Look at the following sentence.

There was a glad sense of relief when she heard the noise of the carriage growing fainter...

Here, glad means happy about something.

Glad, happy, pleased, delighted, thrilled and overjoyed are synonyms (words or expressions that have the same or nearly the same meaning.) However, they express happiness in certain ways.

Read the sentences below

• She was glad that the meeting was over.

• The chief guest was pleased to announce the name of the winner.

1. Use an appropriate word from the synonyms given above in the following sentences. Clues are given in brackets.

(i) She was __ by the news of her brother’s wedding. (very pleased)

(ii) I was to be invited to the party. (extremely pleased and excited about)

(iii) She was at the birth of her granddaughter. (extremely happy)

(iv) The coach was with his performance. (satisfied about)

(v) She was very with her results. (happy about something that has happened).

2. Study the use of the word big in the following sentence.

He was so big − his hands and his neck, especially his mouth…

Here, big means large in size.

Now, consult a dictionary and find out the meaning of big in the following sentences. The first one has been done for you.

(i) You are a big girl now. older

(ii) Today you are going to take the biggest decision of your career. _

(iii) Their project is full of big ideas. _

(iv) Cricket is a big game in our country. _

(v) I am a big fan of Lata Mangeskar. _

(vi) You have to cook a bit more as my friend is a big eater. _

(vii) What a big heart you’ve got, Father dear. _____

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Solution

1. (i) She was delighted by the news of her brother’s wedding.

(ii) I was thrilled to be invited to the party.

(iii) She was overjoyed at the birth of her granddaughter.

(iv) The coach was pleased with his performance.

(v) She was very happy with her results.

2. (i) older

(ii) most important

(iii) excellent

(iv) huge (in popularity)

(v) great

(vi) a lot or above average (in quantity)

(vii) a good and kind

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In no time she hit the object she aimed at.
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Nasruddin was surely not a good archer.
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The teacher said something about his good handwriting. He felt very happy.
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Match the meanings with the words/expressions in italics from the options listed below, and write the appropriate meaning next to the sentence. The first one has been done for you.

a. is very frightened.

b. is too scared to move.

c. is frightened by something that happens suddenly.

d. makes another feel frightened.

1. I knew a man was following me, I was scared out of my wits. (very frightened)

2. I got a fright when I realised how close I was to the cliff edge.

3. He nearly jumped out of his skin when he saw the bull coming towards him.

4. You really gave me a fright when you crept up behind me like that.

5. Wait until I tell his story — it will make your hair stand on end.

6. Paralysed with fear, the boy faced his abductors.

7. The boy hid behind the door, not moving a muscle.

In the following sentence, a word has been italicized. To what category of noun does it belong?

The crowd was very big.

Q. Identify the kind of adverb used in the sentence:
John was very happy about his promotion.

Q. Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so :
She was so excited about her performance. She could not sleep at night.

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