Class 8 English Grammar Worksheet

Class 8 English Grammar Worksheet

Name: ____________________________
Class: 8
Date: _____________________________
Marks: 50
Time: 60 Minutes

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (1 mark each)

Choose the correct answer.

1. She ______ to the library every Saturday.
a) go
b) goes
c) going
d) gone

2. If I ______ enough money, I would buy a bicycle.
a) have
b) had
c) has
d) having

3. The students ______ their homework before the teacher arrived.
a) finish
b) finished
c) had finished
d) have finished

4. Which sentence is in the passive voice?
a) The chef cooked the meal.
b) The meal was cooked by the chef.
c) The chef is cooking the meal.
d) The chef cooks the meal.

5. Choose the correct preposition.
The cat jumped ______ the wall.
a) into
b) over
c) below
d) under

Section B: Fill in the Blanks (1 mark each)

6. The opposite of expand is __________.

7. Neither Riya nor her friends ______ (be) present.

8. He is interested ______ learning French.

9. By next year, we ______ (complete) the project.

10. She spoke so ______ that everyone understood her.

Section C: Identify the Grammar Concept (2 marks each)

Identify the underlined word or phrase.

11. The beautiful garden attracted many visitors.

12. They have been waiting for two hours.

13. Alas! We lost the match.

14. The book on the table is mine.

15. We visited Mumbai during our holidays.

Section D: Rewrite the Sentences (2 marks each)

16. Change into the passive voice.
The students cleaned the classroom.

17. Change into indirect speech.
She said, “I am happy.”

18. Change into the interrogative.
They have completed the work.

19. Change into the negative.
Everyone agreed with the decision.

20. Combine the sentences using because.

The roads were flooded. The school was closed.

Section E: Error Correction (2 marks each)

Correct the following sentences.

21. He don’t know the answer.

22. Each of the boys have a notebook.

23. She is senior than me.

24. I prefer tea than coffee.

25. The news are very interesting.

Section F: Vocabulary (2 marks each)

26. Write one synonym of generous.

27. Write one antonym of victory.

28. Make a sentence using the word determination.

29. Write the comparative and superlative forms of intelligent.

30. Write one collective noun for:

  • A group of players: __________
  • A group of birds: __________
Section G: Writing Skills (5 marks each)

31. Write a paragraph (100–120 words) on “The Importance of Reading Books.”

OR

32. Write a paragraph (100–120 words) on “How to Protect the Environment.”

Answer Key
Section A
  1. b) goes
  2. b) had
  3. c) had finished
  4. b) The meal was cooked by the chef.
  5. b) over
Section B
  1. contract (or reduce/shrink)
  2. was
  3. in
  4. will have completed
  5. clearly
Section C
  1. Adjective
  2. Present Perfect Continuous Tense
  3. Interjection
  4. Prepositional Phrase
  5. Proper Noun
Section D
  1. The classroom was cleaned by the students.
  2. She said that she was happy.
  3. Have they completed the work?
  4. Not everyone agreed with the decision. (or: Everyone did not agree with the decision, depending on the intended meaning.)
  5. The school was closed because the roads were flooded.
Section E
  1. He doesn’t know the answer.
  2. Each of the boys has a notebook.
  3. She is senior to me.
  4. I prefer tea to coffee.
  5. The news is very interesting.
Section F
  1. Kind / Charitable / Benevolent
  2. Defeat
  3. Example: Her determination helped her win the competition.
  4. More intelligent, Most intelligent
  5. Team; Flock

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