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CUET UG English (Language) Flashcards
49 question-and-answer cards covering English (Language) as it is examined in CUET UG. 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
24 sample cards from the English (Language) deck
Sampled from the end of the deck, so these are different cards from the ones shown on the syllabus page.
What are the eight parts of speech in English?
Noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.
What is the function of a preposition? Give examples.
A preposition shows the relationship of a noun/pronoun to another word in the sentence, usually of place, time, or direction. Examples: in, on, at, under, between, before.
What is a conjunction and what are its main types?
A word that joins words, phrases, or clauses. Types: coordinating (and, but, or), subordinating (because, although, if), and correlative (either...or, not only...but also).
Distinguish an adjective from an adverb.
An adjective modifies a noun or pronoun (e.g., 'a quick runner'); an adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb (e.g., 'runs quickly').
What is an interjection? Give an example.
A word that expresses sudden emotion or feeling, usually followed by an exclamation mark. Example: 'Wow!', 'Alas!', 'Oh!'.
Name the three main tenses and their primary time references.
Present (action happening now/habitual), Past (action completed before now), and Future (action that will happen).
What are the four aspects each tense can take?
Simple (indefinite), Continuous (progressive), Perfect, and Perfect Continuous.
Give the structure of the Present Perfect tense with an example.
has/have + past participle (V3). Example: 'She has finished her homework.'
Give the structure of the Past Continuous tense with an example.
was/were + present participle (V-ing). Example: 'They were playing football.'
What is the difference between Simple Past and Present Perfect?
Simple Past refers to a finished action at a definite past time ('I saw him yesterday'); Present Perfect refers to a past action with relevance to now, at an unspecified time ('I have seen him').
What is voice in grammar, and what are its two types?
Voice shows whether the subject performs or receives the action. Active voice: subject does the action ('Ram wrote a letter'). Passive voice: subject receives the action ('A letter was written by Ram').
What is the general rule to change a sentence from active to passive voice?
The object of the active sentence becomes the subject, the verb changes to 'be + past participle' (matching tense), and the original subject becomes the agent introduced by 'by'.
Convert to passive: 'The chef is cooking the meal.'
'The meal is being cooked by the chef.'
What are the three types of sentences by structure?
Simple (one independent clause), Compound (two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction), and Complex (one independent clause plus one or more dependent clauses).
What is a clause, and how does it differ from a phrase?
A clause contains a subject and a verb; a phrase is a group of words lacking a subject-verb combination. A clause can express a complete or dependent thought; a phrase cannot stand alone.
What is the difference between an independent and a dependent (subordinate) clause?
An independent clause expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence; a dependent clause does not express a complete thought and relies on a main clause.
What are the four sentence types by function/purpose?
Declarative (states a fact), Interrogative (asks a question), Imperative (gives a command/request), and Exclamatory (expresses strong emotion).
What is word formation by affixation, with prefix and suffix examples?
Forming new words by adding affixes to a root. A prefix is added before the root (un- + happy = unhappy); a suffix is added after the root (kind + -ness = kindness).
Which suffixes are commonly used to form nouns? Give examples.
-tion (education), -ment (movement), -ness (happiness), -ity (ability), -ship (friendship), -ance/-ence (importance, difference).
Which suffix typically turns an adjective into an adverb? Give an example.
The suffix -ly. Example: quick (adjective) becomes quickly (adverb).
What is the strategy for solving 'fill in the blanks' grammar/vocabulary questions?
Read the full sentence for context, identify the required part of speech and tense, check collocations and prepositions, and choose the option that fits meaning and grammar together.
What is the difference between 'affect' and 'effect'?
'Affect' is usually a verb meaning to influence ('Rain affects the crop'); 'effect' is usually a noun meaning result ('The effect was severe').
Distinguish 'stationary' from 'stationery'.
'Stationary' (with an 'a') means not moving / fixed in position; 'stationery' (with an 'e') means writing materials such as paper and pens.
Distinguish the confusable words 'principal' and 'principle'.
'Principal' means the head of a school/college or a chief/main thing; 'principle' means a fundamental rule, belief, or standard of conduct.
What this deck covers
The English (Language) deck follows the CUET UG English (Language) syllabus — 4 chapters and 13 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 12.3 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 138 characters, which is long enough to carry the reasoning and short enough to say out loud.
A deck like this earns its keep on the second and third pass. Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then use the cards to find the specific facts that have not stuck.
English (Language) flashcards FAQ
How many English (Language) flashcards are in this CUET UG deck?
49 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
Are these CUET UG flashcards free?
Yes. The preview here is free to read with no signup, and the full 49-card deck is free inside the Examius app.
What do the English (Language) cards cover?
They follow the CUET UG English (Language) syllabus — 4 chapters and 13 topics — so the questions track what is actually examinable.
How should I use these flashcards?
Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then drill the deck. Examius schedules each card with spaced repetition, so cards you keep missing come back sooner and ones you know drift further apart.