Hues & Views എന്ന Unit മായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട കൂടുതല്‍ വിവരങ്ങള്‍ (Class 8)

The Mysterious Picture

What are Prefixes and Suffixes?

    In the English language, we often place prefixes and suffixes at the beginning and end, respectively, of a word in order to modify it.

Prefix

    A prefix is a group of letters placed before the root of a word to modify its meaning. For example, the word ‘unhappy’ consists of the prefix  ‘un-’[which means ‘not’]  combined with the root word ‘happy’.

Adding ‘un’- to the word ‘happy’ gives you the word ‘unhappy’, which means not happy.

Examples of Prefixes

Unfriendly, Overlook, Nonsense, International, Disconnect

Suffix

    A suffix is a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to make a new word. For example, adding ‘ion’ to the verb ‘act’ gives us  ‘action’, the noun form of the word. Suffixes also tell us the verb tense of words or whether the words are plural or singular.
Examples of Suffixes
Wonderful, Selfish, Logical, Creative,Soften
When to use Hyphens with Prefixes and Suffixes
When to Hyphenate Prefixes
The prefixes ‘ex’ and ‘self’ are followed by a hyphen.
For example: ex-student, self-service etc.
If the unhyphenated version could be confused with a different word, add the hyphen.
For example: re-cover  / recover
(If there were no hyphen in ‘re-cover’,(put a new cover) it could be confused with ‘recover’, meaning
‘return to a normal state’.
Insert a hyphen when the prefix ends with the same vowel.
Example: re-entry
When to Hyphenate Suffixes
Hyphen can be used when a word seems lengthy.
Examples: community-wide, scholarly-like
When last letter is same as first letter.
Example: Past-tense

Pather Panchali - Movie clip

The Bermuda Triangle Mystery

Keeping It from Harold

A man who knew too much -Animation Video

Aspire to Win എന്ന Unit മായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട കൂടുതല്‍ വിവരങ്ങള്‍ (Class 9)

Learning the Game

 
Role of Ajit in Sachin’s life
Ajit played a significant role in Sachin’s career giving him inspiration and courage in his childhood. 

The most important thing is that Ajit took Sachin to Ramakant Achrekar, the childhood coach of Sachin Tendulkar, when Sachin was eleven. Ajit introduced the young Sachin to cricket. Ajit Tendulkar and Ramakanth Achrekar inspired Sachin Tendulkar to practise playing cricket well. Ajit was not only a brother to Sachin, but also his mentor, guide, friend and teacher. Sachin Tendulkar became a legend only because of his brother Ajit. He sacrificed a lot to see Sachin on top of the world. Ajit too, was a cricketer. He wanted to become a good player. But his brother’s abilities as a cricketer made him to give up his own dream. Sachin says about his brother, “There is no buddy like a brother! Thank you for all your support over the years Ajit.”
During his farewell speech, Sachin said that his brother Ajit had made him what he is today.

Rain of Love എന്ന Unit മായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട കൂടുതല്‍ വിവരങ്ങള്‍ (Class 6)

Homonyms
Homonyms are words that have different meanings but are pronounced the same or spelled the same.
Examples:

Nature’s Plenty എന്ന Unit മായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട കൂടുതല്‍ വിവരങ്ങള്‍ (Class 7)

 English idioms that everyone should know
    Idioms are a group of words in a fixed order that has a particular meaning that is different from the meanings of each word on its own.
Examples:

 

Nature's plenty എന്ന Unit ലെ കൂടുതല്‍ ചോദ്യങ്ങളും ഉത്തരങ്ങളും

 The Echoing Green
Activity -1
    You have read the poem ‘The Echoing Green’. Here is another poem on the beauty of nature. Read it and answer the questions given.
    Trees are the kindest things I know,
    They do not harm, they simply grow,
    And spread a shade for sleepy cows,
    And gather birds among the boughs.
    They are the first when days begin,
    To touch the beams of morning sun,
    They are the last to hold the light,
    When evening changes into night.
a)    Pick out a pair of rhyming words from the poem.
b)    Somebody suggested ‘The All - Giving Tree’ as a title for this poem. How appropriate is the title?
c)    ‘Trees are the kindest things I know’. Why does the poet say so?
Answer:
a)     know - grow   light - night
b)     The title ‘The All - Giving Tree’ is an appropriate one for this poem because trees are the kindest things. They do not harm anybody  and they help the animals by giving shade to them and their branches are shelter for the birds.
c)    Trees do not do any harm to anybody. They give shade and shelter for animals and birds. So the poet says that trees are the kindest things.

How Far is the River
Activity - 2
    The boy in the story ‘How Far is the River?’ is thrilled after visiting the river. The thickly forested mountain hid the river. The path was steep. After a long walk, he finally reached there. Write a description on the adventurous journey of the boy to the river.                  
    The boy’s journey to the river was an adventurous one. He hadn’t seen the river but he had heard about it from the villagers. The river was in a thickly forested mountain. One day, when his parents had gone to visit their relatives, he took a loaf of bread and walked to the river. On the way he saw a woodcutter.  The woodcutter discouraged the boy. But he continued his journey. The path was steep, and the boy had to run most of the time. In the valley he met a girl who was cutting grass. He asked her how far the river was. But he did not get a clear answer. He continued his journey. Then he saw a village boy. From then on they walked together. The boy shared his bread with his new friend. After some time the village boy took a different route. The boy continued his journey alone. The river was not in  his sight. He began to feel disappointed. But he was determined to see the river. So he walked on. He was all alone. Then, as the boy rounded a sharp bend he heard the sound of the river. Far down the valley, the river tumbled over rocks. The boy began to run. He reached the river. The water was blue and white and wonderful. He felt very
happy.
Activity  - 3
     Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.     
    The path to the river dropped steeply into the valley, then rose and went round the big mountain. It was frequently used by the villagers, the woodcutters, milkmen and mule-drivers; but there were no villages beyond the mountain, or near the river.
    The boy passed a woodcutter and asked him how far it was to the river. The woodcutter was a short but powerful man, with a creased and weathered face, and muscles that stood out in hard, ugly lumps.
    ‘Seven miles’, he said, 'which was fairly accurate. Why do you want to know?’
    ‘I am going to the river’, said the boy.
    ‘Alone?’
    ‘Of course’.
    ‘But it is too far. It will take you  three hours to reach there, and then you have to come back. It will be getting dark. Besides, it is not an easy road’.
‘    But I am a good walker’, said the boy, though he had never walked further than the mile from his house to his school.
a.     Who used the path frequently?
b.     How did the man discourage the boy from going to the river?
c.     Find out the synonym of the word ‘wrinkled’ from the passage.
d.     Pick out two words used to describe the face of the woodcutter.
e.     The villagers used a path. It went around the big mountain.
    (Join the sentences using who/which/where.)
Answer:
a.     The villagers, woodcutters, milkmen and mule-drivers.
b.     He said that it was too far. Thus he discouraged the boy.
c.     Creased
d.     Creased and weathered
e.     The villagers used a path which went around the big mountain.

Writing Style of Basheer

 Writing Style of Basheer
Basheer is known for his unconventional style of language. He did not differentiate between literary language and the spoken language. He did not care about the grammatical correctness of his sentences. Basheer was shocked when he came to know that his original writings were transcribed to ‘Standardised Malayalam’ avoiding freshness and natural flow. So he insisted his publishers to publish the original one instead of the edited one. Basheer’s younger brother Abdul Khadar was a Malayalam teacher. Once while reading one of Basheer’s story, he asked Basheer, “Where are akhyas and akhyathas in this? (related with Malayalam grammar)” Basheer shouted at him saying that “I am writing in normal Malayalam and don’t correct yourself not me”.  This points out the writing style of Basheer. Without taking care of the grammar, he wrote in his own village language. He made funny remarks on himself,
regarding his lack of knowledge in Malayalam. Though his works have been translated to English and 18 Indian languages and the peculiarity of the language he uses makes the translations lose a lot of sheen.