AMBASSADOR SCHOOL DUBAI, UAE
REVISION WORKSHEET – LANGUAGE
GRADE 9
(a) Fill in the blanks with appropriate words:
1. He congratulated me ………….. my great achievement.
2. The poor man is afflicted ……….. arthritis.
3. She is blind ……….. the faults of her husband.
4. The boss had many complaints ……….. Shyam.
5. You must prepare ……….. the examination.
6. She is not aware ……….. the danger.
7. Ravi was accurate ……….. his calculations.
8. They hid the money ……….. the carpet.
9. I prevailed ……….. him to join the gymnasium.
[Link] curious child eagerly begged ………… an answer to the riddle.
[Link] was bent …………. coming first in the examinations.
[Link] theory exam was followed ………….. a group discussion.
13.I ran ……….. my teacher at the show last night.
[Link] is extremely anxious ……….. an interview next week.
[Link] a contrast ……….. the two siblings!
[Link] brothers fought ………… their father’s property.
(b) Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using
and, but or so.
1. The minister was wise. The king did not trust him.
2. We reached the port. The storm came on.
3. One should not borrow money. One should not lend money.
4. She will win the prize. She deserves it.
5. Swarna asked me a question. I was unable to answer it.
6. You helped Tania. She will always be grateful.
7. I heard you won a prize. I am extremely delighted.
8. There was heavy traffic. We reached the stadium on time.
(c) Re-write the following sentences according to the instructions given after each.
Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of each
sentence.
1. This horse is better trained than yours.
(Begin : Your……………)
2. The children will sit out in the garden, if the weather is cool.
(Begin : The children won’t……….. )
3. The thief ran so fast that the police could not catch him.
(Rewrite using: too)
4. Her attitude often annoys me.
(Rewrite using : annoyance…………. )
5. The child disappeared as soon as the bus stopped.
(Begin : Hardly………… )
6. There is no success without effort.
(Begin : Whenever…………. )
7. “Please teach me to cycle” she asked her brother.
(Rewrite in indirect form………. )
8. The peasants regarded him as a thief and called him a villain.
(End : ……………… the peasants)
9. Study hard now or you will regret it.
(Begin : Unless………..)
[Link] is too tall to crawl under the table.
(Begin : Megha is so……….)
[Link] boy asked, ‘Why are you lying on the road in this manner?’
(Begin : The boy asked why he…………)
[Link] arrived in school on time even though he stopped for a bite on the way.
(Use ‘in spite of’ instead of even though)
[Link] opened the kitchen door and a cockroach ran out.
(End with ‘cockroach’)
[Link] was a better speaker than his brother.
(Begin : His brother…………)
[Link] missed her examination because of her illness.
(Begin : Her illness ………..)
[Link] soon as the curtain came down the applause rang out.
(Begin : No sooner………..)
