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Reinforcement Worksheet 2022-23
Worksheet: C
Topic: Language Practice
Name: ______________________ Class: 8 Section: ______________
1- Change the following sentences into Passive Voice.
abcdefg-
He opens the door.
I draw a picture.
My father drinks tea early in the morning.
Susan waters the plants daily.
The girls sing beautiful songs.
She does the homework.
The policemen help the children.
2- Change the following into indirect speech.
abcde-
Virat said, “I play cricket every afternoon with my friends.”
My grandma smiled at me and said in a kind voice, “You are a good boy.”
Mother replied, ‘These apples come from a town nearby.’
I answered, ‘I often go to the park.’
Danish said happily, ‘I love video games.’
3- Transform the following simple sentences into complex or compound sentences. You can
change the position of the sentences too.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
Knocking at the gate, he demanded admission.
Blinded by a dust storm, they lost their way.
Deceived by his friends, he lost all hope.
Driven by hunger, he stole a piece of bread.
The sea being smooth, we went for a sail.
Weather permitting, the match will be held tomorrow afternoon.
He was poor. He could not buy a costly gift.
He ran fast, he could not win the race.
The girl was standing in the first row. She was chosen.
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4- Find, underline and label each example of figurative language in the following paragraph.
Check it on the list as you go.
You should find:
3 similes 1 personification
1 onomatopoeia
1 idiom
2 metaphors
5 alliterations 1 hyperbole
Charlie felt fear crawl up his spine as he tiptoed towards the lake; crafty, sharply-scaled
crocodiles are known to inhabit these misty, muddied waters. ’Crunch!’ another human skull
snapped beneath his feet. Charlie was playing with fire; he knew that crocodiles were
dangerous. However, he had no choice. He had to be as brave as a lion. Charlie waded into the
murky, brown, water. Was this Wonka’s chocolate river? No, it smelt like rotting eggs.
Suddenly, a humongous crocodile slithered from the lakeside and swam at a million kilometres
an hour. Charlie saw the ripples in the water and caught a flash of the croc’s eyes which stood
out like menacing table tennis balls. Charlie’s heart became a robotic hammer. The Croc was
catching. He’s a bullet thought Charlie. Sharp triangular teeth closed on his legs just as Charlie
grabbed the land with his hand. Charlie rapidly turned around and kicked the croc in the head
whilst thick, mangled reeds twisted around his body. The croc retreated and Charlie breathed a
huge sigh of relief.
2- Identify the subject and the predicate in the following sentences.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
Yesterday, the sun was shining brightly in the sky.
The dogs were barking loudly at night, so I changed my path.
The pretty girl was wearing a blue frock.
My older brother is a doctor and my younger brother serves in the army.
The old man and his daughter were working in their garden.
My aunt and my niece are trained school teachers.
You don’t have to listen to him all the time.
We will no longer tolerate this.
The little bush was covered with dry leaves.
A young boy was passing by the toy shop.
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