Worksheets for class 8 term:1

 Worksheet:1

A) Choose the correct synonyms for the italicized words     (2x1=2)

1. Nice fun indeed     - _________________

a. in fact      b. doubtedly          c. fine

2. The poor woman is in a panic     -____________________

a. fear        b. grid                  c. crash

B) Find the antonym for the following words.  (3x1=3)

1. Delight × ________________

2. Disgrace × _______________

3. Careless ×________________

C) Homophone  (3x1=3)

  1. I am not ______ to drink soda. (aloud,allowed)

  2. The wind ________ the leaves. (blue,blew)

   3. I will __________ my friend. (meat,meet)

D)  Abbreviation:    (½ x2=1)

IFSC -____________________________________________________________________

 

AIDS – ____________________________________________________________________

 

Worksheet:2

A)Fill in the blanks with the suitable collective noun. (1/2 x 5=2 1/2)

(Choir, shower, bowl, flock, cup, pair, swarm, bunch, herd, bottle)

1. a ______________ of cows      

2. a ______________ of birds        

3. a ______________ of singers    

4. a ______________ of milk              

        5. a ______________ of tea           

B)Replace the noun with pronoun  (1x3=3)

1. I saw Mr. Balu this morning and gave Mr. Balu my homework.

2. Muthu likes computer games, but he doesn’t play computer games very often.

         3. My aunt lives in Trichy but, my aunt often comes to visit my family

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C) Change the possessive adjective into possessive pronoun. (1x3=3)

1. This is my pen. ___________________________________

2. Shenbah missed her purse. ___________________________________

         3. Her speech is nice. ___________________________________

D) Underline the noun:- (1/2x3=1 ½)

1. I threw the ball.

2. We beat them.

         3. I think that you are correct.

E) Fill up following with its suitable noun names:-

Person

Place

Thing

Animal

Ideas/feelings

Worksheet:3

A) Pick the poem lines which suit the following meaning  (3x1=3)

1. He always saves me from harm --------------------------------------------------.

2. I am so lucky to get you --------------------------------------------------.

      3. The affection between us has no end --------------------------------------------------.

  B) Pick out the rhyming words from the poem. (1x2=2)

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C)Choose the best answer. (1x3=3)

1. Satish's mother handed to her son ____________.

a. bag of pencil     b. bag of vegetables    c. big box of chocolates      d. cricket ball

2. The train would come at ____________.

a. one o’ clock       b. twelve o’ clock        c. two o’ clock          d. eleven o’ clock

3. The strange lady gave ______ to Arun.

a. coffee and vadai                   b. tea and bajji

                 c. tea and samosas                         d. black tea and cake

B. Match the following. (1x5=5)

 1. woman in white - mother of Satish

 2. train - boy of same age

3. bowler - dressed simply

4. Satish - waves of stream

        5. spectacles - Arun

Worksheet :4           

I.                   SAY TRUE OR FALSE:-

1.      Hobbies are unique to people.               ____________

2.      Ajay sold 150 paintings.                       _____________

3.      Ilavazhagi won world championship in 2006. _________

4.      Corbett shot animals for pleasure.                  __________

5.      Champawat tiger is the Guinness book recorded man eater. _________

II.                CHOOSE THE CORRECT SYNONYMS FOR THE UNDERLINED WORD:-

1.      Ajay started to paint happily.

a)      Depressed       b) joyfully         c)unhappily      d)sadly

2.      Miniature painting depicts Indian culture.

a)      Warp       b)portray                   c)twist          d)falsify

III.             CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANTONYMS :-

1.      Writing is a unique hobby .

a)      Common        b)   beneficial        c) uncommon     d)separate

2.       Ilavazhagi won world championship in 2006.

a)      Win       b)succeed          c)defeat                 d)well-skilled

IV.             PICK OUT THE CORRECT HOMOPHONE:-

1.      I am not _______________ to drink soda. (aloud/ allowed)

2.      Chennai is the _____________ of Tamilnadu (capitol/ capital)

3.      The cat caught the _____________ of a mouse. (scent/ cent)

V.                CIRCLE THE PROPER NOUN AND UNDERLINE THE COMMON NOUN

Priya   /      boys      /  Peacock    /  Lion    /  animals    /  country 

VI.             GIVE SUITABLE PRONOUN:-

1.      My mom’s name is Priya. ___________ is a house wife.

2.      Benjamin ia my brother. ___________ teaches me drawing.

VII.          ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:-

1.      What was the name of Corbett’s dog?

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2.      What was Ajay gifted with?

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3.      What was Mani’s hobby?

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4.      What is the hobby of the poet?

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5.      With whom did Ilavazhagi win her first match?

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