English Grammar Practice - Class 8 ICSE
Topic 1: Conjunctions - Fill in the Blanks
Riya wanted to go to the market, ___ her mother asked her to complete her homework first. She picked up
her books ___ started studying sincerely. She knew that if she worked hard now, she could enjoy later ___
any guilt. Her brother, Aryan, was watching television, ___ he promised to help her once the show ended.
Riya and Aryan always helped each other ___ they believed in teamwork.
After finishing her homework, Riya asked her mother if she could now go, ___ her mother nodded with a
smile. She quickly grabbed her bag ___ umbrella because it looked like it might rain. On the way, she met her
friend Priya ___ they decided to walk together.
They were excited to buy the new books ___ stationery for school. The shop was crowded, ___ the girls
waited patiently. They made their purchases, ___ walked back home happily. They were tired ___ cheerful,
for they had done everything they planned.
Riya told her mother about the trip ___ showed her what she bought. Her mother was pleased, ___ Riya had
managed her time well ___ followed her instructions.
Topic 2: Articles - Fill in the Blanks
Yesterday, I visited ___ zoo with my cousin. It was ___ exciting trip because I had never been to ___ zoo
before. We left early in ___ morning and took ___ bus to get there. On reaching, we saw ___ long queue at
___ entrance. After buying ___ ticket, we entered ___ zoo and were amazed by what we saw.
First, we saw ___ elephant taking a bath in ___ pond. Then we moved on to see ___ tiger resting under ___
tree. We also saw ___ ostrich, which is ___ largest bird in the world. I was surprised to see ___ owl sleeping
during ___ day. It had such big eyes!
We stopped to eat ___ sandwich and drank ___ orange juice. Then we watched ___ zookeeper feeding ___
giraffes. He told us that ___ giraffe has ___ long neck to reach high leaves.
Topic 1: Conjunctions - Fill in the Blanks
Riya wanted to go to the market, ___ her mother asked her to complete her homework first. She picked up
her books ___ started studying sincerely. She knew that if she worked hard now, she could enjoy later ___
any guilt. Her brother, Aryan, was watching television, ___ he promised to help her once the show ended.
Riya and Aryan always helped each other ___ they believed in teamwork.
After finishing her homework, Riya asked her mother if she could now go, ___ her mother nodded with a
smile. She quickly grabbed her bag ___ umbrella because it looked like it might rain. On the way, she met her
friend Priya ___ they decided to walk together.
They were excited to buy the new books ___ stationery for school. The shop was crowded, ___ the girls
waited patiently. They made their purchases, ___ walked back home happily. They were tired ___ cheerful,
for they had done everything they planned.
Riya told her mother about the trip ___ showed her what she bought. Her mother was pleased, ___ Riya had
managed her time well ___ followed her instructions.
Topic 2: Articles - Fill in the Blanks
Yesterday, I visited ___ zoo with my cousin. It was ___ exciting trip because I had never been to ___ zoo
before. We left early in ___ morning and took ___ bus to get there. On reaching, we saw ___ long queue at
___ entrance. After buying ___ ticket, we entered ___ zoo and were amazed by what we saw.
First, we saw ___ elephant taking a bath in ___ pond. Then we moved on to see ___ tiger resting under ___
tree. We also saw ___ ostrich, which is ___ largest bird in the world. I was surprised to see ___ owl sleeping
during ___ day. It had such big eyes!
We stopped to eat ___ sandwich and drank ___ orange juice. Then we watched ___ zookeeper feeding ___
giraffes. He told us that ___ giraffe has ___ long neck to reach high leaves.
