CBSE Class 7 English Grammar Worksheet

Q1. Tick the correct option.

1. Which words are abstract nouns?
a. red, quick, sporty ( ) c. sadness, fear, loyalty ( )
b. paintbrush, art, beauty ( ) d. fun, sports, beach ( )

2. Nouns describe adjectives.
a. True. ( ) b. False. ( )

3. In the following sentence, the word “elephants” is what kind of noun?
“The nine elephants were trained by a man named Zingarelli”.
a. Possessive noun ( ) c. compound noun ( )
b. Plural noun ( ) d. abstract noun ( )

4.Which are examples of collective noun?
a. Audience, crew, family, team ( ) c. Him, his, her, she, we ( )
b. Dog, cat, elephant, rat, coupon ( ) d. Both a and b. ( )

5. A _______ is singular in form but names a group of persons, animals, or things.
a. Proper noun ( ) c. collective noun ( )
b. Indefinite noun ( ) d. definite noun ( )

6. Given how hard the test was, the ______ all did very well.
a. Student. ( ) c. students’ ( )
b. Student’s ( ) d. students ( )

7. Over the hills and through the woods, to ______ house we go.
a. Grandmothers ( ) c. Grandmother’s ( )
b. Grandmothers’ ( ) d. Grandmotheres ( )

8. A ______ noun names a particular person, place, thing or idea.
a. Common ( ) c. proper ( )
b. Abstract ( ) d. compound ( )

9. Decide whether the noun is common or proper. School
a. Common b. proper

10. How many PROPER nouns are in the following sentence?
“our town, Houston, has a huge Texas flag on a beautiful skyscraper.
a. Two c. three
b. Four d. five

Q2. Frame the sentences by using collective noun.
1. Class 3. Jury
2. Mob 4. Crowd
Q3. Write down a paragraph on the topic “Lockdown due to Corona Virus”.

Grammar

Topic

Unit 6 - Verbs

Unit 5 - Articles

Question Q1. Read the following passage identify the transitive verbs and their objects.
a) Don Quixote loved to read books. He lived in a province of Spain called La Mancha about five hundred years ago. He loved to read the stories of brave knights in shining armours who rode tall, strong horses. The Knights were skilled in the use of swords and lances. They rescued beautiful women and poor people from giants.
b) The game of lacrosse is popular in many countries. Players move the ball with sticks net pockets at one end. They score goals in other team's goal. Only the goalies may touch the ball. Lacrosse was adapted from Canadian Indian game. The game was originally a rough sport.
Answer:
a)
- Transitive Verb: loved | Object: to read books (or infinitive object 'to read')
- Transitive Verb: loved | Object: the stories of brave knights in shining armours...
- Transitive Verb: rescued | Object: beautiful women and poor people
b)
- Transitive Verb: move | Object: the ball
- Transitive Verb: score | Object: goals
- Transitive Verb: touch | Object: the ball
- Transitive Verb: adapted | Object: from Canadian Indian game (acting with prepositional object structure)
In simple words: Transitive verbs are action verbs that require a direct object to complete their meaning.

Exam Tip: Always ask the question "what?" or "whom?" after the verb to easily identify its direct object.

Question Q4. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets
a) When my mother was (be) sure that I had learned (learn) all my lessons well, she promptly asked (ask) me to leave and found (find) myself a new home eagerly. I walked (walk) for some time and realized that I was (be) close to a village.
b) One day I stood (Stand) in the balcony thinking of my final examination that was just over (be) just over. Just three days were (be) left for the results. Suddenly my ears caught (Catch) the sound of my favorite song in the air. It was (be) a shrill powerful voice singing to the accompaniment of the harmonium. I died (die) to see the singer.
c) I held (hold) my mother's hand as we walked to the doctor's house. It took us about half an hour. There was (be) a kind of dentist's chair in the surgery. The doctor had (be) a round mirror strapped to his forehead and he peered (peer) up my nose and into my mouth. He then took (take) my mother aside and they held (held) a whispered conversation. I saw (see) my mother looking rather grim but she nodded (nod).
Answer: Filled directly into the passages above using consistent past tense narratives.
In simple words: Narrative passages describing past events require verbs to be in their correct past tense forms (Simple Past, Past Continuous, or Past Perfect).

Exam Tip: Read the whole surrounding sentence to determine the correct time frame before filling in verb forms.

Question Q5. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs given in the bracket
a) He talked on the phone and later returned to his work (talk/return)
b) Though I was late, I finished first first (begin/finish)
c) She asked Ted about a job in Mr Smith's store, but he said Mr Smith was not hiring (ask/say)
d) The egg broke because it fell on the floor (break/Fell)
Answer:
a) talked, returned
b) was, finished first
c) asked, said
d) broke, fell
In simple words: Match the sequence of tenses between clauses in complex sentences.

Exam Tip: Check coordinating conjunctions like 'and', 'but', and 'because' as they often connect verbs of the same tense.

Question Q6. Fill in the blanks using suitable articles
1) I saw a horse and an owl.
2) Once upon a time there was a boy named Chang.
3) Anne wrote a letter to Minu.
4) Alladin had a wonderful lamp.
5) A poor lead an unhappy life.
6) India is the home of a tiger.
7) The rich are not always happy but the poor are always contended.
8) We visited the Kali temple.
9) She is the cleverest girl in the class.
10) An Apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Answer:
1) a, an
2) a, a
3) a
4) a
5) A, an
6) the, a
7) The, the
8) the
9) the
10) An, a, the
In simple words: Use 'a' and 'an' for singular countable nouns mentioned for the first time, and 'the' for specific nouns, superlatives, and unique things.

Exam Tip: Remember that article choice depends on the starting sound of the word, not just the spelling (e.g., vowel sounds take 'an').

Question Q7. Fill in the blanks using suitable articles
1) Yesterday I went to market and bought a chair, an Almirah and a book. The Almirah and the chair are in the room, but the book is missing.
2) I am not a European but I have visited all the European countries. I got a university degree from the University of Cambridge there are two Indian lecturers working in the department of Physics. Both the lectures are highly intellectual and are very popular amongst all the students.
3) There are two cars outside a white one and b) the grey one. c) The white one belongs to my uncle, but I don't know who d) the owner of e) the grey one is.
Answer:
1) a, an, a, The, the, the, the
2) a, the, a, the, the, the, the
3) a, the, The, the, the
In simple words: When nouns are mentioned a second time or become specific within context, shift from indefinite articles ('a'/'an') to the definite article ('the').

Exam Tip: Watch out for silent letters or vowel letters that make consonant sounds (like 'European' starting with a 'y' sound, taking 'a').