August 25, 2025

Pronouns Quiz

Choose the option, which is having error.

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Active and passive quiz 01

Directions: A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four
alternatives suggested below, select the one which best expresses the same sentence
in Passive/Active Voice.

1) What amused you?

2) Smoke and flames engulfed the area and made rescue operations difficult.

3) He asked me to finish the work in time.

4) Quinine tastes bitter.

5) The vintage cars hold a special place in the hearts of their owners.

6) The accountant took the cheque from the customer.

7) The gatekeeper refused him admittance.

8) Sohan was interviewing the political leaders.

9) The builders have built a perfect dam across the stream.

10) They should follow all the instructions carefully.

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50 Spices names in Hindi and English

50 spices names in Hindi and English

Spices are aromatic and flavourful substances which are derived from different parts of plants, such as seeds, roots, bark, flower, or leaves. They have been an integral part of dishes. Spices are not only used for giving flavour to food but also for preserving, marinating, and in medicinal use.

Here are 50 spices names in Hindi and English

SNo. Spices in English Spices in Hindi
1 Turmeric   हल्दी
2 Cumin  जी रा
3 Coriander  धनिया
4 Green cardamom  छोटी इलायची
5 Black pepper  काली मिर्च
6 Cinnamon  दालचीनी
7 Cloves  लॉन्ग
8 Nutmeg  जावित्री
9 Sichuan Pepper  तिरपाल
10 Mustard Seeds  सरसों के बीज
11 Asafoetida  हींग
12 Fennel Seeds  सौंफ
13 Dried Ginger सोठ
14 Cornflour  अरारोट
15 Star Anise  चक्र फूल
16 Bay leaf  तेजपात पत्ता
17 Oregano  अजवाइन के पत्ते
18 Poppy Seeds  खसखस
19 Gum Tragacanth  गोंद
20 Mace  जावित्री
21 Tamarind  इमली
22 Curry Leaves  करी पत्ता
23 Dry ming  सूखा पुदीना
24 Niger  रामतिल
25 Carom Seeds  अजवाइन
26 Amchur  खटाई
27 Pomegranate Seeds  अनारदाना
28 White Pepper  सफेद मिर्च
29 Yellow mustard seed  सरसों
30 Sesame Seed तिल
31 Saffron केसर
32 Red Chilli लाल मिर्च
33 Long pepper पिपली
34 Licorice Powder मुलेठी
35 Jakhya जख्या
36 Inknut हरडं
37 Indian Gooseberry आमला
38 Fenugreek leaves मेथी की पत्ती
39 Corriander Seed साबुत धनिया
40 Caraway Seeds शाहजीरा
41 Capers कब्र
42 Brown Mustard Seed राई
43 Black caradom बड़ी इलायची
44 Panch Poron पच फोरन
45 Garcinia Indica कोकम
46 Salt नमक
47 Black Salt काला नमक
48 Basil seeds तुलसी के बीज
49 Schezwan pepper शेजवान मिर्च
50 Rosemary गुल मेहंदी

Conclusion

In this post I introduced the name of  all  spices both in Hindi and in English. The above chart helps to learn spices by recognizing picture. Hopefully ,this post must be helpful to aid the knowledge of Hindi and English name of spices.

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50 Colours name in Hindi and English

Colours name in Hindi and English

There are numerous colours those are known by various names. Here is a list of several hues in both Hindi and English that helps beginners  to recognize easily.

50 Colours  name in Hindi and English

S. no. Colours name in English Colours name in Hindi
1 Amber भूरा पीला रंग
2 Aqua पानी जैसा रंग
3 Azure आसमानी रंग
4 Beige गहरा पीला
5 Black काला
6 Blue नीला
7 Bronze पीतल रंग
8 Brown भूरा
9 Chartreuse हल्का हरे सेब जैसा रंग
10 Cyan हरिनील
11 Dark Salmon गहरा नारंगी
12 Gainsboro गेन्सबोरो रंग
13 Golden सुनहरा
14 Grape अंगूर का रंग
15 Green हरा
16 Grey धुमैला
17 Indigo जामुनी
18 Ivory हाथीदांत रंग
19 Light Salmon हल्का नारंगी रंग
20 Lime चूने का रंग
21 Magenta रानी  रंग
22 Maroon गेरा भुरा लाल रंग
23 Metallic धातुमय रंग
24 Mint टकसाल रंग
25 Mistry Rose धुंदला गुलाबी
26 Mustard सरसों रंग
27 Navy Blue गहरा नीला
28 Neon Green पीला हरा
29 Off White धूमिल सफ़ेद
30 Olive जैतूनी रंग
31 Orange नारंगी
32 Orange-red संतरी लाल
33 Pea-green मटर हरित
34 Peru पेरू
35 Pink गुलाबी
36 Plum बेर रंग
37 Purple बैंगनी
38 Red लाल
39 Ruby गहरा लाल रंग
40 Rust जंग रंग
41 Silver चांदी जैसा रंग
42 Snow बर्फीला रंग
43 Teal हरे रंग की छायादार
44 Turquoise फ़िरोज़ा
45 Violet हलके नीले रंग
46 Wheat गेहूँ रंग
47 White सफेद
48 Yellow पीला
49 Peach आड़ू जैसा रंग
50 Coral मूंगा रंग

Types of Colors 

Colors can be categorized into three primary types:

  1. Three Primary Colors:
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Yellow

2.Three Secondary Colors:

  • Purple
  • Orange
  • Green

3. Six Tertiary Colors:

  • Blue-Purple
  • Red-Purple
  • Yellow-Green
  • Red-Orange
  • Yellow-Orange
  • Blue-Green

7 Rainbow colours name in Hindi and english.

  1. Violet (बैंगनी)
  2. Indigo (इंडिगो)
  3. Blue (नीला
  4. Green ( हरा)
  5. Yellow (पीला)
  6. Orange ( नारंगी)
  7. Red ( लाल)

 

 

 

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Change the number in English: Noun and the Number

Singular and plural nouns

Rules – Change the number in English

  1. ‘S’ is used at the end of a noun to make it into plural form

Boy – boys, car- cars, horse- horses

Studios, videos, ratios, bamboos, cuckoos, cliffs, dwarfs, proofs, mischiefs, beliefs, cafes

f/fe is at the end of a noun, add –ve/ves

wife – wives, knife – knives, hoof – hooves/hoofs

  1. Some nouns end with ‘y’, but consonant should be there before ‘y’, add – ies

Fly – flies

Babies, stories, cities, ladies, nurseries

  1. if the vowel is used before ‘y’ at the end of the noun

Monkey – monkeys

Keys, boys, days, rays

  1. If a noun ends with ch/sh/x/o/ss/s/z add –es at the end of a noun

Tomatoes, mangoes, Negroes, benches, watches, quizzes, taxes, boxes

Except:  stomachs, pianos, solos, kilos, photos, commandos etc.

  1. Some nouns are used in singular and plural forms without ‘s.’

Change the number in English

 

Singular noun Plural noun
Child Children
Tooth Teeth
Foot Feet
Man Men
Woman Women
Ox Oxen
Datum Data
Mouse Mice
Louse Lice
Goose Geese
Memorandum Memoranda
Erratum Errata
Thesis Theses
Media Medium
Oases Oases
Index Indices/indexes
Synopsis Synopses
Maximum Maxima
Minimum Minima
Formula Formulae/formulas
Phenomenon Phenomena
Syllabus Syllabi/syllabuses
Stadium Stadia
Agendum Agenda
Criterion Criteria
Focus Foci/focuses
Axis axes
Bacterium bacteria
Bandit Banditti/bandits

Change the number in English

Some nouns are used in singular and plural form without changing a word: Change the number in English

Deer – deer

Sheep – sheep

Offspring – offspring

Fish – fish (if varieties of fish are mentioned, we can say fishes)

A deer is running in the forest.

Deer are grazing grass now.

A sheep is sitting there.

Sheep are walking in the fields.

Thousands of fish were sold in the market today.

 

The varieties of fishes were bought there.

  1. Collective nouns

It describes a group of people or things that work as a single unit.

Verb agreement rules with collective nouns

  1. Plural verbs are used with some collective nouns

Cattle, children, folk, gentry, People, peasantry, poultry

Children are playing in the park.

Cattle are walking around the field.

The folk nearby us are happy to see our performance.

People have become selfish.

People from all over the countries should maintain the social distance against the novel coronavirus covid 19. (‘peoples’ is used when we talk about all people of the world)

  1. Mostly, collective nouns are used with the singular verb to express the whole as a group. However, plural verbs are used with collective nouns when it describes the separations as a group member.

People: Committee, ministry, family, audience, crowd, mob, board, team, panel, police, jury, staff, gang, troop, band, council, horde, troupe, tribe, union, batch, assembly, army

Animals: herd, flock, swarm

Things: chain, volley, fleet, heap, pack

Examples:

My family was agreed.

Family members were not agreed.

The jury was unanimous.

The fleet was moving together.

The fleet were moving in every direction.

The police was running after the thief.

The police were patrolling all over the routes.

The staff agrees on this new rule.

The staff disagree on this matter.

The jury were divided on its verdict.

The committee are divided on this agreement.

Army works on the ground.

  1. Some nouns are comprised of two parts are used with a plural verb such as articles of dress, instruments
  2. Dresses:

Jeans, knickers, trousers, pants, pajamas, breeches, shorts, briefs, underpants, socks, shoes,

  1. Instruments:

Sunglasses, goggles, spectacles, tongs, pincers, binoculars, scissors, bellows, shears, scales, tools, glasses, dividers,

  • Some of the nouns end with ‘s’ and are used with plural verbs

Arrears, assets, alms, auspices, archives, amends, annals, ashes, belongings, customs, contents, credentials, congratulations, cards, earnings, embers, funds, orders, outskirts, proceeds, riches, regards, remains, surroundings, savings, upstairs, downstairs, tactics, thanks, wages

Look some sentences: Change the number in English

His goggles are very beautiful.

Spectacles are very costly.

Pants are out of fashion these days.

His credentials are very important to our record.

My savings are not enough to buy a car.

His tactics are very useful.

My surroundings are awesome.

Alms have been given to the beggar by my mother.

His transferring orders have been sent to his home.

Wages were paid to the laborers yesterday.

  1. Compound nouns

The noun, which has two or more words to make a single noun, indicates a person, place, or thing.

Compound nouns are formed in three types

  1. Open form functions as a unique word with space between separate words.

For example:

General Manager, chief minister, home minister, middle-class family, lower caste, upper caste

  1. Closed-form: two single words connect to make a single word without space and hyphen.

For example:

Software, terabyte, hardware, handloom eyelid, eyelashes, underwear, inkpot, Inkpen

  • Hyphenated form: two or more words with hyphens are called hyphenated.

For example:

Ten-year-old, father-in-law, mother-in-law

Ten-rupee- notes  (the singular noun is used in hyphenated form)

Rules of forming compound noun

  1. Noun + noun:

Eyelid, toothbrush, toilet paper, bathroom, railway station, Water Park, bed sheet, motorbike

  1. Noun + verb

Rainfall, haircut, sunshine, sun dawn, sunset, sunrise

washing powder, floating tube,

  1. Preposition + noun:

Undergarments, underworld, underground, overcoat

  1. Preposition + verb/ verb + preposition

Input, output, underwear, takeoff, look for, takeout

  1. Noun + Prepositional phrases:

Sister-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law

  • Adjective + adjective:

Red-green, red-orange, blue-green

  • Adjective + noun:

Software, hardware, malware, Greenland, black man, white man, Red Indian, black mamba, smart boy

  1. Adjective + verb:

Soft speaking, blunt-speaking, dry-cleaning, green light

Plural form of compound nouns: Change the number in English

  1. s’ is used at the end of the noun word

Brother-in-law    –    brothers-in-law

Father-in-law      –     fathers-in-law

Assistant professor – Assistant professors

Major General    – Major generals

Commander-in- chief   – commanders-in-chief

  1. Possessive form for compound nouns

Apostrophe + s is used at the end of the compound noun

Ten-year-old’s toy, sister-in-law’s gift, brothers-in law’s property

  1. The singular form follows the nouns which denote definite numbers

Five hundred, ten thousand, three lakh, ten million, three billion, six dozen, five scores, two pair, three gross, three stone

  1. Indefinite numbers are used in a pluralized way

Thousands of people, millions of students

Billions of us dollars

  • When a Singular noun is used in a plural way, it provides different meaning such as
  •                                                           Change the number in English
Iron  (metal) Irons  (chains)
Work (labour) Works (literary writing)
Sand (material) Sands (desert)
Water (drinking material) Waters (sea)
Fruit (edible thing) Fruits (result)
Good (quality) Goods (things)
Abuse Abuses
Air Airs
Arm Arms
Custom Customs
Force Forces
Respect Respects
Physic Physics
Spectacle Spectacles
Advice Advices
Ground Grounds
Compass Compasses
Light Lights
Letter Letters
Practice Practices
Chain Chains
Pain Painsh
Humanity Humanities
Order Orders
Particular Particulars
Way Ways
Sand Sands
Word Words
Amend Amends
Manner Manners
Return Returns
People Peoples
Wood Woods

Some nouns are used incorrectly

Female compartment (x), lady compartment (x) ,  women compartment (√)

Lady doctor (x)  female doctor (x)   woman doctor (√)

Chairman (√),   chairlady (x),  chairperson (√)

English teacher (native English teacher of English)   a teacher of English is more formal than an English teacher for non-native English language speakers.

 Practice set I: Change the number in English

Write the plurals of the following nouns

Ox, calf, datum, sheep, mouse, foot, oasis, step-father, criterion, alumnus, mischief, hoof, wife, twelfth man, quiz, Negro, ray, lady, fly, commando

Practice II: Change the number in English

Write plural forms of compound nouns

Commander-in-chief, assistant manager, mother-in-law, Major-general

Practice III: Change the number in English

Write the singular of the following nouns

Data, loaves, teeth, women, lice, oases, criteria, indices, memoranda, maxima, synopses

Practice set IV: Change the number in English

Spot the errors

  1. The jury were agreed on its verdict.
  2. The board was divided over the issue.
  3. He got on the female compartment without seeing the reserve coach.
  4. He lost his goggle in the metro while talking on the phone with relatives.
  5. She is our chairlady of Appu Enclave.
  6. There was no place to keep my book in the almirah.
  7. I think more girls’ hostels should be built in Meerut.
  8. It seems that this laptop is not yours. It is somebody else.
  9. He gave me two thousand-rupees notes for my rent.
  10. All his brother-in-law are running a business and living in Kota.
  1. He transferred me ten thousands three hundreds rupees.
  2. I kept three dozens bananas on the table.
  3. It’s being difficult to find servants. I have to find three menservants for my farmhouse.
  4. Transfer Orders has been sent to him for the Jaipur location.
  5. Commander-in-chiefs ordered their battalions.
  6. A Thousand of students came out for a candle march in Nirbhaya’s rape case.
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English Barakhadi

Learn English Barakhadi to make Hindi to English names correctly.

क  की English Barakhadi

का कि की कु कू के कै को कौ कं कः
Ka Kaa Ki Kee Ku Koo Ke Kai Ko Kau Kan Kah

ख  की  English Barakhadi

खा खि खी खु खू खे खै खो खौ खं खः
Kha Khaa Khi Khee Khu Khoo Khe Khai Kho Khau Khan Khah

ग की English Barakhadi

गा गि गी गु गू गे गै गो गौ गं गः
Ga Gaa Gi Gee Gu Goo Ge Gai Go Gau Gan Gah

घ की English Barakhadi

घा घि घी घु घू घे घै घो घौ घं घः
Gha Ghaa Ghi Ghee Ghu Ghoo Ghe Ghai Gho Ghau Ghan Ghah

च की  English Barakhadi

चा चि ची चु चू चे चै चो चौ चं च:
Cha Chaa Chi Chee Chu Choo Che Chai Cho Chau Chan Chah

छ की  English Barakhadi

छा छि छी छु छू छे छै छो छौ छं छः
Chha Chhaa Chhi Chhee Chhu Chhoo Chhe Chhai Chho Chhau Chhan Chhhah

ज की  English Barakhadi

जा जि जी जु जू जे जै जो जौ जं जः
Ja Jaa Ji Jee Ju Joo Je Jai Jo Jau Jan Jah

झ की  English Barakhadi

झा झि झी झु झू झे झै झो झौ झं झः
Jha Jhaa Jhi Jhee Jhu Jhoo Jhe Jhai Jho Jhau Jhan Jhah

ट की  English Barakhadi

टा टि टी टु टू टे टै टो टौ टं टः
Ta Taa Ti Tee Tu Too Te Tai To Tau Tan Tah

ठ की  English Barakhadi

ठा ठि ठी ठु ठू ठे ठै ठो ठौ ठं ठः
Tha Thaa Thi Thee Thu Thoo The Thai Tho Thau Than Thah

ड की  English Barakhadi

डा डि डी डु डू डे डै डो डौ डं डः
Da Daa Di Dee Du Doo De Dai Do Dau Dan Dah

ढ की  English Barakhadi

ढा ढि ढी ढु ढू ढे ढ़ै ढ़ो ढौ ढं ढ़:
Dha Dhaa Dhi Dhee Dhu Dhoo Dhe Dhai Dho Dhau Dhan Dhah

ण की Barakhadi

णा णि णी णु णू णे णै णो णौ णं णः
Na Naa Ni Nee Nu Noo Ne Nai No Nau Nan Nah
त की  Barakhadi
ता ति ती तु तू ते तै तो तौ तं तः
Ta Taa Ti Tee Tu Too Te Tai To Tau Tan Tah

थ की  Barakhadi

था थि थी थु थू थे थै थो थौ थं थः
Tha Thaa Thi Thee Thu Thoo The Thai Tho Thau Than Thah

द की  Barakhadi

दा दि दी दु दू दे दै दो दौ दं दः
Da Daa Di Dee Du Doo De Dai Do Dau Dan Dah
ध की  Barakhadi
धा धि धी धु धू धे धै धो धौ धं धः
Dha Dhaa Dhi Dhee Dhu Dhoo Dhe Dhai Dho Dhau Dhan Dhah

न की  Barakhadi

ना नि नी नु नू ने नै नो नौ नं नः
Na Naa Ni Nee Nu Noo Ne Nai No Nau Nan Nah

प की  Barakhadi

पा पि पी पु पू पे पै पो पौ पं पः
Pa Paa Pi Pee Pu Poo Pe Pai Po Pau Pan Pah

फ की  Barakhadi

फा फि फी फु फू फे फै फो फौ फं फः
Pha Phaa Phi Phee Phu Phoo Phe Phai Pho Phau Phan Phah

ब की  Barakhadi

बा बि बी बु बू बे बै बो बौ बं बः
Ba Baa Bi Bee Bu Boo Be Bai Bo Bau Ban Bah

भ की  Barakhadi

भा भि भी भु भू भे भै भो भौ भं भः
Bha Bhaa Bhi Bhee Bhu Bhoo Bhe Bhai Bho Bhau Bhan Bhah

म की  Barakhadi

मा मि मी मु मू मे मै मो मौ मं मः
Ma Maa Mi Mee Mu Moo Me Mai Mo Mau man Mah

य की Barakhadi

या यि यी यु यू ये यै यो यौ यं यः
Ya Yaa Yi Yee Yu Yoo Ye Yai Yo Yau Yan Yah

र की  Barakhadi

रा रि री रु रू रे रै रो रौ रं रः
Ra Raa Ri Ree Ru Roo Re Rai Ro Rau Ran Rah

ल की  Barakhadi

ला लि ली लु लू ले लै लो लौ लं लः
La Laa Li Lee Lu Loo Le Lai Lo Lau Lan Lah

व की  Barakhadi

वा वि वी वु वू वे वै वो वौ वं वः
Va Vaa Vi Vee Vu Voo Ve Vai Vo Vau Van Vah

श की  Barakhadi

शा शि शी शु शू शे शै शो शौ शं शः
Sha Shaa Shi Shee Shu Shoo She Shai Sho Shau Shan Shah

ष की  Barakhadi

षा षि षी षु षू षे षै षो षौ षं षः
Sha Shaa Shi Shee Shu Shoo She Shai Sho Shau Shan Shah

स की Barakhadi

सा सि सी सु सू से सै सो सौ सं सः
Sa Saa Si See Su Soo Se Sai So Sau San Sah

ह की   Barakhadi

हा हि ही हु हू हे है हो हौ हं हः
Ha Haa Hi Hee Hu Hoo He Hai Ho Hau Han Hah

क्ष की  English Barakhadi

क्ष क्षा क्षि क्षी क्षु क्षू क्षे क्षै क्षो क्षौ क्षं क्षः
Ksha Kshaa Kshi Kshee Kshu Kshoo Kshe Kshai Ksho Kshau Kshan Kshah

त्र की  English Barakhadi

त्र त्रा त्रि त्री त्रु त्रू त्रे त्रै त्रो त्रौ त्रं त्रः
Tra Traa Tri Tree Tru Troo Tre Trai Tro Trau Tran Trah

ज्ञ की  English Barakhadi

ज्ञ ज्ञा ज्ञि ज्ञी ज्ञु ज्ञू ज्ञे ज्ञै ज्ञो ज्ञौ ज्ञं ज्ञः
Gya Gyaa Gyi Gyee Gyu Gyoo Gye Gyai Gyo Gyau Gyan Gyah
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