Free Grade 8 Ontario language vocabulary worksheets

Free printable Grade 8 Ontario language worksheets on vocabulary. Circle the correct meaning, synonym, or word. Question types include definition, synonym, affix meaning, root meaning, and 9 more. Ontario curriculum: Language (2023) · Foundations of Language B2 — analyse nuanced word meaning, including figurative and academic vocabulary. Preview the sample questions, then make a worksheet to print or practise. Choices on this page stay unmarked. Canadian English. Unofficial practice — not a ministry document.

Ontario curriculum: Language (2023) · Foundations of Language B2 — analyse nuanced word meaning, including figurative and academic vocabulary

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Question types

  • Definition
  • Synonym
  • Affix meaning
  • Root meaning
  • Academic definition
  • Context clue
  • Academic synonym
  • Antonym
  • Figurative language
  • Simile, metaphor, or personification
  • Sound device or idiom
  • Hyperbole or connotation
  • Greek or Latin root

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6 questions from vocabulary. Choices stay unmarked.

  1. 1.

    Logos means...

    • Aan appeal to logic and evidence
    • Bfacts used to support a claim
    • Cthe way words are arranged in sentences
    • Dcoming after something else
  2. 2.

    Which word sounds more positive?

    • Asulky
    • Bchildlike
    • Cchildish
    • Dbratty
  3. 3.

    In this sentence, negligent most nearly means...

    Negligent storage ruined the equipment.

    • Ahonesty and strong moral principles
    • Bfailing to take proper care
    • Cvery deep or intense
    • Dstubbornly refusing to change
  4. 4.

    Which sentence is a metaphor?

    • AHer smile was sunshine.
    • BShe smiled at her friend.
    • CThe class grew bean plants.
    • DThe moon was bright.
  5. 5.

    Which word is an antonym for unite?

    • Avigilant
    • Bdivide
    • Ctranquil
    • Dthrive
  6. 6.

    Which sentence is a metaphor?

    • AThe moon was bright.
    • BThe classroom was a garden of ideas.
    • CThe class grew bean plants.
    • DShe smiled at her friend.
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A Grade 8 language vocabulary worksheet is a set of practice questions on vocabulary. Circle the correct meaning, synonym, or word. This grade covers definition, synonym, affix meaning, root meaning, academic definition, context clue, and 7 more.
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