CBSE Class 7 English Usage than to whose Worksheet

than, then Than introduces the second part of a comparison. Then means “at that time” or “after that.”

A viola is larger than a violin. Let’s eat dinner, and then we’ll play tennis. 

their, they’re Their is the possessive form of they. They’re is the contraction of they are.

They put on their uniforms.              They’re playing basketball tonight.

to, too, two To means “in the direction of.” Too means “also” or “to an excessive degree.” Two is the number after one.

We go to the bank.              May I go, too?              The soup is too hot.

Jo drank two glasses of juice.

who’s, whose Who’s is the contraction of who is. Whose is the possessive form of who.

Who’s going to the movie?              Whose tickets are these?

Exercise 1 Underline the word in parentheses that best completes each sentence.

Australia is the only country that is a continent (to, too).

1. Australia is smaller (than, then) any of the other continents.

2. It is bordered by (too, two) oceans, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

3. Australia is made up of five mainland states, one island state, and (too, two) territories.

4. Captain James Cook, (whose, who’s) voyages led him (to, too) Australia, claimed it for Great Britain in 1770.

5. Australians were influenced by the English in (they’re, their) language and customs.

6. If you go to Australia, (than, then) you must drive on the left side of the road!

7. Animals native (to, too) Australia include kangaroos, platypuses, koalas, and wallabies.

8. For Australians, wheat is one of (their, they’re) main crops.

9. Mining is an important economic activity, (two, too).

10. Australia has a different type of government (than, then) the United States.

11. It is a commonwealth (whose, who’s) legislative body is a parliament.

12. Canberra, Australia’s capital, is smaller (than, then) most state capitals.

13. Sydney, which is home (to, too) the Sydney Opera House, is the largest and oldest city.

14. The interior of the country, called the outback, is where people have (they’re, their) cattle and sheep farms.

15. There are few paved roads for these farm families, so (their, they’re) quite isolated.
 

Exercise 2 Write in the blank the correct form of the word in italics. If the italicized word is correct, write C in the blank.

      who’s         An Aborigine is a person whose native to Australia.

....................... 1. Today, however, their only a small portion of the Australian population.

....................... 2. Before the Europeans came too Australia, the Aborigines made up a large part of Australia’s population.

....................... 3. Nearly five hundred different groups, speaking many different languages, existed then.

....................... 4. The Aborigines were nomads whose migratory way of life allowed them to have few belongings.

....................... 5. They existed by doing to things—hunting and gathering.

....................... 6. Religion was a large part of their culture, to.

....................... 7. They’re belief was that humans were a part of nature.

....................... 8. Their part of a society based on a kinship system.

....................... 9. Their artistic productions included ritual objects, cave paintings, and engravings.

....................... 10. Drama, dance, and poetry played an important role in their culture, too.

....................... 11. Than, after Europeans arrived about 1788, Aboriginal societies diminished.

....................... 12. Those who’s societies continued were unable to maintain their cultures.

....................... 13. Australian Aborigines are now more a part of modern Australia then they used to be.

....................... 14. Their entitled to the same rights as other Australian citizens.

....................... 15. They’re people whose identity and heritage are important to them.