NCERT Solutions Class 7 English Grammar Chapter 9 Word Power

Class 7 - English : Grammar
Chapter 9 : Word Power

NCERT Solutions Class 7 English Grammar Textbook
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This chapter includes antonyms (opposite), single word for a group of words and the same word used both as Noun and Verb.This chapter includes antonyms (opposite), single word for a group of words and the same word used both as Noun and Verb.

A. Antonyms (Opposite)

Word Antonyms Word Antonyms
above below common rare, uncommon
absent present clever studpid
accept reject cruel kind
agree differ crude refined
advance retreat difficult easy
alive dead death birth
create destroy ancient modern
arrival departure deep shallow
different similar artifical natural
always never allow disallow
dry wet dilligent lazy
deposit withdraw appear disappear
buy sell early late
enemy friend empty full
bottom top bad good
barren fertile early late
export import encourage discourage
blunt sharp bad good
barren fertile false true
broad narrow far near
beautiful ugly foolish wise
famous notorious freedom slavery
fail pass begining end
bitter sweet bright dull
cheap costly ordinary unique
clean dirty guilty innocent
gain loss hate love
guest host hope despair
high low open shut
permanent temporary punish reward
profit loss punctual late
public private hard soft
love hate real imaginary
rear front quick slow
healthy unhealthy head tall
use misuse unite separate
victory defeat win loose
heavy light honest dishonest
lend borrow hastle delay
liquid solid mortal immortal
minor major vague clear
virtue vice weak strong
master servant written oral
masculine feminine wet dry
war peace majority minority
young old normal abnormal
narrow wide humble proud

B. Single word for a Group of Words

 

Phrase —- One word
1. One who belives in the existence of God — Theist
The yearly return of a date — anniversary
An assembly of listeners — Audience
One who plays for pleasure — amateur
The life history of a person written by himself — Autobiography
The Science of vegetable life — botany
The life history of a person written by another — Biography
A person wo lives at the same time as other — Contemporary
Resulting in death — fatal
That which lives on another — parasite
Happening at the same time — Simultaneously
A list of books — catalogue
One who beliveves in fate — fatalist
A period of two weeks — Fortnight
A period of hundred years — century
A room containing many books — Library
Bad beyond reform — incorrigible
A play that ends in death — tragedy
contrary to law — illegal
a light amusing drama or paly — comedy
One who takes a bright view of things — otimist
One who takes a dark view of things — pessimist
A child born after the death of his father — posthumous
A paper written by hand — manuscript
One who speaks for others — spokesman
Government carried by the representative of the people. — democracy
Government carried on by an absolute ruler — dictatorship
Performing without pay — honorary
That which cannot be read — illegible
One who does not know how to read and write — illeterate
That which cannot be heard — inaudible
A woman whose husband is dead — widow

C. Words used both as a Noun and Verb

 

Column A Column A Column A Column B
1. Air I want to go out for fresh air. Put the clothes out to air.
2. Aid NGOs are run on aid from the goverment The aided him to escape
3. Aim My aim in life is to become a doctor I aimed at the target
4 Arm I learned on my father’s arm. A country should arm against the enemy
5 Bank I have an account in a local bank. You can bank on me.
6 Bat The batsman changed his bat. He batted well.
7 Bark The bark of this tree is useful. Dogs are warking
8 Battle A serious battle took place. He is battling for his life.
9 Back I have a serious pain in my back He has promised to back me.
10 Fair Children love to visit fairs. One should be fair in one’s dealings
11 Head The man hit me on my head. Mr. Sharma will head the meetings.
12 Fan My mother bought a new fan My mother fanned me with a paper.
13 Book My friend has bought a new book I have booked my room in a hotel
14 Bridge The bridge is under construction We should bridge the gap between the rich and the poor.
15 Fine I have to pay a fine of fifty rupees. I am fined fifty rupees.
16 Hightlight I saw the highlight of the match Please highlight the important lines in red.
17 Hide These boots are made from buffalo hide. The child hid himself under the bed.
18 head The man hit me on my head. Mr. Sharma will head the meetings.
19 Hook The towel is hanging on the hook. A car was hooked to the back of a truck
20 Trim These plants need a trim The gardner trimmed the plants
21 Tail Monkeys have long tails. The spy is tailing me for several days.
22 Milk I love to drink milk. The farmer is milking the cow.
23 Park I walk everyday in the park. Don’t park your vehicle here.
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Exercise 1

Fill in the blanks with the help of the words given in the box.

Heavy                dry           Withdraw             Rejected          Wide

Forget                Enemy       Late                     War                  Major  

  1. My towel is wet but yours is …………….
  2.  He never comes early, he is always…………… .
  3.  I hoped that he would accept my proposal but finally he……………… it.
  4. Deposit the amount and……………… it whenever you need.
  5. Peace is always good,…………………. is always bad.
  6. My box is light but yours is……………..
  7. I have only friends and no…………………… .
  8. My brother is minor. Next year he will become…………………… .
  9. I always remember happy days and want to ………………bad ones.
  10. This road is …………………… but that road is narrow.

Answers

  1. My towel is wet but yours is dry.
  2.  He never comes early, he is always late.
  3. I hoped that he would accept my proposal but finally he rejected it.
  4. Deposit the amount and withdraw it whenever you need.
  5. Peace is always good, war is always bad.
  6.  My box is light but yours is heavy.
  7. I have only friends and no enemy.
  8. My brother is minor. Next year he will become major.
  9.  I always remember happy days and want to forget bad ones.
  10.  This road is wide but that road is narrow.

Exercise 2

Write one word for the following group of words.

  1.  That which cannot be heard.
  2.  One who believes in fate
  3. A cure of all diseases.
  4. One who speaks for others.
  5. A period of hundred years.
  6. One who doesn’t know how to read and write
  7.  One who believes in the existence of God
  8. One who doesn’t believe in the existence of God
  9. The life history of a person written by himself
  10. The life history of a person written by another

Answers

  1.  inaudible
  2. fatalist
  3. panacea
  4.  spokesman
  5. century
  6. illiterate
  7.  theist
  8. atheist
  9. autobiography
  10. biography
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