Amhara National Regional State of Education bureau
Second semester
English worksheet for grade 7
From unit 8-12
August 2012 E.c
Bahir Dar
1
Unit 8: How does it work?
A. Using ‘either…...or’: (as determiner, conjunction):
‘either…...or’ means one or the other of two possible alternatives./ This or that , but
not both/one of the two.
Either …or: is talk about a choice between two possibilities. The verb often agrees with the
second subject.
Examples: I don’t drink either tea or coffee.
We can go either Sunday or Monday.
Complete the sentences by using ‘either……or’
[Link] is ………Almaz ………Genet.
2. You can take ……..a pen ……a pencil.
3. That is …… a taxi ……bus.
Construct your own three sentences by using ‘either ….or’
1.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B. Relative pronouns
Relative pronouns are joining pronoun .The relative pronouns are: ‘who’, which, that, whom
and that.’
We use ‘who’ and whom’ to refer people.
Example: The man who comes here sometimes is my friend.
She is an intelligent girl whom I admire.
We use ‘which’ to refer to animals and things.
Example: The cat which is white is mine.
This is the radio which he wants to sell.
We use ‘that’ to refer animals and things or people.
2
Example: -The house that he bought is very expensive.
- The man that comes here is a dancer.
- The dog that barks near his home is mine.
We use ‘whose’ for things, animals and people to expresses possessive.
E.g . This is the boy whose book is lost.
The house whose door is open is mine.
The sheep whose leg is broken is mine.
Exercise: complete each sentences with the correct relative pronoun. /who, which,
that , whom or whose. /
1. An orphan is a child ----------------parents died.
2. I know a doctor --------------- works in hospital.
3. I have got the book ----------I had lost.
4. The bicycle ----------------she bought last week was stolen.
C. Active and passive voice
In active voice = the subject is the performer/ doer of the action.
In passive voice =the subject is the receiver of an action.
The passive voice of the verb is formed by the different form of ‘Be’ verb and
past participle of the verb.
Look at the table; how we change ‘active’ sentences in to ‘passive’.
tense active passive
Simple present He kills the dog The dog is killed./by him
Simple past He killed the dog The dog was killed.
future He will kill the dog The dog will be killed by him.
Present perfect He has killed the dog The dog has been killed by him
Past perfect He had killed the dog The dog had been killed by him
Preset continuous She is writing the letter The letter is being written /by her
Past continuous She was writing the letter The letter was being written /by her
Change the following active sentences in to passive sentences.
1. He repairs the chair.
2. We paid school fee.
3. The students are speaking English.
4. I have done my work.
5. She will visit Lalibela.
6. We have visited the park.
7. They had cleaned the room.
3
D. Conditional sentences:
Conditional sentences often begin with ‘if ‘or ‘unless’. Conditional sentence contain two
parts; that is the if….clause and the main clause.
‘If’ can be replaced by ‘unless’.
If + negative verb = unless + affirmative/positive verb.
Example: If he doesn’t study hard, he will not pass the examination.
Unless he studies hard, he will not pass the examination.
There are three kinds of conditional sentences.
1. Probable/ likely condition/type I/
2. Improbable/ unlikely condition/ type II/
3. Impossible condition/ type III/
1. Probable/ likely condition/type I/:
Form: If …clause is given in present tense (v1)
Main clause is given in future tense. ( will + v1)
Example: If he studies hard, he will pass the examination.
2. Improbable condition/ unlikely condition/ type II/
Form: If …clause is given in past tense (v2)
Main clause is given in present conditional tense.( would + v1)
Example: If he studied hard, he would pass the examination.
3. Impossible condition/ type III/
Form: If …clause is given in past perfect tense (had +v3)
Main clause is given in perfect conditional tense. ( would +have+ v3 )
Example: If he had studied hard, he would have passed the examination.
Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. If I go to town, I _______(meet) my friends.
2. If she gets enough many, she ------------(buy) new clothes.
3. If we-------------(finish) our work, we would play football.
4. If I were rich , I --------------( help) the poor people.
5. He would have done If he had -----------(know) the answer.
6. Unless you --------------(study) hard , you won’t pass the examination.
Compound sentences: sentences contain two or more clauses.
The linking words ‘and’ but’, ‘or’, because etc…
And : is used to connect similar ideas.
Example: I like reading and I always read my text.
But : is used to connect contrasting/opposite ideas.
4
Example: She is poor but she is always happy.
Or : is used to introduce other possibility or alternative.
Example: He will come today or tomorrow.
Because: we use because to express reason.
Example: she worried a lot because she didn’t pass the exam.
Construct your own four sentences by using ‘and’, ‘but’ ‘or ‘and ‘because’
1.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Unit 9 : Traditional games
E. Using how many/ how much
‘Much’ and ‘many’ are used in negative and interrogative sentences. ‘Many’ is used
with countable nouns; while ‘much’ is used with uncountable nouns.
‘Much’ and ‘many’ are similar to ‘any’ a way that used in negative and interrogative
sentences.
Example: There were not many boys in the field.
How much milk do you need?
Complete the sentences with ‘much’ or ‘many’
1. How ------------people live in your home.
2. Have you got--------------sugar?
3. How ------------water do you drink in a day?
F. Using ‘too ------- to’ and ‘not….enough’
These are kinds of conjunctions of result/effect. And used to link cause and effect
Example: The tea is too hot to drink. Means the tea is hot so I can’t drink.
He is too short to touch the shelf.
She is not strong enough to run fast.
The book is not cheap enough to buy.
Write your own six sentences by using ‘too------to’ and ‘ not ….enough’
1.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5
G. Asking for and giving opinion
Using : I think….I believe…../ In my opinion …..
We use ‘I think….I believe…../ In my opinion’ for asking and giving opinion
about something. If you do not have any opinion about something,…..
I don’t.t have any opinion about………
I don’t know about……….
I couldn’t say anything.
Asking for opinion
Example: What is your opinion about traditional game?
Giving opinion
Example: I think traditional games are important.
I believe traditional games are important.
In my opinion traditional games are important
What do you think about early marriage?
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Unit 10 : Taking care of animals
H. Imperatives
We use imperative sentences to give someone command, instructions or
directions.
Examples: come here!
Go back to school!
Wash your hand before you eat.
Brush your teeth after you eat.
Write four instructions for your family to protect themselves from corona virus.
1. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
2.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6
I. Present simple tense
We use the present simple tense to talk about repeated actions and facts.
Repeated action is an action that happens repeatedly.
Fact tells us true in general
Examples of repeated actions:
1. I always wakeup early in the morning.
2. Students go to school every day
Examples of fact:
1. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
3. Water is liquid.
A singular verb is used with third person singular he, she, it (a boy ,a
girl, a dog )
A plural verb is used with first person singular and plural, second
person singular and plural ( I, We, You, they)
he, she, it and other Singular subject take singular verb/the verb that
add -s,-es, -ies
Examples: He goes to school.
She arrives on time.
I, we, you, they and other plural subjects that take plural verb/the
verbs do not add -s,-es, -ies
Examples: I go to school.
We arrive on time.
We use do and does for negative and interrogative sentences of
simple present. I, we, you, they and other plural subjects take do.
She, he, it and other singular subject take does
Examples: I do not play football.
He doesn’t play football.
Does she go to school?
7
Fill the correct form of the verb under bracket to make simple present sentences.
1. They -----------(clean) their room.
2. Students -----------( visit) historical places.
3. He ---------( go) to school early.
4. --------( do) he walk there?
5. ---------(do) we walk there?
J. Should/ shouldn’t/ must/ mustn’t
Should and must are modal verbs. We use should and must for emphasizing
activities that have to be done/ for necessity/. Or we use should and must to give
advice / suggestion.
Example: You should stop disturbing in the class.
You must keep your health.
What advice should you give for the following situation?
Example: Her car has been stolen.
She should report the police.
1. I have caught serious headache. ---------------------------------------------------
2. I am getting fat.-----------------------------------------------------------------------
3. I fell tired and depressed. ------------------------------------------------------------
What should / shouldn’t you and your family do to protect your selves from
corona virus? Write some points.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Unit 11: say no to early marriages
K. Using ……..going to
…’going to’ is used to express certainty or planed intention / an action in the
future.
Example: I am going to help my parents after school.
She is going to become honest.
Rewrite the following sentences below using ……’ going to’……
1. Parents want to discuss about school discipline next week.
2. I will visit the church of Labella.
3. The school director wants to discuss about the value of education with parents.
4. Students will discuss her future plan.
8
L. Letter writing.
Look at the layout of letter writing on your text book page 166 and Practice
how to write letters to someone/somebody.
Unit 12: I’ve already done that
M. Using : ‘already’, ‘just,’ and ‘yet’ in present perfect tense.
Already = sooner than expected
Just = a short time ago
Yet = until now. It is always with a negative or a question sentence
We put already and just in mid –position( between has/ have and past
participle) means Has/have +already/just +v3
We put yet at the end of the sentences.
Example: 1.I have already done my homework.
2. The guests have just arrived.
3. I haven’t eaten anything yet.
Rewrite the sentences by using the words under brackets in the correct place.
1. We have finished our work./ already/
2. She hasn’t arrived here. / yet/
3. He has switched off the radio./ just/
Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. My mother has already-------------- /prepare / lunch.
2. Have you ever …………../see / Lake Tana.
3. The students have just ………./clean/ their class room.
4. They haven’t ……../do/ their assignment yet.
5. He has already …./ go/ to the town.
N. Using:……Would like
‘Would like’…… is used to show expressing preference.
Example: I would like to be a doctor.
He would like to drink tea.
9
What would you like to do after school? Write some sentences.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
O. Vocabulary
Read the passage on page 151 about zebra on your text book and write the meaning of
the following words. You can find the meaning from the dictionary.
Fantastic = ……………………………………………….
Fiercely =……………………………………………………..
Unique =………………………………………………………
Domesticated =………………………………………………..
Gazing = ……………………………………………………….
Predator = ……………………………………………………..
10
