GENDER & CAPITALIZATION : LESSON 1 : EXERCISE
Here is a complete, ready-to-use grammar lesson for GENDER and CAPITALIZATION, designed to fit the style and content of pages 85–99 (Unit 1 “Eidgah” and its exercises) in your 7th English Term I book. [PERPLEXITY BROWSER]
Lesson 1: Gender
Quick concept recap
In English grammar, gender is a way of grouping nouns and pronouns as masculine (male), feminine (female), common (either male or female), or neuter (non‑living things).
The prose “Eidgah” has many examples like Hamid (masculine), Granny Ameena (feminine), friend (common), and tongs (neuter).
A. Sort the nouns by gender
Write each noun from the box in the correct column.
Word box (from the lesson “Eidgah”):
Hamid, Granny Ameena, boy, girl, friend, shopkeeper, policeman, milkmaid, lawyer, water‑carrier, washerwomen, holy man, village, tongs, sweets, toys.
(Students discuss in pairs before writing. Then you can elicit and fill on the board.)
B. Change the gender – singular words
Change the underlined noun to its opposite gender.
Hamid’s grandmother loved him very much.
The milkmaid sold milk in the village.
The toy was a brave policeman in khaki.
A kindly shopkeeper sold the tongs.
The old washerwoman washed clothes near the river.
Students rewrite each sentence with the opposite gender (for ex., grandmother → grandfather, milkmaid → milkman).
C. Change the gender – from the Eidgah scene
Rewrite the sentences by changing all nouns and pronouns from masculine to feminine, or feminine to masculine.
He bought a pair of tongs for his granny.
She blessed him and said that he was a good boy.
The little boy walked proudly with his tongs.
Now do the opposite for this sentence:
The girl walked with her brother to the Eidgah.
Students identify all gender words and change them consistently.
D. Match masculine–feminine pairs
Match the words.
Students write the pair as “grandfather – grandmother”, etc.
E. Gender in context – short passage edit
Read this passage and correct the gender words where needed.
Hamid is a small girl. She lives with his grandfather Ameena in the village. Her grandmother works in the field. One day, the little girl goes to Eidgah with her sister.
Students:
Underline wrong gender words.
Rewrite the passage correctly (Hamid is a small boy… he lives with his grandmother Ameena… etc.) using the context of “Eidgah”.file
Read this passage and correct the gender words where needed.
Lesson 2: Capitalization
Quick concept recap
We use capital letters for:
The first word of every sentence.
Names of people, places, festivals, days, months.
The pronoun I.
Names of books, stories and poems.file
Unit 1 pages 85–99 contain many model examples: “Eidgah”, “Hamid”, “Granny Ameena”, “Monday Morning”, “Eid”, and names of people and places are all capitalized.file
A. Correct the capitalization – sentence level
Rewrite with correct capital letters.
how wonderful and beautiful was the morning of eid!
the boys went to the eidgah with granny ameena.
hamid lived in a village with his grandmother.
on monday morning hamid got up early.
the story eidgah was written by munshi premchand.
(Students work individually, then peer‑check.)
B. Capitalize names, days and festivals
Underline the words that should begin with capital letters and then rewrite the sentence correctly.
we celebrate eid in our village every year.
on sunday, my grandmother goes to chennai.
the festival of diwali comes in october or november.
my friend mohsin goes to the eidgah with his family.
i read the story on monday morning last week.
Link back to the Contents/Learning Outcomes pages where “Eidgah”, months, and units are correctly written.file
C. Titles and headings from the textbook
Rewrite these titles using correct capitalization, as in your book.file
eidgah – prose
the computer swallowed grandma – poem
on monday morning – supplementary
english term – i
learning outcomes – unit one
Students compare with the Contents page (Eidgah, The Computer Swallowed Grandma, On Monday Morning, etc.).file
D. Edit the paragraph – mix of gender and capitalization
Correct both gender and capitalization in this paragraph.it was eid. hamid went to the fair with her grandmother. he met his friend mohsin and a girl called rani. they all went to the eidgah in the village. later, hamid bought a pair of tongs for his grandfather ameena.
Students must:
Capitalize the first word and all proper nouns (Eid, Hamid, Mohsin, Rani, Eidgah).
Fix gender errors (her → his; grandfather Ameena → grandmother Ameena), using story context.file
Short interactive / oral tasks
You can use these as quick speaking activities in class.
1. Gender relay
Divide class into 2–3 teams.
Call out a noun from the Eidgah lesson: “boy”, “grandmother”, “prince”, “milkmaid”, “policeman”.file
First student to say a correct opposite‑gender word gets a point.
Example:
Teacher: “milkmaid” → Student: “milkman”.
2. Capital letter race (board game)
On the board write 3–4 wrong sentences, for example:
“hamid went to eidgah on sunday.”
“my friend granny ameena lives in chennai.”
Call 2 students at a time; give them different colored chalk/marker.
They race to correct capitalization; class reads corrected sentences aloud.file
Optional: Worksheet structure (one page)
You can combine these into a single student worksheet:
Part A: Sort the nouns by gender (table).
Part B: Change the gender in sentences.
Part C: Correct capitalization in 5 sentences.
Part D: Edit the mixed paragraph (gender + capital letters).
If you tell me your preferred format (Word / Google Doc / PDF layout), I can structure the worksheet text section‑wise so you can paste directly into your template.
