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Grade 8 English Unit 3: Winged friends

1) Write the contracted forms of the followings in the given space.

1. I am - ………………….. 2. You are - ………………..
3. He is - …………………. 4. Where is - ………………..
5. Let us - …………………. 6. Who is - ………………..
7. will not - …………………. 8. Had not - ……………….
9. do not - …………………. 10. They will - ………………..

2) Fill in the blanks with the prepositions given.

(by , on , at , of , to , about)

1. Christmas is held ………………… December every year.

2. My mother goes ……………….her office by bus.
3. Mrs. Sujatha teaches ………………. Sobitha Vidyalaya, Galle.
4. There are …………… 4 million students in Sri Lanka.
5. Most people travel …………….. bus to work.

3) Add a suitable ending using since or as.

1. I don’t play basketball …………………………………………………… .

2. My friend got angry ……………………………………………………….
3. I was watching TV …………………………………………………………
4. We had no sports practices today …………………………………………..
5. We couldn’t go to the party ………………………………………………..

4)Fill in the blanks.

Singular Plural
A bottle of milk bottles of milk
A sack of rice …………………………………
A jar of honey …………………………………
A packet of biscuits ………………………………….
A glass of water ………………………………….
A piece of cake ………………………………….
A slice of bread ………………………………….
A sheet of paper ………………………………….
A pile of newspapers ………………………………….
A shelf of books …………………………………..

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5)Complete the text using the words given below.

My favourite (1) ……………………. programme is (2) ………………………… for you. It is

telecast on (3) ……………………….at 4.15 in the afternoon. The (4) …………………….
the teacher uses in the programme is very (5) …………………………. In the programme we
learn about the (6) …………………………… We also learn about things we see around us.
The (7) ………………………. programme that was (8) …………………………. Was on
(9) ……………………….. I found it very (10) ………………………...

Exiting television wonder of nature language science

first Tuesdays simple our environment telecast

6)Read the following SITUATIONS and match them with a suitable ACTION. Write the letter of the
situation in the relevant box.

SITUATION ACTION

(a) A woman carrying child is standing in the bus. You say “Thank you.”
(b) You have finished eating your packet of lunch. You offer her a seat.
(c) Your friend helps you to complete homework. Put the wrapper in a bin.
(d) Your teacher enters the classroom. You help her across.
(e) You see an old lady waiting to cross the road. You stand up.

7)Write an essay on "courtesy"

Include,
a) What do you mean by courtesy.
b) What can we do to be courtesy.
c) What can we gain by being courtesy.
Use about 125 words.

Prepared by: Mrs. Harsha Vidanage