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Class VIII Revision Lesson Textual grammar

Revision Lesson

Activity - 1
Underline the participle adjectives in the following sentences:

(a) The painted house looks beautiful.
(b) A barking dog seldom bites.
(c) They submitted a written answer.
(d) The tattered shirt was lying on the mud.
(e) The creaking sound of the door awakened the baby.

Activity - 2 
Fill in the blanks with suitable articles and prepositions:

Once a poor weaver lived in a village. He was well-known as an artist. His beautiful designs on  clothes were much appreciated. The weaver earned his livelihood by    working hard all day.

Activity - 3 (a)
Identify the adverbs in each set. Put a tick mark (✓) on the adverbs:

(I) tall / sweetly / child / run
Ans: sweetly
(II) wait / walk / slowly / full
Ans: slowly
(III) happy / friendship / wise / quietly
Ans: quietly
(IV) tomorrow / evening / careful / look
Ans: tomorrow
(V) make / here / incident / quick
Ans: here

Activity - 3 (b)
Classify the underlined adverbs according to their functions in the chart given below:

(I) It is a good habit to rise early.
Ans: early - Time
(II) He often comes to our house.
Ans: often - Frequency
(III) The nightingale sings sweetly.
Ans: sweetly - Manner
(IV) My pet dog follows me everywhere.
Ans: everywhere - Place

Activity - 4
Choose the correct alternative from the verbs given in brackets and fill in the blanks:

(a) I am reading a book now. ( read/ am reading/ was reading)

(b) Tintin has returned home just now. (is returning/ was returning/ has returning)

(c) When we reached the hall, the film had started. ( starts/ started/ had started)

(d) The young man boarded the bus while it was moving. (is moving/ was moving/ had moved)

(e) The Satabdi Express had left Puri at the scheduled time, yet it failed to reach Howrah on time. ( is leaving/ has left/ had left)
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