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SUCCESS IN YEAR SEVEN ENGLISH

A student workbook: Updated for the Australian Curriculum

By Bruce and Suzan Pattinson

Second Editionfor the Australian Curriculum

SUCCESS IN YEAR SEVEN ENGLISH

A student workbook: Updated for the Australian Curriculum

By Bruce and Suzan Pattinson

Second Editionfor the Australian Curriculum

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Year Seven English Workbook – Bruce and Suzan Pattinson Five Senses Education Pty Ltd

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Nouns 7 Comprehension Activity: Fiji – A Pacific Island Nation 10 Verbs 14 The Personal Letter Form 16 Writing a Personal Letter 20 Adjectives 23 Adverbs 24 Comprehension Activity: Film Review – Chicken Run 25 Punctuation Revision: Capitals 28 Constructing a Sentence 32 Common Mix-ups! It’s and Its 35 Writing Paragraphs 36 Shakespeare’s Biography 40 Verb and Subject Agreement 44 Multimedia and Digital Text Analysis: Dust Echoes Series One 45 Descriptive Writing - Setting 46 Visual Codes – Offer and Demand 50 Poetry Terminology - Personification 53 Poetry Terminology – Rhyme Scheme 54 Having Fun With Poetry - I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, Wordsworth 55 Comprehension Activity – The Romantic Poets 59 Understanding Latin Root Words 62 Comprehension Activity – How to Paint a Lord of the Rings’ Figurine 63 Writing Instructions – Procedure 66 The Writing Process 69 Editing Skills – Improving the Content 70 Conjunctions - Joining Words 74 Better Conjunctions 75 Having Fun With Poetry – The Tyger, William Blake 77 Avoiding Run-on Sentences 81 Alphabetical Order 84 Editing Skills – Surface Features 86 Shakespeare Study – Seven Ages of Man 88 Comprehension Activity – Australian Bush Ballad 92 Writing Your Own Ballad 96 The Fantasy Genre 99 Investigating Fantasy Film 101 Poetry Terminology - Similes 105 Poetry Terminology - Metaphors 107 Having Fun With Poetry – Similes and Metaphors 109

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Nouns 7 Comprehension Activity: Fiji – A Pacific Island Nation 10 Verbs 14 The Personal Letter Form 16 Writing a Personal Letter 20 Adjectives 23 Adverbs 24 Comprehension Activity: Film Review – Chicken Run 25 Punctuation Revision: Capitals 28 Constructing a Sentence 32 Common Mix-ups! It’s and Its 35 Writing Paragraphs 36 Shakespeare’s Biography 40 Verb and Subject Agreement 44 Multimedia and Digital Text Analysis: Dust Echoes Series One 45 Descriptive Writing - Setting 46 Visual Codes – Offer and Demand 50 Poetry Terminology - Personification 53 Poetry Terminology – Rhyme Scheme 54 Having Fun With Poetry - I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, Wordsworth 55 Comprehension Activity – The Romantic Poets 59 Understanding Latin Root Words 62 Comprehension Activity – How to Paint a Lord of the Rings’ Figurine 63 Writing Instructions – Procedure 66 The Writing Process 69 Editing Skills – Improving the Content 70 Conjunctions - Joining Words 74 Better Conjunctions 75 Having Fun With Poetry – The Tyger, William Blake 77 Avoiding Run-on Sentences 81 Alphabetical Order 84 Editing Skills – Surface Features 86 Shakespeare Study – Seven Ages of Man 88 Comprehension Activity – Australian Bush Ballad 92 Writing Your Own Ballad 96 The Fantasy Genre 99 Investigating Fantasy Film 101 Poetry Terminology - Similes 105 Poetry Terminology - Metaphors 107 Having Fun With Poetry – Similes and Metaphors 109


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The Essay Form 112 Writing an Essay 113 Common Mix-ups! He’s and His 117 Comprehension – Fantasy Narrative, Chronicles of Seth 118 Narrative Writing 124 The Short Story Form 125 Writing a Short Story 128 Common Mix-ups! There, Their and They’re 131 Understanding Tense 133 Using Correct Tense 134 Revising Parts of Speech 136 Practising Our Writing Skills 1 137 The Speech Form 138 Writing a Speech 141 A Photo Essay 143 Planning a Photo Essay 149 Tone 151 Common Mix-ups! To, Two and Too 153 Film Appreciation – Finding Nemo 154 Descriptive Writing - Character 155 Visual Codes – Shot Proximity 159 Poetry Terminology – Alliteration and Assonance 162 Having Fun With Poetry – Fear Strikes 165 Comma Use 167 Creative Writing – Creating Your Own Alliteration and Assonance Poem 169 Clichés and Problems With Their Use 172 What is Our Vocabulary? 174 Improving Our Vocabulary 175 Exploring Asian Poetry Forms - Tanka 178 Narrative Person of a Text 180 Audience Response to First and Third Person Narration 181 Creative Writing Activity – Short Story Writing 185 Poetry Terminology - Onomatopoeia 189 Having Fun With Poetry– Summer at the Beach 191 Creative Writing - Creating Your Own Onomatopoeic Poem 192 Practising Our Writing Skills 2 195 Comprehension Activity – Script: Waiting For a Friend 196 Writing a Script 202 Recommended Wide Reading 206 Quick Find Glossary 209 ANSWERS

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The Essay Form 112 Writing an Essay 113 Common Mix-ups! He’s and His 117 Comprehension – Fantasy Narrative, Chronicles of Seth 118 Narrative Writing 124 The Short Story Form 125 Writing a Short Story 128 Common Mix-ups! There, Their and They’re 131 Understanding Tense 133 Using Correct Tense 134 Revising Parts of Speech 136 Practising Our Writing Skills 1 137 The Speech Form 138 Writing a Speech 141 A Photo Essay 143 Planning a Photo Essay 149 Tone 151 Common Mix-ups! To, Two and Too 153 Film Appreciation – Finding Nemo 154 Descriptive Writing - Character 155 Visual Codes – Shot Proximity 159 Poetry Terminology – Alliteration and Assonance 162 Having Fun With Poetry – Fear Strikes 165 Comma Use 167 Creative Writing – Creating Your Own Alliteration and Assonance Poem 169 Clichés and Problems With Their Use 172 What is Our Vocabulary? 174 Improving Our Vocabulary 175 Exploring Asian Poetry Forms - Tanka 178 Narrative Person of a Text 180 Audience Response to First and Third Person Narration 181 Creative Writing Activity – Short Story Writing 185 Poetry Terminology - Onomatopoeia 189 Having Fun With Poetry– Summer at the Beach 191 Creative Writing - Creating Your Own Onomatopoeic Poem 192 Practising Our Writing Skills 2 195 Comprehension Activity – Script: Waiting For a Friend 196 Writing a Script 202 Recommended Wide Reading 206 Quick Find Glossary 209 ANSWERS

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Capitals for ‘mum’ and

‘dad’ A capital is

needed if these words are being used as a name.

If the word is being used to describe the relationship, there is no

capital eg. Mum said… My dad said…

NOUNS NAPLAN FOCUS AREA

Nouns are the building blocks of our writing. A noun is the name of a person, place or thing. The FOUR basic kinds of nouns that we use are:

Common – everyday, ordinary things or objects Proper – names of people, places or things Collective – groups Abstract – things that exist but cannot be seen

Some examples of these are given in the table below:

Common Proper Collective Abstract dog Sydney group love seat Taronga Zoo team tension tree Thursday congregation beauty rain South Africa crowd sadness

computer John orchestra happiness Activities 1. Underline the common nouns in the following sentences.

a) The dog sat on the lawn.

b) The rain fell on the tree.

c) Happily, the girl ate the apple.

d) Tom jumped on his bed.

e) The boy jumped over the log. 2. The following sentences contain proper nouns but they

have not been given capitals. Underline them and add the capital letters needed.

a) It was sunday, gretta’s favourite day of the week.

b) harold and sam visited westpark plaza to do their

christmas shopping.

c) The sydney harbour bridge is in new south wales in

australia.

d) My dad bought our family a holden but mum really wanted a ford.

e) The capital of tasmania is hobart. f) My mum went to kirrawong high school.

g) My uncle is dad’s best mate, chris.



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Capitals for ‘mum’ and

‘dad’ A capital is

needed if these words are being used as a name.

If the word is being used to describe the relationship, there is no

capital eg. Mum said… My dad said…

NOUNS NAPLAN FOCUS AREA

Nouns are the building blocks of our writing. A noun is the name of a person, place or thing. The FOUR basic kinds of nouns that we use are:

Common – everyday, ordinary things or objects Proper – names of people, places or things Collective – groups Abstract – things that exist but cannot be seen

Some examples of these are given in the table below:

Common Proper Collective Abstract dog Sydney group love seat Taronga Zoo team tension tree Thursday congregation beauty rain South Africa crowd sadness

computer John orchestra happiness Activities 1. Underline the common nouns in the following sentences.

a) The dog sat on the lawn.

b) The rain fell on the tree.

c) Happily, the girl ate the apple.

d) Tom jumped on his bed.

e) The boy jumped over the log. 2. The following sentences contain proper nouns but they

have not been given capitals. Underline them and add the capital letters needed.

a) It was sunday, gretta’s favourite day of the week.

b) harold and sam visited westpark plaza to do their

christmas shopping.

c) The sydney harbour bridge is in new south wales in

australia.

d) My dad bought our family a holden but mum really wanted a ford.

e) The capital of tasmania is hobart. f) My mum went to kirrawong high school.

g) My uncle is dad’s best mate, chris.


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3. Circle those of the following that can be nouns. They may be any type of noun.

Caroline stampede shiny pacing Asia

fish sorrow guitar slowly intelligence

sadly Easter Jesus Victoria Cross description

jogs church gestured plural anger

Perth swivelled enormous friendship walked

flippant Friday crater mother cradle

wallaby mistaken humidity seventeen gnome

laughter whisper bright gobbled fraction

scoffs aqua Myer gold Melbourne

racket alphabet growling byte run

child giant islander rushing tiny

4. The following are all nouns. Classify them by type by writing them into the

correct column in the table below. Some might be able to be more than one type.

album

herd

printer

March

frog

loyalty

pride

smirk

odour

didgeridoo

independence

flowerpot

First Avenue

butcher

flock

Santa Claus

swarm

anxiety

grapefruit

choir

school

Dreamtime

Japan

excitement

Common Proper Collective Abstract



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3. Circle those of the following that can be nouns. They may be any type of noun.

Caroline stampede shiny pacing Asia

fish sorrow guitar slowly intelligence

sadly Easter Jesus Victoria Cross description

jogs church gestured plural anger

Perth swivelled enormous friendship walked

flippant Friday crater mother cradle

wallaby mistaken humidity seventeen gnome

laughter whisper bright gobbled fraction

scoffs aqua Myer gold Melbourne

racket alphabet growling byte run

child giant islander rushing tiny

4. The following are all nouns. Classify them by type by writing them into the

correct column in the table below. Some might be able to be more than one type.

album

herd

printer

March

frog

loyalty

pride

smirk

odour

didgeridoo

independence

flowerpot

First Avenue

butcher

flock

Santa Claus

swarm

anxiety

grapefruit

choir

school

Dreamtime

Japan

excitement

Common Proper Collective Abstract


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5. Change the following words to nouns. Example: sadly sadness

a) enormous

b) thoughtful c) stepping d) Aboriginal e) proud

f) humorous g) brightly h) tenderly i) raced

j) tenderly k) raced l) fearful m) wooden

n) encourage 6. Finding better nouns: Many of the nouns you use every day are quite vague so they make your writing dull. You should try to use quite precise nouns so your meaning is more specific. Find FOUR more precise synonyms for the following nouns. Try and think of TWO you already know and then use a thesaurus to find another TWO!

Noun Synonyms you already know Synonyms from a thesaurus

house sadness horse fear pasta girl street love



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5. Change the following words to nouns. Example: sadly sadness

a) enormous

b) thoughtful c) stepping d) Aboriginal e) proud

f) humorous g) brightly h) tenderly i) raced

j) tenderly k) raced l) fearful m) wooden

n) encourage 6. Finding better nouns: Many of the nouns you use every day are quite vague so they make your writing dull. You should try to use quite precise nouns so your meaning is more specific. Find FOUR more precise synonyms for the following nouns. Try and think of TWO you already know and then use a thesaurus to find another TWO!

Noun Synonyms you already know Synonyms from a thesaurus

house sadness horse fear pasta girl street love


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COMPREHENSION SUPER SIX STRATEGIES IN ACTION

NAPLAN FOCUS AREA

FIJI

A PACIFIC ISLAND NATION

MAKE CONNECTIONS WHILE YOU READ List THREE things you know about Fiji already.

Fiji is an island nation situated in the southwest South Pacific Ocean. The country consists of about eight hundred and forty-four islands, the largest of which is Viti Levu where the capital Suva is placed. The other main islands in the group are Vanua Levu and Taveuni. The group has a long indigenous history and the first white explorers to visit the island group were Abel Tasman in 1643 and Captain James Cook in 1774. The country became a British colony in 1874 and gained its independence in 1970 but it remained a country within the Commonwealth. Since this time it has had some military coups as the elected parliament was dominated by Indians and this was not acceptable to some indigenous Fijians. The Indian population is quite large in the islands and comprises over fifty per cent of the population. Indians came to Fiji since India was also a British colony. Many came to work on the sugar-cane plantations that are a major industry.

MAKE CONNECTIONS WHILE YOU READ Did you know many people from an Indian background lived in Fiji?

English is the official language of Fiji and the currency is the Fijian dollar which is made up of one hundred cents. The two biggest industries are agriculture and tourism. The main agricultural industry is sugar cane and this industry accounts for most of the export dollars that are earned by the nation. Tourism is also a large industry and



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COMPREHENSION SUPER SIX STRATEGIES IN ACTION

NAPLAN FOCUS AREA

FIJI

A PACIFIC ISLAND NATION

MAKE CONNECTIONS WHILE YOU READ List THREE things you know about Fiji already.

Fiji is an island nation situated in the southwest South Pacific Ocean. The country consists of about eight hundred and forty-four islands, the largest of which is Viti Levu where the capital Suva is placed. The other main islands in the group are Vanua Levu and Taveuni. The group has a long indigenous history and the first white explorers to visit the island group were Abel Tasman in 1643 and Captain James Cook in 1774. The country became a British colony in 1874 and gained its independence in 1970 but it remained a country within the Commonwealth. Since this time it has had some military coups as the elected parliament was dominated by Indians and this was not acceptable to some indigenous Fijians. The Indian population is quite large in the islands and comprises over fifty per cent of the population. Indians came to Fiji since India was also a British colony. Many came to work on the sugar-cane plantations that are a major industry.

MAKE CONNECTIONS WHILE YOU READ Did you know many people from an Indian background lived in Fiji?

English is the official language of Fiji and the currency is the Fijian dollar which is made up of one hundred cents. The two biggest industries are agriculture and tourism. The main agricultural industry is sugar cane and this industry accounts for most of the export dollars that are earned by the nation. Tourism is also a large industry and


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the islands are dotted with resorts for foreign tourists. These tourists come from all over the world but many from Australia, a close neighbour in the South Pacific region. Fiji is about a 4 hour flight from Sydney.

MAKE CONNECTIONS WHILE YOU READ Why do you think so many Australians holiday in Fiji?

One of the main reasons that tourists come to Fiji is for the beautiful tropical marine climate that never has a winter and averages warm temperatures all year. The only problem for tourists can be the heavy rains and hurricanes which can affect the islands at times. Other attractions are the pristine reefs that surround the islands, the main one being the Great Reef that is five hundred kilometres long. These reefs are well patronised by snorkelers and scuba divers. Other activities for travellers are cruising the islands, sailing and adventure tours in the tropical rainforests.

ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE READ Is this text trying to persuade readers to go to Fiji or is it just informing readers about it?

SUMMARISE WHAT YOU HAVE READ This text gives information about Fiji. List the FIVE main points. (HINT: Look at the opening sentence of each paragraph)



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the islands are dotted with resorts for foreign tourists. These tourists come from all over the world but many from Australia, a close neighbour in the South Pacific region. Fiji is about a 4 hour flight from Sydney.

MAKE CONNECTIONS WHILE YOU READ Why do you think so many Australians holiday in Fiji?

One of the main reasons that tourists come to Fiji is for the beautiful tropical marine climate that never has a winter and averages warm temperatures all year. The only problem for tourists can be the heavy rains and hurricanes which can affect the islands at times. Other attractions are the pristine reefs that surround the islands, the main one being the Great Reef that is five hundred kilometres long. These reefs are well patronised by snorkelers and scuba divers. Other activities for travellers are cruising the islands, sailing and adventure tours in the tropical rainforests.

ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE READ Is this text trying to persuade readers to go to Fiji or is it just informing readers about it?

SUMMARISE WHAT YOU HAVE READ This text gives information about Fiji. List the FIVE main points. (HINT: Look at the opening sentence of each paragraph)


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RECOMMENDED WIDE READING

TICK THEM OFF AS YOU READ! Adults Only, Morris Gleitzman A Wrinkle in Time, Madeline L’Engle Stormbreaker (Alex Rider Series), Anthony Horowitz Stormbreaker (Alex Rider Series) –Graphic novels, Anthony Horowitz And the Big Men Fly, Alan Hopgood Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer (and the rest!) Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel, Eoin Colfer Axeman, Chris McTrustry Beastly, Alex Finn Beauty, Robin McKinley Black Ice, Lucy Sussex Bridge to Terabithia, Katherine Paterson Catching the Nimbin, Jenny Wagner Catherine Called Birdy, Karen Cushman CBD, John Heffernan Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl Chickpea, Marguerite Hann Syme Chinese Cinderella, Adeline Mah

These books range greatly in difficulty and concepts.

We have included texts that are really meant for

older readers as, very often, if you are a good

reader you want something to get your teeth into! Some

are part of a series and others are picture books or

graphic novels. See how many you can read!



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RECOMMENDED WIDE READING

TICK THEM OFF AS YOU READ! Adults Only, Morris Gleitzman A Wrinkle in Time, Madeline L’Engle Stormbreaker (Alex Rider Series), Anthony Horowitz Stormbreaker (Alex Rider Series) –Graphic novels, Anthony Horowitz And the Big Men Fly, Alan Hopgood Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer (and the rest!) Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel, Eoin Colfer Axeman, Chris McTrustry Beastly, Alex Finn Beauty, Robin McKinley Black Ice, Lucy Sussex Bridge to Terabithia, Katherine Paterson Catching the Nimbin, Jenny Wagner Catherine Called Birdy, Karen Cushman CBD, John Heffernan Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl Chickpea, Marguerite Hann Syme Chinese Cinderella, Adeline Mah

These books range greatly in difficulty and concepts.

We have included texts that are really meant for

older readers as, very often, if you are a good

reader you want something to get your teeth into! Some

are part of a series and others are picture books or

graphic novels. See how many you can read!


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QUICK FIND GLOSSARY

Here is a list of ‘great-to-know’ English jargon. Tick off those you know and work on the rest! TERM MEANING Adjective Commonly called a describing word they are used to add description.

They can be quite simple such as big, small etc.

Adverb These mainly change or add information to a verb or verbs. Many adverbs end in ‘ly’ and this is sometimes a way of identifying them. You need also to be familiar with adverbial clauses and phrases.

Alliteration Repetition of consonant sounds eg. big, blue bike Anecdote A brief story, often entertaining Archaic

expression Language that comes from the past. It might be a word, a phrase or may be a result of the word order (syntax).

Assonance Repetition of vowel sounds eg. slow road to nowhere Audience Who the text is meant for. For example, the audience may be pre-

schoolers for a fairy-tale Aural techniques Language techniques that are focused on sound. Ballad A narrative song. These were popular before people could read

stories and were often a way of recording history orally. Capital letters Used when beginning a sentence, for proper nouns and titles Classical The literature period before the Romantics. It was a time that valued

order, logic and clever wit. Commas These are used to separate information. eg. My dog, Tess, has rolled

in the dam. Conjunction A joining word that joins two simple sentences together eg. but, and,

yet, before, until Demand The type of graphic where the subject looks directly at the audience.

Describe Say what something is like. When describing you should try to use adjectives and adverbs. For more complex description you can use similes and metaphors.

Describing word A common expression for an adjective. Detached Not involved, separate from what is happening, looking on Dictionary A text that allows you to find word meanings. Discuss To look at all aspects of a topic. Examine both sides of an issue Economy of

language Saying something as concisely as possible. This means using as few words as possible to express ideas.

Editing The process whereby a text is improved ready for publication. Emotional Involving feelings, revealing how the writer feels about something Explain To make something clear Exposition A point-of-view, a giving of an opinion Extended

metaphor A metaphor that continues for more than just a line or two in a text. The composer develops it further.

Factual Containing truths, things that can be proven Fantasy A genre that is very unrealistic. It often involves heroes and quests.

Fairy-tales are part of the genre. Finite verb A verb that is used to describe the noun that is the subject of a

statement.



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QUICK FIND GLOSSARY

Here is a list of ‘great-to-know’ English jargon. Tick off those you know and work on the rest! TERM MEANING Adjective Commonly called a describing word they are used to add description.

They can be quite simple such as big, small etc.

Adverb These mainly change or add information to a verb or verbs. Many adverbs end in ‘ly’ and this is sometimes a way of identifying them. You need also to be familiar with adverbial clauses and phrases.

Alliteration Repetition of consonant sounds eg. big, blue bike Anecdote A brief story, often entertaining Archaic

expression Language that comes from the past. It might be a word, a phrase or may be a result of the word order (syntax).

Assonance Repetition of vowel sounds eg. slow road to nowhere Audience Who the text is meant for. For example, the audience may be pre-

schoolers for a fairy-tale Aural techniques Language techniques that are focused on sound. Ballad A narrative song. These were popular before people could read

stories and were often a way of recording history orally. Capital letters Used when beginning a sentence, for proper nouns and titles Classical The literature period before the Romantics. It was a time that valued

order, logic and clever wit. Commas These are used to separate information. eg. My dog, Tess, has rolled

in the dam. Conjunction A joining word that joins two simple sentences together eg. but, and,

yet, before, until Demand The type of graphic where the subject looks directly at the audience.

Describe Say what something is like. When describing you should try to use adjectives and adverbs. For more complex description you can use similes and metaphors.

Describing word A common expression for an adjective. Detached Not involved, separate from what is happening, looking on Dictionary A text that allows you to find word meanings. Discuss To look at all aspects of a topic. Examine both sides of an issue Economy of

language Saying something as concisely as possible. This means using as few words as possible to express ideas.

Editing The process whereby a text is improved ready for publication. Emotional Involving feelings, revealing how the writer feels about something Explain To make something clear Exposition A point-of-view, a giving of an opinion Extended

metaphor A metaphor that continues for more than just a line or two in a text. The composer develops it further.

Factual Containing truths, things that can be proven Fantasy A genre that is very unrealistic. It often involves heroes and quests.

Fairy-tales are part of the genre. Finite verb A verb that is used to describe the noun that is the subject of a

statement.


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ANSWERS Nouns Page 7 1. Underline the common nouns in the following sentences.

a) The dog sat on the lawn. b) The rain fell on the tree. c) Happily the girl ate the apple. d) Tom jumped on his bed. e) The boy jumped over the log.

2. The following sentences contain proper nouns but they have not been given capitals. Add the capital

letters where necessary. a) It was Sunday, Gretta’s favourite day of the week. b) Harold and Sam visited Westpark Plaza to do their Christmas shopping. c) The Sydney Harbour Bridge is in New South Wales in Australia. d) My dad bought our family a Holden but Mum really wanted a Ford. NOTE: “dad” here is not being used as a name like “Mum” is. Instead it is being used to show relationship. This is why it does not have a capital. e) The capital of Tasmania is Hobart. f) My mum went to Kirrawong High School. g) My uncle is Dad’s best mate, Chris.

3. Circle those of the following that are nouns. They may be any type of noun.

Caroline stampede Asia fish sorrow guitar intelligence

Easter Jesus Victoria Cross description church plural anger

Perth friendship Friday crater mother cradle

wallaby humidity gnome laughter whisper fraction

Myer gold Melbourne racket alphabet byte run child giant islander

4. The following are all nouns. Classify them by type by writing them into the correct column in the table below.

Common Proper Collective Abstract printer March album loyalty smirk First Avenue herd pride flowerpot Santa Claus flock independence butcher Dreamtime swarm odour grapefruit Japan choir anxiety frog school excitement school pride didgeridoo 5. Change the following words to nouns.

a) enormous enormity b) thoughtful thought c) stepping step d) Aboriginal Aborigine e) proud pride f) humorous humour g) brightly bright h) tenderly tenderness i) raced race j) fearful fear k) wooden wood



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ANSWERS Nouns Page 7 1. Underline the common nouns in the following sentences.

a) The dog sat on the lawn. b) The rain fell on the tree. c) Happily the girl ate the apple. d) Tom jumped on his bed. e) The boy jumped over the log.

2. The following sentences contain proper nouns but they have not been given capitals. Add the capital

letters where necessary. a) It was Sunday, Gretta’s favourite day of the week. b) Harold and Sam visited Westpark Plaza to do their Christmas shopping. c) The Sydney Harbour Bridge is in New South Wales in Australia. d) My dad bought our family a Holden but Mum really wanted a Ford. NOTE: “dad” here is not being used as a name like “Mum” is. Instead it is being used to show relationship. This is why it does not have a capital. e) The capital of Tasmania is Hobart. f) My mum went to Kirrawong High School. g) My uncle is Dad’s best mate, Chris.

3. Circle those of the following that are nouns. They may be any type of noun.

Caroline stampede Asia fish sorrow guitar intelligence

Easter Jesus Victoria Cross description church plural anger

Perth friendship Friday crater mother cradle

wallaby humidity gnome laughter whisper fraction

Myer gold Melbourne racket alphabet byte run child giant islander

4. The following are all nouns. Classify them by type by writing them into the correct column in the table below.

Common Proper Collective Abstract printer March album loyalty smirk First Avenue herd pride flowerpot Santa Claus flock independence butcher Dreamtime swarm odour grapefruit Japan choir anxiety frog school excitement school pride didgeridoo 5. Change the following words to nouns.

a) enormous enormity b) thoughtful thought c) stepping step d) Aboriginal Aborigine e) proud pride f) humorous humour g) brightly bright h) tenderly tenderness i) raced race j) fearful fear k) wooden wood


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