BGS INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL SECTOR 5, DWARKA, NEW DELHI

ENGLISH GRAMMAR REVISION WORKSHEET 1 (2018-19)

Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, Articles & Sentences

CLASS VII_______ NAME____________________

1. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate collective nouns.

1. A………………….. of books
2. A ……………………… of soldiers
3. A ……………………………. Of singers
4. A …………………………… of birds
5. A ………………………….. of teachers
6. A …………………………… of lions
7. A ……………………………… of elephants
8. A ………………………………… of ships
9. A ………………………………… of sheep
10. A …………………………………. of natives

2. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate pronouns.

1. The police is looking for the thief. Has anyone seen ……………..? (him/them)
2. Tim and Joe won the game. We met ……………… (him/them)
3. I am …………… friend. (yours/your)
4. ………………… is perfect. ( few/ no one)
5. …………………. people believe in afterlife. (any/many)
6. I’m going to meet my friend ……….. has come to Delhi after a long time. (who/whom)
7. Give the book …………… is lying on the table. (who/ that)
8. ……………… will answer the question? (which/who)
9. Raj is the boy…………… we voted for. (which/whom)
10. …………. of these games is your favourite? (what/ which)

3. Identify the underlined words as adjectives or pronouns and state their kinds.

1. This is my house.
2. What is his problem?
3. These books are mine and those are yours.
4. Somebody is at the door.
5. Some boys are waiting outside.
6. No one is perfect.
7. Nothing is impossible.
8. Few options are available.
9. Neither of us knows the answer.
10. I myself checked the door.
11. Roby looked at himself in the mirror.
12. Have they reached home?

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 13. Whose cycle is this?
14. Mita and Mira know each other.
15. I know what you will say.
16. I went to see her myself.
17. Give me five chocolates.
18. He wanted the fifth shirt.
19. He has little knowledge of computers.
20. We want more books.
4. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of adjectives.
1. Zubin is a ____________ student. (smart)
2. My house is ___________ than yours. (spacious)
3. Rakhi lives ____________ from the school than I do. (far)
4. This class is the _______________ in the whole school. (talkative)
5. Rohit bought the ______________ car available. (expensive)

5. Fill in the blanks with ‘a’, ‘an’, or ‘the’. Put a cross where no article is needed.
1. I had_______ bread and________ butter for breakfast.
2. My mother is _______ English teacher. I always ask her for ____help in Grammar.
3. _______ elephant is the largest land animal.
4. Did ________ Vermas come for _____ party?
5. ________ water is precious.
6. My friend was born in________ U.S.A.
7. Have this medicine twice______ day.
8. Raj saw ____ one-eyed monster.
9. _____ piece of advice is always welcome.
10. Water is ______ compound of _____ oxygen and ______ hydrogen.
11. ________ Titanic sank during its first voyage.
12. ________ rich and famous were there at the event.
13. _______ Mr. Sharma is here.
14. The children were scared of _____ ghost on _____ banyan tree.
15. Raj is ______ intelligent boy.

6. Read the following sentences and state their kinds.

1. Please leave your footwear outside.
2. Will you wait here?
3. Where have you been all this while?
4. We will not tolerate this.
5. I am your friend.
6. My sister lives in Mexico.
7. What did you do then?
8. Do be a bit more careful.
9. Never speak to me like that again.
10. Always remember what I told you.

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 11. The ball rolled slowly into the goal.
12. My brother does not like chocolates.

Q7. Change the following sentences as directed.

1. Rahul lost his keys. (Interrogative)

_____________________________________________.
2. The class is doing well. (Negative)
_____________________________________________.
3. Does Rohan know how to play the piano? (Declarative)
_____________________________________________.
4. It is a beautiful place. (Exclamatory)
______________________________________________.
5. Go and finish your work. (Interrogative)
_______________________________________________.
6. Will you get the tickets? (Declarative)
_______________________________________________.
7. It was a great match. (Exclamatory)
_______________________________________________.
8. You should not go out alone. (Imperative)
_______________________________________________.
9. The bell rang some time back. (Interrogative)
_______________________________________________.
10. Don’t you know the answer? ( Declarative)
_______________________________________________

8. In the following passages, one word has been omitted in each line against which a blank is
given. Write the missing word along with the word that comes before and the word that
comes after it. Ensure that the word that forms your answer is underlined.

1. Yesterday I to the theatre to see a new (a) _____________________________

movie. Long queues people were
standing the ticket-window. The compound
in front of the hall full of men and women,
boys and girls. People still coming.
The policemen were standing a corner
with canes in hands. The ticket window
opened. The fans were excited impatient.
A young man came and tried to jump line.
in front the booking window. He
was shouted at he had to go back.
(b) _____________________________
(c) _____________________________
(d) _____________________________
(e) _____________________________
(f) ______________________________
(g) ______________________________
(h) ______________________________
(i) ______________________________
(j) ______________________________
(k) ______________________________

2. In every country of the world, finds (a) ______________________________

that there are old sayings give (b) ______________________________
good advice. These sayings called (c) ______________________________

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 proverbs. Many proverbs are old that
no one knows when were first used.
Some proverbs suggest best
way doing something. Others
tell us to get along with people.
(d) ______________________________
(e) ______________________________
(f)_______________________________
(g) ______________________________
(f) ______________________________

9. Rearrange the jumbled words to form meaningful sentences:

1. Kenya’s Lake Nakura/ for centuries,/has been home/to flamingos
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. the shrinking lake/for these/but,of late/into a death trap/beautiful birds/has turned
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. just six years ago/one million flamingos/there were/of the lake/as many as/shallow
stretches/feeding in the
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. can be seen/ on the/ less than 30,000/ receding shoreline/ now
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
10. Choose the best word from the options given to complete the following passage.
Many folk dances are performed (1)…….. ordinary people rather (2) ……… professional
dancers. It is (3)………. usual that on special occasions, (4) ……… villagers will gather and
sing and dance. Sometimes folk dances (5) ………. performed by professionals.
Professional musicians, actors and dancers travel (6)……….. village to village to perform.
1. (a) from (b) by (c) at (d) in
2. (a) than (b)such (c) like (d) as
3. (a)many (b) much (c) very (d) so
4. (a) a (b) the (c) an (d) one
5. (a) is (b) are (c) were (d) was
6. (a) between (b) among (c) in (d) from

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Collective noun is the name we give to a group of nouns to refer to them as one entity. There are some
specific names given for certain groups of nouns to make things more interesting and funny.
.Here we have listed some of the more commonly used collective nouns for humans, animals and objects.
These collective nouns are commonly used under the category of people.

1. A class of students. 11. A troupe of artists/dancers.

2. An army of soldiers. 12. A pack of thieves.
3. A choir of singers. 13. A staff of employees.
4. A crew of sailors. 14. A regiment of soldiers.
5. A band of musicians. 15. A tribe of natives.
6. A bunch of crooks. 16. An audience of listeners.
7. A crowd of people/spectators. 17. A panel of experts.
8. A gang of thieves. 18. A gang of labourers.
9. A group of dancers. 19. A flock of tourists.
10. A team of players. 20. A board of directors.

The following collective nouns are used for animals.

1. A catch of fish. 11. A team of horses.

2. An army of ants. 12. A troop of lions.
3. A flight of birds. 13. A zoo of wild animals.
4. A flock of birds. 14. A pack of wolves.
5. A haul of fish. 15. A litter of puppies/kittens.
6. A flock of sheep. 16. A swarm of bees/ants/rats/flies.
7. A herd of deer/cattle/elephants/goats/buffaloes. 17. A team of horses/ducks/oxen.
8. A hive of bees. 18. A murder of crows.
9. A litter of cubs. 19. A kennel of dogs.
10. A host of sparrows. 20. A pack of hounds.

The following collective nouns are used for things.

1. A group of islands. 11. A basket of fruit.

2. A galaxy of stars. 12. A bowl of rice.
3. A wad of notes. 13. A pack of cards.
4. A forest of trees. 14. A pair of shoes.
5. A stack of wood. 15. A bouquet of flowers.
6. A fleet of ships. 16. A bunch of keys.
7. A string of pearls. 17. A chest of drawers.
8. An album of stamps/autographs/photographs. 18. A pack of lies.
9. A hedge of bushes. 19. A range of mountains.
10. A library of books. 20. A cloud of dust.