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Greenwood Primary Grade 7 Term 2

Week 1

Comparing Adjectives Degrees of Comparison

E.G 1. John is tall. 2. Peter is taller than John. 3. Ndalo is the tallest of the three.

• In sentence 1, the adjective tall says something about John’s height.
• In sentence 2, the adjective taller compares John’s height with Peter’s
• height. (COMPARATIVE)
• In sentence 3, the adjective tallest compares Ndalo’s height with the

height of John and Peter. (SUPERLATIVE)

NB MUST READ!!!!

Activity

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

• 1. angry
• 2. sweet
• 3. little
• 4. bad
• 5. good
• 6. big
• 7. thin

WEEK 2

Types of Pronouns

The pronoun takes the place of the noun. We use pronouns to avoid repetition. Examples:

• I complete my work.
• You complete your work.
• She completes her work.
• He completes his work.
• They complete their work.

• 1. Personal and Possessive pronouns
• We use personal pronouns (I, me, he, him,

etc.) to replace names or nouns when it is clear what they refer to.

• We use possessives (my, your, her) when it is

not necessary to name the person the thing belongs to.

• We use personal pronouns to avoid repeating

nouns

• 2. Reflexive pronouns
• Reflexive pronouns are words ending in -self
• r -selves that are used when the subject and

the object of a sentence are the same.

• Example: I believe in myself.
• They can act as either objects or indirect
• bjects.
• The nine English reflexive pronouns are

myself, yourself, himself, herself, oneself, itself,

• urselves, yourselves, and themselves.

• 3. Demonstrative pronouns
• A demonstrative pronoun is a pronoun that is

used to point to something specific within a

• sentence. These pronouns can indicate items in

space or time, and they can be either singular or plural.

• Examples:
• This was my mother’s ring.
• That looks like the car I used to drive.
• These are nice shoes, but they look uncomfortable.
• Those look like riper than the apples on my tree.

• 4. Interrogative pronouns
• Interrogative pronouns can also be used as

relative pronouns, which may be found in questions or indirect questions.

• The five interrogative pronouns are what,

which, who, whom, and whose.

• 5. Relative pronouns
• There are only a few relative pronouns in the English language. The

most common are which, that, whose, whoever, whomever, who, and whom. In some situations, the words what, when, and where can also function as relative pronouns. Because there are only a few

• f them, there are also just a few rules for using relative pronouns.

Keep them in mind as you write.

• Examples:
• The cyclist who won the race trained hard.
• The pants that I bought yesterday are already stained.
• The four team leaders, whoever the committee selects, will be at

tomorrow’s meeting.

• Spaghetti, which we eat at least twice a week, is one of my family’s

favourite meals.

• 6. Indefinite pronouns
• Indefinite pronouns are those referring to one or more

unspecified objects, beings, or places. They are called “indefinite” simply because they do not indicate the exact

• bject, being, or place to which they refer.
• Indefinite pronouns examples such as any, anybody, anyone,

either, neither, nobody, no, someone, and some;

• They also include universals such as every, all, both, and each;

finally, they include quantifiers including any, some, several, enough, many, and much. Many indefinite pronouns can also function as determiners.

Activity

a) You own your bicycle. Pronoun: _______________________ Type of pronoun: ________________________ b) The frog hurt itself when falling into the water. Pronoun: _______________________ Type of pronoun: ________________________ c) Those are expensive shoes. Pronoun: _______________________ Type of pronoun: ________________________ d) Nobody is listening to the speaker. Pronoun: _______________________ Type of pronoun: ________________________ e) Whose turn is it to roll the dice? Pronoun: _______________________ Type of pronoun: ________________________

WEEK 3

Adverbs

• What is an Adverb?

An adverb is a word used to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

• For example: She swims quickly.
• (Here, the adverb quickly modifies the verb swims.)

She is an extremely quick swimmer.

• (Here, the adverb extremely modifies the adjective

quick.) She swims extremely quickly.

• (Here, the adverb extremely modifies the adverb

quickly.)

NB MUST READ

Type Examples Adverb of Manner (how)

• An adverb of manner tells us how an action
• ccurs. The lion crawled stealthily.
• Will you come quietly, or do I have to use

earplugs Adverb of Time (when and how often)

• An adverb of time tells us when an action
• ccurs or how often. I tell him daily.
• What you plant now, you will harvest later.

(NB: Adverbs of time that tell us how often something occurs Adverb of Place (where)

• An adverb of place tells us where an action
• ccurs. I did not put it there.
• Poetry surrounds us everywhere

Activity

Highlight the adverbs and state what type of adverb they are: 1. Yesterday the helicopter crashed into the sea. Type of adverb: ___________________

• 2. The people waited calmly for the show to start.

Type of adverb: ___________________

• 3. The news is broadcasted daily on TV.

Type of adverb: ___________________

• 4. Mr Du Preez ran quickly during his race.

Type of adverb: ___________________

WEEK 4

Prepositions

• A preposition is a word used to link nouns, pronouns, or phrases to other words
• within a sentence.
• Prepositions are usually short words, and they are normally placed directly in

front of nouns.

• Examples:
• 1. I prefer to read in the library.
• 2. He climbed up the ladder to get into the attic.
• 3. Please sign your name on the dotted line after you read the contract.
• 4. Go down the stairs and through the door.
• 5. He swam across the pool.
• 6. Take your brother with you.

Activity

• CIRCLE THE PREPOSITION IN EACH SENTENCE
• 1. We walked up the stairs.
• 2. My mom took a walk around the block.
• 3. I looked under my bed.
• 4. My friend jumped over the bushes.
• 5. The pen fell between our desks.
• 6. I walked to the store.
• 7. We walked aboard the ship.
• 8. She walked toward the teacher.
• 9. I leaned against the wall.
• 10. I looked across the room.

WEEK 5 and 6

Subject, verb and object

In order to have a complete sentence, each sentence must have a subject and a verb.

• These two parts of speech are the fundamental parts of the subject

and predicate that make up a sentence.

• Every sentence has a subject and a predicate, or it is not considered a

complete sentence.

• WHAT IS A SUBJECT?
• A subject is the person or thing that is doing an action, or the

person or thing that is the focus of the sentence.

• Most of the time the subject comes at the beginning of a

sentence, in which case, it is very easy to identify.

Example subject

• E.g. Mary likes to run at the park.
• In this case, the person who is doing the

action is Mary, therefore, Mary is the subject.

• E.g. My brother throws the ball.
• In this case, the person who is doing the

action is My brother, therefore, My brother is the subject.

• (Note: the Subject can be more than one

word)

Predicate

• WHAT IS A PREDICATE?
• The predicate of the sentence is the part that contains the

action.

• It is the part of the sentence that is not the subject and

includes all the descriptions of the action and the objects that are affected by the action.

• E.g. Mary likes to run at the park.
• The question you can ask yourself here is, “What does Mary

do”?

• The answer, likes to run at the public park, is therefore the

predicate.

• The predicate includes the verb in the sentence and the

rest of the words in that sentence.

• E.g. My brother throws the ball.
• When you have multiple nouns, the concept is

the same.

• The entire sentence that excludes the subject,

is the predicate.

• If the sentence has objects, either direct or

indirect, they are part of the predicate.

• In this sentence, throws the ball is the

predicate.

Object

• WHAT IS THE OBJECT?
• The object is the noun or pronoun that receives the action
• f the verb.
• A direct object tells what or whom after an action verb.
• E.g. He paints posters.
• Ask yourself whom or what receives the action?
• What did he paint?
• Therefore, ‘posters’ receives the action of painting and

becomes the object.

• E.g. Jane hit the ball.
• The ball receives the action of hitting.
• Therefore, ball is the object.

NB MUST READ!!

Activity

• IN THE SENTENCES BELOW, CIRCLE THE SUBJECT AND UNDERLINE THE

PREDICATE.

• 1. John played the drums at school.
• 2. My family went to London for the holiday.
• 3. Lions are the most feared animals in the world.
• 4. The soup burnt my mouth.
• 5. Dark clouds gathered on the horizon
• IN THE SENTENCES BELOW, UNDERLINE THE OBJECT.
• 6. Tim swept and mopped the floor.
• 7. Mark and Sam sailed their boat.
• 8. Mandy hid all the coins.
• 9. The fire destroyed the house.
• 10. Jesse saved the kitten.

Plural nouns

• Plural nouns are words used to indicate that there is more than one

person, animal, place, thing, or idea.

• A plural noun is a word that indicates that there is more than one

person, animal place, thing, or idea.

• When you talk about more than one of anything, you’re using plural

nouns.

• When you write about more than one of anything, you usually use

the same word, simply adding an s, es, or ies to the end. Refer to changes in the block below.

• There are a few exceptions to this rule, but not many e.g. 1 mouse =

many mice not many mouses.

• The difference between singular and plural nouns is easy to spot.
• When a noun indicates one only, it is a singular noun.
• When a noun indicates more than one, it is plural.

• Singular Noun Examples
• 1. The boy had a baseball in his hand.
• 2. Your mom is going to be upset about that

broken lamp.

• Plural Noun Examples
• 1. Those cats were chasing one another in and
• ut of those boxes.
• 2. Our moms are going to be upset that we

stayed out all night going to parties

Activity

• WRITE THE PLURAL FORM FOR THE FOLLOWING

WORDS:

• 1. goose
• 2. country
• 3. wolf
• 4. mouse
• 5. wish
• 6. mango
• 7. sheep
• 8. thief
• 9. orange
• 10. bus

JUNE EXAM SCOPE LANGUAGE

• Synonyms
• Antonyms
• Nouns (compound, complex, abstract, collective)
• Degrees of comparison (comparing adjectives)
• Types of pronouns
• Prepositions
• Verbs/Adverbs
• Tenses (Past, Present, Future)
• Subject/Verb/Object/Predicate
• Plurals

Activities to practice for Exams

• COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE IN EITHER SIMPLE PAST, PRESENT OR FUTURE TENSE.

CHOOSE FROM THE OPTIONS GIVEN BELOW.

• 1. My father ___________ for a brisk walk every evening (present tense).
• go
• goes
• is going
• 2. Jamie __________ all his maths problems (past tense).
• solved
• have solved
• have solving
• 3. The councillors will __________ next week (future tense).
• meet
• have met
• met
• 4. The teacher ___________ the lazy boy for sleeping in class (present tense)
• scolds
• scold
• scolding

CHOOSE AN ANTONYM FROM THE BLOCK BELOW AND REPLACE IT WITH THE UNDERLINED WORD IN EACH SENTENCE.

hot, large, above, up, happy, all, early, before, wet, slow

• 1. Our teacher was sad in the morning.
• 2. The dry surface was good to play the game on.
• 3. I looked down the stairs.
• 4. The weather in the morning was cold.
• 5. I looked under the table for the lost baseball.
• 6. The short basketball player ran very fast.
• 7. I arrived late to class.
• 8. None of the players were prepared to play the game.
• 9. The small cloud hovered over us.
• 10. I took a shower after I played my basketball game.

CHOOSE A SYNONYM FROM THE BLOCK BELOW AND REPLACE IT WITH THE UNDERLINED WORD IN EACH SENTENCE. High, old, new, polite, glad, safe, intelligent, rich, vacant, mad

• 1. The man was upset that he didn’t finish the race.
• 2. Her parents are wealthy because they live in a big

mansion.

• 3. The money was secure in the bank.
• 4. She was courteous to the man who bought her a gift.
• 5. I was happy that I passed my test.
• 6. The building was very tall.
• 7. The ancient artefacts were on display at the museum.
• 8. The modern building was just constructed this year.
• 9. The investigator was very clever in solving the crime.
• 10. The old house was empty for many years.

UNDERLINE THE PROPER NOUN IN EACH SENTENCE

• 1. The boy threw the ball to his dog, Wilson.
• 2. “Jumanji” was an awesome movie!
• 3. We are going to New Zealand for the next holiday.
• 4. My second grade teacher was Mrs. Gilbert.
• 5. We went to Smith’s Furniture and bought a new

couch to replace our old one.

• 6. Do you think “The Dolphins” will win the game?
• 7. James is flying first-class on Emirate Airlines.
• 8. “Dork Diaries” is my favourite book to read.
• 9. My best friend Jenna, moved to Israel.
• 10. When “The Titanic” sank, many people lost their

lives.

Underline the common nouns and circle the proper nouns.

• 1. Frankie played cricket with his friends.
• 2. The match between Manchester United and

Liverpool will take place in England.

• 3. They found the missing dog near Master Street in

Benoni.

• 4. “Wonder Woman” was an excellent movie.
• 5. Adidas Superstars are my favourite shoes.
• 6. The Sunday Times published an article about the

flood that occurred in Durban.

Underline the concrete nouns and circle the abstract nouns.

• 1. I want to see justice served in court.
• 2. She would like the freedom to travel all over the

world.

• 3. When she jumped into the lake, her bravery

surprised the spectators.

• 4. Success seems to come easily to certain people.
• 5. He has an incredible love for nature.
• 6. They received an award for their bravery.
• 7. The man was left in despair after he lost his

wealth.

Change the sentences to tenses stipulated with brackets.

• 1. I visit my uncle every Friday. (past and future)
• 2. She played outside with the dog. (future and

present)

• 3. He will attend soccer practice. (present and past)
• 4. The teacher was driving his car to the garage.

(present continuous and future continuous)

• 5. They are cheering for the winning team. (past

continuous and future continuous)

• 6. Aliens will be invading Earth. (past continuous

and present continuous)

Complete the following sentences with a word which is the opposite

• f the underlined word.

a) Read the question and then write your ______________________. b) The lion that escaped from the zoo was soon _________________. c) Last year the river was empty, but this year it is ________________. d) The peel of the fruit was bitter, but the inside was ______________. e) Although he woke up early, he was __________ for school.

• 2. Use a dictionary to find a synonym for each word below.

a) Understand b) Cheat c) Noisy d) Powerful e) Amount

Rewrite these sentences choosing the verb form within brackets.

• 1. The sun (shining/shines) brightly.
• 2. The girls (watch/watching) the sunset.
• 3. The lightning (flashing/flashed) across the sky.
• 4. The moon (lights/lighting) the sky at night.
• 5. I (lying/lie) on my back and look at the

shooting stars.

Underline the adjectives in the sentences below.

• 1. The tall gentleman wore a blue coat.
• 2. Jim was a mischievous boy who always played silly

pranks on people.

• 3. We expected heavy rainfall in the afternoon.
• 4. The ugly old witch spoke in a deep scary voice.
• 5. The orange ball was found near the wooden gate.
• 6. The furry cats were chasing the brown rats through the

green garden patch.

• 7. Colourful beads were scattered all over the dusty floor.
• 8. The strict parents punished the disobedient children

for their rude behaviour.

Convert the singular form to plural form.

• 1. shirt
• 2. reply
• 3. shelf
• 4. watch
• 5. loaf

Convert the plural form into singular form.

• 6. thieves
• 7. cities
• 8. brushes
• 9. kites
• 10. news

COMPREHENSION PRACTICE

Bullying

Bullying is when you are mean to another kid again and again. Bullying can take many forms. It can be teasing, threatening to hurt someone, telling lies about someone, not including others in

• rder to make them feel bad, or even yelling at or hitting someone. Bullying can also take place
• ver text messages or emails, or by posting rumours on sites like Facebook and passing around

embarrassing pictures or videos. Being bullied makes kids feel powerless, unpopular and alone. It can be difficult to stand up for yourself when you are being bullied. The bully seems more powerful than you are. Being bullied can lead to feeling sick or having problems at school. It can even lead some kids to want to be a bully themselves. There are many reasons why kids bully other kids. Some want to copy their friends. Some think that being a bully will make them be respected by other kids, or make them popular. Sometimes bullies think that they are better than their victims, and so they bully other kids to prove it. No matter what the reasons behind it, or what form it takes, bullying is wrong. Bullies use power to hurt people. Bullies might use their physical strength, popularity or smartness to bully others. They may use secrets that they know, to hurt other kids. Bullying isn’t just bad for the kid being

• bullied. It’s bad for the bully too. Kids who are bullies often grow up to have problems like using

alcohol and drugs, getting into fights and dropping out of school. You may not know what to do when you witness bullying. It may make you feel depressed or

• worried. You may not feel safe. These feelings may make you want to join in the bullying, or be

silent, so that you do not get bullied yourself. Maybe the bullying makes you so angry that you stand up to the bully yourself. The best, and the safest thing to do, is to always bring the bullying to the attention of an adult, who will put a stop to it.

Questions:

• 1. When and where was Koko born? (2)
• 2. Who taught Koko how to sign language? (1)
• 3. List one example of how Koko made up new words. (1)
• 4. For which foundation, was Dr Patterson doing research on Koko? (1)
• 5. Would Dr Patterson agree in the future, to help other scientists to do research on

another gorilla? Give two reasons from the passage to support your answer. (3)

• 6. Quote a sentence from the passage, which tells us that not everyone believed that

Koko knew sign language. (2)

• 7. Explain the following sentence, from paragraph 5, in your own words:

“Some critics believe that Patterson is humanizing the ape.” (2)

• 8. Why is Dr Patterson unable to move Koko to the ape preserve in Maui? (1)
• 9. List three examples of social media, that Koko will not be able to use if she is

moved to this ape preserve. (3)

• 10. In your opinion, is Koko an extraordinary ape?

Give a reason to support your answer. (2)

• 11. Why is the debate about whether Koko knows and understands what she is

signing, still an unresolved issue? (2) Total = 20 marks

VISUAL LITERACY

• 1. Name the company that is promoting this

special.(1)

• 2. What is the slogan of this company? (1)
• 3. What does this meal cost? (1)
• 4. What is the name of this special and list two

items that are included in this special offer. (3)

• 5. Who is the target market for this advertisement?

Underline your answer. (1)

• 6. What is the logo of this company? (1)
• 7. How does this advertisement get your attention

and interest? (2) a) Attention b) Interest

Questions:

• 1. Name the products that this advertisement is promoting. (2)
• 2. What is Panarottis’ slogan? (1)
• 3. For which day of the week is this special only valid? (1)
• 4. Who is the target market for this advertisement? Underline your
• answer. (1)

a) People who have kids. b) People who enjoy eating pizza and pasta. c) Italian people. d) People who don’t enjoy pasta, but will go for this deal because it

• ffers one free meal.
• 5. State two terms and conditions that are mentioned. (2)
• 6. How much must you pay, to upsize this meal? (1)
• 7. How does this advertisement use the AIDA Principle to promote its

product? Explain this principle using the criteria of Attention and Interest only. (2) a) Attention: b) Interest: