Noun & Pronoun Exercises from Lesson 1 Term 3
Here is a self‑contained grammar lesson (with interactive exercises) on Noun and Pronoun, designed to fit the tone and level of your Class 7 English Term 3 text (pages 79–92 Tamil section deals with values like cooperation, goodness, etc., so I have used similar everyday, value‑based contexts).drive.google
1. Quick Concept Review
What is a Noun?
A noun is a word that names a person, place, animal, thing, or idea.drive.google
Persons: teacher, farmer, Abdul Kalam
Places: Chennai, school, village
Animals: cow, peacock, dog
Things: book, pen, rice, car
Ideas/qualities: honesty, friendship, courage
We usually ask “Who?” or “What?” to find nouns in a sentence.drive.google
Example sentences
The farmer works in the field.
Honesty is the best policy.
What is a Pronoun?
A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun to avoid repeating the same noun again and again.drive.google
I, we, you, he, she, it, they
me, him, her, us, them
this, that, these, those, who, which, etc.
Example
Saravanan is a teacher. He helps students.
“Saravanan” = noun (person)
“He” = pronoun used instead of repeating “Saravanan”
2. Guided Identification (Teacher–Led)
You can project these or read aloud and ask students to:
Underline nouns.
Circle pronouns.
Say which noun each pronoun refers to.
Exercise 1: Find the Nouns and Pronouns
a) The farmer works hard, and he loves his land.
b) The students came to school, and they cleaned the classroom.
c) Abdul Kalam is a great scientist; he inspired many children.
d) The village has a big tank; it gives water to everyone.
e) The teacher saw the boy and asked him to sit.
Interactive prompts
“Who is ‘he’ in sentence (a)?” → farmer
“What does ‘it’ refer to in sentence (d)?” → tank
3. Types of Nouns (Short, Level‑Appropriate)
Introduce only what is needed for practice.
Proper Noun – Special name of a person/place (Chennai, Abdul Kalam, Pongal).
Common Noun – General name (city, teacher, festival).
Concrete Noun – Things we can see/touch (book, tree, rice).
Abstract Noun – Qualities/ideas (kindness, honesty, friendship).
Mini activity
Write these words on the board: Chennai, girl, courage, tree, Diwali, school.
Students label them as Proper/Common/Abstract.
4. Rewriting with Pronouns
Exercise 2: Replace Nouns with Pronouns
Ask students to avoid repetition by using correct pronouns.
Saravanan is a mentor. Saravanan guides many students.
The students cleaned the classroom. The students decorated the classroom.
The village has a big pond. The pond is useful to the villagers.
Meena is a kind girl. Meena helps her friends.
The books are on the table. The books are new.
Expected answers (for teacher)
Saravanan is a mentor. He guides many students.
The students cleaned the classroom. They decorated it.
The village has a big pond. It is useful to the villagers.
Meena is a kind girl. She helps her friends.
The books are on the table. They are new.
5. Fill‑in‑the‑Blanks (Pronoun Choice)
Exercise 3: Choose the Correct Pronoun
Students pick one pronoun and justify orally (“Why did you choose this?”).
This is my friend Ravi. _ is in class 7. (he / they)
The girls are sweeping the floor. _ are working together. (she / they)
I have a notebook. _ is blue. (it / they)
My teacher is kind. _ explains everything clearly. (he / she)
The farmers are in the field. _ are planting paddy. (he / they)
6. Noun–Pronoun Matching Game
You can turn this into a pair or group activity.
Exercise 4: Match Column A (Nouns) with suitable pronouns in Column B
Students match and then make one sentence for each pair.
Key
1 – c, 2 – a, 3 – b, 4 – d, 5 – e
7. Error‑Correction Task
Exercise 5: Correct the Pronouns
Students rewrite each sentence correctly.
Meena is my sister. He is in class 7.
The boys is playing. He are happy.
The tree is tall. They is green.
Saravanan and I are friends. He study together.
My books is in my bag. It are new.
Possible corrections
Meena is my sister. She is in class 7.
The boys are playing. They are happy.
The tree is tall. It is green.
Saravanan and I are friends. We study together.
My books are in my bag. They are new.
8. Short Writing Task (Context Linked to Values)
Give a real‑life frame similar to the textbook’s themes of cooperation, goodness, village life, farming.drive.google
Exercise 6: Mini‑Paragraph (4–5 sentences)
Prompt:
“Write 4–5 sentences about a ‘Helpful Student’ in your class or village. Use at least 3 nouns and 3 pronouns. Underline the nouns and circle the pronouns.”
Example for modelling (you can show only after they try):
Arjun is a boy in my class. He helps the teacher and the students. He keeps the classroom clean. Everyone likes him because he is kind.
9. Quick Oral Quiz Ideas
You can run these as rapid‑fire questions:
“I will say a word; you tell me ‘Noun’ or ‘Pronoun’.”
dog, Chennai, they, he, honesty, school, we, it
“I will say two sentences; you join them using a pronoun.”
Lakshmi is my friend. Lakshmi lives in Chennai.
The farmers are in the field. The farmers are working hard.
This structure should fit smoothly into one or two periods and can be adapted into Google Forms, Classwork in Classroom, or live interaction.drive.google
