A with their Adjectives under Column B:
1.) Agree – Agreeable
2.) Admire – Admirable
3.) Select – Selective
4.) Doubt – Doubtful
5.) Collect – Collective
6.) Change – Changeable
7.) Remove – Removable
8.) Help – Helpful
B.) Form Adverbs from the following Adjectives and use them in your sentences :
1.) Brief – Briefly
1.) She told the whole incident briefly.
2.) Broad – Broadly
2.) Species can be broadly divided into three categories.
3.) Bitter – Bitterly
3.) He has habit of talking bitterly with everyone.
4.) Calm – Calmly
4.) She smiled at me calmly.
5.) Easy – Easily
5.) She gets fooled easily.
6.) Frequent – Frequently
6.) Rohan meets Priya frequently.
7.) Generous – Generously
7.) Amita helps everyone generously.
8.) Occasional – Occasionally
8.) She wears make-up occasionally.
9.) Peaceful – Peacefully
9.) We live very peacefully here.
A.) Match the words under column A with their Abstract Nouns under column B:
1.) Beggar – Begging
2.) Brother – Brotherliness
3.) Chemist – Chemistry
4.) Early – Earldom
5.) Friend – Friendship
6.) Inspector – Inspection
7.) Member – Membership
8.) Patron – Patronage
9.) Patriot – Patriotism
10.) Widow – Widowhood
B.) Form Abstract Nouns from the following words and use them in sentences:
1.) Act – Action
1.) She is good at doing actions.
2.) Agent – Agency
2.) She has a gas agency.
3.) Child – Childhood
3.) Childhood is one of the best stages of our lives.
4.) Infant – Infancy
4.) Utmost care is to be taken in infancy.
5.) Mother – Motherhood.
5.) Minal is enjoying her motherhood.
6.) Hero – Heroism
6.) Heroism is an act of love.
7.) Partner – Partnership
7.) She and I have partnership in this business.
8.) Recruit – Recruitment
8.) The Indian Railways will soon declare their recruitment.
9.) Move – Movement
9.) Our Independence movement is something to be remembered forever.
Write the opposite of the statements given below. Use the prefixes –ir, -un, in-, im-, il-, dis- with the italicized words. (The first one has been done for you)
1.) Mr. Reddy is known for making logical statements.
1.) Mr.Reddy is known for making illogical statements.
2.) The speaker made several relevant points in his speech.
2.) The speaker made several irrelevant points in his speech.
3.) The fire-fighters were able to rescue the child trapped inside the house.
3.) The fire-fighters were unable to rescue the child trapped inside the house.
4.) Savita is a very mature person.
4.) Savita is a very immature person.
5.) Is it legal to have two wives?
5.) Is it illegal to have two wives?
6.) Some students are regular in attending classes.
6.) Some students are irregular in attending classes.
7.) Your handwriting is quite legible.
7.) Your handwriting is quite illegible.
8.) My father likes boys who have long hair.
8.) My father dislikes boys who have long hair.
9.) Quite a lot of people are literate in any colony.
9.) Quite a lot of people are illiterate in any colony.
10.) The foreigners were very polite to me.
10.) The foreigners were very impolite to me.
A.) Add fore- pre-, mono-, anti-, post- out-, ex-, under- to words given in the brackets and write them to complete the sentences:
1.) It is proved that our forefathers were monkeys.
2.) To avoid illness anti-malaria take tablets in the rainy season.
3.) Soon mono- rail will be introduced in many big, crowded cities in India.
4.) Mrs. Kapoor is so outspoken that few people like to talk to her.
5.) The post- independence progress is quite remarkable in our country.
6.) The ex- headmaster of our school was the Chief Guest at the Annual Function.
7.) The pilot was forewarned about the bad weather.
8.) Underage children are not allowed to see the A movies in cinema halls.
9.) My three year old nephew is studying in a pre- nursery class.
10.) Anti- aircraft guns are commonly used in wars.
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