SRI VIJAY VIDYASHRAM

DHARMAPURI/HOSUR
HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT - 4
Class: VI-Std Sub: English
Date: 29 /04/2021
Topic – Adverb, Developing Hints

I.GRAMMAR

A.Fill in the blanks with a suitable adverb.

Eg: I _________ go to my native.

a) firmly b) there c) rarely

I rarely go to my native.

1. I ............................... go to bed at 10 o’clock.

a) once b) ever c) usually
2. I have …………………. been to the USA.
a) never b) ever c) always
3. I have been to Australia just …………………..
a) one b) once c) ones
4. I ……………. take a bath before I go to bed.
a) once b) always c) ever
5. My grandparents live in Kerala. I visit them .......................................
a) once b) often. c)loudly

B. Replace the underlined words with suitable adverbs and rewrite the sentences:
1.She danced in a graceful manner.
2.Please reply to this letter without any delay.
3.Rahul spoke to the teacher with hesitation.
4.Martina did her work in a responsible way.
5.The old man walked very slow, so he missed the train.
C. Here is a fight sequence as depicted by JR Tolkein ‘ Lord of the Rings’. Adverbs used in the
passage lend a realistic touch to the struggle between Gandalf and the Lord of the City.
Read the following passage carefully and pick appropriate words from the box to fill in the
blanks:
Brightly suddenly there fast skillfully

directly tightly bitterly up backward

Gandalf and Pippin ran ____________. They heard their friend crying _____. The door,
which was shut, suddenly opened. The Lord of the City stood_________, tall and mighty, a
light like flame shone ___________ in his eyes. He held a sword ____________ and swayed
it ____________. Gandalf ran ___________ and the lord’s men stepped __________ to
avoid him. He lifted his hand and threw the sword _________ at them. Gandalf fought
___________ and endeavoured to crush the enemy.

II.Develop the following hints into a readable passage and give a suitable title.

Lion-sleeping in a forest-mouse-playing on it-angry lion-threatened to kill the mouse-mouse

asked to forgive-promised to save him one day-lion laughed-let him off-another day-lion
caught by hunter-in net-mouse heard the lion roar-mouse cut the net with his teeth-lion
escaped-thanked the mouse.