Viva
ENGLISH
WORKBOOK
For Semester Book
Class Three
M. Mangalaprathaban
New Delhi • Mumbai • Chennai • Kolkata • Bengaluru • Hyderabad • Kochi • Guwahati
CONTENTS
1. Synonyms 1 .........................................................................................................1
2. Synonyms 2 .........................................................................................................2
3. Antonyms.............................................................................................................3
4. Simple Past Tense ..............................................................................................4
5. Homophones......................................................................................................5
6. Countries and Nationalities ...........................................................................6
7. Articles 1...............................................................................................................7
8. Articles 2...............................................................................................................8
9. People and Their Occupations .....................................................................9
10. Prepositions of Time ..................................................................................... 10
11. Word Associations ......................................................................................... 11
12. Present Tense Forms of Verbs 1 ................................................................. 12
13. Present Tense Forms of Verbs 2 ................................................................. 13
14. Prepositions of Place..................................................................................... 14
15. Words For Emotions ...................................................................................... 15
16. Adverbs of Manner 1 .................................................................................... 16
17. Adverbs of Manner 2 .................................................................................... 18
18. Gerunds 1.......................................................................................................... 19
19. Gerunds 2.......................................................................................................... 20
20. Emphatic Pronouns ....................................................................................... 21
21. Rhyming Words............................................................................................... 22
22. Conjunctions ................................................................................................... 23
23. Odd Word Out ................................................................................................ 24
1. Synonyms 1
Choose the synonym from the word box and write against the given
group of words.
1. achievement, triumph, victory
______________
2. consent, conform, yes
______________
3. enough, much, sufficient
______________
4. moist, humid, soggy
______________
5. midpoint, centre, nucleus
______________
6. draw, haul, tug
______________
7. departure, escape, door
______________
8. risk, threat, peril
______________
9. wrench, alter, distort
______________
10. rise, lift, ascend
______________
11. gigantic, huge, large
______________
12. longing, fondness, liking
______________
13. rest, idle, relax
______________
14. crate, box, chest
______________
15. upright, direct, vertical
______________
mighty
middle
twist
fancy
danger
damp
plenty
exit
success
1
loiter
drag
straight
agree
climb carton
2. Synonyms 2
Replace the underlined word with its synonym from the word box
given below.
1. The teacher admired his painting.
2. We were not allowed to take eatables inside the stadium.
3. Our annual exams begin in March.
4. We went for a short vacation to Pune.
5. Rohit gave the correct answers to all the questions.
6. He was driving in haste when the accident occurred.
7. Ram was lucky to escape from the fire.
8. There is a vacant piece of land next to our house.
9. Please tidy the cupboard before you leave.
10. The child felt drowsy after taking the medicine.
11. The police found a large amount of explosives.
12. Anita belongs to a rich family.
13. The army helped the people during the floods.
14. I am sure that the shop is closed today.
15. When will you begin your studies for the final exams?
commence
assisted
clean
wealthy
empty
right
sleepy
praised
hurry
2
certain
huge
brief
fortunate
permitted
yearly
3. Antonyms
Replace the bold word in each sentence with an antonym from the
word box.
1. The silk dress was very smooth.
____________
2. I lost my mobile phone.
____________
3. Amit does not like to reach school early.
____________
4. He gave the correct answer.
____________
5. The old man is a slow runner.
____________
6. This classroom is very large.
____________
7. Our teacher always gives difficult work.
____________
8. The temple is towards the right side.
____________
9. Please run slowly.
____________
10. I hate to get up early.
____________
11. Ram’s sister is very sad.
____________
12. Only twenty children were present.
____________
13. This toy is very expensive.
____________
14. Our neighbourhood is very noisy.
____________
happy
absent
cheap
late
small
quiet
rough
fast
left
found
easy
3
walk
love
wrong
4. Simple Past Tense
In the following sentences, change the verbs given in brackets to
their past tense form and write it in the space provided.
1. The lion (jump) into the well.
____________
2. Aurangzeb (be) a cruel king.
____________
3. I (draw) a picture of a fish.
____________
4. The factory (pay) their workers well.
____________
5. Everyone (stand) in a line.
____________
6. Reena (wear) a new dress for the party.
____________
7. He (revise) his course yesterday.
____________
8. The sun (shine) brightly throughout the day.
____________
9. Amit (cut) his finger with a blade.
____________
10. I (spend) all my money on food.
____________
11. The old man (walk) in the park.
____________
12. My mother (cook) my favourite food.
____________
13. Sonu (beat) Rahul in the race.
____________
14. He (think) that Monday is a holiday.
____________
15. I (write) a letter to my sister.
____________
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5. Homophones
Fill in the blanks with suitable homophones from the brackets.
1. The __________ of our school is a man of __________.
(principle, principal)
2. I read a funny ______ about a monkey with a red ______.
(tale, tail)
3. The robbers could not __________ the jewels because they
were kept in a __________ box. (steel, steal)
4. I cannot eat the ______ oranges because I have a ______
throat. (sore, sour)
5. All the students __________ Rohit will __________ the
invitation for my birthday. (accept, except)
6. ______ are thirty students in ______ class. (there, their)
7. Please __________ if you have received the __________.
(cheque, check)
8. This cut on your ______ will take a long time to ______.
(heal, heel)
9. Rohan cannot ______ with his ______ hand. (right, write)
10. The hunter killed the ______ with his ______ hands. (bare, bear)
11. Your ______ is standing in the hot ______. (sun, son)
12. ______ hurt my left ______ in the accident. (eye, I)
13. He said ______ before leaving to ______ clothes. (bye, buy)
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