Class 7 2nd Summative English Grammar Suggestion 2026
Antonyms
(a) rapidly → slowly / gradually
(b) lost → found
(c) remembered → forgot
(d) roughly → smoothly / gently
(e) save → spend / waste
(f) straight → crooked / curved
Prefixes or Suffixes (in- / im- / -al / -some)
(a) different + prefix → indifferent
(b) possible + prefix → impossible
(c) sufficient + prefix → insufficient
(d) arrive + suffix → arrival
(e) whole + suffix → wholesome
Antonyms (15 Examples)
No. Word Antonym (Answer)
1 Ancient Modern
2 Brave Cowardly
3 Sharp Blunt
4 Frequent Rare / Seldom
5 Broad Narrow
6 Create Destroy
7 Cruel Kind
8 Entrance Exit
9 Guilt Innocence
10 Humble Proud / Arrogant
11 Intentional Accidental
12 Loud Quiet / Soft
13 Permanent Temporary
14 Victory Defeat
15 Wise Foolish
Prefixes & Suffixes (15 Examples)
Using Prefixes (in- / im-)
Proper → Improper
Correct → Incorrect
Patient → Impatient
Visible → Invisible
Perfect → Imperfect
Capable → Incapable
Using Suffixes (-al / -some)
Nation → National
Awe → Awesome
Refuse → Refusal
Trouble → Troublesome
Deny → Denial
Quarrel → Quarrelsome
Propose → Proposal
Lone → Lonesome
Survive → Survival
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the adjective given in brackets.
Positive & Comparative Degrees
No other peak in West Bengal is so ____________ as Sandakphu. (high)
Answer: high
The Nile is ____________ than the Amazon River. (long)
Answer: longer
Iron is ____________ than any other metal. (useful)
Answer: more useful
No other city in West Bengal is so ____________ as Kolkata. (big)
Answer: big
Your health is ____________ than your wealth. (important)
Answer: more important
Today is ____________ than yesterday. (hot)
Answer: hotter
Wood is ____________ than iron. (light)
Answer: lighter
This track is ____________ than the other one. (narrow)
Answer: narrower
A deer runs ____________ than a cow. (fast)
Answer: faster
The story he told was ____________ than yours. (interesting)
Answer: more interesting
Section B: Superlative Degree ("The...")
Mt. Everest is the ____________ peak in the world. (high)
Answer: highest
Diamond is the ____________ natural substance. (hard)
Answer: hardest
Cheetah is the ____________ animal on land. (fast)
Answer: fastest
This is the ____________ sum in the entire exercise. (difficult)
Answer: most difficult
He is the ____________ boy in the classroom. (intelligent)
Answer: most intelligent
Prevention is the ____________ remedy. (good)
Answer: best
May is usually the ____________ month of the year. (hot)
Answer: hottest
She is the ____________ girl in our school. (talented)
Answer: most talented
This is the ____________ mistake you have ever made. (bad)
Answer: worst
The elephant is the ____________ land animal. (large)
Answer: largest
Section C: Plural Superlatives ("One of the...")
Kolkata is one of the ____________ cities in India. (populous)
Answer: most populous
Akbar was one of the ____________ Mughal emperors. (great)
Answer: greatest
Darjeeling is one of the ____________ hill stations in India. (beautiful)
Answer: most beautiful
Rabindranath Tagore is one of the ____________ poets in the world. (famous)
Answer: most famous
Shakespeare is one of the ____________ English writers. (popular)
Answer: most popular
He is one of the ____________ businessmen in our town. (rich)
Answer: richest
Football is one of the ____________ games in West Bengal. (popular)
Answer: most popular
This is one of the ____________ books in the library. (old)
Answer: oldest
Ironing clothes is one of the ____________ tasks for me. (boring)
Answer: most boring
Bengaluru is one of the ____________ cities in southern India. (clean)
Answer: cleanest
One-Word Substitutions with Answers
One who feeds on fruits: Fruitarian
One who writes novels: Novelist
One who writes poetry: Poet
A lover of animals: Zoophilist
A disease in which one is scared of water: Hydrophobia
An animal that lives on the flesh of other animals: Carnivorous
An animal that lives on plants: Herbivorous
One who eats no meat, fish or eggs: Vegetarian
1. One who looks at the bright side of things: Optimist
2. One who looks at the dark side of things: Pessimist
3. A person who loves one's own country: Patriot
4. A person who studies or writes about history: Historian
5. One who makes things out of wood: Carpenter
6. One who treats sick people: Doctor
7. One who travels into space: Astronaut
8. A person who acts in a play or movie: Actor
9. One who draws or paints pictures: Artist
10. One who flies an aeroplane: Pilot
Category B: Animals and Nature
11. An animal that eats both plants and flesh: Omnivorous
12. Animals that can live both on land and in water: Amphibians
13. A place where birds are kept: Aviary
14. A place where wild animals or birds are kept for public view: Zoo
15. Animals of a particular region or period: Fauna
16. Plants of a particular region or period: Flora
17. A life history of a person written by himself: Autobiography
18. A life history of a person written by someone else: Biography
19. A collection of beautiful poems or stories: Anthology
20. A book or paper written by hand: Manuscript
21. Something that cannot be seen with the naked eye: Invisible
22. A word having the same meaning as another word: Synonym
23. A word having the opposite meaning to another word: Antonym
24. A large group of stars clustered together: Galaxy
25. A sound that cannot be heard: Inaudible
26. A hand-written or printed piece of information giving news: Newspaper
27. A place where books are kept for reading or borrowing: Library
28. A list of books available in a library or shop: Catalogue
29. A piece of land surrounded by water on all sides: Island
30. A story that teaches a moral lesson, often with animal characters: Fable
Underline the Present Perfect tense
(The verbs that should be underlined are shown in bold below)
(a) They have worked till sunset.
(b) He has gone to sleep.
(c) The actor has received the award.
(d) Sher Khan and Tabaqui have been unsuccessful.
(e) Baloo has supported the wolves.
Make sentences using the Present Perfect tense
Finish: I have finished my homework just now.
Hear: We have heard this beautiful song before.
Lead: The captain has led the team to victory.
Take: She has taken her medicine.
Come: They have come back from school.
Show: The magician has shown us some tricks.
Shine: The sun has shone brightly all day.
Make sentences using the Past Perfect tense
Run: The thief had run away before the police arrived.
Begin: The match had already begun when we reached the field.
Call: She had called me before leaving for Kolkata.
Watch: We had watched the movie before the power cut.
Play: The boys had played football before it started to rain.
Drop: He had dropped his pen somewhere on the way.
Burn: The fire had burned the hut down before the fire brigade came.
10 More Practice Examples (Fill in the Blanks)
Directions: Fill in the blanks using either the Present Perfect ("has/have"+"V" _3) or Past Perfect ("had"+"V" _3) forms of the verbs given in brackets.
Present Perfect Practice
The train __________ just __________ the station. (leave)
Answer: has, left
I __________ never __________ a tiger in real life. (see)
Answer: have, seen
They __________ all the arrangements for the program. (make)
Answer: have, made
Sourav __________ to a new house recently. (shift)
Answer: has, shifted
We __________ our lunch, so we are not hungry. (eat)
Answer: have, eaten
Past Perfect Practice
The patient __________ before the doctor arrived. (die)
Answer: had, died
The students stood up after the teacher __________ the classroom. (enter)
Answer: had, entered
I reached school after the bell __________. (ring)
Answer: had, rung
Rahul failed the test because he __________ not __________ hard. (study)
Answer: had, studied
We went out to play after the rain __________. (stop)
Answer: had, stopped
Fill in the blanks with appropriate modals from the list: may, would, will, should, must, can, could.
I must finish my homework before going to school. (Compulsion/Duty)
(b) He will give you a solution. (Future certainty/Promise)
Rajesh planned that he would make a kitchen garden. (Past intention/Future in the past)
(d) He could help me if he wished. (Past capability/Conditional)
(e) We should save trees for a better future. (Moral obligation/Advice)
(f) The teachers expect that all the students will pass the examination. (Expectation/Future probability)
(g) Students should treat their teachers with respect. (Duty/Advice)
(h) It may rain today. (Possibility)
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the negative forms of appropriate modals.
(a) I cannot (can't) help you. I am sorry. (Inability)
(b) Your bed is ready. Won't you lie down now? / Will you not lie down now? (Polite invitation/Question)
(c) One should not (shouldn't) / must not go for swimming when the sea is rough. (Prohibition/Advice)
(d) The student got poor marks because he could not (couldn't) solve a few sums. (Past inability)
(e) They will not (won't) be able to supply the materials on time. (Future inability)
Section A: Positive Modals (15 Fill-in-the-Blanks)
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct modal from the brackets.
1. You __________ respect your parents and elders. (should / will)
Answer: should
2. __________ I come in, Sir? (May / Can)
Answer: May
3. Speak softly so that everyone __________ hear you clearly. (can / must)
Answer: can
4. If you study hard, you __________ secure good marks. (will / would)
Answer: will
5. He __________ swim across the river when he was young. (could / may)
Answer: could
6. We __________ obey the traffic laws strictly. (must / will)
Answer: must
7. It is cloudy; it __________ rain in the evening. (might / must)
Answer: might (or may)
8. __________ you please lend me your pen? (Would / Should)
Answer: Would
9. You __________ leave the classroom after completing the test. (can / would)
Answer: can
10. She told me that she __________ visit us the next day. (would / will)
Answer: would
11. Run fast, or you __________ miss the school bus. (will / should)
Answer: will
12. Drivers __________ stop when the traffic light turns red. (must / could)
Answer: must
13. She __________ speak three languages fluently. (can / may)
Answer: can
14. We __________ plant more trees to protect our environment. (should / would)
Answer: should
15. __________ you like some tea or coffee? (Would / May)
Answer: Would
Negative Modals (15 Fill-in-the-Blanks)
Directions: Fill in the blanks using the appropriate negative form of a modal verb.
16. Children __________ play with sharp knives. (Prohibition)
Answer: must not / should not
17. I am very tired; I __________ lift this heavy box. (Inability)
Answer: cannot
18. He was so weak that he __________ walk without support. (Past inability)
Answer: could not
19. We __________ tell lies to our teachers and friends. (Moral duty)
Answer: should not
20. They are stuck in a traffic jam, so they __________ arrive on time. (Future negative certainty)
Answer: will not
21. You __________ spit on the school walls. (Strict rule)
Answer: must not
22. Since he did not practice, he __________ play the guitar well. (Past inability)
Answer: could not
23. Keep the food covered or insects __________ contaminate it. (Negative precaution)
Answer: will
24. A student __________ neglect his daily lessons. (Advice)
Answer: should not
25. Without a ticket, you __________ enter the railway platform. (Permission denied)
Answer: cannot
26. He promised that he __________ repeat the mistake again. (Past promise/Negative future)
Answer: would not
27. The sky is perfectly clear, so it __________ rain today. (Absence of possibility)
Answer: may not / might not
28. You __________ watch television for too long before exams. (Advice)
Answer: should not
29. I lost my glasses, so I __________ read the small print. (Inability)
Answer: cannot
30. They __________ buy the house because it was too expensive. (Past inability/Action)
Answer: could not
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