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NCERT Solutions Poorvi Chapter 4 Yoga–A Way of Life — Let us learn

Book page 125 Updated on2026-09-05

Q1.
Fill in the blank with the correct use of practice (as a noun) or practise (as a verb). It is important to have a regular ____________ of stretching every morning to stay flexible.
Answer

It is important to have a regular practice of stretching every morning to stay flexible.

Noun, spelt with a c. The clue is the word a before it and the adjective regular — you can only put a and an adjective in front of a naming word.

Memory trick: noun = practice, like advice and ice — all things. Verb = practise, like advise and rise — all actions.
Q2.
I ____________ Yoga every day to keep my mind and body healthy.
Answer

I practise Yoga every day to keep my mind and body healthy.

Verb, spelt with an s. It comes straight after the subject I and tells us what I do.

Q3.
The teacher said, you can join the school hockey team but it requires a lot of ____________ to improve your skills.
Answer

The teacher said, you can join the school hockey team but it requires a lot of practice to improve your skills.

Noun, with a c. “A lot of ____” must be followed by a naming word, exactly as in ‘a lot of water’ or ‘a lot of time’.

Q4.
Our athletics coach asked us to ____________ running on grass to strengthen our grip while running.
Answer

Our athletics coach asked us to practise running on grass to strengthen our grip while running.

Verb, with an s. The word to in front of it makes it an infinitive — to practise, like to run, to stretch.

Quick test: if you can put ‘to’ or ‘I/we/they’ in front of the word, it is the verb practise. If you can put ‘a’, ‘the’, ‘much’ or ‘a lot of’ in front, it is the noun practice.
Q5.
I ____________ deep breathing exercises when I feel stressed to calm myself down.
Answer

I practise deep breathing exercises when I feel stressed to calm myself down.

Verb, with an s — the subject I is doing the action, just as in sentence (ii).

Q6.
Developing a good habit of eating fruits and vegetables should be a daily ____________.
Answer

Developing a good habit of eating fruits and vegetables should be a daily practice.

Noun, with a c. The words a daily in front of the blank can only be followed by a naming word.

Score check: the six answers run practice, practise, practice, practise, practise, practice — three nouns and three verbs.
Q7.
Another common word that has the ‘s’ and ‘c’ variation in spellings is ‘advice’ (noun) and ‘advise’ (verb). Make two sentences each using ‘advice’ and ‘advise’ and share with your classmates and the teacher.
Answer

The pair works exactly like practice/practise, but here the two words even sound different: advice ends with an s sound (ad-VICE), advise ends with a z sound (ad-VIZE). Say them aloud and you will never confuse them again.

advice (noun)advise (verb)
What it isA thing — an opinion or suggestion given to someoneAn action — to give an opinion or suggestion
Soundad-VICE (like ‘ice’)ad-VIZE (like ‘prize’)
Words that go before itsome, good, a piece of, his, myI, we, they, to, will, did
Sample answers:

advice (noun)
1. My grandfather’s advice was to begin every day with ten minutes of deep breathing.
2. Ritu did not listen to a single piece of advice from her coach, and she lost the match.

advise (verb)
1. Doctors advise us to sit straight and to take a short walk after every hour of study.
2. I would advise you to practise the asana slowly until your balance improves.

Careful: ‘advice’ is an uncountable noun. Say a piece of advice or some advice — never an advice or advices.
Q8.
Make as many words as you can using the letters shown. Use the letter ‘A’ in all the words that you make. (A in the centre; Y, R, N, O, G, E around it)
Answer

The letters are A (compulsory) with Y, R, N, O, G, E. Every word must contain the A, and you may use each letter once in a word.

LengthWords
3 lettersAGE, AGO, ANY, ARE, EAR, ERA, OAR, RAN, RAG, NAG, RAY, NAY, AYE
4 lettersYEAR, NEAR, GEAR, RANG, ROAN, AEON, YOGA
5 lettersANGER, RANGE, ORGAN, GROAN, ARGON, YEARN, RAYON
6 lettersORANGE, ONAGER (a wild ass)

A clean list of twenty safe answers: AGE, AGO, ANY, ARE, EAR, ERA, OAR, RAG, RAN, NAG, RAY, NAY, YEAR, NEAR, GEAR, RANG, YOGA, ANGER, RANGE, ORANGE.

Best word in the wheel: ORANGE — six of the seven letters. Can you find a seven-letter word? (Try rearranging all of them; most students end at ORANGE.)
How to hunt systematically: take each vowel pair in turn — A+E, A+O — and try adding the consonants R, N, G, Y one at a time. Working in an order like this finds far more words than staring at the circle and hoping.
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