CBSE Class 8 English Chapter 28 Spellings

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CBSE Class 8 English Chapter 28 Spellings

1. Incorrect spelling of words creates a very poor impression. Reading carefully improves your spellings, pronouncing them correctly also helps. There are many ways of improving your spellings.

1. (e)s ending

(1) Words ending in s, ss, ch, x, sh, z, o, add es.

Examples: lens – lenses

  • fox – foxes
  • go – goes
  • kiss – kisses
  • splash – splashes
  • watch- watches
  • buzz- buzzes

(2) Nouns ending in vowel + O, double O’s end in s.

Examples: piano – pianos

  • kangaroo – kangaroos
  • stereo – stereos

2. Nouns ending in fife drop f/fe and add ves.

Examples: knife – knives

handkerchief – handkerchieves

3. Y ending

  • Words ending in a consonant y, drop y and add les, ied, ler, lest, ily.
  • Words ending in a consonant + y add, and ing.
  • Words ending in vowel + y add s, ed, ing, er, est.

Example: copy- copies – copied

  • grey – greyer- greyest
  • happy- happiest – happily
  • enjoy – enjoys – enjoying

4. Words ending in ie, change ie to y before ing.

Example: le – lying

tie – tying

5. Words ending in e, drop e and add ing, ed, er, est.

Examples: save – saving; saved

large – larger, largest

6. Adjectives ending in e add ly to form their adverbs.

Example: sore – sorely

7. Words of one syllable ending in a single vowel + single consonant, double the consonant before the suffix.

Examples: beg- beggar, run- running, sad – saddest.

8. Words of more than one syllable ending in a single vowel + single consonant double the final consonant if the last syllable is stressed.

Examples: begin – beginning,

permit – permitted

9. The consonant l is doubled even if it is not stressed.

Examples: travel – traveller

quarrel – quarrelled

10. An i before an e except after a c.

Examples: believe, relieve

deceive, receipt

Exercise 1

Complete the word by putting in the missing words:

  1. B_ _untif_ _
  2. Ma_ _yi_ _
  3. Change_ _ _ _
  4. Liv_ _g
  5. Courage _ _s
  6. Sk_ _ _f_l
  7. Conc_ _ve
  8. S_ _ze
  9. Engage_ _ _t
  10. Occu_ _ed

Answer:

  1. Beautiful
  2. Marrying
  3. Changeable
  4. Living
  5. Courageous
  6. Skillful
  7. Conceive
  8. Seize
  9. Engagement
  10. Occupied

Exercise 2

Tick the correct spelling and write in the blank space:

Question 1. Seperate, Saparate, separate ___________

Answer: Separate ✓

Question 2. Arithmetic, Arithmatic, Arethmatic ___________

Answer: Arithmetic ✓

Question 3. Confidense, Confidance, Confidence ___________

Answer: Confidence ✓

Question 4. Tution, Tuition, Tusion ___________

Answer: Tuition ✓

Question 5. Beging, Beginning, Bigining _________

Answer: Beginning ✓

Question 6. Que, Queue, Queeeu ___________

Answer: Queue ✓

Question 7. Machinery, Machinary, Mechinery _________

Answer: Machinery ✓

Question 8. Marriage, Merrege, Merryige ________

Answer: Marriage ✓

Question 9. Begar, Begger, Beggar _________

Answer: Beggar ✓

Question 10. Truely, Truly, Truelly __________

Answer: Truly ✓

Exercise 3

Complete the following by filling in the missing words. One is done for you:

1. Judge Judging Judgement

Question 1. Ar_ _ _ , Argu_ _g,  Argu_n_

Answer: Argue, Arguing, Argument

Question 2. Hum_ _r,  Hummo_ _ _s,  Humor_ _t

Answer: Humor, Humorous, Humorout

Question 3. Fulfil, Ful_ _ _ _ed,  Ful_i_ _ _n_

Answer: Fulfill, Fulfilled, Fulfillment

Question 4. Re_ _ _,  Refer _ _ _g,  Re _ _ _en_ _

Answer: Refer, Referring, Reference

Question 5. _ _ _form,  Per_ _ _m_ _g,  Per _ _ _m_ _c_

Answer: Perform, Performing, Performance

Question 6. Occur,  Oc_ _ _ _e_ , Occ_ _ _e_ _e

Answer: Occur, Occurred, Occurrence

Exercise 4

Find at least five new words, with the help of the dictionary, for each of the groups given below:

Group 1: Words ending in ar, er, and re.

  1. ar similar _________________
  2. er prayer __________________
  3. or tailor __________________
  4. re centre __________________

Answer:

GROUP 1: Words ending in -ar, -er, or, -re

1. -ar:

  1. Solar
  2. Lunar
  3. Regular
  4. Similar
  5. Peculiar

2. -er:

  1. Teacher
  2. Baker
  3. Runner
  4. Prayer
  5. Observer

3. -or:

  1. Doctor
  2. Actor
  3. Tailor
  4. Editor
  5. Conductor

4. -re:

  1. Theatre
  2. Metre
  3. Fibre
  4. Centre
  5. Sabre

Group 2: Words ending in al, el, or le.

  1. al equal _________________
  2. el label _________________
  3. le angel _________________

Answer:

GROUP 2: Words ending in -al, -el, -le

1. -al:

  1. Local
  2. Royal
  3. Equal
  4. Fatal
  5. Floral

2. -el:

  1. Label
  2. Channel
  3. Parcel
  4. Novel
  5. Tunnel

3. -le:

  1. Table
  2. Angle
  3. Circle
  4. Puzzle
  5. Sample

Group 3: Words ending in ur, ure, eur, our.

  1. ur murmur _________________
  2. ure manure _________________
  3. eur grandeur _________________
  4. our harbour _________________

Answer:

GROUP 3: Words ending in -ur, -ure, -our

1. -ur:

  1. Murmur
  2. Sulfur (us)/sulphur (uk)
  3. Blur
  4. Slur
  5. Occur

2. -ure:

  1. Manure
  2. Figure
  3. Fracture
  4. Moisture
  5. Signature

3. -our (British English):

  1. Harbour
  2. Behaviour
  3. Colour
  4. Flavour
  5. Labour

Group 4: Words ending in ry, ary, ery, ory.

  1. ry country _________________
  2. ary February _________________
  3. ery nursery _________________
  4. ory history _________________

Answer:

GROUP 4: Words ending in -ry, -ary, -ery, -ory

1. -ry:

  1. Country
  2. Victory
  3. Pantry
  4. Poetry
  5. Injury

2. -ary:

  1. February
  2. Library
  3. Dictionary
  4. Temporary
  5. Revolutionary

3. -ery:

  1. Nursery
  2. Bakery
  3. Gallery
  4. Machinery
  5. Robbery

4. -ory:

  1. History
  2. Factory
  3. Territory
  4. Inventory
  5. Mandatory

Group 5: Words ending in ant, ent, ient.

  1. ant assistant _________________
  2. ent serpent _________________
  3. ient ancient _________________

Answer:

GROUP 5: Words ending in -ant, -ent, -ient

1. -ant:

  1. Assistant
  2. Elegant
  3. Distant
  4. Relevant
  5. Vibrant

2. -ent:

  1. Serpent
  2. Student
  3. Different
  4. Confident
  5. Innocent

3. -ient:

  1. Ancient
  2. Efficient
  3. Sufficient
  4. Patient
  5. Convenient

Group 6. Words ending in ance, ence, ense.

  1. ance entrance _________________
  2. ent sentence _________________
  3. ense nonsense _________________

Answer:

GROUP 6: Words ending in -ance, -ence, -ense

1. -ance:

  1. Entrance
  2. Importance
  3. Distance
  4. Balance
  5. Performance

2. -ence:

  1. Sentence
  2. Difference
  3. Reference
  4. Evidence
  5. Silence

3. -ense:

  1. Nonsense
  2. Defense (us)/defence (uk)
  3. Expense
  4. Intense
  5. Suspense

Group 7. Words ending in able, ible.

  1. able valuable _________________
  2. ible horrible _________________

Answer:

GROUP 7: Words ending in -able, -ible

1. -able:

  1. Valuable
  2. Comfortable
  3. Reasonable
  4. Reliable
  5. Remarkable

2. -ible:

  1. Horrible
  2. Possible
  3. Flexible
  4. Terrible
  5. Visible

Group 8. Words ending in city or sity.

  1. city joyous _________________
  2. ious anxious _________________

Answer:

GROUP 8: Words ending in -city, -sity

1. -city:

  1. Scarcity
  2. Velocity
  3. Simplicity
  4. Electricity
  5. Authenticity

2. -sity:

  1. University
  2. Diversity
  3. Curiosity
  4. Intensity
  5. Necessity

Group 9. Words ending in -ous, -ious.

  1. ous joyous _________________
  2. ious anxious _________________

Answer:

GROUP 9: Words ending in -ous, -ious

1. -ous:

  1. Joyous
  2. Famous
  3. Dangerous
  4. Enormous
  5. Fabulous

2. -ious:

  1. Anxious
  2. Delicious
  3. Religious
  4. Mysterious
  5. Ambitious

Group 10. Words ending in -cial, -tial.

  1. ous joyous _________________
  2. ious anxious _________________

Answer:

GROUP 10: Words ending in -cial, -tial

1. -cial:

  1. Special
  2. Official
  3. Social
  4. Commercial
  5. Financial

2. -tial:

  1. Essential
  2. Potential
  3. Residential
  4. Influential
  5. Confidential

Group 11. Words ending in -tion, -sion.

  1. tion action _________________
  2. sion decision _________________

Answer:

GROUP 11: Words ending in -tion, -sion

1. -tion:

  1. Action
  2. Nation
  3. Station
  4. Education
  5. Information

2. -sion:

  1. Decision
  2. Vision
  3. Division
  4. Explosion
  5. Conclusion

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