EXERCISE 1 ORAL ENGLISH
Unit
9
Underline the consonant clusters at the end of each of the following
write them out
1. talked
2. end
3. jumped
4. prompts
5. students
6. clubbed
7. lumps
8. cast
9. twelfths
10. joint​

1. talked- lk.

2. end- nd.

3. jumped- mp.

4. prompts- pr, mpts.

5. students- st, nts.

6. clubbed- cl, bb.

7. lumps- mps.

8. cast- st.

9. twelfths- tw, lfths.

10. joint​- nt.

Explanation:

Consonant clusters are a group of letters in a word that does not have any vowels in between them. In simple words, it means a group of 2, 3, or more consonant letters that are together without any vowel separating them.

In the given list of words, the consonant clusters are as follows-

1. talked- lk.

2. end- nd.

3. jumped- mp.

4. prompts- pr, mpts.

5. students- st, nts.

6. clubbed- cl, bb.

7. lumps- mps.

8. cast- st.

9. twelfths- tw, lfths.

10. joint​- nt.

the use of “as” in the example to draw the resemblance. some more examples of common similes are given below. common examples of simile. our soldiers are as brave as lions. her cheeks are red like a rose. he is as funny as a monkey. the water well was as dry as a bone. he is as cunning as a fox. simile introduces vividness into what we say.