Class 9 Chapter 2 The Sound of Music Grammar Exercises

By Ruchika Gupta

 

Grammar Exercises

 

Complete the following sentences. Beginning with a to-verb, try to answer the questions in brackets.

1. The school sports team hopes _______   (What does it hope to do?)
2. We all want __________  (What do we all want to do?)
3. They advised the hearing-impaired child’s mother ________  (What

did they advise her to do?)

4. The authorities permitted us to ________ (What did the authorities

permit us to do?)

5. A musician decided to _________ (What did the musician decide

to do?)

A.

1.The school sports team hopes to win the match

2. We all want to fulfil our dreams.

3. They advised the hearing-impaired child’s mother to get her a pair of hearing aids.

4. The authorities permitted us to click photographs.

5. A musician decided to improve the tonal quality of the pungi.

 

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From the text on Bismillah Khan, find the words and phrases that match these definitions and write them down. The number of the paragraph where you will find the words/phrases has been given for you in brackets.

1. the home of royal people (1) ___________
2. the state of being alone (5) _____________
3. a part which is absolutely necessary (2) __________
4. to do something not done before (5) __________
5. without much effort (13) ___________
6. quickly and in large quantities (9) ________ and ____________

 

A.

1. the home of royal people (1) palace

2. the state of being alone (5) solitude

3. a part which is absolutely necessary (2) indispensable

4. to do something not done before (5) invent

5. without much effort (13) effortlessly

6. quickly and in large quantities (9) thick and fast.

 

 

Tick the right answer.

1. When something is revived, it (remains dead/lives again).
2. When a government bans something, it wants it (stopped/started).
3. When something is considered auspicious, (welcome it/avoid it).
4. When we take to something, we find it (boring/interesting).
5. When you appreciate something, you (find it good and useful/find it of

no use).

6. When you replicate something, you do it (for the first time/for the second

time).

7. When we come to terms with something, it is (still upsetting/no longer

upsetting).

A.

1. When something is revived, it lives again.

2. When a government bans something, it wants it stopped.

3. When something is considered auspicious, welcome it.

4. When we take to something, we find it interesting.

5. When you appreciate something, you find it good and useful.

6. When you replicate something, you do it for the second time.

7. When we come to terms with something, it is no longer

upsetting.

 

Consult your dictionary and complete the following table. The first one has been done for you.

 

Adjective	Only before noun	Not before noun	Both before and after the verb be
Indispensable
Impressed
Afraid
Outdoor
Paternal
Countless
priceless

 

 

Use these words in phrases or sentences of your own.

A.

Adjective	Only before noun	Not before noun	Both before and after the verb be
Indispensable
Impressed
Afraid
Outdoor
Paternal
Countless
priceless

 

Watch explanation of the sound of music Part 1 - Evelyn Glennie Listens to Sound without Hearing It

 

 

Watch explanation of the sound of music Part 2 - Shehnai of Bismillah Khan

 

 

 

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