8th Grade Language Arts Worksheets
Step up your practice with our printable 8th grade language arts worksheets that are accompanied by answer keys and feature adequate exercises in forming and using verbs in the active and passive voice, recognizing and correcting inappropriate shifts, comprehending the figures of speech like onomatopoeia, oxymoron, hyperbole, personification, building vocabulary with collocations, citing textual evidence to support analysis of what the informational text says explicitly and drawing inferences from the text. Motivate your crew and encourage them to practice with our free grade 8 language arts worksheets.
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Completing Sentences with Onomatopoeia
Complete each sentence, choosing an appropriate onomatopoeia that imitates the natural sound produced by the object or action.
Identifying Oxymorons in Sentences
Comb each sentence for a contradictory pair of words or oxymorons and underline them.
Comprehend the meaning of the hyperbole in each sentence. Rewrite the sentence removing the overstatement and explaining the hyperbole.
Collocations with Take, Give, and Make
Read the meaning of the collocations formed with the words take, give, and make, and use them to complete the sentences.
Attribute human qualities to things in Nature you like the most and write five sentences exemplifying personification.
Match each collocation formed with the word "lose" with its meaning on the right.
Converting the Idea into a Hyperbole
Add an exaggeration to describe the idea and create interesting hyperboles to spice up your conversation.
Identifying and Explaining Oxymorons
Look for oxymorons, the pair of contradictory words, in each sentence and explain how the words contradict each other.
Fill in the blanks choosing from the six verbs: do, make, pay, hold, take, and give; and complete the collocations.
Rewriting Sentences with Onomatopoeia
Rewrite each sentence, adding a sound word or onomatopoeia to make it more descriptive.
The word box is packed with collocations formed with the word "come". Complete each sentence with an appropriate collocation.
Completing Hyperbolic Sentences
Choose an extreme exaggeration from the word box that best completes each sentence.
