Punjab State Board PSEB 11th Class English Book Solutions English Grammar Use of Words as Different Parts of Speech Exercise Questions and Answers, Notes.
PSEB 11th Class English Grammar Use of Words as Different Parts of Speech
Use of the Same Word as Noun, Verb and Adjective (From Textbook)
1. All – (Noun) I lost my all in this business.
– (Adjective) All the boys reached the playground.
2. Above – (Noun) These orders have come from above.
– (Adjective) Read the above passage.
3. Attack – (Noun) We are ready to face any attack.
– (Verb) He attacked his enemy.
4. Arm – (Noun) It is my left arm.
– (Verb) Pakistan has armed herself with dangerous weapons
5. Address – (Noun) I don’t know your present address.
– (Verb) The Principal addressed the students.
6. Answer – (Noun) Give a short answer to this question.
– (Verb) He answered the question correctly.
7. Air – (Noun) Fresh air is useful for health.
– (Verb) The mattress needs to be aired.
– (Adjective) She is an air hostess.
8. Back – (Noun) I have pain in my back.
– (Verb) He backed my proposal.
– (Adjective) He came through the back door.
9. Book – (Noun) I have read this book.
– (Verb) Have you booked your passage to London ?
10. Brave – (Noun) Fortune favours the brave.
– (Verb) We braved all the dangers.
– (Adjective) He is a brave soldier.
11. Bell – (Noun) The peon is ringing the bell.
– (Verb) Who will bell the cat ?
12. Beat – (Noun) I heard the beat of a drum.
– (Verb) Why did you beat my brother ?
13. Conduct – (Noun) His conduct was quite satisfactory.
– (Verb) Who conducted this meeting ?
14. Chance – (Noun) He has no chance of success.
– (Verb) I chanced to meet an old friend at Delhi.
– (Adjective) It was just a chance meeting.
15. Change – (Noun) Change is the law of nature.
– (Verb) He has changed his programme.
16. Care – (Noun) You should take care of your health.
– (Verb) I do not care for what he says.
17. Cost – (Noun) The cost of living is very high these days.
– (Verb) How much did this book cost you ?
– (Adjective) What is the cost price of this machine ?
18. Cure – (Noun) There is no cure for cancer.
– (Verb) This medicine will cure you.
19. Dead – (Noun) It is useless to grieve over the dead.
– (Adjective) I saw a dead man lying on the road.
20. Down – (Noun) I have seen many ups and downs in my life.
– (Verb) He downed his opponent with a sliding trick.
– (Adjective) The down trains are mostly late.
21. Death – (Noun) Death does not spare anyone.
– (Adjective) The arrival of television dealt a death blow to mass cinema audiences.
22. Danger – (Noun) Life here is full of dangers.
– (Adjective) The river was flowing above the danger mark.
23. Dry – (Adjective) The weather is dry today.
– (Verb) This lake dries up in summer.
24. Dirty – (Adjective) Your hands are dirty.
– (Verb) Do not dirty your clothes.
25. Enough – (Noun) We have enough of food with us.
– (Verb) The poor cannot get enough food.
26. End – (Noun) There was no end to our difficulties.
– (Verb) Communal riots must end now.
27. Eye – (Noun) We see with our eyes.
– (Verb) He eyed me with anger.
28. Finish – (Noun) Our army fought to a finish.
– (Verb) Finish your work quickly.
29. Face – (Noun) Wash your face.
– (Verb) He has faced many difficulties in his life.
– (Adjective) Rani uses face cream to look pretty.
30. Fall – (Noun) Pride hath a fall.
– (Verb) Prices will fall if we produce more.
31. Fire – (Noun) The police opened fire on the crowd.
– (Verb) The hunter fired at the tiger.
32. Fine – (Noun) The Principal did not remit his fine.
– (Verb) The latecomers were fined.
– (Adjective) It is very fine today.
33. Fight – (Noun) There was a fight between Ram and Sham.
– (Verb) We should fight against the dowry system.
34. Floor – (Noun) He lives on the second floor of the house.
– (Verb) No one can floor Sham in debate.
35. Ground – (Noun) Our plans fell to the ground.
– (Verb) The teacher grounded his pupils in algebra.
– (Adjective) He lives on the ground floor.
36. Hand – (Noun) Wash your hands.
– (Verb) He has handed over the charge.
37. Honour – (Noun) I have a great honour for my teachers.
– (Verb) Patriots are always honoured.
37. Head – (Noun) Who is the head of your family ?
– (Verb) The procession was headed by the police band.
– (Adjective) Atma Ram is our head clerk.
38. House – (Noun) I want a house to live in.
– (Verb) Our college is housed in a rented building.
– (Adjective) The house owner was a very noble person.
39. Help – (Noun) I thank you for your help.
– (Verb) We should help the poor.
40. Heat – (Noun) Fire gives us heat.
– (Verb) Electricity heats our rooms.
41. Hit – (Noun) It was a fine hit.
– (Verb) He hit upon a plan.
– (Adjective) His uncle is on the hit list of the extremists.
42. Import – (Noun) The report calls for a ban on the import of hazardous waste.
– (Verb) We import many things from America.
43. Idle – (Noun) The idle fail in their life.
– (Verb) Do not idle away your precious time.
– (Adjective) Sohan is an idle boy.
44. Leave – (Noun) I applied to the Principal for leave.
– (Verb) He will leave for Delhi tomorrow.
45. Lead – (Noun) Gandhiji gave us a lead in the struggle for freedom.
– (Verb) Where does this road lead to ?
– (Adjective) It is a lead pencil.
46. Look – (Noun) I am afraid of his angry looks.
– (Verb) Look at the blackboard.
47. Lock – (Noun) He has lost his lock.
– (Verb) Lock the room.
48. Long – (Noun) Tell me the long and short of this matter.
– (Verb) He longs to see his parents.
– (Adjective) He had to cover a long distance.
49. Man – (Noun) We shall fight to the last man.
– (Verb) Who will man the ship ?
50. Mind – (Noun) Please keep it in your mind.
– (Verb) Mind your own business, please.
51. Milk – (Noun) I take milk every morning.
– (Verb) Milk the cow.
– (Adjective) I want some milk powder.
52. Mean – (Noun) I always follow the golden mean.
– (Verb) I mean what I say.
– (Adjective) He is a mean person.
53. Need – (Noun) I am in need of money.
– (Verb) I need your help at this time.
54. Open – (Noun) Always play in the open.
– (Verb) Open the door.
– (Adjective) It is an open space.
55. Offer – (Noun) He jumped at my offer of help.
– (Verb) I offered him a bunch of flowers.
56. Order – (Noun) We must obey the orders of our seniors.
– (Verb) I ordered a bunch of flowers.
– (Adjective) I have lost my order book.
57. Post – (Noun) I am satisfied with my present post.
– (Verb) Post this letter, please.
– (Adjective) His father works in the local post office
58. Place – (Noun) This is a new place for me.
– (Verb) He placed the whole matter before me.
59. Poor – (Noun) The rich should help the poor.
– (Verb) She is a poor woman.
60. Reply – (Noun) He has sent me no reply.
– (Verb) He did not reply my letter.
61. Round – (Noun) Let us have a round of cards.
– (Verb) He rounded his lips in anger.
– (Adjective) The earth is round.
62. Result – (Noun) His result has been declared today.
– (Verb) His carelessness will result in his failure.
– (Adjective) This is my result card.
63. Respect – (Noun) We should pay respect to our elders.
– (Verb) We should respect our teachers.
64. Rule – (Noun) All of us must obey the rule of the road.
– (Verb) He ruled out my suggestion.
65. Right – (Noun) We must fight for our rights.
– (Verb) Every wrong should be righted.
– (Adjective) This is my right hand.
66. Reach – (Noun) It is beyond my reach.
– (Verb) We reached the station in time.
67. Risk – (Noun) He ran the risk of his life.
– (Verb) He risked his life and saved the drowning boy.
68. Ring – (Noun) He will buy a ring for his wife.
– (Verb) The peon rings the bell.
69. Silence – (Noun) There was perfect silence in the classroom.
– (Verb) The teacher silenced the boys.
70. Stand – (Noun) He was criticized for his tough stand on immigration
– (Verb) Will you please stand up ?
71. Second – (Noun) I shall come back in a second.
– (Verb) I will second your proposal.
– (Adjective) February is the second month of the year.
72. Store – (Noun) He has a rich store of knowledge.
– (Verb) He stored huge stocks of sugar.
73. Station – (Noun) We walked to the railway station.
– (Verb) The army has been stationed on the border.
74. Study – (Noun) She was sitting in her study and reading a book.
– (Verb) The officer has studied the file.
75. Score – (Noun) What is the score of the Indian cricket team ?
– (Verb) Virat Kohli scored fifty runs.
76. Smoke – (Noun) Smoke is coming out of the chimney.
– (Verb) I smoke very seldom.
– (Adjective) The enemies used a smoke bomb to hide themselves.
77. Safe – (Noun) We keep our ornaments in a safe.
– (Adjective) We reached home safe and sound.
78. Search – (Noun) I am in search of a good job.
– (Verb) I am searching for my dog.
– (Adjective) The search party has arrived.
79. Sound – (Noun) We heard the sound of his footsteps.
– (Verb) He sounded the warning.
80. Sight – (Noun) It was a beautiful sight.
– (Verb) I sighted a snake in the garden.
81. Tear – (Noun) Mohan shed tears when he failed.
– (Verb) The child tore my exercise book.
82. Turn – (Noun) Now it is my turn.
– (Verb) Turn on the tap, please.
83. Time – (Noun) What is the time by your watch ?
– (Verb) The train is timed to reach here at 4 p.m.
84. Table – (Noun) This is my office table.
– (Verb) He tabled the agenda for the meeting.
85. Use – (Noun) It is no use going there.
– (Verb) – We use firewood in winter.
86. Up – (Noun) He has seen many ups and downs in his life.
– (Verb) – The up trains are running late today.
87. Visit – (Noun) He went on a visit to Germany.
– (Verb) – I will visit Shimla soon.
88. Water – (Noun) We cannot live without water.
– (Verb) – The gardener is watering the plants.
89. Well – (Noun) We have a well in our garden.
– (Verb) – Tears welled up in her eyes.
– (Adjective) – All is well that ends well.
90. Work – (Noun) I have a lot of work to do.
– (Verb) – The farmers are working in the fields.
91. Waste – (Noun) You will have to feel sorry for this waste of time.
– (Verb) – Do not waste your time.
– (Adjective) – War reduced the country to a waste land.
Exercises from Grammar Book (Fully Solved)
Exercise
Use the following words as Nouns and as Verbs and also as Adjectives (if applicable).
I. aim 2. pen 3. attempt 4. break 5. calm 6. deal 7. touch 8. promise 9. rain 10. pause 11. water 12. vote 13. man 14. dance 15. fix 16. gun 17. head 18. eye 19. light 20. rest 21. smell 22. ring 23. fly 24. oil.
Answer:
1. aim – (Noun) Her aim is to become a doctor.
– (Verb) The hunter aimed at the lion.
2. pen – (Noun) My uncle gifted me a Parker pen.
– (Verb) I penned a loving letter to my younger sister.
3. attempt – (Noun) I passed the entrance test in the first attempt.
– (Verb) I attempted all the questions well.
4. break – (Noun) I went to Shimla during our summer break.
– (Verb) It was she who broke the silence.
5. calm – (Noun) A perfect calm prevailed during his speech.
– (Verb) My friend’s presence had a calming effect on me.
6. deal – (Noun) I believe in fair deal with all my friends.
– (Verb) Mr. Verma deals in ready-made garments.
7. touch – (Noun) Midas’s golden touch could turn anything into gold.
– (Verb) I touched her gently on the hand.
8. promise – (Noun) It is always my endeavour to keep my promise.
– (Verb) I promised to repay the loan in a month.
9. rain – (Noun) The rain in winter months is not welcome.
– (Verb) It rained cats and dogs yesterday.
10. pause – (Noun) The pauses during the speech make it more effective.
– (Verb) She paused for a moment before answering.
11. water – (Noun) Water is truly the elixir of life.
– (Verb) I water the plants of my garden daily.
12. vote – (Noun) Each vote is valuable in an election.
– (Verb) People must vote fearlessly in any election.
13. man – (Noun) Man is mortal.
– (Verb) The border posts are manned 24 hours a day.
14. dance – (Noun) Dance is in Madhuri Dixit’s blood.
– (Verb) A peacock steals your heart when dancing.
15. fix – (Noun) I was in a fix what to do.
– (Verb) Can you fix my computer ?
16. gun – (Noun) The gun is every soldiers constant companion.
– (Verb) Our two soldiers were gunned down by the hooligans.
17. head – (Noun) We must always keep our heads high.
– (Verb) We headed deep into the forest.
18. eye – (Noun) We see with our eyes.
– (Verb) I eyed the stranger with suspicion.
19. light – (Noun) The sun gives us light and heat.
– (Verb) Our way was lit by a full moon.
– (Adj.) It gets light at about 5 o’clock.
20. rest – (Noun) We stopped for a well-deserved rest.
– (Verb) We rested for about two hours before setting out agian.
21. smell – (Noun) Everybody likes the smell of flowers.
– (Verb) The rose smells very sweet.
22. ring – (Noun) I gave her a golden ring as a parting gift.
– (Verb) Don’t forget to ring me up after reaching home.
23. fly – (Noun) The flies were buzzing about in the sweets shop.
– (Verb) I am flying to Mumbai tomorrow.
24. oil – (Noun) I bought the engine oil from the nearest petrol.
– (Verb) Oiling the machine regularly increases its life.