Ministry of Education Secondary Engagement Programme Grade Seven Worksheet

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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

SECONDARY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMME


GRADE SEVEN WORKSHEET

Department of Education Region #4

Grade 7 English A Week 3

Grammar: Common and Proper Nouns

 A noun is the name of a person, place, animal, thing or idea.


 A proper noun is a special name given to a person, place, animal or thing. These nouns are
always capitalized. Examples: Special names given to a boy is Robert, Shivraj, Ling… A
special name given to a girl is Kathy, Ameena, Bhava… A special name given to a place is
Georgetown, Regent Street, Durban Park, Houston Secondary School… A secial name given
to a dog is Rover, Fluffy, Browny, Bow Wow….. Note each noun is capitalized reguardless
of its place in a sentence.
 A common noun is a general name given to person, place, animal or thing having the same (or
similar) characteristics. Examples: girl, boy, bird, hand, foot, street, city…..

Exercise

Draw one line under the common noun and two lines under the proper noun.

1. The man bought a play-station for Christmas.


2. We visited Kaieteur Falls for our vacation.
3. Bruno barked loudly at the cat during dinner.
4. Peter refused the lemonade but ate ice-cream often.
5. Cricket is Peter’s favourite sport.
6. When going to the zoo, we always purchase chicken at Royal Castle.
7. Fort Kyk-Over-Al is a famous monument in Guyana.
8. My dog, Rover, barked loudly at the intruder.
9. We asked Mr. Rivers for the mangoes that fell from his tree.
10. The kiskadees flittered around the many blossoms in our garden.
11. We love to visit Movie Town to see new movies like Mulan.
12. Our loud family is famous for making and selling delicious treats.
13. Varshanie no longer goes to the park because of the snake they saw there.
14. My grandmother is old but strong.
15. Main Street is known for its bright lights and Christmas Parade during the month of
December.
Comprehension

Read the e-main below and answer these questions

1. Who is the writer of the e-mail?


2. To whom is he writing the e-mail?
3. What is the writer told about in the previous e-mail between himself and friend?
4. What is the main purpose of the second paragraph?
5. Where is the writer from?
6. What is the main purpose of the third paragraph?
7. How many days does the student leave school?

Writing Your Own E-mail


Follow the guidelines to write a response to the writer of the above e-mail, answering the closing
question and describing sports that you play in your country.

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