8. Choose and copy the correct answers. a) The beauty of nature must be praised by all. Here the word beauty is a .... (i) a noun (ii) adjective (iii) adverb (iv) verb b) Which one of the following…

a) The beauty of nature must be praised by all. Here the word **beauty** is a **noun**. **Answer:** (i) a noun *Explanation:* 'Beauty' refers to a quality or state (noun), not a descriptor (adjective), modifier of action (adverb), or action word (verb).

b) Which one of the following words does not take the prefix 'un'? **Answer:** (ii) attended *Explanation:* - 'Unsatisfy' (i) is correct (un- + satisfy). - 'Attended' (ii) is already a verb in past tense and does not take 'un-' (unattended = adjective form). - 'Uncultured' (iii) and 'uncivilized' (iv) are valid (un- + adjective).

c) Which of the following words has correct spelling? **Answer:** (i) writing *Explanation:* - 'Writing' (i) is correct (present participle of 'write'). - 'Coming' (ii) is correct but not listed as an option here (typo in question). - 'Puting' (iii) and 'runing' (iv) are incorrect spellings (correct forms: 'putting' and 'running').

d) The antonym of 'deficient' is .............. **Answer:** (ii) perfect *Explanation:* - 'Deficient' means lacking or inadequate. Its opposite is 'perfect' (complete or flawless). - 'Faulty' (i) means defective, 'short' (iii) means insufficient, and 'scarce' (iv) means rare/limited—none are antonyms.

e) Which of the following words has the same vowel sound? **Answer:** (iii) kite, rate *Explanation:* - Both 'kite' and 'rate' have the long 'ā' sound (/eɪ/), as in 'kāte' and 'rāte'. - Other options: - (i) 'sew' (/sʊ/) and 'so' (/soʊ/) have different vowel sounds. - (ii) 'cat' (/kæt/) and 'men' (/mɛn/) have different vowel sounds. - (iv) 'pan' (/pæn/) and 'pen' (/pɛn/)