Grade 8 · Grammar · On Level
Free Language and Sentence Skills worksheet - version 19
Grade 8 grammar practice based on published U.S. learning expectations, with reproducible original variations. This printable version includes 8 grade-appropriate questions and a separate answer sheet.
Language and Sentence Skills
Grade 8 · On-level practice · 8 questions · Version PG-1ILY2D5-1BKU
Which sentence uses the active voice?A. Each student should bring his, her, or their notes. B. The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial. C. The committee approved the proposal. D. The role requires planning, writing, and revising.
Which sentence uses a colon correctly?A. The role requires planning, writing, and revising. B. Walking through the museum, Elena studied the portraits. C. Each student should bring his, her, or their notes. D. The kit contains three tools: a ruler, a compass, and a protractor.
Which sentence avoids a misplaced modifier?A. The kit contains three tools: a ruler, a compass, and a protractor. B. The collection of maps is on the shelf. C. Walking through the museum, Elena studied the portraits. D. After the meeting, we revised the plan.
Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.A. After the meeting, we revised the plan. B. Walking through the museum, Elena studied the portraits. C. The collection of maps is on the shelf. D. The role requires planning, writing, and revising.
Choose the correct pronoun agreement.A. The committee approved the proposal. B. The kit contains three tools: a ruler, a compass, and a protractor. C. After the meeting, we revised the plan. D. Each student should bring his, her, or their notes.
Which sentence maintains parallel structure?A. After the meeting, we revised the plan. B. The role requires planning, writing, and revising. C. Each student should bring his, her, or their notes. D. The kit contains three tools: a ruler, a compass, and a protractor.
Choose the correctly punctuated introductory phrase.A. The role requires planning, writing, and revising. B. The kit contains three tools: a ruler, a compass, and a protractor. C. After the meeting, we revised the plan. D. The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial.
Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?A. The collection of maps is on the shelf. B. The role requires planning, writing, and revising. C. After the meeting, we revised the plan. D. The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial.
Answers and teaching notes
Use the answers to check the work after the learner finishes. For writing prompts, the guide describes what a strong response should include.
Show answers for version 19
- Which sentence uses the active voice?The committee approved the proposal.
- Which sentence uses a colon correctly?The kit contains three tools: a ruler, a compass, and a protractor.
- Which sentence avoids a misplaced modifier?Walking through the museum, Elena studied the portraits.
- Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.The collection of maps is on the shelf.
- Choose the correct pronoun agreement.Each student should bring his, her, or their notes.
- Which sentence maintains parallel structure?The role requires planning, writing, and revising.
- Choose the correctly punctuated introductory phrase.After the meeting, we revised the plan.
- Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial.
Worked example
Read the direction, identify the assessed skill, solve or cite evidence, and check the response.
Common mistake
Using a memorized procedure without checking what the question asks.
Helpful hint
Name the standard skill before answering.