Class 7 · 7th standard · 2026-27

Class 7 English worksheets, free, with every answer on the page

Three free Class 7 English worksheets, with every question and every answer printed on this page rather than behind a download. Class 7 is the year grammar stops being doable by ear: voice and reported speech are transformations with fixed rules, and a child who has coasted on a good ear for six years meets that here. The third sheet is letter writing, where the marks are given for the format before anyone reads the content. Every exercise opens with one question worked through in full.

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What these practise

Changing active sentences to passive across the common tenses
Changing passive sentences back to active without shifting the tense
Dropping the agent when it is unknown or unimportant
Judging when the passive is the better choice
Reported speech: the pronoun, tense, and time and place changes together
Reporting questions - statement word order, no question mark
Reporting commands and requests with the right reporting verb
Formal and informal letter formats, and choosing between them
The subject line, salutation and closing that carry format marks

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practice · medium · 25 min

Active and passive voice

Class 7 English · Grammar · 34 questions with answers

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Voice is the first grammar topic a child cannot get right by ear. It is a transformation with three fixed steps - move the object to the front, change the verb, and put the old subject after 'by' - and once those three are done in order it is mechanical. The difficulty is almost always the verb, and almost always the tense inside it.

Changes an active sentence to passive across the common tenses
Changes a passive sentence back to active
Drops the agent when it is unknown or unimportant
Explains why the passive is the better choice in a given sentence

Exercise 1 of 3 · 12 questions

Change to the passive voice.

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'The gardener waters the plants' → 'The plants are watered by the gardener.' Three steps, in order. Move the object to the front: 'the plants'. Change the verb to the right form of 'be' plus the past participle, keeping the same tense: present simple, so 'are watered'. Put the old subject after 'by'. Keeping the tense is where nearly every mistake happens - 'were watered' would change when it happened.

1)The gardener waters the plants.
2)Ravi wrote a letter.
3)She is reading a book.
4)They have completed the project.
5)The teacher will announce the results.
6)Someone stole my bicycle.
7)The children are planting saplings.
8)The chef prepares the meals.
9)The dog chased the cat.
10)They are repairing the road.
11)The committee has approved the plan.
12)The workers will finish the wall by Friday.

Answers

1) The plants are watered by the gardener.
2) A letter was written by Ravi.
3) A book is being read by her.
4) The project has been completed by them.
5) The results will be announced by the teacher.
6) My bicycle was stolen. (The agent is dropped, because 'by someone' adds nothing.)
7) Saplings are being planted by the children.
8) The meals are prepared by the chef.
9) The cat was chased by the dog.
10) The road is being repaired by them.
11) The plan has been approved by the committee.
12) The wall will be finished by the workers by Friday.

Exercise 2 of 3 · 11 questions

Change to the active voice.

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'The cake was baked by my mother' → 'My mother baked the cake.' Going backwards, the thing after 'by' becomes the subject and the tense stays put - 'was baked' is past simple, so the active verb is 'baked', not 'bakes' and not 'had baked'. Read your answer back and ask when it happened. If the timing has moved, the tense has slipped.

1)The cake was baked by my mother.
2)The letters are delivered by the postman.
3)The match will be won by our team.
4)The window has been broken by the boys.
5)A song was being sung by her.
6)The prize was given to her by the principal.
7)The rooms are cleaned every morning by the staff.
8)The tree had been planted by my grandfather.
9)The problem is being solved by the students.
10)The papers will be checked by the examiner.
11)The village was flooded by the river.

Answers

1) My mother baked the cake.
2) The postman delivers the letters.
3) Our team will win the match.
4) The boys have broken the window.
5) She was singing a song.
6) The principal gave her the prize.
7) The staff clean the rooms every morning.
8) My grandfather had planted the tree.
9) The students are solving the problem.
10) The examiner will check the papers.
11) The river flooded the village.

Exercise 3 of 3 · 11 questions

Why is the passive the better choice here? One sentence each.

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'My purse was stolen yesterday' - the passive is right because nobody knows who took it, so there is no subject available for an active sentence. This exercise matters more than it looks. Children are taught to change voice mechanically and come away thinking the passive is a worse version of the active. It is not; it is the correct choice whenever the doer is unknown, obvious, or beside the point.

1)Rice is grown in many parts of India.
2)The bridge was built in 1892.
3)My purse was stolen yesterday.
4)English is spoken all over the world.
5)The patient was operated on this morning.
6)The road has been closed for repairs.
7)Cotton is grown mainly in Gujarat and Maharashtra.
8)The letter was posted last Monday.
9)Mistakes were made in the earlier report.
10)The Taj Mahal was completed in 1653.
11)This medicine should be taken after meals.

Answers

1) Because the people who grow it are too many to name, and the sentence is about the rice rather than about them.
2) Because who built it is either unknown or not the point - the bridge and the date are what matter.
3) Because the thief is unknown, so there is no subject to put in an active sentence.
4) Because the speakers are far too many to name, and the sentence is about the language.
5) Because the patient is the focus of the sentence, not the surgeon.
6) Because who closed the road does not matter - the fact that it is closed does.
7) Because the sentence is about where cotton grows, not about any particular farmer.
8) Because the letter matters, and the writer either does not know or need not say who posted it.
9) Because it reports what happened without naming who was at fault, which is often why the passive is chosen.
10) Because the building is the subject of interest, and its builders are not known to most readers.
11) Because the instruction applies to anyone taking the medicine, so no particular person needs naming.

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Check the tense first, every time. The word order is rarely wrong; the tense inside the verb usually is.
Read the answer back and ask 'when did it happen?' If the timing has changed, the tense has slipped.
The last exercise is the one that stops the passive being treated as a bad habit. Do not skip it if the sheet runs long.

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practice · challenging · 30 min

Direct and reported speech

Class 7 English · Grammar · 25 questions with answers

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Reported speech is three changes made together: the pronouns, the tense, and the words for time and place. Children reliably make one or two of them and lose the mark on the third. These questions build the habit of checking all three before moving on, which is the whole skill.

Makes all three changes - pronoun, tense, time and place - in one transformation
Reports questions using the right word order and no question mark
Reports commands and requests with the right reporting verb
Knows when the tense does not change

Exercise 1 of 3 · 11 questions

Change to reported speech.

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'She said, "I will come tomorrow"' → 'She said that she would come the next day.' Three changes, and check them off in order. Pronoun: I becomes she. Tense: will becomes would. Time word: tomorrow becomes the next day. Children commonly get two of the three - the time word is the one most often left as it was.

1)He said, "I am tired."
2)She said, "I will come tomorrow."
3)Ravi said to me, "I have finished my homework."
4)The teacher said, "The Earth moves round the Sun."
5)She said, "I went to Delhi last week."
6)He said, "I am writing a letter."
7)They said, "We will help you."
8)The teacher said, "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius."
9)She said, "I have never seen this film."
10)Meera said, "I can swim well."
11)He said to her, "I was waiting outside."

Answers

1) He said that he was tired.
2) She said that she would come the next day.
3) Ravi told me that he had finished his homework.
4) The teacher said that the Earth moves round the Sun. (A universal truth keeps its present tense.)
5) She said that she had gone to Delhi the previous week.
6) He said that he was writing a letter.
7) They said that they would help me.
8) The teacher said that water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. (A universal truth keeps its present tense.)
9) She said that she had never seen that film.
10) Meera said that she could swim well.
11) He told her that he had been waiting outside.

Exercise 2 of 3 · 3 questions

Change to reported speech, then list the three changes you made.

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Writing the three changes out is slow and it is the point of this exercise. A child who names them for three sentences stops forgetting the third one, and after that they can go back to doing it in their head. It is worth the ten extra minutes here rather than the lost marks in December.

1)"I will meet you here tomorrow," he said.
2)"We are going to the market now," they said.
3)"I saw this yesterday," she said.

Answers

1) He said that he would meet me there the next day. Changes: I → he and you → me; will → would; here → there and tomorrow → the next day.
2) They said that they were going to the market then. Changes: we → they; are → were; now → then.
3) She said that she had seen that the previous day. Changes: I → she; saw → had seen; this → that and yesterday → the previous day.

Exercise 3 of 3 · 11 questions

Change to reported speech. Watch the reporting verb.

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'He asked, "Where do you live?"' → 'He asked where I lived.' Two things change beyond the usual three. The word order becomes that of a statement - 'where I lived', not 'where did I live' - and the question mark goes, because the sentence is no longer a question. For commands the reporting verb changes instead: told for an order, requested for a request, and the verb becomes 'to' plus its base form.

1)He asked, "Where do you live?"
2)She asked me, "Have you finished?"
3)Mother said to us, "Do not waste food."
4)"Sit down," the teacher said to the boys.
5)"Please help me," she said to him.
6)"Why are you late?" the principal asked Ria.
7)He asked, "Are you coming with us?"
8)The guard said, "Close the door."
9)She asked him, "What is your name?"
10)"Please wait here," the nurse said to us.
11)Father said, "Do not touch that wire."

Answers

1) He asked where I lived. (No question mark, and the word order becomes that of a statement.)
2) She asked me whether I had finished.
3) Mother told us not to waste food.
4) The teacher told the boys to sit down.
5) She requested him to help her.
6) The principal asked Ria why she was late.
7) He asked whether we were coming with him.
8) The guard told us to close the door.
9) She asked him what his name was.
10) The nurse requested us to wait there.
11) Father told me not to touch that wire.

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Three changes: pronoun, tense, time and place. Ask your child to say all three out loud before writing.
The time words are the ones forgotten - tomorrow becomes the next day, now becomes then, here becomes there.
In reported questions, check two things: the word order is a statement's, and there is no question mark.

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practice · medium · 30 min

Formal and informal letters

Class 7 English · Writing · 22 questions with answers

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Letter writing carries format marks that are awarded before the content is read, which makes it the most reliable question in the Class 7 paper - and the easiest one to throw away. Nearly every mark lost here is lost to the wrong register: a friendly opening on a formal letter, or an abbreviation where a full sentence belongs.

Chooses the right format for a given purpose
Uses the correct salutation and closing for each register
Writes a subject line that states the purpose in one line
Writes a complete formal letter with every required part in place

Exercise 1 of 3 · 11 questions

Formal or informal? And which closing would you use?

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A letter to the principal is formal, closing 'Yours sincerely' with your full name and class. The test is not how well you know the person - it is the role you are writing to. You may have known the principal for six years and the letter is still formal, because you are writing to a principal rather than to a person you know.

1)A letter to your friend inviting her to your birthday
2)A letter to the principal asking for three days' leave
3)A letter to the editor of a newspaper about waterlogging in your street
4)A letter to your cousin thanking him for a gift
5)A letter to a shop complaining about a damaged item
6)A letter to your uncle telling him about your exam results
7)A letter to the municipal officer about a broken street light
8)A letter to your grandmother thanking her for a visit
9)A letter to a bank manager about a lost passbook
10)A letter to your class teacher requesting a change of section
11)A letter to a pen friend in another country

Answers

1) Informal. Close with 'Yours lovingly' or 'Your loving friend', then your first name.
2) Formal. Close with 'Yours sincerely' or 'Yours faithfully', then your full name and class.
3) Formal. Close with 'Yours faithfully' or 'Yours truly', then your full name.
4) Informal. Close with 'Yours affectionately', then your first name.
5) Formal. Close with 'Yours faithfully', then your full name.
6) Informal. Close with 'Yours affectionately' or 'With love', then your name.
7) Formal. Close with 'Yours faithfully', then your full name.
8) Informal. Close with 'With love' or 'Yours affectionately', then your name.
9) Formal. Close with 'Yours faithfully', then your full name.
10) Formal. Close with 'Yours obediently' or 'Yours sincerely', then your name and class.
11) Informal. Close with 'Yours sincerely' or 'Your friend', then your name.

Exercise 2 of 3 · 10 questions

Each line is wrong for a formal letter. Say why, and correct it.

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'Hi Sir, how are you?' - two problems in five words. 'Hi' is the wrong register, and asking after someone's health belongs in a letter to a friend. A formal letter opens with 'Respected Sir/Madam' and goes straight to the point. These are format marks, which means they are lost before the examiner has read a word of what you actually wanted to say.

1)Opening a leave application with: 'Hi Sir, how are you?'
2)Signing a formal letter: 'Yours lovingly, Aarav'
3)A leave application with no subject line
4)'Plz sanction my leave for 2 days.'
5)A letter to the editor with no address and no date
6)Ending a complaint letter with: 'Bye, see you soon.'
7)Beginning a letter to the editor with: 'Dear Editor buddy,'
8)Writing a formal letter entirely in capital letters
9)A leave application that does not say how many days are needed
10)Using 'u' and 'ur' in a letter to a bank manager

Answers

1) The register is wrong and the enquiry is out of place. A formal letter opens 'Respected Sir/Madam' and goes straight to the purpose.
2) 'Yours lovingly' belongs in a letter to family. Write 'Yours sincerely' or 'Yours faithfully', followed by your full name.
3) A formal letter must state its purpose in one line before the body - 'Subject: Application for three days' leave'.
4) Abbreviations and text spellings are not used in a formal letter. Write 'I request you to kindly grant me leave for two days.'
5) A formal letter carries the sender's address and the date at the top, and the receiver's designation and address below them.
6) Too casual for a complaint. Close with 'Yours faithfully' followed by your full name.
7) A stranger in an official role is not a friend. Address them as 'Sir' or 'Madam'.
8) Capitals throughout read as shouting and are hard to follow. Use ordinary sentence case.
9) Leave has to be for a stated period. Say exactly which dates, or the request cannot be granted.
10) Text abbreviations have no place in a formal letter. Write 'you' and 'your' in full.

Exercise 3 of 3 · 1 questions

Write the letter in full. A model answer is given.

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The model letter is three short paragraphs: who I am and why I need leave, the request itself, and what I will do about the missed work. That third paragraph is optional and almost always worth writing - it is the one that reads as responsible rather than as merely absent. Your child's letter should differ in the details and match this in the shape.

1)Write an application to your principal asking for two days' leave to attend your sister's wedding.

Answers

1) 24, Nehru Road Bengaluru 560001 20 July 2026 The Principal Sunrise Public School Bengaluru 560001 Subject: Application for two days' leave Respected Sir, I am a student of Class 7-B. My elder sister's wedding is to be held on 23 and 24 July, and the whole family will be travelling to Mysuru for the ceremony. I shall therefore be unable to attend school on both days. I request you to kindly grant me leave for these two days. I will collect the work covered in class from my classmates and complete it before I return. Thank you. Yours sincerely, Ananya Rao Class 7-B

While your child works

Format marks come before content marks. Address, date, subject line, salutation and closing are the five to check first.
The commonest error is register - a friendly opening on a formal letter. Ask 'who am I writing to in this letter?' rather than 'do I know them?'
No abbreviations, ever, in a formal letter. 'Plz' and '2 days' cost marks that the content had already earned.

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What changes in English at Class 7?

One thing, and it changes a lot. Until now, a child with a good ear could get most grammar right by hearing whether a sentence sounded correct. Voice and reported speech end that.

Both are transformations. They have fixed steps that have to be carried out in order, and there is no version of them that sounds right or wrong to the ear. A child who has never needed a rule now needs two of them in the same year.

They arrive alongside the Hindi equivalents. Vachya and kaal parivartan land in the same term, which is why Class 7 grammar feels heavier than the syllabus looks - see our Class 7 Hindi worksheets.

Writing gains format marks. Letters are marked partly on layout, awarded before the content is read. That makes them the most reliable question on the paper and the easiest to throw away.

How should we use these at home?

Twenty-five to thirty minutes each, once or twice a week. Every exercise opens with one question worked through in full, because these topics are about method rather than vocabulary.

In voice, check the tense first. The word order is rarely wrong; the tense inside the verb usually is.
In reported speech, say the three changes out loud - pronoun, tense, time and place - before writing anything.
In the letter, check the format before the content. Address, date, subject line, salutation, closing.
Let your child mark their own work. Every answer is on the page for exactly that reason.

Where do Class 7 children usually stall in English?

Three places, and all three are method rather than knowledge.

Tense slipping during a voice change. 'The gardener waters the plants' becomes 'the plants were watered', which moves when it happened. Reading the answer back and asking 'when?' catches it every time.
Two changes out of three in reported speech. Pronoun and tense are remembered; the time and place words are left as they were. Tomorrow stays tomorrow, and the mark goes.
The wrong register in a formal letter. 'Hi Sir, how are you?' costs format marks before a word of the actual content has been read.

None of these are about a child's English being weak. They are about a method that has not been built yet, which is why Class 7 responds so quickly to practice. See Class 7 English tuition for how we teach it, or English tuition for the whole Class 1 to 10 chain.

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Class 7 English worksheets - your questions

Are these Class 7 English worksheets free?

Yes. Every question and every answer is on this page, with no sign-up, no email wall and no account. The printable version puts the answers on a separate final sheet.

Do these include an answer key?

Yes, including a full model letter with the layout marked out, and the reasoning shown wherever a transformation could go wrong.

Why does my child suddenly struggle with Class 7 grammar?

Because voice and reported speech cannot be done by ear. They are transformations with fixed steps, and a child who has got by on hearing what sounds right for six years now needs a method for the first time.

How do I explain passive voice simply?

The thing that was done comes first, and whoever did it comes last, after 'by' - or is left out entirely. 'The gardener waters the plants' becomes 'the plants are watered by the gardener'. Same event, different thing in the spotlight.

What are the three changes in reported speech?

The pronouns, the tense, and the words for time and place. Children reliably make the first two and forget the third, so 'tomorrow' stays 'tomorrow' when it should become 'the next day'.

Are these matched to NCERT?

They are written to the skills the Class 7 paper tests rather than to one reader's chapters, so they work whether your school uses NCERT's Poorvi or its own book.

How long should a Class 7 child spend on one sheet?

Twenty-five to thirty minutes. If it runs much longer, work through the worked examples together first - in these topics the difficulty is the method, not the English.

Can I print these worksheets?

Yes. They print cleanly on A4 with the answers on a separate final page, and nothing needs to be downloaded or signed up for.

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