BEST PRIMARY SCHOOL

STD VII GRAMMAR ASSIGNMENT 1

st
SEM
2014

The sentence :- Kinds of sentences
Transformation of sentences
Que. tags
Pronouns and their kind
Adjectives and their kind
Verbs Transitive and Intransitive
Simple tenses
Continuous tenses
Perfect tenses
.Writing skills:- *Paragraph writing *Notice writing .
*Letter writing. [informal] *Unseen comprehension
Q.1.a. Rearrange the jumbled words and then make
a sentence [1]

1. balloons children like
2. ran of fox the away with cheese a piece
3. and same John school study Mary the in
4. a day an apple is eating health for good
5. match draw in a ended the
6. fond are of children sweets eating
7. neatly work do Shanti their and Radha
8. map I help to him draw the
9. always I like to eat ice cream.
10. ran the mice cat the from away
11. forgets elephant an never
12 tries the spider its a ;web catches to fly in.
13 shortest year of theFebruary month is
14 children park in the merrily played the.
15 May I in sir come?
16 will have tea you?

17 come once at here
18 always ahead look.
19 looks Wendy very innocent
20 on the flute play will Krishna
21.an art is drawing
22.good exercise is health for
23.he country died for his
24. without out go dont torch
25 the class in there are girls many how
Q.2 CLASSIFY THE SENTENCES [1]
1. How old are you?
2. What a beautiful flower it is!
3. Nature is the best physician.
4. My father is not well.
5. Shut the door carefully.
6. Learn this poem by heart.

7. I shall not go out in rain.
8. Draw a line to join these points.
9. May god bless you!
10. Do you take exercise daily?
11. Your good wishes are always with me.
12. Please give me two tickets for the show.
13. Did you celebrate your birthday?
14. Always go out with umbrella during monsoon.
15. You must not sleep in the morning.
16. A helicopter cannot fly faster.
17. They will not buy such new things.
18. Hurrah! We have won.
19. Help me Oh God.
20. Please wait for me.
21. Keep quiet, children.
22. Mind your own business.

23. Did the clock strike?
24. Lend me your book.
25. Never surrender.

Q.3 REWRITE THE SENTENCES AS DIRECTED
[9]
1. The magicians perform amazing tricks. [negative]
2. Small children disturb us very often. [into
negative]
3. She spoke English very fluently. [interrogative]
4. They drove the car very fast. [interrogative]
5. We shall visit the Book Fair next Sunday.
[negative]
6. If you walk in this heat, you will fall ill. [negative]
7. We are playing a friendly match next week.
[interrogative]
8. We are studying for our test now. [interrogative]

9. The painter was painting the house. [negative]
10. It was raining heavily yesterday night. [negative]
11. She will be getting into trouble if she changes
her school at this stage. [interrogative]
12. A cool breeze will be blowing in the morning.
[interrogative]
13. My mother has lost her purse in the market.
[negative]
14. My dad has left for Bombay just now. [negative]
15. The patient had died before the doctor came.
[interrogative]
16. The boys had left the class when the teacher
came in. [interrogative]
17. I shall have finished the painting by 8 p.m.
[negative]
18. They will have reached the station before 6 p.m.
tomorrow. [negative]

19. My mother has knitted a sweater.
[interrogative]
20. We sang a song on the stage. [interrogative ]
Q.4`ADD QUESTION TAGS:
1 We will have our dinner, wont we?
2 Its time for the serial, isnt it ?
3 This problem isnt easy, is it ?
4 We cant climb this mountain, can we ?
5 She won the swimming competition, did
she?
6 All the players play well, do they?
7 We have time to spare, do we ?
8 We wont be here till Tuesday, will we ?
9 We are late for the meeting, arent we ?
10 You werent there when I called you,
were you ?
1. She was weeping, wasnt he?
2. It is raining outsides, isnt it?
3. Can dance, cant she?
4. Rajan has a raincoat, hasnt he?

5. He will repay the loan, wont he?
6. Your mother cooks well, doesnt she?
7. Rohit woke me up, didnt he?
8. We are not doing our best, are we?
9. She hasnt a raincoat, has she?
10. He does not take bed coffee, does he?
11. It is not a good picture, is it?
12. You did not make any complaint, did you?
12. She has made a beautiful painting, hasnt she?
13. Anupam was present in the class yesterday,
wasnt he?
14. He will make an excellent speech, wont he?
15. You usually attend all the classes, dont you?
16. We must abide by all the rules, mustnt we?
17. We cannot park our car here, can we?
18. Have a cup of tea, will you? / wont you?
19. I am a bit early, arent I?
20. These fans are of a very superior quality,
arent they?
21. Let us request the teacher to explain this
poem again, shall we?

22. Gopal is a bright student, isnt he?
23. Shakeel drives smoothly, doesnt he?
24. You will lend me your book, wont you?
25. Let us play chess, shall we?
26. I dont owe any money, do I?
27. Visitors cannot perk their car here, can they?
28. They have started coming in summer uniform,
Havent they?
has progressed much, hasnt it?
30. They could not leave the school before time,
could they?
Q.5 UNDERLINE THE PRONOUNS AND STATE
THEIR KIND :
1 Nitin is my name. I am your teacher.
2 Open Adityas cupboard. You wil find a
bat there.
3 The collector gave us the prizes.
4 They sold me a ticket . I bought it from
them .

5 Here is a mango. Will you two share it ?
6 The professor whose lecture we attended
is very learned.
7 My cousin whom you met yesterday lives
in Haryana.
8 I know someone who eats ten eggs a
day.
9 Sheela has a dog whose name is Lucy.
11 The seeds that we planted last year
have grown well.
12 Are these the shoes that you bought
yesterday ?
13 Can you get a football? Mine has a
puncture in it.
14 Is that Romas bag ? Yes, it is hers.
15 The girl who won the race is from my
class.
16 Here are the boys with whom I play
football.

17 Where is the boy whose pencil I
borrowed. The Indus which starts in Tibet,
flows through Ladakh.
18 Who won the match?
19 What was the teacher saying to you ?
20 Whose bicycle is parked at the gate ?
21 Mrs Sharma made herself some tea.
22 The fault is not in the stars but in
ourselves.
23 The cat cleand itself and went to sleep.
24 Rupa has gone to buy slippers for
herself.
25 God helps those who help themselves.
26 I hope all of you enjoyed yourselves at
the picnic.
27 Mr. Ali cooks all his meals himself.
28 We ourselves are to blame for this
trouble.
29 My teacher herself did not know how
to do the sum

30 One needs a lot of stamina to go to
Amarnath.
31 The food was bad but nobody
complained. I have packed everything we
need for the trip.
32 This is my homework file
33 That was my brother on the phone.
34 These are not my books.
35 Would you like something to eat?
Q.6 Join the sentences using relative pronoun
1 This is the gift . My mother bought it for me
on my birthday [ that ]
2 I met the writer . He won the award for his
novel [ who ]
3 Analgesics are medicines .They help to reduce
pain .[ which ]
4 This is the lady . we met her on the plane [
whom ]
5 I have a new scarf . It is made of silk . [which]

6 Did you see the new car ?It runs on battery [
which ]
7 This is my friend geeta. Her father is an IAS
officer. [ whose]
8This an orchard . We find many fruit trees here.[
where]
9 the man is driving the car . He is its owner
[who]
10 He is the painter . His paintings are on display in
the gallery [ whose ]
11 Here is my aunt . She is an philosopher [who]
12 the boy in the blue shirt is salmans cousin . He
acts in films [who]
13 this washing cause a lot of damage . It washes
clothes at high speed [ which]
14 tsunamis can cause a lot of damage . Tsunamis
are big waves. [ which]

15 Sonu took the expressway to agra . he is in
ahurry [ who]
16 my mother gave me ten rupees . I lost them [
which]
17 the earthquake destroyed many poorly
constructed houses. It was not very strong
earthquake [ which ]
18 The Yellow Brick Road is a good restaurant . It
serves healthy American food.[who]
19 My brother has broken her tooth . He is four
years old [ who]
20 Mr. Ram Prasad was employed by my fathers
company for many years . He is a good driver
[which]

.Q.7.FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH tenses as
directed

1.. He generally __________ Hindi, but he
____________ English now [speak simple
present]
2. The calling bell _________ again.[ring-
present] It sometimes _________ ten times a
day [ring- simple present]
3. Ashok _________ his homework now. [do-
present cont]]
4. Harry ______ football well. [play- simple
past]]
5. He generally __________ a blue suit.[wears-
simple pres]
old furniture.
6. I __________Bombay six times between 1980
and 1985 [visit- past perf]
7. While I _______ seeds, [sow- simple past]
Harry ___________ up potatoes [dig- past cont]

8. The girls ________ cakes all the morning
[make- past cont]
9. My hat _________ [blow- past] off while I
___________ [cross- past cont] the bridge.
10. I _________ [drop- past] my watch
yesterday.}
11.. He -----------his first test (pass- pre perf)
12. Rashmi and Reshma ---------- flowers for the
chief guest (bring- present perf)
13. I --------- my work just now (finish- present
perf
14. The baby --------all morning (cry- present
perf cont]
15. The cattle -------- in the field since morning
(graze- present perf cont]
16. I --------for her since 7 oclock (wait- present
perf cont).

17. The thief --------- away before the police
came (run- past perf]
18. After I ---------- the news of his death, I
rushed to his residence (hear- past perf
19. Last Sunday, we -------- to see the movie (go-
past perf).
20. Mohan ------------------- all sums correctly.
[solve- present perf]
21. I ______________ home work when my
friend came. [do- past perf]
Q.8. Change the following into past continuous
tense
1. They are watching TV now.
2. She is driving a car.
3. The train is leaving the platform.
4. Who is sitting on my chair?
5. Shweta is doing her work regularly.

6. The child is playing in the ground.
7. I am stitching a new dress.
8. He is going to school by bus.
9. She is crying due to pain.
10. He is going to Bombay to meet his friend.
Q.9 FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH CORRECT FORM OF
ADJECTIVES GIVEN IN THE BRACKET [DEGREE OF
COMPARISION]
1. The poor man had seen ----------- days.[happy]
2. Hunger is the -------------- sauce.[good]
3. Make ----------- noise, please.[little]
4. His simple word is as ---- as an oath.[good]
5. Of two evils choose the ---------. [little]
6. Hari is the -------------- boy in the class.[lazy]
7. He thinks he is ---------- than his father. [wise]
8. The --------- lane has a turning. [long]
9. Lead is ----------- than any other metal.
10. How is your father today? Is he ---------?
[good]
11. He is the --------- boy of the two. [bad]

12. Of the two teams the ---------- one will win.
13. The Himalayas are the ----------- mountains
in the world. [high]
14. Sheelas work is _______, her sisters is
_______ and her brothers is the __________
[bad]
15. The world knows nothing of its ---------
men.[great]
16. Prevention is --------- than cure. [good]
17. He is the ------- man that I can found. [good]
18. He is as ------- as his word. [good]
19. The pen is ----- than sword. [mighty]
20. Ramas work is --------, Haris is ------------,
but Ali is the ------------. [bad]
21. The public is the --------- judge. [good]
22. Sita is the ---------- of the two [old


PRONOUNS REVISION
JOIN THE SENTENSES WITH RELATIVE PRONOUNS.
1. I saw a boy. He was wearing funny dress.
I saw a boy who was wearing funny dress.
2. This is the shopkeeper. His shop caught fire last evening. [whose]
3. This is the child. The government has given him a bravery award.[whom]
4. These people need our help. Their houses were destroyed in the earthquake. [whose]
5. The train has already left. We wanted to catch it. [which]
6. Last evening I saw a man. He could paint with his feet. [who]
7. The lady is my mother. She is ironing my clothes. {who]
8. The purse is full of money. We just saw it. [which, that]]
9. I am sorry for Sandip. His bag has been stolen. [whose]
10. Our army destroyed the bunkers. Some terrorists were hiding in them. [
Our army destroyed the bunkers in which some terrorists were hiding.
11. I thanked the doctor. He had saved the dog. [who]
12. This is the student. His photograph has appeared in todays Times of India. [whose]
13. The teacher praised the children. They had been maintaining the park.[who]
14. Everybody likes Meena. She is an intelligent girl. [who]
15. Here are the comics. I bought them for you. [which]
16. This is the thing. The thing troubles me. [that]
17. These are the children. The children can be responsible. [who]
18. This is the horse. The horse won the race. [which]
19. Here are the teachers. The teachers interview was taken by the management. [whose]
20. The thief stole the car. The thief was punished. [who]

EX-11 Underline the pronouns and say whether
reflexive or emphasizing
1 My mother made herself some tea and set in
the garden.
2 My old grandfather cook all his meal himself
3 we are selfs are to blame for this troble.
4 The fault is not in the stars but in
ourself
5 The cat cleaned itself and went to sleep.
6 My parents themselves did not know how to
do the sums
7 The man felt ashamed of himself.
8 Krupa has gone to buy herself a new pair of
slippers.
9 The lion saw himself in the pond and roared
angrily

10 I hope all of you enjoyed yourselves at the
picnic.
11 My father did not believe I could run fast till he
saw it himself.
12 God helps those who help themselves.
13 When my mother is travelling, I pack my tiffin
box myself.
14 Anu, stop asking your partner for help. Do the
work yourself.
15 I myself do my homework.
Ex-10 Underline verbs and say whether Transitive
or Intransitive
1 Shafeena ate three plates of onion fritters .
2 Three men in masks were walking in the park.
3 Mayank slept all through the afternoon.
4 Draw an elephant in your notebook.
5 No one can swim in the lake in winter .

6 How can you start the car without the key /
7 Alisha is Moin;s elder sister.
8 Golden daffodils were dancing in the breeze.
9 Jack fell down and broke his head .
10 Vishwanathan won three gold medals in
swimming.
Underline the Verbs and say whether Transitive or Intransitive :
1 Shafeena ate three plates of onion fritters.
2 Three men in masks were walking in the park.
3 Draw an elephant in your note-book.
4 Maya slept all through the afternoon.
5 No one can swimm in the lake in winter.
6 Alisha is Meenas elder sister
7 Golden daffodils were dancing in the breeze
8 Jack fell down and broke his head.
9 How can you start the car without the key ?
10 Vishwanathan won three gold medals in swimming.
11 Sarita repairs the DVD player
12 Mohandas was a shy child.
13 The professor can talk for many hours on Indian history.
14 I have twelve books in my bag
15 Namita laughed.
Pick out the Adjectives and state their kind;
1 This is a new building.
2 Butterflies are colourful.
3 Whose sister is she ?
4 I like dark colours.

5 Their son is admitted in the hospital.
6 Which subject do you like ?
7 Are those flowers for me ?
8 What news did the messenger bring?
9 The T V show was about protecting our environment.
10 She is intelligent.
11 My dog is chasing your cat.
12 The young princess had a visitor from abroad.
13 Several children drop out of schools in villages.
14 Mohit never lets anyone ride his bicycle.
15 You can bring your friend along.