Class 6 Tamil Practice Questions

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Q1. How many vowels (uyir ezhutthu) are there in Tamil? 🌺

  1. 16
  2. 10
  3. 12
  4. 18
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C. 12

Q2. How many consonants (mei ezhutthu) are there in Tamil? 🌺

  1. 20
  2. 16
  3. 18
  4. 12
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C. 18

Q3. Which is the first letter of the Tamil alphabet? 🌺

  1. ஆ (aa)
  2. இ (i)
  3. அ (a)
  4. உ (u)
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C. அ (a)

Q4. What does the Tamil word 'Vaanam' (வானம்) mean? 🌺

  1. Water
  2. Earth
  3. Sky
  4. Mountain
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C. Sky

Q5. In Tamil grammar, 'peyar' (பெயர்) refers to? 🌺

  1. Adverb
  2. Noun
  3. Adjective
  4. Verb
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B. Noun

Q6. Tamil belongs to which language family? 🌺

  1. Austronesian
  2. Sino-Tibetan
  3. Dravidian
  4. Indo-Aryan
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C. Dravidian

Q7. Which Tamil pronoun means 'he' (third person masculine singular)? 🌺

  1. அவன் (avan – he)
  2. அவள் (aval – she)
  3. நீ (nee – you)
  4. நான் (naan – I)
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A. அவன் (avan – he)

Q8. What does 'Paal' (பால்) mean in Tamil? 🌺

  1. Fruit
  2. Rice
  3. Milk
  4. Water
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C. Milk

Q9. The letters க, ச, ட, த, ப, ற in Tamil are called? 🌺

  1. Vallinam (hard consonants)
  2. Uyirinam (vowel consonants)
  3. Mellinam (nasal consonants)
  4. Idaiyinam (soft consonants)
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A. Vallinam (hard consonants)

Q10. What does 'Kathal' (காதல்) mean in Tamil? 🌺

  1. Sadness
  2. Anger
  3. Love
  4. Fear
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C. Love

Q11. How many vowels (uyir ezhuthu) are there in Tamil? 🔤

  1. 12
  2. 10
  3. 16
  4. 18
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A. 12

Q12. How many letters are there in total in the Tamil alphabet? 🔤

  1. 216
  2. 247
  3. 256
  4. 30
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B. 247

Q13. What is the Tamil word for the number "three"? 🔤

  1. இரண்டு (2)
  2. நான்கு (4)
  3. மூன்று (3)
  4. ஐந்து (5)
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C. மூன்று (3)

Q14. What is the Tamil word for the number "five"? 🔤

  1. நான்கு (4)
  2. ஆறு (6)
  3. பத்து (10)
  4. ஐந்து (5)
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D. ஐந்து (5)

Q15. Which of these words means an animal in Tamil? 🔤

  1. நாய் (dog)
  2. மரம் (tree)
  3. வீடு (house)
  4. ஆப்பிள் (apple)
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A. நாய் (dog)

Q16. Which of these words means an animal in Tamil? 🔤

  1. பூ (flower)
  2. யானை (elephant)
  3. கார் (car)
  4. நதி (river)
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B. யானை (elephant)

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