GRADE 8- REVISION- GRAMMAR EXERCISES- 1ST TERM

THE 8 PARTS OF SPEECH (PAGES 1-48)

Q-1) Underline the NOUN in each and name its kind.
(PROPER- COLLECTIVE – COMPOUND)
i-The band performed well yesterday. ________________________
ii-Africans are really good at running. _________________________
iii-I made a necklace for myself. ________________________
iv-It is real fun to visit Dubai. __________________________

Q-2)Circle the correct kind of VERB.

i-I baked cake for my Mom’s birthday. (action- linking)
ii-She wondered about the upcoming festival. (mental action- visible action)
iii-You were reading a novel by J.K. Rowling. (linking – helping)
iv-The player kicked the ball hard. (transitive – intransitive)

Q-3)Label the underlined ADJECTIVES.

(POSSESSIVE- PROPER – DEMONSTRATIVE- INTERROGATIVE – RELATIVE)
i-That house is under martial law. _______________________
ii-Which book did you like best? ________________________
iii-The Chinese culture is very old. ________________________
iv-Her ideas are always unique. ________________________

Q-4)Underline the ADJECTIVE and tell what question does it answer.

i-There were 2000 books in the school library. ________________________________
ii- There is little water in the jug. ____________________________
iii-The gigantic tower was demolished yesterday. ____________________________
iv-The first person to step on the moon is Neil Armstrong. ________________________
Q-5) Underline the ADVERB and state what question does it answer.
i-She completely forgot the lesson. ________________________________
ii-i will visit London Eye tomorrow. ________________________________
iii-Maria does all her work carefully. ________________________________
iv-They will leave for the station soon. _______________________________

Q-6)Circle the PREPOSITION and underline the OBJECT OF PREPOSITION.

i-During 1970s, people greatly traveled .
ii-The little boy was running across the road.
iii-We all went inside the museum quickly.
iv-According to the new syllabus, chapter one is not included.

Q-7)Underline the CONJUNCTION/S and label them as COORDINATING or CORRELATIVE.

i-Sara and I planned to go shopping. ________________________________
ii-Both parent and child attended the meeting. ______________________________
iii-He will choose either Math or Biology this year. ______________________________
iv-There was heavy rain, but we managed to reach the hotel. __________________________

Q-8)Underline the INTERJECTION in each.

i-Hurray! I won the game.
ii-Wow! What an amazing art!
iii-Oh, I lost my new book.
iv-Ouch! It hurts so bad.

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