Rewrite the sentences in passive voice and indirect speech, and answer questions about phonetics, spelling, prefixes, and alphabetical order.

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5. Do as instructed in the brackets and rewrite the complete sentences.

• i) Experts estimate that 1.35 billion people speak English in the world. (Change the sentence into passive voice.)
  • It is estimated that 1.35 billion people speak English in the world.
• j) My sister said to me, "Did you pay attention at that time?" (Change the sentence into indirect speech.)
  • My sister asked me if I had paid attention at that time.

8. Choose and copy the correct alternatives.

• a) Which of the following words has a different final consonant sound?
  • (i) bridge /dʒ/
  • (ii) rise /z/
  • (iii) please /z/
  • (iv) cause /z/
  • The correct answer is (i) bridge.
• b) Which of the following words is correctly spelt?
  • (i) accomodate
  • (ii) accommodate
  • (iii) acommodate
  • (iv) acomodate
  • The correct answer is (ii) accommodate.
• c) Which one of the following words doesn't have prefix?
  • (i) disown
  • (ii) disqualified
  • (iii) district
  • (iv) dissatisfied
  • The correct answer is (iii) district.
• d) Which of the following words comes between the words beneficial and benevolent?
  • (i) benefactor
  • (ii) benefit
  • (iii) benediction
  • (iv) benefice
  • Considering alphabetical order, the correct answer is (ii) benefit.
• e) 'He burned the midnight oil to complete the project'. Which of the following refers to the idiom given above?
  • (i) worked very hard
  • (ii) wasted time
  • (iii) lit a lamp
  • (iv) destroyed something
  • The correct answer is (i) worked very hard.