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Grade 8

Guidance and Patronage

T.N.Hettiarachchi,
Director of Education,
Galewela.

Supervision and Direction

(1) H.R.S.Bandara,
Asst. Director of Education,
Education Office,
Galewela.

(2) D.G.N.Kulathunga,
Asst. Director of Education,
Education Office,
Galewela.

Coordination

(1) K.H.N.Priyadharshana,
Deputy Director of Education,
Education Office,
Galewela.

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(2) M.G.Gunarathna Banda,
Subject Coordinator,
Education Office,
Galewela

P.Aluvihare,
Project Coordinator,
Education Office,
Galewela.

Panel of Writers

Y.H.C.Priyadharshani - Weera Kappetipola National School.


U.G.I.P.Dharmasena - Polaththawa Primary School
R.W.M.N.H.Abeyrathna - Akuramboda Junior School

Proof Reading

P.Aluvihare - Education Office, Galewela.


U.D.H.Malaviarachchi - St.Anthony’s College, Wasalakotte.
G.L.A.C.D.Rajapaksha - Galewela Central College.

Assistance in Computing

U.G.I.P.Dharmasena - Polaththawa Primary School

Cover Page Designing

H.C.I.K.Kulathunga - Galewela Central College.


S.Wanasinghe - Thalkote Primary School.

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Trival Assistence

(1) Thanuja Gunathilaka,


Chief Manegement Service Officer,
Education Office,
Galewela.

(2) I.S.Kumari,
Manegement Service Officer,
Education Office,
Galewela.

(3) S. Maduri,
Divisional Education Office,
Dambulla.

(4) N.G.PriyanthiMenike,
Divisional Education Office,
Galewela.

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Unit 01 – Plan the Work, Work the Plan
Activity 01
Complete each of sentences using reflective pronouns.

Ex -: My sister wears her dress by herself . (She)

(1) I prepared breakfast by …………………………….. . ( I )


(2) We cleaned our classroom …………………………. . ( we )
(3) The engineers designed the bridge ………………….. . ( they )
(4) The cat cleans its body ……………………………... . ( it )
(5) My brother made a vesak lantern …………………... . ( he )

Activity 02
Complete the following table.

Singular Plural

Ex -: a bun buns

(1) boxes

(2) a potato

(3) an egg

(4) a photo

(6) clothes

(7) a bush

(8) butterflies

(9) a cake

(10) bottles

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Activity 03
Given below is Charuni’s plan for the week. Read the following table and complete the
following sentences given below.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

watch a movie play chess with study science finish home visit grand
brother work parents

Ex -:

(1) Charuni plans ………………………………… on Monday.


Charuni plans to watch a movie on Monday.
(2) She hopes …………………………………….. on Tuesday.
(3) She is going ………………………………….. on Wednesday.
(4) She has ……………………………………….. on Thursday.
(5) Charuni plans ………………………………… on Friday.

Activity 04
Rearrange the following letter in the correct order.

Yours loving Dear Sakuni


No. 87,
Hill Street,
Kandy.
20th October 2020
Vimukthi

How are you keeping? Thank you very much for your letter. These days I’m getting ready
for my exam. I hope to visit you after my exam. Give my regards to all.

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Unit 02 – Winged Friends
Activity 01 – Parallel writing

Read the following description about magpie and fill in the blanks considering “parrot”
of the following paragraph.

Magpie is a small bird with bright black and white colour. It has a short and sharp
beak. It has a long tail. It lays eggs in the nest. It lays about five eggs at a time. It
eats insects, fruits, dead animals and nuts. It lives in fields, meadows and grass
lands.

Parrot is a small bird with …………………………feathers. It has a ……………………


……………………………… beak. It lays ……………………………. eggs in tree
………………………….. . It lays ……………….. eggs at a time. Parrot eats
……………………………. and ………………………….. . It lives in
………………………………… .
fruits green forest seeds small red curved white hollows 2-6

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Activity 02
Replace the words in each sentence with a relevant opposite words.

Ex -: She ate a big apple.


He ate a small apple.

(1) Raja is today.


absent
But he was …………………. yesterday.

(2) I am unable to come for the meeting.

But my friend is ……………………to come for the meeting.

(3)We must kind to the animals.

Hunters are ……………………… to the animals.

(4) Loris is an ugly animal.

Butterfly is a ……………….. insect.

(5) This saree is Cheap .

But that saree is very …………………………….. .

Activity 03
Complete the sentences using the model verbs.
(must, mustn’t, should, shouldn’t)
(1) (2)

You ……………………… stop. You …………………. smoke.


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(3) (4)

You ……………………brush your teeth. You ………….….. cut down trees.

Activity 04
Unscramble these words to spell the names of birds.

(1) gaelusl - ………………………………….

(2) uneping - …………………………………

(3) lubulb - …………………………………..

(4) herfikgnis - ……………………………….

(5) nopegi - …………………………………..

(6) inrlohlb - ………………………………….

(7) nopegi - …………………………………..

(8) kucd - …………………………………….

(9) neroh - ……………………………………

(10) owfl - ……………………………………..

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Unit 03 - Let’s be Considerate

Activity 01
Join the following sentences using the conjunctions “ since, as, so ”.
Ex -: Ann is absent today.

She has sore throat.

Ann is absent today since she has sore throat.

(1) a. The match was postponed.


b. It rained heavily.

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(2) a. My cat was hungry.


b. It ate a fish.

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(3) a. It was very cold.
b. We closed the windows.

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(4) a. I got up late.


b. I could not go to school.

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(5) a. My brother passed the examination.
b. He worked hard.

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Activity 02
Rewrite the sentences by using contractions.

Ex -: I will see you next week.


I’ll see you next week.

(1) The breakfast is not ready.


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(2) They will be here soon.
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(3) I will not participate in the seminar.
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(4) You are not my friend.
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(5) We did not have taken our lunch yet.
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Activity 03
Fill in the blanks.

bunch two kilos a dozen some bottles a tin a bar


five packets a slice a glass three bags

In my fridge there are a bottle of milk , ………………………… eggs , ……………………of


water , ……………………. chocolate, ………………………..of cheese , ………………… of
biscuits , …………………….. of cakes.

I went to the super market and bought ………………….. of rice , ……………………… of


onions , ………………….. of grapes , ……………………. of bananas.

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Activity 04
Write the following sentences in the correct column.

(1) Waiting in a queue.


(2) Sharing things.
(3) Using unpleasant words.
(4) Laughing loudly.
(5) Reserving a seat to a pregnant mother in a public vehicle.
(6) Helping old people to cross the road.
(7) Throwing rubbish everywhere.
(8) Destroying public property.
(9) Bruising and scrabbling seats in the public transport.

(10)Respecting elders.

Courteous Discourteous

Ex -: Waiting in a queue.

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Unit 04 - Mother Nature
Activity 01
Write the silent letter of the following words.

(1) K nife (6) ……rist


(2) Cas……le (7) ……our
(3) Ca…..m (8) ……rap
(4) Thum….. (9) lis…...en
(5) Si…..n (10) Whis…..le

Activity 02
Underline the prepositions in the paragraph and write them in the space given below.

Last week my class friends went on a field trip to see a play. We sat about six rows back. My
teacher let me sit by my best friend. The play was over two hours long. I enjoyed going on field
trip, but I would rather watch a sporting event than a play.

Ex -: 1. on

2. …………………………………………………….

3. …………………………………………………….

4. …………………………………………………….

5. ……………………………………………………..

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Activity 03
Write the plural forms of collective nouns and draw the pictures.

(1) a bouquet of flowers - bouquets of flowers

(2) a bunch of grapes ………………………………………

(3) a galaxy of stars ………………………………………...

(4) a litter of puppies ……………………………………….

(5) a flock of birds …………………………………………

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Activity 4
Find and circle the compound nouns.

e h d a k n o t p s t o m n w r s w
p t o o t h p a s t e m p o r a t a
r a n t t r i t p l r o s t i m h l
f i n g e r p r i n t r p t s o a l
s p r s t d u s t b i n i p t d i p
q m n t m p r t s u n f l o w e r a
n t b r e a k f a s t n t n a e c p
t p r e n m p r l s t t o m t l u e
r a b b c t d t s t e f f r c t t r
s m n b l a c k b o a r d o h s r o
p h t e o s u n t p n w r i q p o s

Unit 05 – Between the Miles.


Activity 01
Complete the following table.

Base -ly -ness -less -full


Ex -: help - - helpless helpful
peace
Eager
Happy
Beauty
Care

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Fruit
Quick
Shame
harsh
brave

Activity 02
Complete the following sentences with correct form of adjectives.
Ex -: Mahavali is the (long, longer, longest) river in Sri Lanka.

(1) My younger sister is (pretty, prettier, prettiest) than me.

(2) Our school annual trip was (enjoyable, more enjoyable, most enjoyable).

(3) She is the (good, better, best) student in our class.

(4) Your picture is (attractive, more attractive, most attractive) than mine.

(5) Joe Biden is the (old, older, oldest) president in America.

Activity 03
Recite the poem and answer the given below.

Summer Sun

Welcome, summer sun I’m glad to see,


That in summer I have more time with thee
Shining when I awake and when I sleep
Your bright yellow rays are sure to keep
Me warm and smiling throughout the day
Shining on me when I play.

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Oh summer sun, I love you so
From the top of my head to my tippy toes
You are such a beautiful yellow spot
But ouch oh why are you so hot?

(1)What does the last line of the poem say?


a. The speaker touched the sun.
b. The speaker got a sunburn.
c. The speaker disliked the sun.
d. The speaker was bare foot.

(2) What does the poem say about the sun during the summer?
a. It shines longer than other times of the year.
b. It is the only time the sun shine.
c. It helps the plants and trees grow.
d. It wakes the speaker up.

(3) Which could the poet use to replace the second line “That in summer I have more time
with thee?”
a. Your rays shining all about land.
b. Your bright face shining down on me.
c. Your rays starching of the sky.
d. You’re greeting early in the morning.

(4) When was this poem most likely written?


a. During the winter.
b. At the beginning of summer.
c. At the beginning of spring.
d. In the middle of summer.

(5) The speaker likes the summer sun.


a. True
b. False
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Activity 04
Complete the sentences by adding the meaningful suffix.

- ful - less - ness - ly

Ex -: She was a (beauty) beautiful girl.

(1) (happy) …………………….. is very important for your health.

(2) Sahan is a (faith) …………………………………. boy in the class.

(3) Have you got a (wire) …………………………….. computer.

(4) Amal reads the book (slow) ………………………………….

(5) We will have to rest for this (ill) ………………………………...

Unit 06 - When We are Together

Activity 01
Answer the following riddles.

(1) What has to be broken before you can use it? egg

(2) What is white when it is dirty?

(3) What has many teeth but can’t bite?

(4) What two keys can’t open any door?

(5) What loses its head in the morning?

black board egg donkey monkey pillow comb

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Activity 02
Put following sentences in the correct column.

1. The boy opens the door.


2. The fuel tanker fills the oil.
3. A letter was written by him.
4. The carpenter made a chair.
5. A speech was delivered by the chair person.
6. Sun rises.
7. Rice is cooked.
8. America was discovered by Colombus.
9. The president leads the country.
10. Cricket is played by children.

Active voice Passive voice


Ex -: The boy opens the door.

Activity 03
The following sentences show how the tea leaves are made in a factory. But, they are not
in the correct order. Write them in order. The first one is done for you.

1. Finally they grind and pack the leaves.


2. Tea pluckers pick the leaves.
3. They spread the leaves on the racks to dry.
4. The person there weighs the leave.
5. Then they sort out the leaves and dry it.
6. 6. They carry the leaves to the factory.

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Ex -: 1. Tea pluckers pick the tea leaves.

2. ………………………………………………………………………………………..

3. ………………………………………………………………………………………..

4…………………………………………………………………………………………

5. ………………………………………………………………………………………..

6. ………………………………………………………………………………………..

Activity 04

Read this poem and write the words that contain same sound and add two more
rhyming words for each.

A silly crow
- By Andrea Crawford –

Here is a very silly crow


Upon her head there is a bow
Her feathers hold it on so tight
And help her see here in the night
As she here and there
Her bow is one she’ll always near
She loves her bow upon her head
And it is one she will not shed.

1. crow 2. tight 3. there 4. head


bow ………………… ………………. ………………….
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Unit 07 - The World of Children

Activity 01
Make meaningful passive voice sentences from the following word phrases.

Ex -: opened / the door / was / by him


The door was opened by him.

(1) by me / was / a letter / posted

…………………………………………………………………………………………………..

(2) pictures / drawn / by my sister / were

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(3) written / by Mr. Martin Wickramasinghe / was / Madoldoowa

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(4) the class room / cleaned / by them / was

…………………………………………………………………………………………………..

(5) by the principal / the children / were / punished

…………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Activity 02
Circle the words where “t” silent.

carrot depot puppet

spot bouquet buffet

ballet sachet ballot

listen castle match

cast beat test

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Activity 03
Read the following letter and fill in the following table.

87,
Temple Lane,
Kurunegala.
20 th January 2020
Dear Shanika,
How are you doing? Thanks for your new year card you sent me. Yes I celebrated the new year
with my family.
Last week we went on a trip to Anuradhapura. Our family and some relatives joined on this
trip. We went there by a van. We worshipped Sri mahabodhiya and other religious places in
Anuradhapura. In the evening, we started to come back home. About one hour we bathed in
Kalawewa tank. We enjoyed there very much. We reached our home at night.
When you come to Sri Lanka, I hope to go on a trip with you.
Hope you all are well. Please give my regards all at home.
Loving,
Nethara.
Sender Nethara
Receiver
Address
Date
When they went on a trip
The place they went
How they travelled
Places they worshipped
What they did in the evening
Numbers of days it took

Activity 04
Write a letter to your best friend based on the information given in the activity 3.

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Unit 08 - It’s a Small World

Activity 01
Complete the sentences using the passive voice future tense.
Ex -: A new house (build) will be built next year.

(1) They (invite) …………………………………………. me to the party.

(2) The match (cancel) …………………………….. by the organizers.

(3) The telephone line (repair) ………………………………. by the electrician tomorrow.

(4) A new book (read) …………………………………….. by me tonight.

(5) Lunch (cook) ……………………………. by my mother today.

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Activity 02

Given below a dialogue between Mr. Smith, a tourist and Saman. Read it and write a
paragraph about Mr. Smith.

Saman : When did you come to Sri Lanka?

Mr. Smith : Last week.

Saman : Where are you staying?

Mr. Smith : In hotel Sigiriya.

Saman : Did you come alone?

Mr. Smith : No, my wife and three children, came with me.

Saman : What’s your job?

Mr. Smith : I’m a lecturer in a University. Well, my subject is history.

Saman : Then you’d like to visit ruined cities in Sri Lanka.

Mr. Smith : Yes of course. I’ ve planned to visit then all. I hope to write a book about
historical places of Sri Lanka.

Start like this.

Mr. Smith is a tourist.


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Activity 03
Add sch / scr / str / sm / sn / to make meaningful words.

 str eme  ……………………ooth

 …………………....een  ……………………ake

 ……………………ing  ……………………eme

 ……………………eet  ……………………ell

 ……………………ong  ……………………ite

Activity 04
Read the story and answer the questions.

Birthday Party

It was Ravindu’s birthday. The party was at his home. Ravindu helped mother and father to set
up balloons and tables. When his friends came, they played games. Then Ravindu blew out
thirteen candles and they all ate cake. Next, they opened gifts. The best gift was a pack of story
books from his friend Savindu. Lastly, Ravindu and his friends sang songs and took their
dinner. After all, friends went their homes. “Thank for the best birthday party” said Ravindu.

(1) Where was the party held? ………………………………………

(2) Who came to the party? ………………………………………….

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(3) What was Ravindu’s favourite gift? …………………………………

(4) Why Ravindu felt happy? ……………………………………………

Unit 9 - On Top of the World


Activity 1
Write meaningful sentences using following adverbs.
Ex -: always
He always comes to school by bus.

1. Usually
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2. Often

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3. Never

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4. Sometimes

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5. Rarely

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Activity 2
Arrange the given words to make meaningful sentences.
Ex -:
 English / watches / Movies / Sometimes / Kasun
Kasun sometimes watches English movies.

1. I / early / always / get up / the / morning / in

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2. often / christmas / friends / he / with / celebrates / his

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3. good / gets / she / marks / usually

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4. meat / never / vegetarians / eat

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5. makes / my father / rarely /mistakes

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Activity 3
Write a paragraph about your daily routine using many adverbs of frequency as you
can.
Ex: - I always get up early in the morning.

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Activity 4
Complete the following note with words given in the box.

Pradeep 10/11/2020

(1.) Today is my 13th birthday. So I have (2.) a party at our


(3.) .All my friends will (4.) . Hope you
(5.) for the party. Please (6.) your video camera.

Kasun

arranged too bring today home come

Unit 10 – Beyond the Class Room


Activity 01
Read the text and find the following information.
This is to inform all the students that Annual cultural day 2020 will be celebrated on 31st,
December from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at school’s Auditorium with various cultural events. Zonal
Director will grace the occasion being the chief guest. Students who like to participate in items
should contact their respective class teachers on or before 20 th December, 2020.

 Event described ………………………………………………………………………...

 Place where it will held ………………………………………………………………...

 Date …………………………………………………………………………………….

 Chief guest ……………………………………………………………………………...

 Whom should contact for participating in events ……………………………………...

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Activity 02
Rewrite the following sentences in the past perfect tense.
Ex -: The workers built a bridge.
The workers had built a bridge.

1. I saw the movie.

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2. The computer worked well.

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3. The driver went to the garage.

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4. They went to the new restaurant.

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5. The team played very well.

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6. The artist painted a beautiful painting.

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Activity 03
Use the inverted commas where necessary.
Ex -:
“What movie would you like to see?” Bob asked. The Davinci code looks good, I Replied.
Alright, he stated, I really enjoyed the book. Hopefully the movie will be just as good, I laughed
and said, I think books are always better than the movie. Remember Rikki – Tikki – Tavi? That
book was great, but the movie was boring. Oh yes, I remember, he added, the movie was
nothing like I pictured in my imagination

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Activity 04
Write the sentences below in the past simple tense.
Ex -: Girls like frocks.
Girls liked frocks.

1. He goes to bed early.


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2. We don’t like onions.

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3. I forget his name.

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4. They don’t drink tea.

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5. I hate cooking.

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6. Kamala lives in Anuradhapura.

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