Word in Context: Vocabulary Builders for Class 8

This worksheet equips Class 8 learners with the tools to understand and apply new vocabulary words in context. From multiple-choice usage to synonym replacement, creative writing, and word webs, each task is designed to build word power through real-world language use.

Why Vocabulary Building Matters in Grammar?

Vocabulary-focused exercises help learners:

1. Improve their ability to choose the right word for the situation.

2. Expand speaking and writing fluency across topics.

3. Understand shades of meaning using synonyms and word families.

4. Strengthen contextual comprehension and expression.

What’s Inside This Worksheet?

This worksheet includes five creative vocabulary tasks:

🧠 Exercise 1 – Choose the Right Word
Students select the best option from a list to complete sentences using contextual clues.

🔁 Exercise 2 – Replace with a Synonym
Learners swap out underlined words for stronger synonyms from a word bank.

✏️ Exercise 3 – Use Words in Two Contexts
Students choose words from a word bank, complete a sentence, then write a second sentence using the same word differently.

📘 Exercise 4 – Dictionary Skills
Learners define new high-level words and write original sentences using them (e.g., innovation, resilience).

🌐 Exercise 5 – Word Web: Technology Vocabulary
Students build a word web around a central theme (Technology) and use three of their chosen words in meaningful sentences.

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Completion

1. campaign

2. uprooted

3. study

4. ancient

5. history

6. features

Exercise 2 – Replace with a Synonym

1. brilliant

2. swift

3. courteous

4. exhausted

5. furious

6. enormous

7. valuable

8. sturdy

9. tranquil

10. astonishing

Exercise 3 – Contextual Usage (Suggested)

1. Key – The speech was the key to his success. / Don’t lose the house key.

2. Bloom – The flowers will bloom beautifully. / Her creativity began to bloom.

3. Light – He remained the light of hope. / Turn off the light before you leave.

4. Tide – We waited for the tide. / The tide of change is rising.

5. Shade – The moon cast a shade. / I sat under the shade of a tree.

Exercise 4 – Dictionary Skills (Open-ended)
Expected responses include:

1. Innovation – New ideas or methods. Sentence: The phone is a modern innovation.

2. Resilient – Able to recover quickly. Sentence: She stayed resilient through hardship.

3. Gratitude – Thankfulness. Sentence: He expressed his gratitude for the help.

4. Ambition – Desire for success. Sentence: Her ambition led her to excel.

5. Sustainable – Environmentally responsible. Sentence: We use sustainable materials.

6. Perseverance – Persistent effort. Sentence: Perseverance helped him finish the race.

Exercise 5 – Word Web (Open-ended)
Sample related words: smartphone, innovation, coding, software, Wi-Fi, device, programming, internet
Sample sentences:

1. Coding is an essential skill today.

2. She uses a smartphone to attend classes.

3. Innovation drives the tech industry.

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