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GRADE 8STUDENTS’ WORKSHEETS

ENGLISH (October)

Academic Year 2020 - 2021

GRADE 8STUDENTS’ WORKSHEETS

ENGLISH (October)

Punjab Curriculum & Textbook Board, Lahore

WorksheetsTeachers’ Guide (English)

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Declarative, interrogative, exclamatory and imperative sentences

Suffixes

Oral Communication Skills

Pre reading Strategy

A Dialogue

Vivid Verbs

Letter Writing

Simple Past Tense

Simple Present

Adverbs of Frequency

Adverbs of Place

Adverbs of degree

Common and Proper Nouns

Use of “a” and “an” with Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Reading & Comprehension Strategies

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Teachers’ Guide (English)

Grade 8WORKSHEET-1Lesson 4

Declarative, interrogative, exclamatory and imperative sentences

A. Choose the correct option for each of the following sentences.

1. Which type of sentence must end with a question mark? o interrogative o imperative o exclamatory2. A sentence that's used to give someone an order or a command is an _______ sentence. o interrogative o imperative o exclamatory3. The function of a declarative sentence is to _______ someone about something. o ask o tell o surprise4. What does an exclamatory sentence usually end with? o a full-stop or period o a question mark o an exclamation mark5. "Sit down and be quiet!" What type of sentence is this? o interrogative o imperative o exclamatory6. Which of these sentence types often begins with the subject? o declarative o imperative o exclamatory7. Which is an exclamatory sentence? o He's so cute! o Isn't he cute? o How cute he is!8. The usual FORM of a declarative sentence is _______________. o subject-verb o a period or full-stop o to make a statement9. Which of these sentences is in imperative form? o Have fun, won't you? o Did you have fun? o It'll be fun!10. Which is a declarative sentence? o Ouch! o Stop hurting me! o That hurts!

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Suffixes

Each of the words below has a suffix. Find the base word. Write it on the line by the word.

Check your answers in a dictionary.

1. ______________ needful

2. ______________ announcement

3. ______________ cooked

4. ______________ agreement

5. ______________ courageous

6. ______________ jealousy

7. ______________ lawful

8. ______________ mouthful

9. ______________ baseless

10. ______________ clueless

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A suffix is a letter or group of letters that is added to the end of a word.Directions: Write a word with each suffix given below.Example A : er-one whoAnswer: wanderer

1. -ment 4. -al

2. -ship

3. -ness

5. -ist

6. -tion

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Oral Communication Skills

A. Do you like cupcakes or cookies? SAY five sentences to support your opinion with reasons.

B. Do you like chips or popcorn? SAY five sentences to support your opinion with reasons.

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Pre reading Strategy

Instructions: Help the boy to fill up the speech bubbles about taking actions to help save the environment from getting polluted. One speech bubble has been done for you.

Let us make sure that weput all trash in the bin.

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Unit-2

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Grade 8

Instructions: Now in the speech bubbles below write five actions you will personally take to make sure your surroundings are clean, safe and secure. .

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Unit-2

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Reading & Comprehension Strategies

Ÿ Divide the class in three major groupsŸ Ask the group to select group name of their own choice.Ÿ Now give the separate tasks (given below) to each group

Project work

Ÿ Select a manager, a secretary, record keeper , time manager and the rest of members as presenters.

Ÿ Write an application to the head/principal for permission to do the project workŸ Take a close survey of the school (only school building) Ÿ Find out the unclean areas, rubbish ridden spots and ill repaired points.Ÿ Make a list of the pointsŸ Discuss and finalize the plan to beautify the school buildingŸ Mention your own role and resources requiredŸ prepare a presentation on a chart paper etcŸ Prepare your presenters(at least3-4) to present Ÿ Presentation time.10 minutes for 1 group

Group A

Ÿ Select a manager, a secretary, record keeper , time manager and the rest of members as presenters.

Ÿ Write an application to the head/principal for permission to do the project workŸ Take a close survey of the school (only school building) Ÿ Find out the unclean areas, rubbish ridden spots and ill repaired points.Ÿ Make a list of the pointsŸ Discuss and finalize the plan to beautify the school buildingŸ Mention your own role and resources requiredŸ prepare a presentation on a chart paper etcŸ Prepare your presenters(at least3-4) to present Ÿ Presentation time.10 minutes for 1 group

Group B

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Grade 8

Ÿ Select a manager, a secretary , record keeper , time manager and the rest of members as presenters.

Ÿ Write an application to the head/principal for permission to do the project workŸ Take a close survey of the school (surrounding of school) Ÿ Find out the uncleaned areas, rubbish and bad looking points.Ÿ Make a list of the pointsŸ Discuss and finalize the plan to beautify the school surroundings Ÿ Mention your own role and resources requiredŸ Prepare a presentation on chart paper etcŸ Prepare your presenters( at least3-4) to present Ÿ Presentation time.10 minutes for 1 group

Group C

Ÿ Ask students take 5 minutes individuallyŸ Recall, think and write responses on the given points (Individual Task):Ÿ Did you enjoy this project work? Ÿ If yes, why. If not, why?Ÿ What have you learnt from this activity?Ÿ How did you feel working in groups, comment on your role and contribution?

Self-Reflection

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Ÿ Instructions: Read carefully the five do's and don'ts of dialogue delivery given below. Come up with five more after your experience in class of the pre reading activity.

Don't Ever Always

1) start a dialogue/conversation

abruptly

2) Focus only on what you have to say

3) ome across as harsh when speaking c

and do not speak at a speed that the

other/s wont follow

4) look up or down and avoid eye

contact

5) use language that is inappropriate or substandard

1) begin with a smile on your face and proper greetings

2) try and be a good listener and be receptive to the

other's point of view

3) be polite and welcoming and speak at a slow place

so that the listener may have no difficulty in

understanding what you have to say.

4) maintain eye contact and help the speaker to know

that you are following the conversation by moving your

head.

5) ensure that your language is respectful and refined and your message is to the point

Don't Ever Always

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Instructions: Practice these do's and don'ts with a friend or a member of your family on any one of the following topics and note three difficulties you faced in applying the do's and don'ts.1. The importance of English2. Your preparation for the final examination3. Suggesting a dish that you enjoy to your mother or sister.

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Unit-2

A Dialogue

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Vivid Verbs

Instructions: Make sentences of your own using each of the action verbs below:

Instructions: Encircle the action verbs in each sentence. Replace each action verb with the verb from the box below with a similar meaning.

consume, murdered, crept, hike, compose, soared, hurled, fall asleep, jolted, scream

Ÿ The alligator likes to devour his prey in one bite.Ÿ Ali is wishes to write a letter and send it to his uncle.Ÿ The car jerked to a halt.Ÿ Hania crawled across the room to catch the injured butterfly.Ÿ This boy is going to climb to the top of the mountain.Ÿ The baseball player threw the ball towards the goalpost.Ÿ The teacher forbade the girl to doze off in the class.Ÿ They began to shout for assistance.Ÿ More than 1000 people were killed by the armed forces. Ÿ The bird flew high in the sky.

1. ____________________

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2. ____________________

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3. ____________________

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4. ____________________

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5. ____________________

____________________

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Letter Writing

Label parts of a letter.

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Simple Past Tense

Ÿ The simple past is a verb tense that is used to talk about things that happened or existed before now. Examples: o Last year, I traveled to Japan. o Did you have dinner last night?

A. Change the verbs in simple past.

1. They work for a big company. They worked for a big company. __ __

2. We arrive at the airport. ________________________________

3. She visits her grandmother. ________________________________

4. You enjoy with friends. ________________________________

5. I carry a lot of load. ________________________________

6. We cycle in the park.. ________________________________

7. They play cricket in the ground. ________________________________

8. He tries to be on time. ________________________________

9. You understand the meaning. ________________________________

10. She reads a story book. ________________________________

A. Choose the correct option for each question.

Which sentence is in the simple past?

o She reads a book. o She read a book.

o She has read a book. o She is reading a book.

Which negative sentence is in the simple past?

o They didn’t sing a song. o They don’t sing a song.

o They don’t sang a song. o They didn’t sang a song.

Which question is in the simple past?

o Did you saw her? o Did you see her?

o Have you seen her o Do you see her?

Which negative sentence is in the simple past?

o We spoke not English. o We did not speak English.

o We did not spoke English. o We not speak English.

Which sentence is in the simple past?

o Sara forgetted her homework. o Sara forget her homework.

o Sara forgot her homework. o Sara forgets her homework.

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Simple Present

Ÿ The simple present is a verb tense that is used to express a habitual action or routine work. Examples: o I go to school daily. o Do you have dinner tonight?

A. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple of the verbs in brackets.

1. Palwasha and her friends __________ to school by bus. (go)

2. Elephants __________ leaves and grass. (eat)

3. Dawood's father __________ in a hospital. (work)

4. The bank opens at 9.30 and __________ at 4.30. (close)

5. Tahir and Jameel __________ football every day after school. (play)

6. Mrs. Javed is a teacher. She __________ History. (teach)

7. Our lessons __________ at 9.00 and __________ at 3.30. (start / finish)

8. My pen friend __________ in Japan. (live)

9. Maria and her brother __________ cartoons every Sunday morning. (watch)

10. Arshad __________ his room every day. (tidy)

B. Add -s, -es or -ies to the verbs below to form the Present Simple for he, she or it.

1. stop _______ 2. study _______ 3. do _______

4. watch _______ 5. mix _______ 6. tie _______

7. dress _______ 8. try _______ 9. go _______

10. catch _______ 11. enjoy _______ 12. lose _______

13. wash ______ 14. like ______ 15. visit _______

16. read ______ 17. play ______ 18. say _______

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Adverbs of Frequency

Ÿ An adverb of frequency describes how often an action happens or takes place. There are some main adverbs of frequency in English that we use while speaking or writing. Examples: always, often, sometimes, never, usually, normally, rarely, again, once, twice, thrice.

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Adverbs of Place

A. Underline the adverbs of place in the following sentences.

1. We went into the cave, and there were bats everywhere!

2. One day when my dad wasn’t paying attention to where he was going, he walked into a

wall.

3. There aren’t any insects here, let’s look somewhere else.

4. Come here.

5. Yonder stands the culprit.

6. An old sailor came forward.

7. My sister is out.

8. I was abroad that winter.

9. Alisha went to Sweden yesterday.

10. I booked a hotel room for her sitting here in my room.

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Adverbs of degree

A. Underline the adverbs of degree in the following sentences.

1. He was careful to pack enough food, and it turned out that everyone was able to

have a very full plate.

2. She swims extremely slowly.

3. She raced to the platform, b ut the train had just departed.

4. It is too hot to go outside, we should stay in the nice, cool air!

5. He hardly sleeps on the weekend.

6. She is extremely polite.

7. He speaks too quickly for me to understand.

8. The girl was very beautiful.

9. The house is very expen sive.

10. He worked very quickly .

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Common and Proper Nouns

Ÿ Common nouns are general names of persons, places, animals and things. They are not capitalized unless they begin a sentence. Examples: country, chair, girl, boy, school, burger, cityŸ Proper nouns are special names of persons, places, animals and things. Proper nouns always start with capital letter. Examples: Pakistan, Ali, Lahore, Pakistan Day, River Sindh, September.

A. Write a correct proper noun for each common noun in the right hand column.

Common Noun Proper Noun

1. country ________________________

2. river ________________________

3. day ________________________

4. player ________________________

5. city ________________________

6. president ________________________

7. holiday ________________________

8. month ________________________

9. planet ________________________

10. continent ________________________

A. Read each word below. If it is a common noun write “common noun”. If it is a proper

noun re-write the word with capital letters.

1. gujranwala ________________________

2. vegetable ________________________

3. school ________________________

4. river indus ________________________

5. box ________________________

6. saturday ________________ ________

7. baseball ________________________

8. allama iqbal ________________________

9. earth ________________________

10. teacher ________________________

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Use of “a” and “an” with Countable and Uncountable Nouns

· A noun is countable when the article in it can be counted Examples: book, chair, computer, bottle etc.

· Uncountable nouns can't be counted or made plural Examples: sand, soil, water, air, coil, milk etc.

· “a” and “an” cannot be used with uncountable nouns but we can use these articles with countable nouns.

A. Circle the correct article (a / an / the) in each sentence.

1. Javed wanted to read a / an comic book.

2. The class went on a / an field trip.

3. He is reading an / a story.

4. Lubna put a / an orange on her yogurt.

5. My mom likes making an / a cake from scratch.

6. The dog caught a / an stick.

7. I saw a / an otter at the zoo.

8. I quickly ate a / an cookie.

9. A / an oval is shaped like a / an egg.

10. Zafar is a / an intelligent student.

B. Put the given nouns in correct column.

money bananas children idea dollars news teachers sticks

rupees music stories ships trash schools lessons advice

suitcases bottles water electricity rain salt soil eggs

report cakes oranges zebras men furniture shoes tables

Countable Nouns Uncountable Nouns

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