ENGLISH
GRADE 7
TERM 2: HANDOUT
2023-2024
Name:
Grade 7:
Content
Page
1.
Common &Proper nouns
3-4
2.
Gender
5-6
3.
Singular and plural
7-8
4.
Adjectives (demonstrative, relative and numerical) & comparison
9-13
5.
Direct and Indirect speech
14-15
6.
Simple and compound sentences
16-17
7.
Synonyms and antonyms
18-19
8.
Literal & figurative meaning
20-21
9.
Punctuation
22-23
10.
Adverbs
24
11.
Prepositions (Time, place & manner)
25
13.
Active & Passive voice
26-27
14.
Idioms & proverbs
28
15.
Complex nouns
29
16.
Subject & predicate
30-31
17.
Subject verb agreement
32-33
18.
Simple present and past tense
34-36
19.
Noun clauses
37
20.
Complex & compound sentences
38-39
21.
Homonyms
40
22.
Abbreviations
41
23.
Degrees of comparison (adjectives)
42
24.
Synonyms & Antonyms
43-44
25.
Possible Answers
45-49
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COMMON NOUNS
PROPER NOUNS
Write a sentence with one common noun and one proper noun from the table above.
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Gender
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Underline the male/masculine genders and circle the female genders in the following
sentences.
1. Mom and dad are going to the mall.
2. Is that man wearing a blue shirt?
3. The girls are excited for the school trip.
4. New Zealand has a woman for a Prime Minister!
5. The farmer sold his bull, small calf and cow.
6. I ate like a king!
7. My sister can be such an irritation.
8. The Priestess gave a good sermon this weekend.
Complete the table below with the correct gender pairings.
Masculine
Feminine
bull
Duchess
ewe
husband
cock
Mother
waitress
lion
Baron
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Add an s or es at the end of each word to form the plural.
1.flower
2. tool
3. box
4. tree
5. flash
6. church
7. lunch
8. apple
9. peach _______________
10. truck
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Adjectives
Adjectives are describing words. Adjectives usually go before the nouns. They can also go after
the verb. Note that most adjectives can go in both positions.
Look at the example sentences given below.
The flowers are red. These are red flowers.
The car is expensive. It is an expensive car.
Now rewrite the following sentences so that the adjective is placed before the noun. The first one
is done for you!
1. The necklace was expensive.
It was an expensive necklace.
2. The question was tough.
3. The flowers are fresh.
4. The experience was enjoyable.
5. The job was tedious.
6. The memory was painful.
7. The woman is experienced.
8. The workmen are skilled.
9. The development was unexpected.
10. The decision was foolish.
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Circle the adjective that describes the underlined noun
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Write the correct form of the word in brackets.
1. The (sad)
time of my life was when my granny died.
2. That was the (delicious)
3. She is the (fast)
4. Put the (large)
supper I have ever had!
girl I have ever seen.
box at the bottom of the pile or they will all
topple over.
5. Jen is (hungry)
than I am because she didn’t have breakfast.
6. My Maths mark was (good)
7. My pillow is (soft)
8. That is the (pretty)
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than my Science mark.
than yours.
flower in the garden.
Comparatives and superlatives
1. Complete the chart with the comparatives and superlatives:
ADJECTIVE
COMPARATIVE
SUPERLATIVE
Old
Happier
Weak
Heaviest
Tall
Most dangerous
Nearer
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Direct and Indirect Speech
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Write the sentences in reported speech.
1. "Where is my umbrella?" she asked.
2. "How are you?" Martin asked us.
3. He asked, "Do I have to do it?"
4. "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.
5. "Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend.
6. "What are they doing?" she asked.
7. "Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.
8. The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"
9. "How do you know that?" she asked me.
10. "Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me.
B.1. "What's the time?" he asked.
2. "When will we meet again?" she said to me.
3. "Are you crazy?" she said to him.
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Simple sentences and statements
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Simple and compound sentences
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A. Tell whether each pair of words are synonyms or antonyms.
1. agree, disagree
2. cold, freezing
3. easy, difficult
4. argue, squabble
5. guess, estimate
6. bottom, top
7. tired, energetic
8. huge, gigantic
9. sink, float
10. windy, calm
11. noisy, quiet
12. unhappy, sad
B. Now write two full sentences that includes two words that are antonyms. Choose
antonyms that are different from the ones listed above.
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A. Complete the table below.
Word
Synonym (Similar
meaning)
ancient
beautiful
difficult
happiness
important
necessary
Offer
Polite
question
regular
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Antonym (Opposite
meaning)
Literal, figurative and emotive language
Emotive Language
Emotive Language is the type of language which conveys or evokes an emotion in
the mind of the reader. It requires choosing the words carefully which best describe
the emotions and phrase them in such a way that the feeling is clear to the reader.
For Example:
Non-Emotive: The government has reduced the petrol price.
Emotive: The government has slashed the price of petrol.
Explanation: Notice that just by changing the word “reduced” to “slashed”, the
emotional setting of the sentence has been increased dramatically. We see emotive
language especially in; adverts, poems and speeches.
Rewrite the following sentences so that the emotion becomes clearer.
Use these words to help you; Beautiful, huge, scorching, awesome, stunning,
enormous, cool, awesome.
1. I don’t like school.
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2. That girl is very pretty.
3. The man’s muscles are big!
4. My new shoes look nice!
5. It is a very warm day!
Figurative Speech Comes in Many Forms. We can find figurative language in:
• Simile (comparisons often with as or like): as smooth as silk, as fast as
the wind, quick like a lightning bolt.
• Metaphor (comparison without like or as): You're such an airhead. It's
bursting with flavour.
• Hyperbole (exaggerating statement): In order to get my assignment
done, I'll have to burn the midnight oil.
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• Personification (giving something a human quality): The sun smiled
down on me. The leaves danced in the wind.
Literal language is frank and straight to the point. It is also fairly easy to
recognize; The apple is green. That dog runs fast.
Indicate whether the following sentences are literal or figurative speech.
I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse.
She is as fast as a cheetah!
He was late to dinner.
I stayed up late last night, I’m so tired!
Time is money.
They sky is grey with all the clouds.
The field is calm and quiet.
It’s raining cats and dogs!
My bag is so heavy.
His head is shaped like an egg.
I am drowning in all the work!
That man can swim like a fish.
Dad walked to school when he was my age.
The wi-fi is as slow as a snail.
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Punctuation
Punctuate the sentences using full stops, capital letters, exclamation marks and question marks
1.
what are you going to do today, kylie
2.
what an amazing goal
3.
i am going to go home if i finish my schoolwork on time
4.
i hate it
5.
when are you going to go shopping in bloemfontein
6.
i live in zastron, in a house just off mandela lane
7.
stop that now
8.
who has left this mess on the table in my classroom
9.
do you attend grootfontein primary school
10.
london is the capital city of england, in the united kingdom
11.
dr hussain works at city hospital on dudley road
12.
help help me i’m drowning
13.
our head teacher is called mrs radford
14.
my name is carlo smith and i support liverpool f.c.
15. why is this the final sentence on the page
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REWRITE THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH USING THE CORRECT PUNCTUATION AND
MISSING CAPITAL LETTERS.
on saturday morning i went to the shops with my father we had a long list of things to buy bread
milk potatoes meat apples oranges a cake mielie meal butter and sugar the shops were very busy
we stood in the queue and waited for a very long time my father was patient gentle and kind i was
angry irritable and tired i was very happy to finally get out of the shop
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Adverbs
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Prepositions
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Active and passive voice
In active voice sentences the subject does the action.
Example: Liz played the piano.
•• In passive voice sentences the subject receives the action.
Example: The piano was played by Liz.
- The sentence that uses the active voice is stronger, uses fewer words, and clearly
shows who performs the action.
- The sentence that uses the passive voice is weaker and less direct. It is, however,
not incorrect to use the passive voice.
•• Sometimes the doer of the action is omitted in passive voice sentences.
Example: The piano was played.
A. Read the following sentences and determine whether they are active or passive.
Underline the correct answer
1) Thomas feeds his dog. active / passive
2) The dog is fed by Thomas. active / passive
3) The family went to the beach. active / passive
4) The letter was written by Marshall. active / passive
5) The game had been won by the blue team. active / passive
6) The problem was solved. active / passive
7) The stunt man risked his life. active / passive
8) The fire was extinguished. active / passive
9) The car was being cleaned by its owner. active / passive
10) It gets cold here during the winter. active / passive
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B. Directions: Rewrite the passive voice sentences as active voice sentences.
Passive: The dog was hit by the car.
Active:
Passive: The house will be built by the construction crew in five months.
Active:
Directions: Rewrite the active voice sentences as passive voice sentences.
Active: Julie answered the question.
Passive:
Active: The dolphins have learned many tricks.
Passive:
Directions: Now write your own sentence using the active voice, and then using the passive
voice.
Active:
Passive:
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Idioms and Proverbs
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Complex Nouns
A complex noun is a compound noun that is formed when a noun is put together with another part of
speech. E.g. hair (noun) + cut (verb) = haircut. sun (noun) + rise (verb) = sunrise.
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SUBJECT - PREDICATE
• The subject is the noun or pronoun that does the action. For example: John
(subject) kicks the ball.
• The predicate tells what the subject is doing. For example: John kicks the ball.
(predicate)
• The predicate is made up of the verb (doing or action word) and the object. For
example:
John kicks (verb) the ball. (object)
SUBJECT AND PREDICATE
Underline the Subject of each sentence.
1. The children are happy.
2. Salem is absent today.
3. The teacher punished Hamad.
4. The dog is hungry.
5. All the students are polite.
Underline the Predicate of each sentence.
1. Our book is interesting.
2. The car is broken.
3. Dad bought me a nice shirt.
4. Grandma always tells stories.
5. Lara has a pink dress.
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Now complete these sentences by filling in suitable objects.
a)Theresa rides
.
b) Adam and Percy play
.
c) My father opened
.
d) The wind blew
.
e) The lion ate
.
f) Our dog saw
.
g) The principal made
h) Mr. Badenhorst looked
CONCORD
A. Choose the correct verb in these sentences.
1. Sally (run, runs) to the park every day.
2. The dogs (bark, barks) at strangers.
3. Ted and Mary (is, are) going to the movies.
4. The game (was, were) exciting.
5. They (worry, worries) too much.
6. She (study, studies) every night.
7. Black or white (is, are) your choice.
8. That (was, were) incredible.
9. Those (is, are) pretty shoes.
10. The cat or dog (is, are) in the yard.
B. Choose the correct verb in these sentences.
1. The girl and her sisters (watch, watches) television every day.
2. Rob and his brothers (doesn't, don't) like sports.
3. His classmates (study, studies) before a test.
4. One of the cookies (is, are) missing.
5. A lady with 10 cats (live, lives) in that big house.
6. Mumps (is, are) very serious.
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SUBJECT – VERB AGREEMENT
Remember:
• A singular subject has a singular verb. A plural subject has a plural verb.
• Some verbs in English follow different patterns:
— One person has. I have. Many people have.
— One person is. I am. Many people are.
— One person was. I was. Many people were.
• Collective nouns have singular verbs, for example: The team (singular noun) plays
(singular verb) matches on Saturday. The sack (singular noun) of potatoes was
(singular verb) in the kitchen.
Exercise
Underline the correct form of the verb in each of these sentences.
a) The lion (eat/eats) the impala.
b) The impala (run/runs) very fast.
c) Elephants (has/have) big ears.
d) Rhinos (is/are) endangered.
e) A herd of zebras (is/are) walking across the veld.
f) The pride of lion (was/were) hunting.
g) The leopard (jump/jumps) into the tree.
h) Giraffes (have/has) very long necks.
i) The crocodile (was/were) swimming in the river.
j) That warthog (have/has) his tail in the air.
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2. Fill in the correct form of the verb in each of these sentences.
a) The African elephant
the biggest mammal on land.
b) A flock of crows
flying across the sky.
c) The herd of buffalo
d) Hippos
e) Vultures
grazing on the grass.
the most dangerous animals in the reserve.
eating the carcass yesterday.
Correct the following sentences
1. She walk to the market all alone.
2. Of all the girls in this room, she are the most beautiful.
3. The cat purr when he is hungry.
4. My favorite book are the blue one.
5. All the leaves are falling off the trees.
6. Ten minutes are enough time to get there.
7. The man were late for the appointment.
8. One of the earliest things I remember are my third birthday.
9. They is going to the parade.
10. One of the real problems are a lack of friendliness.
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SIMPLE PAST TENSE
•
The PAST was then/yesterday/a while ago/ten years ago
•
We use a RECIPE:
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I was hungry/tired/fast
•
He/she/it (only 1 person/thing) was hungry/tired/fast
•
They/we/all the people (more than 1) were hungry/tired/fast
•
We add -ed on the verb: he played/walked/talked/kicked/painted/laughed/jumped
•
Sometimes the verb changes completely: they ran/ate/went/did/made/slept/flew
was/were
add –ed
verb changes completely
E.g. Mary ran fast then.
Peter sang beautifully yesterday.
The monkeys swung in the trees.
The flowers were beautiful and the grass was green.
We painted the house last week.
I ate sweets.
They played a game of soccer.
They were tired after the game.
I was tired too!
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
•
The PRESENT is now/today/at this moment
•
We use a RECIPE:
•
I am hungry/tired/fast
•
He/she/it is (only 1 person/thing) hungry/tired/fast
•
They/we/all the people (more than 1) are hungry/tired/fast
•
One person: -s on the verb: he runs/eats/plays/walks/writes/goes/sleeps/does/makes
•
More than one person: no –s on the verb: they run/eat/walk/write/go/sleep/do/make
am/is/are
-s/no -s on the verb
E.g. Mary runs fast now.
Peter sings beautifully today.
The monkeys swing in the trees.
The flowers are beautiful and the grass is green.
We paint the house today.
I eat sweets.
James works very hard.
The children laugh at the clowns.
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SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE
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The FUTURE will be tomorrow/next week/next year/ in a while
•
We use a RECIPE
•
I and we take shall be hungry/tired/fast
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Everybody else will be hungry/tired/fast
•
I and we shall run/eat/walk/write/go/sleep/do/make/talk/drive/buy
•
All the rest will run/eat/walk/write/go/sleep/do/make/paint/fly/bring
I & we shall
E.g. Mary will run fast tomorrow.
Peter will sing beautifully next week.
The monkeys will swing in the trees.
We shall paint the house next week.
I shall eat sweets.
James will work very hard.
The children will laugh at the clowns.
They will play a game of soccer.
They will be tired after the game.
I shall be tired too!
We shall go to bed early!
EXERCISE
Change the sentences to the tense stated
2. Peter goes to rugby practice. - Past & Future
3. The boys play well. - Past & Future:
4. The boy ate too many sweets. - Present & Future:
5. I washed my car. - Present & Future:
6. The police search for the robbers. - Past & Future:
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all the rest will
7. Mary loves pizza. - Past & Future:
8. I shall dry my hair. - Present & Past:
9. We shall go to bed. - Present & Past:
10. Dad went to work. - Present & Future:
11. Dad ate his breakfast. - Present & Future:
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Noun Clauses
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Complex & compound sentences
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Compound and complex sentences
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Abbreviations
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Synonyms
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Antonyms
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ANSWERS
Nouns – Pg. 4
Common
Superheroes
Kitchen
Animal
Boy
Train
Pig
Sun
Car
Secretary
Pen
Planet /airline
Gender Pg. 6
male
1. dad
2. man
3.
4.
5. farmer
bull
6. king
7.
8.
Proper
California
K-mart
Park avenue
Toyota
Europe
Disneyland
Batman
John
Egypt
November
Jupiter/ Atlantic Ocean
female
mom
girls
woman
cow
sister
priestess
Bull – cow
Duke – duchess
Ram – ewe
Husband – wife
Cock – hen
Father – mother
Waiter – waitress
Lion – lioness
Baron - baroness
Plurals – Pg. 8
1. flowers
2. tools
3. boxes
4. trees
5. flashes
6. churches
7. lunches
8. apples
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Adjectives Pg .9
1.It was an expensive necklace.
2. It was a tough question.
3. The fresh flowers.
4. It was an enjoyable experience.
5. It was a tedious job.
6. It was a painful memory.
7. She is an experienced woman.
8. The skilled workmen.
9. It was an unexpected development.
10. It was a foolish decision.
Adjectives Pg. 12
1.scary
2. cold
3. red
4. black
5. interesting
6. three
7. enormous
8. five
9. small
10. loose
1. The saddest time of my life was when my granny died.
2. That was the most delicious supper I have ever had!
3. She is the fastest girl I have ever seen.
4. Put the largest box at the bottom of the pile or
they will all topple over.
5. Jen is hungrier than I am because she didn’t
have breakfast.
6. My Maths mark was better than my Science mark.
7. My pillow is softer than yours.
8. That is the prettiest flower in the garden.
Comparative and superlative
Old – older – oldest
Happy – happier – happiest
Weak – weaker – weakest
Heavy – heavier – heaviest
Tall – taller – tallest
Dangerous – more dangerous – most dangerous
Near – nearer - nearest
9. peaches
10. trucks
Reported speech – Pg. 26
1. She asked where her umbrella was.
2. Martin asked everyone how they were.
3. He asked whether/if he had to do it.
4. The mother asked the daughter where she
had been.
5. She asked her boyfriend which dress he liked
best.
6. She asked what they were doing.
7. He asked me if I was going to the cinema.
8. The teacher asked who can speak English.
9. She asked me how I had known that.
10. My friend asked me if Caron had talked to
Kevin.
B.1. He asked what the time was.
2. She asked me when we would meet/be
meeting again.
3 She asked him if he was crazy.
Simple sentences – Pg.16
1. object – some water
2. verb – will buy
3. object – pizza
4. Subject – Shotaro
5. object – a soccer game
7. subject – my mom
8. verb – played
9. object – the pool
10. subject - Aiko
Synonyms and antonyms Pg. 18
A. 1. Antonyms
2. synonyms
3. antonyms
4. synonyms
5. synonyms
6. antonyms
7. antonyms
8. synonyms
9. antonyms
10. antonyms
11. antonyms
12. synonyms
B. Learner’s own sentences
C. Word
Ancient
Beautiful
Difficult
Happiness
Important
Necessary
Offer
Polite
Question
Regular
synonym
old
pretty
hard
joy
urgent
vital
give
friendly
ask/ query
frequent
antonym
new
ugly
easy
sadness
unimportant
unnecessary
refuse
impolite
answer
irregular
Literal, figurative and emotive language – Pg. 19
Simple and compound sentences Pg.17
1. Simple
2. Simple
3. Simple
4. Compound
5. Compound
6. Compound
7. Simple
8. Compound
9. Simple
10. Compound
11. Compound
12. Compound
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1.I hate school.
2. That girl is beautiful.
3. The man has huge muscles.
4. My new shoes are stunning.
5. It was a scorching day.
I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse. – figurative
She is as fast as a cheetah! – figurative
He was late to dinner – literal
I stayed up late last night, I’m so tired! – literal
Time is money – figurative
The sky is grey with all the clouds – literal
The field is calm and quiet – literal
It’s raining cats and dogs! – figurative
My bag is so heavy. – literal
His head is shaped like an egg. –figurative.
I am droning in all the work – figurative
That man can swim like a fish – figurative
Dad walked to school when he was my age – literal
The wi-fi is as slow as a snail. - figurative
Punctuation Pg.22-23
1. What are you going to do today, Kylie?
2. What an amazing goal!
3. I am going to go home if I finish my schoolwork
on time.
4. I hate it!
5. When are we going to go shopping in
Bloemfontein?
6. I live in Zastron, in a house just off Mandela
Lane.
7. Stop that now!
8. Who has left this mess on the table in my
classroom?
9. Do you attend Grootfontein Primary School?
10. London is the capital city of England, in the
United Kingdom.
11. Dr. Hussain works at the city hospital on
Dudley Road.
12. Help! Help me! I’m drowning!
13. Our head teacher is called Mrs. Radford.
14. My name is Carlo Smith and I support
Liverpool F.C.
15. Why is this the final sentence on the page?
On Saturday morning I went to the shops with my
father. We had a long list of things to buy. Bread,
milk, potatoes, meat, apples, oranges, a cake,
mielie meal, butter and sugar. The shops were
very
busy. We stood in the queue and waited for a
very
long time. My father was patient, gentle and kind.
I
was angry, irritable and tired. I was very
happy to finally get out of the shop.
Adverbs Pg. 24
1. well
2. quickly
3. well
4. totally
5. beautifully
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Prepositions Pg. 25
1. from
2. off
3. in
by
4. to
5. with
6. of
7. for
8. to
in
9. on
10. with
Active and passive voice Pg. 26-27
1. active
2. passive
3. active
4. passive
5. passive
6. active
7. active
8. active
9. passive
10. active
B. The car hit the dog.
The construction crew will build the house in five
months.
The question was answered by Julie.
Many tricks have been learnt by the dolphins.
Learner’s own sentence
Idioms and proverbs Pg. 28
1.1 The early bird catches the worm.
1.2 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
1.3 Don’t judge a book by its cover.
1.4 Where there is a will there is a way.
6. here
7. outside
8. early
9. now
10. quite
Complex nouns – Pg.29
Armchair/ bedroom/ catfish/ checkup/ chopstick/
Earthworm/ firehouse/ football/ freeway/
handshake
Lighthouse/ notebook/ pancake/ rainbow/
snowball
Stepway/ stopwatch/ sweetheart/ table/
watchdog
Subject & Predicate Pg. 30
1. The children
2. Salem
3. The teacher
4. The dog
5. All the students
Predicate
1. book is interesting
2. is broken
3. bought me a nice shirt
4. always tells stories
5. has a pink dress
Objects (any suitable answer)
a) horses
b) golf
c) the door
d) gently
e) slowly
f) the cat
g) an announcement
h) worried
Concord Pg.31
A. 1. Runs
2. bark
3. are
4. was
5. worry
6. studies
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1.5 A picture speaks a thousand words.
1.6 The patient dog gets the bone.
2.1 gold
2. ventured
3. hand
4. cleanliness
5. grease
Subject verb agreement Pg. 32-33
a) eats
b) runs
c) have
d) are
e) is
f) was
g) jumps
h) have
i) was
j) has
2.a) is
b) is
c) is
d) are
e) were
Correct the sentences Pg. 33
1. walk - walks
2. are – is
3. purr – purrs
4. are – is
5. are – is
6. are – is
7. were - was
8. are – is
9. is – are
10. are - is
Tense Pg. 36
1. Past: Peter went to rugby practice.
Future: Peter will go to rugby practice.
2. Past – The boys played well.
Future- The boys will play well.
3. Present- The boy eats too many sweets.
Future- The boy will eat too many sweets.
4. Present – I am washing my car.
7. is
8. was
9. are
10. is
B. 1. Watch
2. don’t
3. study
4. is
5. lives
6. is
7. decides
8. is
9. enjoys
10. is
Noun clauses Pg.37
1. That she will get the part-time job.
2. that he would be on time for his appointment
3. where the jewels were hidden
4. that we were in for a cold spell of rain and
snow
5. that she didn’t travel more in her twenties
Simple, compound and complex Pg 39
Simple
Compound
Complex
Simple
Compound
Simple
Complex
Simple
compound
Complex
simple
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Future – I shall wash my car.
5. Past- The police searched for the robbers.
Future- The police will search for the robbers.
6. Past – Mary loved pizza.
Future- Mary will love pizza.
7. Present – I dry my hair.
Past – I dried my hair.
8. Present – We go to bed.
Past – We went to bed.
9. Present – Dad goes to work.
Future- Dad will go to work.
10. Present – Dad eats breakfast.
Future- Dad will eat breakfast.