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English
Department
Year 7
Homework Pack.Contents Page
Wk 1 Punctuation Four kinds of sentence.
Wk 2 Punctuation Capital Letters
Wk 3 Punctuation Full Stops for initials and Abbreviations
Wk 4 Punctuation Apostrophes to show Missing Letters
Wk 5 Punctuation Apostrophes to show Ownership
Wk 6 Punctuation Inverted Commas and Speech Marks
Autumn Term
Wk 7 Punctuation Inverted Commas as Quotation Marks
Wk 8 Grammar Building Sentences: and, or, but, so,
because, although
Wk 9 Grammar Building Sentences: when, before, after, while,
whereas
Wk 10 Grammar Building Sentences: who, whose, which, that
Wk 11 Grammar Nouns
Wk 12 Grammar Verbs
Wk 13 Grammar More about Verbs
Wk 14 Grammar Past Tenses of Verbs
Wk 1 Braintraining Using a Dictionary
Wk 2 Braintraining Homophones
Wk 3 Braintraining Proverbs
Wk 4 Braintraining Library Adventure
Wk 5 Revision Sentence Construction
Spring Term
Wk 6 Revision Nouns
Wk 7 Braintraining Crossword
Wk 8 Grammar Adjectives
Wk 9 Grammar More about Adjectives
Wk 10 Grammar Adverbs
Wk 11 Grammar Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs
Wk 12 Grammar Pronouns
Wk 13 Grammar Direct Speech – Reported Speech
Wk 14 Grammar Prepositions
Wk 1 Spelling Singular to Plural Nouns
Wk 2 Spelling ‘i’ before ‘e’ except after ‘c’
Wk 3 Spelling Negative Prefixes
Wk 4 Spelling Suffixes: -able, -ible
Wk 5 Spelling Confused words
Summer Term
Wk 6 Spelling More confused words
Wk 7 Spelling Endings : -er, -or, -ar, -our
Wk 8 Revision Verbs
Wk 9 Revision Adjectives
Wk 10 Revision Adervbs
Wk 11 Revision Punctuation
Wk 12 Revision Verbs
Wk 13 Braintraining Give or Take a Letter
Wk 14 Braintraining Word Meaning and SpellingAutumn Term
Week 1 Four kinds of sentence.
1. Supply a subject for the following phrases in order to make them complete sentences:
…………… found the treasure. …………….. opened the door.
…………… is an Australian. ……………. passed all her exams.
…………… was found unconscious. ……………. will work hard.
………….. ate far too much. …………… never went anywhere.
…………. won the race.
2. Use the following as subjects of sentences:
The policeman ………… Geography ……………
Happiness ……………….. Michelle ………………….
France ……………………. My dog ……………………
Accidents ……………….. Musicians …………………
3. Sort the following into five questions and five statements adding question marks
where needed.
How many eggs did you find
Mary asked why it was so dark
I wonder why they are late
He wanted to know where they had been
Where is your favourite place
What is the date today
Davy asked me where I had hidden
When is half term
It’s hot today, isn’t it
They questioned why the bill was so high
4. Sort the following into four lists: statements, commands, questions and
exclamations.
Add capital letters, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks where needed.
what a beautiful cat how are you today
where is my best jumper follow the instructions
how terrifying for you both this is my uncle’s dog
who said that we used to live in America
use half a kilogram of flour she wants to be a teacher
do not touch that how very kind of youWeek 2 Capital Letters.
1. Give a reason why each of these words begins with a capital letter.
a) Thomas Hardy b) The Daily Mail
c) Fiat Uno d) Queen Elizabeth
e) I f) Wednesday
g) Doctor Shwarma h) ‘Neighbours’
i) Russia j) H.M.S. Belfast
k) Manchester United l) The White House
m) The King’s Arms Hotel n) Islam
o) The Conservative Party p) Globe Theatre
q) ‘James and the Giant Peach’ r) Nescafé
2. Turn the following nouns into adjectives but keep the capital letters.
EXAMPLE: Wales (noun – name of country) …… a Welsh (adjective) singer
a) France b) Norway
c) Spain d) Holland
e) Germany f) Denmark
g) Liverpool h) Mars
i) Glasgow j) Victoria (Queen)
k) Edward l) Elizabeth
m) Venice n) Switzerland
o) Manchester p) Birmingham
3. Rewrite this passage inserting 35 missing capital letters.
my cousin ella was coming from hong kong to spend christmas with us in devon. as I
had never met her i was really excited. her father and mother, my uncle charles and
aunt anne worked for the foreign office and they were being sent to china with british
airways. ella was travelling down from london on the riviera express and we were to
meet her at exeter station on the friday, the day before christmas eve. on boxing day
we were going to see ‘cinderella’ at the theatre royal, plymouth.Wk 3 Full Stops for initials and Abbreviations
1. Write out these abbreviations in full.
a) Capt. b) Rd. c) Hants. d) abbrev.
e) Sq. f) anon. g) adj. h) adv.
i) Hon. Sec. j) Feb. k) V.I.P. l) s.a.e.
m) e.g. n) m.p.h. o) a.s.a.p.
2. What do these letters stand for?
a) B.C b) P.E c) O.B.E. d) G.B.
e) M.P. f) H.Q. g) U.S.A. h) S.W.
i) M.A. j) M.D.
3. A Dictionary may help with the following acronyms which do not use full stops.
What does each stand for?
a) OPEC b) UNESCO c) NASA d) UNICEF
e) NALGO f) SALT g) ABTA h) INTERPOL
i) OXFAM j) INTERNET
4. These mathematical and currency units abbreviations are usually written without full
stops.
What does each stand for?
a) m b) mm c) cm d) l
e) p f) ins g) km h) cl
i) g j) £
5. Write out the following sentences inserting full stops and capital letters.
a) the mp for Yeovil is paddy ashdown
b) annette crosbie was interviewed by itn about her obe
c) mrs d n lujinski of east st was a Russian lady working for dr j symes
6. Interpret these ads. as they appeared in a local newspaper.
a) b)
For Sale: Volvo 460 –
Wntd. 3bdrm det. hs. J Reg. 29,000m. full
Nr tn cntr. pref. C.H. MOT imac. cond. 40+
Gara. lg. gdn m.p.g. 5k o.n.o.Wk 4 Apostrophes to show Missing Letters
YOU NEED TO KNOW ….
An Apostrophe is a raised comma used to show that a letter or letters have been missed
out.
The correct word for these is: contractions.
EXAMPLE: I’m is the shortened form of I am
1. Write out the full versions of the following contractions.
a) I’ll b) I’ve c) I’d d) you’ve
e) you’d f) he’s g) he’d h) she’ll
i) we’re j) you’re k) they’ll l) they’re
m) can’t n) shouldn’t o) couldn’t
………… plus a couple which don’t quite follow the rules:
p) shan’t q) won’t.
2. Many pairs of words which include is become shortened because of the way we speak.
Write the full versions of these:
a) it’s b) she’s c) where’s d) what’s e) who’s
…… or the following sentences:
f) The ground’s wet. g) The sky’s blue. h) Andrew’s angry.
Here are some unusual ones:
i) 7 o’clock j) ’98 k) ‘Ave pity, ‘Arry – I can’t ‘elp it, ‘onest.
3. Rewrite this passage, inserting the 18 apostrophes that have been missed out.
Dont you think were doing out best? Weve been working
since nine oclock and Harrys made twelve and even Ive made seven. Ive
a mind to tell Dad. Youre never satisfied – “You mustnt do
this, you haven’t done that!” Well go on strike – thats what well do, and
then whered you be? Its time for action and
were taking it. Heres your spade and theres the mixture.Wk 5 Apostrophes to show Ownership
YOU NEED TO KNOW ….
The cat’s basket means The basket belonging to the cat. (Apostrophe before s = one cat)
The cats’ basket means The basket belonging to the cats. (Apostrophe after s = more cats.)
1. What do the flowing mean? (note: only one owner in each case.)
a) Mary’s lamb. b) The computer’s keyboard
c) The dog’s teeth. d) The elephant’s tusks.
e) The chair’s legs. f) The teacher’s desk.
2. Note the different position of the apostrophe and write these in full. (More than one
owner.)
a) The boys’ showers. b) Elephants’ tusks.
c) The students’ desks. d) The girls’ team.
e) Several boats’ sails. f) The riders’ wages.
3. The six owners above are all plural (more than one) formed by adding s. (boy – boys)
Not all words are so regular. EXAMPLE: child becomes children, woman becomes
women.
Change the following phrases to plural.
EXAMPLE: The man’s shirt ….. The men’s shirts
a) The mouse’s nest ……. b) His tooth’s filling ……
c) The shelf’s bracket …… d) The lady’s hat ……
e) The country’s border …… f) The knife’s handle ……..
4. With the following, a word has been left out because it is assumed we understand.
EXAMPLE: The butcher’s means The butcher’s shop.
What would be the full meaning of the following?
a) The doctor’s. b) The greengrocer’s. c) I am going to Tom’s.
5. Names like Sally, John, Louise add ‘s (Sally’s, John’s, Louise’s)
Names already ending in s offer you a choice.
EXAMPLES: Charles’s friends or Charles’ friends, James’s house or James’ house.
Insert the missing apostrophes of ownership in the following sentences:
a) Julies mother left her purse at the grocers. (2)
b) MaryAnnes sold ladies clothing. (2)
c) The boys tent was I their sisters garden. (2)
d) Johns father lost a days pay. (2)
e) Alans familys holiday this year is to a friends house in Frances capital, Paris. (4)Wk 6 Inverted Commas as Speech Marks
YOU NEED TO KNOW …. Inverted commas (“x”) or (‘x’) are used to show speech.
EXAMPLE: “My name is Frank,” he said.
The words inside inverted commas ate the exact words he spoke
“My name, he said, “is Frank.”
Here the speech is interrupted so each part needs to be in inverted commas.
Question and exclamation marks should be inside the inverted commas.
Look in any novel and see what patterns are used.
1. Rewrite these sentences with inverted commas around the exact words spoken.
a) She said, The train will not be very long.
b) Your room is dreadfully untidy, Alison remarked.
c) Come here, please, Mr Evans snarled. I am not at all pleased.
d) Where are my socks? shouted Harry.
e) Stop it! he ordered. Stop it immediately.
f) We bought the radio in June, they wrote, and it’s never worked.
HAVE YOU NOTICED ….?
In every case, the first letter of the quotation is a Capital Letter.
In sentence a of question 1, there is a comma before the quotation starts.
In sentence b, a comma has replaced the full stop at the end of the quotation.
In sentence d, shouted starts with a small s.
In sentence e, he starts with a small h.
In sentence f, where the quotation is interrupted, and continues with a small a.
2. Rewrite these sentences inserting all necessary speech marks, capital letters, etc.
a) marion said our taxi is very late
b) you seem to have grown uncle max laughed
c) please do not shout mrs rowland pleased people are sleeping
d) what is the time asked david
e) come here she screamed come here at once
f) i have written she complained but I doubt theyll reply
REMEMBER ….. A new speaker means a new paragraph
3. Rewrite this passage into paragraphs, inserting all necessary punctuation.
i don’t think theres anyone here carl remarked yes there is amy
insisted theres a light on knock again all right carl grumbled thumping
the knocker for the third time but then im going home listen amy whispered
i heard something well i didn’t carl snapped and started off down the path
suddenly a thin voice from somewhere cried whos there what do you want at this
time of night with that the two friends fled when they were around
the corner amy gasped why did you run i didnt panted carl i
was following youWk 7 Inverted Commas as Quotation Marks
YOU NEED TO KNOW …. Single inverted commas (‘x’) are also used for the titles of books,
plays, songs, television programmes, computer games, magazines etc.
1. Rewrite these sentences with inverted commas wherever they are needed.
a) On Saturday nights Lucy liked to watch Strictly Come Dancing, Casualty and a
good film.
b) Goldfinger, Die Another Day and Casino Royale are Aaron’s favourite films.
c) Roald Dahl wrote Fantastic Mr Fox and Matilda but not the Borrowers.
d) We all went to see Phantom of the Opera at the Hippodrome.
e) Much Ado About Nothing and Macbeth are on the syllabus this year.
f) I read in Sugar that Take That were going to be on GMTV.
g) Computer Weekly listed Lemmings as the best selling game of the eighties.
h) Wilfred Owen’s poem Disabled is in a n anthology called The Terrible Rain.
i) The song Greensleeves was written by Henry the Eighth.
j) It said in Take a Break that The Spice Girls were about the break up again.
Double inverted commas (“x”) are used around quotations from books, plays, songs,
poems etc. in the same way as to show what someone has said. (See last week)
2. Rewrite these sentences inserting all necessary quotation marks and punctuation.
a) To be or not to be is a famous line from Shakespeares Hamlet
b) Humbug cries Scrooge in A Christmas Carol by Dickens
c) The Musical Cats was based on T. S. Eliots Old Possums Book of Practical Cats
Sometimes you must put single inverted commas (‘x’) inside a set of double inverted commas
(“x”) EXAMPLE: “Have you not read ‘Treasure Island’?” Bobbie asked.
3. Punctuate these sentences, fill in the gaps, change “said” every time to something else,
and divide into paragraphs.
have you read …… julie said no but i read another book by ……..
called ……… said leanne oh yes that was good as well wasn’t it and
they are making a film of it said Julie leanne said that she knew
that but that they were calling the film …….. instead of …………..
another author i enjoy is ……. Said julie ive never heard of her said
leanne what has she written oh said julie loads of books ….. is one of
my favourites and …….. and ………… you would love themWeek 8 Building Sentences: and, but, or, so, because, although
YOU NEED TO KNOW …. In earlier homeworks we used simple sentences.
This work is about joining simple sentences into longer ones using the words above.
1. Using and, but or or join these pairs of sentences together.
You may leave out the words in brackets.
a) We went to the cinema. (We) bought some popcorn.
b) Mike bought a cap. It was too small.
c) Erica caught the train. (She) went into Birmingham.
d) Would you like tea? Would you prefer coffee?
e) We found the café. It was closed.
f) The twins won the first set. (They) lost the match.
2. Now use so to join these sentences.
a) The bus was late. I decided to walk.
b) The fridge was empty. We went to a restaurant.
c) Max did not like swimming. He chose to go climbing.
d) Mary had broken her ankle. She had a home tutor.
3. Now reverse those last sentences and use because to join them.
EXAMPLE: I decided to walk because the bus was late.
Parts b, c and d of question 2.
4. Now find a different word order by starting the sentence with because.
EXAMPLE: Because the bus was late, I decided to walk. (Note the comma)
Parts b, c and d of question 2.
5. Join these groups of three sentences together in a suitable order.
Use any of these words: and, but, or, so, because, although
a) I broke her pencil. b) He ran five miles a day.
I bought a new one. Martin trained very hard.
I was playing with it. He was not chosen for the team.
c) The weather was terrible. d) The shop was closed.
We went to Bristol. Mrs Vinney opened up for us.
We wanted to buy a tent. We needed bread.
e) The plane was late. f) Do you want it in red?
Tom Cruise flew in from New York. Do you like yellow better?
He missed the premiere. These are all we have.Week 9 Building Sentences: when, before, after, while, whereas
YOU NEED TO KNOW ……..
When is a very useful word for joining sentences.
It may cause you to change some words.
EXAMPLE: I am going to Pisa. I will visit the Tower. = When I go to Pisa I will visit the Tower.
or I will visit the Tower when I go to Pisa.
1. Use when to join these pairs of sentences. (They are not in the correct order.)
For half of them put when at the beginning and for half put it in the middle.
I am exhausted. We stay at Granny’s house.
She always comes home. The play ended at ten.
The heroine died. There is time to walk the dog.
We drive to Sheffield. I have walked home.
I get home at five thirty. We lost interest.
We went for a meal. The term ends.
2. Now use while, before, after, whereas to join these pairs of sentences.
You might want to change some of the words.
I was walking up the hill. It started to snow. (while)
Jan did some shopping. Jan went to the cinema (later). (before)
John is going to Spain. We will be in France. (while)
You are going to bed. Would you like a hot drink? (before)
I will have my tea. I will go for a walk. (after)
Man has two legs. Animals have four legs. (whereas)
Now you have a choice of eleven conjunctions which give great variety in your writing.
and, or, but, so, because, although, when, while, before, after, whereas.
3. Join these groups of sentences using the above words only once each.
a) The lady hurried to catch the lift. b) Lisa was not placed.
I held the door open. Dannie came first.
She was extremely old. The sisters both competed.
c) Jack was the favourite to win. d) The computer was too expensive.
He sprained his ankle. She was bound to be disappointed.
He had won every race to date. Julie really wanted that computer.
e) We were offered a free holiday. f) There was a violent thunderstorm.
We could have our money back. The sky was almost black.
It was unbelievably hot.Week 10 Building Sentences: who, whose, which, that
YOU NEED TO KNOW ……..
Who, whose, which and that are very useful words for joining sentences.
EXAMPLES: This is Julie. + She is a taxi driver. = This is Julie who is a taxi driver.
I bought a hat. + It was red. = I bought a hat which (or that) was red.
Note: who is used for people. which or that is used for things.
1. Join each pair of sentences (about people) using who.
a) I met an Australian boy. He was working in London.
b) This is my grandmother. She is ninety years old.
c) Ellen is a vegetarian. She does not eat meat or fish.
d) Those five are the Burtons. They are moving to Glasgow.
e) We are country people. We need public transport.
f) Meet Tom and Jane. He is fourteen and she is thirteen.
2. Now join each pair (about things and animals) using which.
a) That is an antelope. It comes from West Africa.
b) We bought a painting. It was by Salvador Dali.
c) Have you read ‘The Water Babies’? Charles Kingsley wrote it in 1863.
d) We were attacked by ants. They had really painful bites.
e) They flew first class to Florida. It was rather expensive.
f) Where are my shoes? I left them outside the tent.
3. that can be used instead of which.
Use that to join the six sentences from question 2.
4. Join these sentences using whose.
a) That was my Aunt Ellie. Her cat has been missing for ten days.
b) I am looking for Henry. His repairs are ready.
c) We are going with Lucy. Her aunt has a flat in Edinburgh.
d) I have just met someone. His eyes were bright green.
e) Please welcome the Flying Foxes. Their act is world famous.
f) This is my dog, Rupert. His mother was a Crufts’ champion.
5. Choose from the words who, whose, which or that to join these sentences.
a) Carrie used to be in ‘Neighbours’. It is an Australian soap.
b) They are Mr and Mrs Hart. Their son works for the B.B.C.
c) That is David Ellis. He built his own car.
d) I am looking for an escaped pony. His bridle is red and yellow.
e) Do you know Elishia? She lives in Northfield.
f) I always read ‘Teen Scene’. It comes out on Thursdays.Week 11 Nouns
YOU NEED TO KNOW …….
A noun is a word for a person, place or thing.
Common nouns are used for general - persons EXAMPLES: girl, plumber thief
- places EXAMPLES: village, street, hut
- things EXAMPLES: knife, present
Proper Nouns are for particular - persons EXAMPLES: Jenny, Mr Sawyer
- places EXAMPLES: London, Bristol Road
- things EXAMPLES: English, “Radio Times”.
1. Sort these nouns into two lists: common nouns and Proper Nouns.
Brian, cow, Manchester, chair, books, village, Earth, Stonehenge, Strawberry Bank,
Lucy, giraffe, France, houses, carpenter, Globe Theatre, woman, trees, earth, Arsenal,
Mill House.
(Have you noticed what all the Proper Nouns have in common?)
2. This passage contains twenty nouns.
Sort them into two lists: common nouns and Proper Nouns.
It was a bitterly cold Saturday in February and Liz and her brother, Danny, were
catching the train into Plymouth to visit their grandmother. In the afternoon they were
going to watch a match between the Pilgrims and Exeter. Snow started to fall while
they were still waiting at the station. They wondered whether they should return to
their home in Waterton or carry on into the city. They heard that blizzards were
forecast, sweeping in off the Atlantic. They knew that Granny would be disappointed
but it seemed sensible to go back.
3. Copy the following passage.
Put in capital letters where needed and underline all 27 nouns.
he was thinking of the long, hurried journey he and his father and their old servant,
lazarus, had made during the last few days – the journey from russia. cramped in a close
third-class railway carriage, they had dashed across the continent as if something
important or terrible were driving them, and here they were, settled in london as if they
were going to live for ever at no. 7 philbert place. he knew, however that though they
might stay a year, it was just as probable that, in the middle of some night, his father or
lazarus might waken him up from his sleep and say, “get up – dress yourself quickly. we
must go at once.” a few days later, he might be in petrograd, berlin, Vienna, or Budapest,
huddled away in some poor little house.
from “the lost prince” by frances hodgson burnett.Week 12 Verbs
YOU NEED TO KNOW ….. A verb is a word for an action - ‘a doing word’.
1. In these short sentences which word is the action (the verb)?
a) Joe helped the old woman. (What did Joe do? Answer: helped)
b) A tree grew in the garden.
c) Lucy won the race.
d) The cat killed the bird.
e) Kelly likes chocolate.
f) Jack reads a great deal.
The last six verbs were all single-word verbs but sometimes a verb is made up of more than
one word to show a different time (tense) like past, present or future, as in question 2.
2. Copy each sentence and underline the verbs. Part a is done for you.
a) Joe was helping the old woman. b) The cat had killed the bird.
c) A tree was growing in the garden. d) Lucy will win the race.
e) Jack has read a great deal. f) Kelly used to like chocolate.
A verb can also be a state of being – part of the verb to be.
This has many forms such as: (I) am, (you, we, they) are, (he, she, it) is, (I, he, she) was,
(we, they) were, as well as will be, was being, would have been - all part of being.
3. Find the verbs in these sentences:
a) I am hungry. b) The sky was blue.
c) Jane is sad. d) People were waiting.
e) Ducks are funny. f) It was open.
4. Copy out this passage and underline the 15 verbs.
Dan awoke suddenly and wondered what had disturbed him. It was
dark so he switched on the lamp. Light flooded the room for a moment
before the bulb exploded and it seemed blacker than before. He heard
the church click strike three. He had woken at the same time the previous
night. He groped his way to the window and opened the curtains. It was
there again and this time it spoke.Week 13 More about Verbs
YOU NEED TO KNOW ……… Remember the verb to be from the previous homework.
You need to know the various forms it takes.
Present Simple Tense Past Simple Tense
I am I was
you (s) are you (s) were
he / she / it is he / she / it was
we are we were
you (pl) are you (pl) were
they are they were
It is surprising how many people make mistakes of agreement and say things like
“we was…” “they is…” “I were…” “they was …”
1. Copy the following table and fill in the gaps.
Present Past Future
I walk I walked I will walk
She breaks
They wrote
They will be
He teaches
We will take
It stood
2. Look carefully at the Verb Table at the top of this page and choose the correct verb
form in these sentences:
a) The turkeys was / were kept in a large pen.
b) I is / am / are hoping to see you soon.
c) There is / are a long row of houses.
d) Mr and Mrs Driver is living / are living at No. 1 Station Road.
e) We was / were thirty altogether in the class.
3. Can you find eleven mistakes of agreement in the following passage?
Rewrite it, underlining your corrections.
There is hundreds of rabbits at Holly Farm. Almost
everybody like rabbits except the farmer, Mr Davis, and
he hate them because they eats his cabbages and digs
holes in his fields. He and his son tries to scare them off
but it do not work. The number of rabbits continue to
grow and Mr Davis have had enough. He and his son says
they is going to call in the Pest Control Officer.Week 14 Past Tenses of Verbs
YOU NEED TO KNOW …….
There are different ways of writing in the past tense.
Sue cleaned the cooker (Past Simple) She was cleaning the cooker (Past Continuous)
She has cleaned the cooker (Present Perfect) She had cleaned the cooker (Pluperfect).
1. Change these Regular Verbs from present tense to past simple by adding -ed.
Then think of ten more verbs that follow the same pattern.
watch (watched) look roll open flatter
2. Change the following by changing the final –y to –ied.
Think of ten more examples.
carry (carried) hurry worry study copy
3. Some verbs add –t instead of –ed.
Again, change these and think of ten more.
spoil (spoilt) burn dream mean leap
4. There are some words which remain the same in the past tense.
Here are five: cut shut cost hurt burst
List others that you can think of.
5. Many verbs are irregular and the past tense is quite different from the present
tense. See how you do with these.
go lose begin blow do
ride drive fly come eat
fall make run sleep speak
catch buy fight think seek
behold forsake shoe shine pay
6. Finally, rewrite this passage changing all the present tense verbs to past tense.
The shop sells all kinds of gifts. The owner, Lucy, opens every morning
at nine and closes at five and does not close for lunch. Thursday is half
day when Lucy often cleans and dresses the window and changes some
of the displays and also sweeps, dusts and polishes. Some Sundays she
travels to Bristol where she visits a warehouse and buys new stock and
looks for fresh ideas. When she serves in the shop she needs to be patient
when there are difficult customers but generally she enjoys the work.Spring Term
Week 1 Using a Dictionary
1. Sort these words into alphabetical order.
lodge reply depth egg sector marshal
stone egret martyr shot bureau butcher
milk water might grate gravity dancer
comfort wasp fly
Often a word is listed in a dictionary under its root word.
EXAMPLES: smilingly will be found under smile; highway might be found under high.
2. Under which root word does your dictionary list these words?
rendering kept taught dismissal exaggeration
ridden shone hung spoken shoemaker
3. How efficient are you at finding words in your dictionary?
Time yourself with this next exercise.
Look up these ten words and write down a short definition (one or two words only)
for each.
martinet somnolent yawl lariat cranium
operetta coronet basalt marten larynx
4. The following abbreviations are frequently used in dictionaries.
Write a list of what they mean.
adj. (or a) adv. n. v. (or vb.) pr.
pron. conj. prep. p.p. pl.
5. Some dictionaries give the country of origin of words.
See if you can find what these stand for.
M.E L. Gk. G. F.
Ass. Hind. U.S. Byz. Icel.
6. See if your dictionary tells you what kind of word (noun, verb etc.) and where the
word comes from (country) for the following:
bungalow lave café drama canyon
mature safari sherbet ramble computeWeek 2 Homophones
YOU NEED TO KNOW ……
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and different
meanings.
1. Copy each sentence and insert the correct words.
a) The monk was …………. devoted to the ……… life. (holy / wholly)
b) The ……….. made such a noise that they were …………. . (band / banned)
c) …………….. your eyes to the ………….. of the sun. (rays / raise)
d) The ……………… was terrible when he smashed the window ……… . (pain / pane)
e) The hound was ………. off on the wrong ………. . (scent / sent)
f) If you …………. a …………… a tree might grow. (berry / bury)
g) There will be a …………….. on Monday to …………… the songs. (practice/practise)
h) The body must have …………. in the lonely ……….. for days. (lane / lain)
i) ……………. we go or not depends on the ……………….. . (weather/whether)
j) ……………. can you buy oven ……….. that won’t ………… out? (wear / ware / where)
2. Find a Homophone for each of the following words.
Write a sentence, as above, to show that you understand the two meanings.
manner duel ceiling current
fur rough die here
nun shoot
3. Find the Homophones to fit the following clues:
female horse: …………………. vegetable: ………………….
town leader: …………………. gold measure: ………………….
to be ill: ………………… officer: …………………
beer: ………………… part of a nut: …………………
musical instrument: ………………… crowd: ………………….
teller of untruths: ………………… secret stone: …………………
4. In this passage there are 40 errors, although a “spellcheck” on a computer would not
find any! Rewrite it correctly, underlining the words you change.
I should worn you that the Barren has bought a grate canon and his assistance
have been tolled to chute on site awl who mite chews too clime the rode
threw his would and buy his mote. Take my advise and sale by see on bored a
boat, and having ridden to the key neat the peer, borrow a hoarse witch ewe will
fined tide by its reign two a wring, and steel up the bridal path that Leeds awl
the weigh too an in called The White Heart.Week 3 Proverbs
YOU NEED TO KNOW ………..
A proverb is a short, well-known saying which often contains a great deal of wisdom.
Are you able to solve the following proverbs just from their initial letters?
You may ask for help from your family, but remember: T M C S T B
(TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH).
1. YCSTWFTT 16. PINTOTL
2. WNWN 17. ARSGNM
3. MHMLW 18. SIG
4. LBYL 19. SIB
5. LSDL 20. ACMLAAK
6. NVNG 21. SWRD
7. OSDNMAS 22. AWKNB
8. AFINIAFI 23. BOAFFT
9. ASITSN 24. PGBAF
10. TMASTCAL 25. THABTO
11. HALIBTN 26. EIAGAAF
12. ABITHIWTITB 27. PWLIGHSTS
13. MHLS 28. YCTAODNT
14. WIRDATRD 29. YCJABBIC
15. BLITEOTB 30. ECHASLWeek 4 Library Adventure
Most libraries are arranged in three main sections:
- Fiction - Non-fiction - Reference.
For this Homework you will need to spend some time in eqch section.
1. Rewrite this list of books using the surnames of the authors.
(Some you will need to find out, using the fiction section of your Library.)
‘The Silver Chair’ by C. S. Lewis
‘James and the Giant Peach’ by …………………………………….
‘Lizzie Dripping’ by Helen Cresswell
‘Carrie’s War’ by Nina Bawden
‘Tom’s Midnight Garden’ by ……………………………………..
‘Tiger Eyes’ by ……………………………………..
‘Warrior Scarlet’ by Rosemary Sutcliffe
‘Great Expectations’ by ……………………………………..
‘Jane Eyre’ by ……………………………………..
‘Twopence to Cross the Mersey’ by Helen Forrester
2. Go to the non-fiction section of your Library and find out how the books are
arranged. It will probably be by subject using the Dewey Decimal System of
numbers.
Find out the numbers of the following subjects and write your list in numerical order.
Opera Pantomimes Basketball Australian animals
Skateboarding Pirates Hypnotism Christianity
Secret codes Icebergs
3. Next you need to go to the reference section to find out the answers to these
questions. Against your answers write the names of the Reference Books that you used.
(There are clues in the underlining.)
a) What is the meaning of the surname Summerell ?
b) What is the meaning of the word saltern ?
c) What is the French word for smile ?
d) What is the Spanish word for cardboard ?
e) What was the nationality of the Musical Composer Charles Dibdin ?
f) In Wildlife what is a springbok ?
g) What is the Capital City of New Zealand ?
h) In Science what is seismology ?
i) In Space what is a red giant ?
j) In Nutrition what vitamin is cobalt part of ?Week 5 Sentence Construction
1. Join these groups of sentences into longer ones, using the words in brackets.
a) It is about living in Australia. b) It was extremely hot.
She wrote ‘The White Wind’. We arrived in Athens.
It has not sold well. What would it be like in August?
That is Eleanor Ellis. It was only May.
(who, but, which) (when, so, although)
c) They are retiring at Easter. d) You arrive at 10 a.m.
Their son lives in London. There will be a sightseeing tour.
The Henlys are moving to Cornwall. You are travelling throughout the night.
It is a long way from London. You may prefer to rest.
(who, which, where) (when, after, or)
e) They had worked just as hard. f) It was especially worrying.
We had worked on it very hard. The car broke down.
Our neighbours were not placed. The car made some strange noises.
Our garden won first prize. It was very late at night.
(because, although, whereas) (before, which, because)
These lines are from a play adapted from Dickens’ Great Expectations’.
Notice that in a play you do not need to use inverted commas.
Convict: Hold your noise! Keep still or I’ll cut your throat.
Pip: Oh don’t cut my throat, sir! Pray don’t do it, sir!
Convict: Tell us your name! Quick!
Pip: Pip, sir.
Convict: Once more. Speak up!
Pip: Pip. Pip, sir.
Convict: Show us where you live. Point out the place.
[as Pip points, the convict grabs him and turns him upside down.]
Convict: Now then, you young dog, what you got in your pockets?
Where’s your mother?
Pip: There sir. [The convict starts to run] No, sir, there, sir. [Pointing to a
tombstone] “Also Georgiana, wife of the above.”
Convict: And that is your father alonger your mother?
Pip: Yes sir, him too, “late of this parish”.
2. Rewrite the passage as a novel, using direct speech (and avoiding “said”), starting:
“Hold your noise!” the Convict growled. “Keep still or I’ll cut your throat.” ………
3. Rewrite it as reported speech, starting:
The Convict ordered Pip to be quiet and to keep still or he would cut his throat.Week 6 Nouns revision
1. Rewrite each sentence underlining the common nouns.
a) Suzie was a collector of dolls, furry animals, china ornaments, and glass birds.
b) The fairground was full of light and music and colour and laughing people.
c) The menu offered a choice of beef, lamb or pork but no fish.
d) Claude grew flowers, fruit and vegetables in his garden and often won prizes.
2. Rewrite each sentence underlining the proper nouns and giving each its capital
letter.
a) clive staples lewis, creator of the seven ‘narnia’ stories, was born in belfast.
b) mrs indira Gandhi, prime minister of india was assassinated in new delhi in 1984.
c) helga attends storners where her favourite subjects are history, english and art.
d) the queen is going to open the new football academy in april or may.
3. Find the collective noun for each of these groups.
A …………. of wolves. A …………. of grapes. A …………. of flowers.
A …………. of houses. A …………. of ships. A …………. of fish.
A …………. of geese. A …………. of geese. (flying) A …………. of horses.
A …………. of churchgoers.
4. Make abstract nouns out of the following adjectives.
EXAMPLE: A happy man becomes happiness.
A sympathetic friend = …………………….. A jealous child = ………………………….
An angry dog = ……………………. A spiteful enemy = …………………………
A painful picture = ……………………….. A loving mother = …………………………
A merciful decision = ………………………….. A stupid games = ………………………….
A just decision = ………………………………. A high mountain = ……………………………
5. Of the nouns listed below, list all of those that are feminine.
mother swimmer waitress stallion
librarian nurse hostess niece
journalist cook
6. In this passage find six proper nouns, six common nouns, six abstract nouns, two
plural nouns, two feminine nouns and two collective nouns.
John Ridd is the hero of the novel, ‘Lorna Doone’ by R.D. Blackmore. The book is called
a romance of Exmoor where the Doones, a band of outlaws, hold the local population
to ransom. The heroine, with whom John falls in love, is the beautiful Lorna, daughter
of the Doones. It is a tale of hatred and greed, bravery and heroism in the best
tradition of a Victorian adventure story.Week 7 Crossword
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
7. 8.
9 10.
11
12 13. 14 15
16 17. 18. 19.
20.
21. 22. 23.
24.
25. 26.
Clues across Clues down
1. Sugary reward. (6) 1. Abilities. (6)
4. Figure of speech. (6) 2. Greek god of love. (4)
7. May sound like something else. (9) 3. Netball, Soccer, Tennis, Rugby. (6)
9. This isle may not be true. (Anagram.) (4) 4. Where whales learn? (6)
10. A testing one this. (4) 5. Possessive Pronoun belongs to me…(4)
11. Consider this also. (3) 6. …. but you can leave this one out. (6)
12. Runs away. (Slang.) (6) 7. The earthiest one is most fit. (9)
14. Awarded antler for what he was taught. (6) 8. Keep your English fit by doing these. (9)
16. This top one breaks the ‘i before e’ rule. (6) 13. Abbreviated speed. (3)
18. … and so does this one in the snow. (6) 15. A slippery one. (3)
20. And the rest is abbreviated. (3) 16. Oh dash! (6)
21. A tense that was. (4) 17. Yesterday, today, tomorrow. (6)
23. Food list. (4) 18. Members of Youth Association. (6)
24. Words? They’re all here. (9) 19. Adverb of time. (6)
25. Plural noun to take care of you ….. (6) 22. Identifies, as opposed to that. (4)
26. ……. as this adverb will also do. (6) 23. Keeps your hands warm. (4)Week 8 Adjectives
YOU NEED TO KNOW …….
An adjective is a word which describes or tells us more about a noun.
EXAMPLE: “A dangerous lion escaped from the local zoo.” - Lion is a noun and dangerous is
an adjective because it describes the lion. Zoo is a noun and local is an adjective because it
describes the zoo.
1. Which words are adjectives in these sentences? (The nouns are underlined.)
a) A small bird flew into the tall tree.
b) His quick response saved the little boy.
c) My elderly aunt lives in a thatched cottage.
d) Poor Angie has lost her favourite pen.
The adjective does not always come in front of the noun and there can be more
than one.
e) Michael was cold and hungry.
f) The sea was rough and dangerous.
g) Dear, old, lovable Henry is happy today.
h) The ancient, blue bus will be slow.
2. Now it is your turn to put the adjectives into these sentences.
Try not to use the same one twice.
The ……….. neighbour peered through the ………. , ……… window.
………… Somerset is a ………. place to visit for a ……….. holiday.
The ……… teacher gave a ………… talk which was ……….. and …………. .
A ……… , …….... moon rose over the ………. hills, covering everything in a …….. , ……… glow.
3. See if you can pick out the 23 descriptive adjectives that Charles Dickens used
in this passage from ‘A Christmas Carol’.
“I am the Ghost of Christmas Present,” said the Spirit. “Look upon me!” Scrooge
reverently did so. It was clothed in one simple deep green robe, or mantle,
bordered with white fur. This garment hung so loosely on the figure, that its
capacious breast was bare, as if disdaining to be warded or concealed by
any artifice. Its feet, observable beneath the ample folds of the garment were also
bare; and on its head it wore no other covering than a holly wreath set here
and there with shining icicles. Its dark brown curls were long and free; free as its
genial face, its sparkling eye, its open hand, its cheery voice, its unconstrained
demeanour, and its joyful air. Girded round its middle was an antique
scabbard; but no sword was in it and the ancient sheath was eaten up with rust.Week 9 More about Adjectives
YOU NEED TO KNOW ……….
My, your, his, her. Its, our, their are often possessive adjectives.
This is when they tell you something about a noun (like who the owner is).
But ……. Sometimes his, her its do another job ….
1. Seven of the following sentences contain a possessive adjective and two do not.
Sort them out.
a) Is that your grandmother? b) John had lost his dog.
c) Where are my trousers? d) They were dragging their feet.
e) The police had caught her. f) Our house is very old.
g) We knew the bag was his. h) The statue had lost its head.
i) Her friend was late.
2. Turn the following proper nouns into proper adjectives.
Make sure that they also start with Capital Letters.
England (English) Germany ……………….. Canada ………………..
Islam ……………….. Russia ……………….. Christ ………………..
Shakespeare ……………….. Bible ……………….. George (King) ………………..
Paris ……………….. Rome ……………….. Greece ………………..
3. fifty, many, most, seventh, much, few, several, enough, little, less.
The words above are all adjectives of quantity when used with a noun to show
quantity. Copy the passage and insert them in appropriate places.
Michael was placed in ……………….. position out of …………………. runners. ……………. boys
dropped out and a ……………… Year 7’s needed First Aid although …………………….
competitors finished the race easily. Michael had run the course …………………. times and
done …………………… training and given ………………….. time. He was disappointed because
the boy who came first had done ……………………… practice and really had ………………..
interest in running.
Now you should be able to recognise descriptive adjectives, possessive adjectives, proper
adjectives and adjectives of quantity.
We expect to see you using them in your writing – they will make it much more interesting.Week 10 Adverbs
YOU NEED TO KNOW ……..
An adverb is a word which tells us more about a verb (or sometimes about other words).
There are various kinds of adverb but in these questions we shall deal with adverbs of
manner, time and place.
1. In the following sentences which word tells us something about the verb by answering
the question How …..? (The verb is underlined.)
a) The elephant wandered aimlessly. b) The river flowed slowly.
c) Theseus fought bravely. d) I want you to shout loudly.
e) Wildly he threw his spear. f) Suddenly the space ship was gone.
2. The six words above are adverbs of manner. They answer the question How …?
They are formed from adjectives by adding –ly.
Change these adjectives into adverbs.
bright beautiful immediate direct awkward
warm mean generous spiteful angry
When you change the following do not forget to change the –y into –i.
(happy = happily)
sunny crazy stony cosy frosty
pretty grubby rocky weedy glossy
3. These are adverbs of time or place – they answer the question When ..? or Where…?
Sort them into two lists of six.
yesterday here soon often weekly in
over out there late near next
4. In Column A are ten verbs, and in Column B are ten adverbs.
Use them in parts a to j and write out each complete sentence.
A B
a) Kelly ……….. the examination ………….. . flew out
b) ……………….. Brian …………… his test. left gently
c) The swallows ………….. ……………………… . completed daily
d) Because of his behaviour Adrian …………. ………….. . completed unfortunately
e) The milkman ……………….. two pints ……………… . broke easily
f) The plane ………………. ……………….. the house. leaving willingly
g) The vet ……………… the news to the old lady ……………… . failed yesterday
h) How many ……………… their homework …………….. ? finished soon
i) Are you ……………. your home after all these years ………. ? delivered over
j) Is the programme ……………… so ………………….. ? was thrown quicklyWeek 11 Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs
YOU NEED TO KNOW ……
For most words of one syllable: add –er, -est.
EXAMPLES: tall, taller, tallest. Hard, harder, hardest.
For words of more than one syllable: they become more ……. most …….
EXAMPLES: interesting, more interesting, most interesting. More quickly, most quickly.
1. Copy and complete this table of adjectives.
Comparative Superlative
Positive (use to compare 2 (use to compare more
nouns) than 2)
long longer longest
pale
brighter
kindest
hotter
happy happier happiest -y ending
changes to ier,
friendly iest
tinier
cheekiest There are
good better best some that are
irregular.
little least
worse
many
further
farthest
beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
comfortable
exciting
more hesitant
2. Rewrite these sentences but correct and underline the errors of comparison.
a) We found the large screwdriver the usefullest.
b) Jane was the younger of the four sisters.
c) Their most nearest neighbour was two miles away.
d) Of the two boys Jack was the tallest.
e) The Porsche was more faster than all the other cars.Week 11 Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs cont…….
3. Now copy and complete this second table of adverbs.
Comparative Superlative
Positive (use to compare 2 (use to compare more
nouns) than 2)
high higher highest
fast Adverbs with
one syllable.
soonest
later
well better best
little least
worse There are
some that are
much irregular
further
farthest
beautifully more beautifully most beautifully
comfortably Adverbs with
most happily more than one
syllable
more
most often
4. Rewrite these pairs of sentences, but insert the correct adverbs or adjectives.
a) We gave ……………… . free / freely The tea was ……………… .
b) Jane paints very …………. . good / well It was a ………… decision.
c) He was a ………………. visitor. frequent / frequently They visited …………………… .
d) She played …………………. . bad / badly She was a …………. sport.
e) They lived ………….. ever after. happy / happily They were a ……………. couple.
f) It was a ………………. house. comfortable / comfortably He won ……………………. .Week 12 Pronouns
YOU NEED TO KNOW ……
A pronoun is a word which is used instead of a noun.
There are many kinds of pronoun but on this page we shall deal with personal pronouns.
Subject form: I you(s) he she it we you(pl) they
Object form: me you him her it us you them
1. Rewrite this passage using some of the above pronouns instead of the
underlined nouns.
Mary and Jack had tickets for a concert which Mary and Jack had
bought when Mary and Jack were in London. Unfortunately Mary
and Jack had lost the tickets. Mary said, “Mary remembers Mary gave
the tickets to Jack.” “What is Mary talking about?” Jack replied.
“Mary knows Jack hasn’t seen the tickets.”
2. In these sentences the underlined pronoun is the subject of the sentences.
Rewrite each sentence with a noun instead of the pronoun.
He wanted more money. It had a swollen paw.
She had lost her purse. They drove to Scotland.
3. Do the same with these sentences where the pronouns are the objects.
The dog bit him. The coach left them behind.
The explosion frightened her. It was time to feed it.
In comparisons was always use the object form of the pronoun.
EXAMPLES: You are not as clever as me. I am older than him.
4. Follow the rule above to correct four of these underlined pronouns.
They are all stronger than I.
The others were as sorry as us.
Although twins he is older than she ……
……. but she is taller than he.
We were as keen to win as they.
Mary was not as excited as me.Week 12 Pronouns cont…..
5. Insert the correct (subject or object) form of the personal pronoun into each
sentence.
a) I helped him but (he) would not help (me).
b) They visited us but ………….. did not visit ……………….. .
c) You want to go out with her but …………… doesn’t want to go out with …………….. .
d) He copied me but ………………. did not copy ……………… .
e) We were pleasant to him but ……………… was rude to …………………….. .
f) She supported me but ……………………… could not support ………………. .
g) It seemed to like her but ………………. was unable to touch ……………………. .
YOU NEED TO KNOW …….
A possessive pronoun is a word used without a noun to show ownership.
EXAMPLES: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, yours, theirs
6. Rewrite the following sentences with possessive pronouns.
EXAMPLE: “This is my house.” becomes “This is mine.”
a) Where is her car?
b) It is his money.
c) Which is our luggage?
d) Where are your homeworks?
e) Those are their friends.
f) That is your bag.
YOU NEED TO KNOW……
A reflexive pronoun refers back to the subject of the sentence.
Pronouns: I you(s) he she it we you(pl) they
Reflexive Pronouns : myself yourself himself herself itself ourselves yourselves themselves
7. Rewrite each sentence inserting the Reflexive pronoun.
EXAMPLE: I taught …. (myself) to swim.
a) Jane was talking to …………….. .
b) I did the whole thing ……………. .
c) They built the house …………….. .
d) Well, boys, you have excelled …………….. .
e) Mike, did you do this ……………….. ?
f) We cooked the meal ……………… .
g) It built the nest …………………. .
h) Davy congratulated ……………………. .Week 13 Direct Speech – Reported Speech
YOU NEED TO KNOW …….
A previous homework was about using Inverted commas to show the exact words someone
has spoken. There is another way of reporting someone’s words: reported speech.
EXAMPLES: Lilian said, “I like the flat.” (direct speech)
Lilian said that she liked the flat. (reported speech – no inverted commas)
1. Copy each sentence and say whether it is direct speech or reported speech.
Insert inverted commas where they are needed.
a) Where are my shoes? Paula shouted.
b) Michael said that he had found the gate.
c) The teacher asked her class to leave quietly.
d) Mr Smithers said, I am most unhappy with your behaviour.
e) My favourite food is Chinese, Jack said.
f) Ellen said that her favourite food was Italian.
g) Rupert wondered where everyone had gone.
h) Why is it so quiet? Wondered the policeman.
i) Joe reported the dog as having been stolen.
j) This is the third tie it has happened, Sue reported.
2. Rewrite the following sentences as reported speech.
Remember to change ‘I’ to ‘he/she’ and ‘my/our’ to ‘his/her/their’ etc.
a) Marie said, “I am going to Disneyworld for Easter.”
b) “Where is the concert being held?” Joe asked.
c) “I’ll never do it again,” promised Davy.
d) Mr Hart said, “We are going to France in July.”
e) “Stop writing now!” Mrs Sanders ordered her class.
f) Katy asked me, “Where have you been?”
3. Rewrite the following reported speech as direct speech.
a) Granny said that she was very tired.
b) Rick told the salesman to return the following day.
c) Alison promised to send us a postcard.
d) The Johnsons asked where their rooms were.
e) David said that he might be able to persuade his father.
f) The guide assured us that we would be quite safe.You can also read
