ENGLISH
GRADE 7
TERM 2
GM 2018
, 2
THEME 1 ............................................................................................................................. 4
LANGUAGE........................................................................................................................ 4
COMPOUND NOUNS ................................................................................................. 4
COMPLEX NOUNS ..................................................................................................... 5
SUBJECT, PREDICATE AND OBJECT ...................................................................... 6
WHAT IS A SUBJECT? .................................................................................................. 6
WHAT IS A PREDICATE? .............................................................................................. 6
FINITE VERBS ............................................................................................................ 8
DEGREES OF COMPARISON.................................................................................... 9
TENSES .................................................................................................................... 11
SENTENCES............................................................................................................. 12
ANTONYMS .............................................................................................................. 14
SYNONYMS .............................................................................................................. 15
EMOTIVE LANGUAGE ............................................................................................. 16
LITERAL AND FIGURATIVE MEANING ................................................................... 18
PUNCTUATION......................................................................................................... 19
WRITING ....................................................................................................................... 27
READING AND VIEWING ............................................................................................. 27
SKIMMING AND SCANNING .................................................................................... 34
LISTENING AND SPEAKING ........................................................................................ 36
LISTENING COMPREHENSION............................................................................... 36
THEME 2 ........................................................................................................................... 39
LANGUAGE................................................................................................................... 39
PROPER NOUNS ..................................................................................................... 39
PLURAL NOUNS....................................................................................................... 40
GENDER ................................................................................................................... 41
DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES AND PRONOUNS .............................................. 43
DIRECT SPEECH ..................................................................................................... 44
INDIRECT SPEECH .................................................................................................. 44
PUNCTUATION......................................................................................................... 47
WRITING AND PRESENTING ...................................................................................... 48
ADVERTISING .......................................................................................................... 48
THEME 3 ........................................................................................................................... 51
LANGUAGE................................................................................................................... 51
GM 2018
, 3
PREPOSITIONS........................................................................................................ 51
NUMERICAL ADJECTIVES ...................................................................................... 52
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE................................................................................. 53
APOSTROPHE.......................................................................................................... 55
IDIOMS AND PROVERBS ........................................................................................ 57
READING AND VIEWING ............................................................................................. 57
POETRY .................................................................................................................... 57
POETRY ........................................................................................................................ 58
LISTENING AND SPEAKING ........................................................................................ 63
RECIPES ................................................................................................................... 63
THEME 4 ........................................................................................................................... 65
LANGUAGE................................................................................................................... 65
TRANSITIVE VERBS ................................................................................................ 65
INTRANSITIVE VERBS ............................................................................................. 65
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE................................................................................. 67
LITERAL AND FIGURATIVE MEANING ................................................................... 67
DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH ........................................................................... 68
SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS ................................................................................ 68
WRITING ....................................................................................................................... 69
DRAMA REVIEWS .................................................................................................... 69
GM 2018
, 4
THEME 1
LANGUAGE
COMPOUND NOUNS
♣ Compound nouns are words for people, animals, places, things, or ideas, made up of
two or more words.
♣ Most compound nouns are made with nouns that have been modified by adjectives or
other nouns.
TYPES OF NOUNS:
♣ Closed or solid compound nouns: compound nouns which are one word e.g.
toothpaste, haircut and bedroom.
♣ Hyphenated compound nouns: compound nouns which are connected with a
hyphen e.g. dry-cleaning, daughter-in-law and well-being.
♣ Open or spaced compound nouns: compound nouns appear as two separate
words e.g. full moon, Christmas tree and swimming pool.
The following sentences are just a few examples of compound nouns. The compound
noun examples are written in bold italics.
Compound nouns can be made with two nouns:
ℵ I love watching fireflies during the summer nights.
ℵ While you are at the store, please pick up some toothpaste and some egg rolls.
Compound nouns can be made with an adjective and a noun:
ℵ Let’s watch the full moon come up over the mountain.
ℵ Please erase the whiteboard.
Compound nouns can be made with a verb and a noun:
ℵ You must clean the washing machine.
ℵ Do not let the babies near the swimming pool.
GM 2018
GRADE 7
TERM 2
GM 2018
, 2
THEME 1 ............................................................................................................................. 4
LANGUAGE........................................................................................................................ 4
COMPOUND NOUNS ................................................................................................. 4
COMPLEX NOUNS ..................................................................................................... 5
SUBJECT, PREDICATE AND OBJECT ...................................................................... 6
WHAT IS A SUBJECT? .................................................................................................. 6
WHAT IS A PREDICATE? .............................................................................................. 6
FINITE VERBS ............................................................................................................ 8
DEGREES OF COMPARISON.................................................................................... 9
TENSES .................................................................................................................... 11
SENTENCES............................................................................................................. 12
ANTONYMS .............................................................................................................. 14
SYNONYMS .............................................................................................................. 15
EMOTIVE LANGUAGE ............................................................................................. 16
LITERAL AND FIGURATIVE MEANING ................................................................... 18
PUNCTUATION......................................................................................................... 19
WRITING ....................................................................................................................... 27
READING AND VIEWING ............................................................................................. 27
SKIMMING AND SCANNING .................................................................................... 34
LISTENING AND SPEAKING ........................................................................................ 36
LISTENING COMPREHENSION............................................................................... 36
THEME 2 ........................................................................................................................... 39
LANGUAGE................................................................................................................... 39
PROPER NOUNS ..................................................................................................... 39
PLURAL NOUNS....................................................................................................... 40
GENDER ................................................................................................................... 41
DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES AND PRONOUNS .............................................. 43
DIRECT SPEECH ..................................................................................................... 44
INDIRECT SPEECH .................................................................................................. 44
PUNCTUATION......................................................................................................... 47
WRITING AND PRESENTING ...................................................................................... 48
ADVERTISING .......................................................................................................... 48
THEME 3 ........................................................................................................................... 51
LANGUAGE................................................................................................................... 51
GM 2018
, 3
PREPOSITIONS........................................................................................................ 51
NUMERICAL ADJECTIVES ...................................................................................... 52
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE................................................................................. 53
APOSTROPHE.......................................................................................................... 55
IDIOMS AND PROVERBS ........................................................................................ 57
READING AND VIEWING ............................................................................................. 57
POETRY .................................................................................................................... 57
POETRY ........................................................................................................................ 58
LISTENING AND SPEAKING ........................................................................................ 63
RECIPES ................................................................................................................... 63
THEME 4 ........................................................................................................................... 65
LANGUAGE................................................................................................................... 65
TRANSITIVE VERBS ................................................................................................ 65
INTRANSITIVE VERBS ............................................................................................. 65
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE................................................................................. 67
LITERAL AND FIGURATIVE MEANING ................................................................... 67
DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH ........................................................................... 68
SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS ................................................................................ 68
WRITING ....................................................................................................................... 69
DRAMA REVIEWS .................................................................................................... 69
GM 2018
, 4
THEME 1
LANGUAGE
COMPOUND NOUNS
♣ Compound nouns are words for people, animals, places, things, or ideas, made up of
two or more words.
♣ Most compound nouns are made with nouns that have been modified by adjectives or
other nouns.
TYPES OF NOUNS:
♣ Closed or solid compound nouns: compound nouns which are one word e.g.
toothpaste, haircut and bedroom.
♣ Hyphenated compound nouns: compound nouns which are connected with a
hyphen e.g. dry-cleaning, daughter-in-law and well-being.
♣ Open or spaced compound nouns: compound nouns appear as two separate
words e.g. full moon, Christmas tree and swimming pool.
The following sentences are just a few examples of compound nouns. The compound
noun examples are written in bold italics.
Compound nouns can be made with two nouns:
ℵ I love watching fireflies during the summer nights.
ℵ While you are at the store, please pick up some toothpaste and some egg rolls.
Compound nouns can be made with an adjective and a noun:
ℵ Let’s watch the full moon come up over the mountain.
ℵ Please erase the whiteboard.
Compound nouns can be made with a verb and a noun:
ℵ You must clean the washing machine.
ℵ Do not let the babies near the swimming pool.
GM 2018
