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A3. Answer these ques ons.

1. Write two things that show the violet’s modesty.

2. Why does the poet want to go to the valley?

3. Write what humans can learn from these:

a) The violet hides from view.

b) The violet is content to bloom in an unknown place.

c) The violet diffuses sweet perfume all around.
4. Do you think the poet is trying to say that we should be shy instead of

confident? If not, why?

B Sounds and Pronunciation

The articles a, an and the are the words we most frequently use while talking. Each
of these words is pronounced in two ways depending on how it is used. That is,
they have a strong form and a weak form.

a

strong form  • when a is spoken alone
as in eight, fate, game, play
• when a is emphasized
weak form  • when a is spoken as part of a

as in above, again, collect, phrase or a sentence
suggest

an

strong form  • when an is spoken alone
as in can, ant, phantom
• when an is emphasized

weak form  • when an is spoken as part of a
with  as in above, again, phrase or a sentence
collect, suggest

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