CBSE Class 8 English Grammar Articles Worksheet Set 01

Answer: ✓ A cat is chased by a dog. ✓ Cats are chased by dogs. (Cat is chased by dog is wrong.)
✓ Cheese is made from milk. ✓ The cheese is made from the milk. (A cheese is made from a milk is wrong.)

Teacher's Note: Use no article for general uncountable or plural nouns, 'a' for one of a kind, and 'the' for a particular one.

Answer: 1. That's a rat, not a mouse.
2. She is practising the violin.
3. Can you wait a minute?
4. This is the best theatre in the town.
5. The girl standing there is my cousin.
6. The cloth is Rs 90 a metre.
7. This is the easiest book on the subject.
8. There is, as you know, a house on the corner. The house is for sale.
9. When is the Chief Minister arriving?
10. I go to my hometown twice a month.
11. The pencil on the table is Gopal's.
12. Don't sit on the floor. It is dirty.
13. Mahesh is a clever boy.
14. I like listening to the guitar.
15. My uncle is an MLA.
16. Open the window by the door.
17. We ought to help the blind.
18. The horse is a noble animal.
19. I wrote to him but the letter didn't reach him.
20. Yesterday I bought a shirt and a sweater. The shirt was cheap but the sweater was expensive.

Teacher's Note: Give an example if the question allows.

Answer: 1. I like × music, but I didn't like the music we heard last night.
2. × School is over at four o'clock.
3. He was taken to × hospital (the hospital in American English).
4. Can you look after the children for us?
5. When you go to the United States you have to cross the Atlantic.
6. × Salt is used to flavour × food.
7. Would you pass the salt, please?
8. × Dinner will be served soon.
9. The dinner they gave us was very delicious.
10. Suresh has gone to × work.
11. Most doctors say × chocolate is bad for you.
12. The chocolate she gave me tasted very strange.
13. The book is about the history of the United Kingdom.
14. We can learn a lot from × history.
15. × Life would be very difficult without × electricity.
16. The life of these insects is very short.
17. The thief was sent to × prison for six months.
18. The criminal's wife went to the prison to see her husband.
19. He can speak × Urdu fluently.
20. Anil is ill, so he hasn't gone to × school today.

Teacher's Note: Write a short, clear answer.

Answer: 1. There was a fly in the milk, so I didn't drink it.
2. Is there × water on the moon?
3. He can play the flute.
4. There is × green paint on the door.
5. The hotel we stayed at was a very nice hotel.
6. I didn't watch the news on × television but I heard it on the radio.
7. An earthworm helps × farmers.
8. We enjoyed a delicious lunch at × Gupta's house.
9. Is there × milk in the fridge?
10. The Himalayas are the largest mountains in the world.
11. Last night we saw an interesting TV programme about the USA.
12. The woman who lives next door can speak × English fluently.
13. × Money cannot buy × happiness.
14. What about the money you owe me?
15. "Where are the children?" "They have gone to × school."
16. × History repeats itself.
17. I am studying the history of the English language.
18. "Where is the cheese?" "I've eaten it."
19. We normally go to the cinema once a month.
20. × Paper used to be made from × cotton and × linen cloth. Most of the paper we use today is made from × wood-pulp.

Teacher's Note: Remember this for your exam.

Answer:
12, Lake View Colony
Pune
10 March 2025

Dear Uncle,

Many happy returns of the day! I am very happy to write to you on your 50th birthday. I am sending you a small gift, a wrist watch, by courier. I hope you like it and wear it with pride.

Your guidance and love have always inspired me. I wish you good health, happiness and a long life. We will all be thinking of you on this special day, and I hope to see you during the holidays.

Please give my love to Aunty and the children.

Your loving nephew,
Sameer

Teacher's Note: A model letter; students should use their own details.

Answer:
8, Rose Garden
Lucknow
5 May 2025

Dear Arjun,

I was delighted to hear that you have passed the annual examinations with first position in the class. Hearty congratulations! Your success is the result of your hard work and regular study.

I am sure you will continue to do well in the next class. Let us celebrate when we meet, and please do not forget the treat you owe me!

With best wishes,
Your friend,
Rahul

Teacher's Note: A model letter.