The following sentences have gaps. Choose the best option to fill in each gap. Also, correct the errors in the given paragraph and identify the word with a different vowel sound.

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6) Choose the best option from the given alternatives to answer each of the following sentences.

• a) No one expected ii) both ... and Felix and Ben to be selected. They must be extremely happy.
• b) I don't think we can make it ii) unless you pitch in.
• c) iii) As night fell, the children packed their things and were ready to leave.
• d) They did not do well in the physical test. i) Yet, they were accepted.
• e) We mentioned it to him i) when we ran into him outside the school.

7) The following paragraph contains some errors. Read it and correct them.

My little sister Lisa was practising riding a bicycle yesterday. Suddenly I heard a loud crash and ran to see what had happened. I saw that she was lying on the ground. I quickly pulled her up and brought her home. She was crying out loud. I quickly went inside the house and brought the first aid box. After cleaning the wound, I applied antiseptic to the wound. Lisa had scratches on her hand and knee. To calm her down, I took her to the nearby shop and brought her a big chocolate. Seeing her favourite chocolate, she immediately stopped crying. Within two days, her wounds healed, and she went to play again.

8) In the following words, which one has a different vowel sound from others? Consider the vowels in bold.

• a) i) put (The vowel sound is /ʊ/, as in 'book'. The others have /ʌ/, as in 'cup'.)
• b) ii) fear (The vowel sound is /ɪər/, as in 'ear'. The others have /ɛər/, as in 'air'.)
• c) iii) easy (The vowel sound is /iː/, as in 'see'. The others have /ɛ/, as in 'bed'.)
• d) i) determine (The bold 'e' has a short /ɪ/ or /ə/ sound. The others have /aɪ/, as in 'my'.)
• e) i) entry (The bold 'e' has an /ɛ/ sound, as in 'bed'. The others have /aɪ/, as in 'my'.)