English worksheet 1 - Class 8

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1. TRUNG HOA SECONDARY SCHOOL Full name: 8A PRACTICE WORKSHEET 1 PHONETICS Exercise 1. Pick out the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. bag B. sandal C. waste D. matter 2. A. reader B. heavy C. clean D. mean 3. A. reused B. returned C. mashed D. cleaned Exercise 2. Pick out the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 1. A. pollutant B. compost C. awesome D. mixture 2. A. mosquito B. recycle C. deposit D. untreated GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY Exercise 1. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. 1. The team success was largely ___ to her efforts. A. because B. as C. since D. due 2. Emergency teams are still moving the ___from the plane crash. A. dirt B. waste C. debris D. dust 3. The heavy rain has caused ___in many parts of the country. A. storms B. floods C. draughts D. eruptions 4. Volcanic eruption may be very ___. A. destruction B. destroy C. destroyed D. destructive 5. Many countries have sent humanitarian aid to the earthquake___. A. victims B. soldiers C. elders D. rescuers 6. Wanaka is one of the most visited and favoured towns in___. A. England B. Singapore C. New Zealand D. Canada 7. What is the Symbol of New Zealand? A. a koala B. a rooster C. a kiwi D. a bear 8. Which is not a State in the United States? A. Alaska B. Washington DC C. Michigan D. New York 9. Which is the largest English speaking country? A. Canada B. The UK C. The US D. Australia 10. ‘Have you ever been to Hanoi, Linh?’ ‘Yes, I ___there last summer.’ A. was B. were C. have been D. has been Exercise 2. Supply the correct word form of the words in brackets to complete the following sentences. 1. Which countries have the most English___? (speak) 2. The natural___ beauty of Thodupuzha has attracted many Malayalam movie makers. (scenery) 3. England is the largest of the four___ regions making up the United Kingdom. (geography) Exercise 3. Supply the correct word form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences. 1. How many children (be) ___absent from school due to the bad weather recently? 2. If Lan (not be) ___ill, she would join our tree planting activity. 3. You (see) ___this film twice this week? 4. Children (write) ___an English essay when their teacher came in? Exercise 4. Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word to complete the following sentence. 1. Do you have ___understanding them?
2. 2. English is an ___language in countries like India, Malaysia and Singapore. 3. One fifth of the people in the world are___ . READING Choose the best option (A,B,C or D) for each answer to complete the passage bellow. Alaska is perhaps (1)___ most amazing state in the USA. It has coastline facing both the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. This state has an incredible three million lakes. That's four lakes per person living there. Many cities in Alaska cannot be (2)___by road, sea, or river. The only way to get in and out is by air, on foot, or by dogsled. That's why Alaska has the (3)___ sea airport in the world, Lake Hood Seaplane Base. Nearly two hundred floatplanes (4)___ and land on the water of this airport every day. It's really a fun scene to watch. Alaska is called the Land of the Midnight Sun because in summer the sun does not set for nearly three months. But in winter the sun stays almost unseen. All Alaskans take special (5)___ in their beautiful and unique state. 1.A. this B. a C. an D. the 2.A. gone B. commuted C. reached D. been 3.A. busily B. busiest C. more busier D. most busy 4.A. take off B. take up C. take about D. take care 5.A. fame B. favor C. pride D. interest WRITING Exercise 1. Rewrite the sentence without changing its original meaning. 1. People have played chess for around two thousand years.  Chess ___ 2. She spent two hours making a birthday cake.  It took ___ 3. It is four weeks since I last met her.  I haven’t ___ 4. How about going out for a meal tonight?  Why ___ 5. Is Lan writing a letter to her parents?  Is ___ Exercise 2. Complete the sentences, using the given words. 1. If/ I/ be/ his mother/ I / ask/ tidy/ room/ every day.  ___ 2. What/ you/ do/ when / your teacher/ come in?  ___ 3. Mr. John/ teach/ English/ our school/ 5 months.  ___ 4. This movie/ be/ interesting/ and / we/ watch/ it/ twice.  ___ 5. The train/ Bristol/ leave/ 11.00/ platform 4?  ___ THE END