CBSE Class 8 English Worksheet Grammar Prepositions PDF
CBSE Class 8 English Worksheet Grammar Prepositions PDF
CBSE Class 8 English Worksheet Grammar Prepositions PDF
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PREPOSITIONS
I Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:
1.The public are cautioned _____________ pickpockets.
2.You boys must settle it __________yourselves.
3.Do not cry________ split milk.
4.The exercise was written_________ me _______ a camlin pen.
5.I shall do it ____________ pleasure.
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1.The thieves broke the window and climbed(across/over/through) it.
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2.He was the first man to row single-handed (across/over/along) it.
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3.She made her way up the hill (across/along/through) a narrow path.
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4.What would you like to drink (at/with/by)your meal.
5.Thank you very much (to/for/about)your help.
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6.It shouldnt take long to repair your watch. Come back __________
(after/in/about) half an hour and Ill have it ready for you.
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8.The information is kept on our computer.
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9.A chair was handed to her.
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10.By whom was this done?
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C) Use the given set of instructions to complete the paragraph that follows:
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* Put the carrots, butter and sugar in a pan and season.
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*Increase the heat to high and cook until all the water has evaporated and the
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The carrots, butter and sugar (1) _________ in a pan and (2) ___________.
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Then some water (3)______ to cover the carrots. The mixture is then (4) _______
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7.He said, I have bought a new T.V set. Have you seen it?
8.She said to her friends, Let us enjoy boating in the river.
9.Alice said, How clever I am!
10.He said, Will you listen to such a man?
B) Rewrite the following into Direct Speech:
1.I asked him if I had to talk to her.
2.Mohan warmly invited me to have a cup of tea with him.
3.He said that he was glad to be there that evening.
4.He said that the horse had died in the night.
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5.She asked me where I lived.
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C) Report the following conversation in your own words:
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Sita : Mohan, have you bought my book?
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Sita : Please go and bring it now.
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Writing Tasks
I. Jaya Academy Rishikesh is organizing a fete to raise funds for its new
Auditorium. Draft an attractive poster inviting people to make the fete a
grand success. Give all the necessary details.
II. Write a letter to your uncle congratulating him on his 10th birthday.
III. You are Bushan /Bindu Gugta of 9,University road, Kurukshetra. Write a
letter in about 150words to your uncle, thanking him for sending you a
wrist watch as a birthday gift.
IV. Yesterday four people (a man, a woman and two children) were killed in
a train car collision at an unmanned railway crossing . This was the
second in three months. As the staff correspondent of the Herald, write
a report of the accident and the protest in not more than 200 words.
V. Write a letter to the editor of a news paper, expressing your concern about
the drainage problem in your area. State some of the reasons for the
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drainage block and what can be done by the citizens as well as the
authorities.
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