ENGLISH 10 · 2026–27 · My Beloved Pakistan · pp. 21–22

Vocabulary · Word families and inference

WRITTEN QUESTION

Give meanings, pronunciation, parts of speech, origins and synonyms for beacon, blooming, glowing, peace, pride, soars and strive.

beacon، blooming، glowing، peace، pride، soars اور strive کے معنی، تلفظ، اقسامِ کلمہ، ماخذ اور مترادفات لکھیں۔

ANSWER & EXPLANATION

beacon /ˈbiːkən/: noun, signal light, Old English, signal; blooming /ˈbluːmɪŋ/: participle/adjective, flowering, bloom from Old Norse, flowering; glowing /ˈɡləʊɪŋ/: participle/adjective, shining, Old English glowan, radiant; peace /piːs/: noun, freedom from conflict, Old French pais from Latin pax, harmony; pride /praɪd/: noun, satisfaction, Old English pryde, self-respect; soars /sɔːz/: verb, rises high, Old French essorer, ascends; strive /straɪv/: verb, make a great effort, Old French estriver, endeavour. Pronunciations are broad British forms; a participle’s grammatical role depends on its sentence.

Textbook: pp. 21–22. Independently prepared study answer; not an official marking key.