English is the most commonly spoken language in the world. Students should know English so that they can communicate with teachers, friends, etc. CBSE Class 8 Syllabus of English covers prose, poetry, grammar and composition. Knowing the latest syllabus of Class 8 English for the academic year 2021-2022 will make students more confident while writing the exam. English is a scoring subject for Class 8 CBSE students if they have good writing and proper grammatical skills.
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For the benefit of students, we at BYJU’S provide the latest English Syllabus of Class 8 for the academic year 2021-22.
CBSE Syllabus for Class 8 English (Honeydew – Textbook in English for Class VIII)
Chapter 1: The Best Christmas Present in the World
Poem: The Ant and the Cricket
Chapter 2: The Tsunami
Poem: Geography Lesson
Chapter 3: Glimpses of the Past
Poem: Macavity -The Mystery Cat
Chapter 4: Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse of Memory
Poem: The Last Bargain
Chapter 5: The Summit Within
Poem: The School Boy
Chapter 6: This is Jody’s Fawn
Poem: The Duck and the Kangaroo
Chapter 7: A Visit to Cambridge
Poem: When I set out for Lyonnesse
Chapter 8: A Short Monsoon Diary
Poem: On the Grasshopper and Cricket
Chapter 9: The Great Stone Face- I
Chapter 10: The Great Stone Face- II
CBSE Syllabus for Class 8 English (It So Happened – Supplementary Reader in English for Class VIII)
Chapter 1: How the Camel got his Hump
Chapter 2: Children at work
Chapter 3: The Selfish Giant
Chapter 4: The Treasure within
Chapter 5: Princess September
Chapter 6: The Fight
Chapter 7: The Open Window
Chapter 8: Jalebis
Chapter 9: The Comet- I
Chapter 10: The Comet- II
Chapter 11:Â Ancient Education System of India
Students can also access the syllabus for others subjects by visiting CBSE Class 8 Syllabus page.
CBSE Syllabus for Class 8 English Grammar
The English Grammar syllabus for CBSE Class 8 has the following topics:
a. Order of Words and Clauses
b. Direct and Indirect Speech
c. Active and Passive Voice
d. Tenses
e. Noun
f. Pronoun
g. Verb
h. Adverb
i. Prepositions
j. Conjunction
k. Phrases and Idioms
l. Vocabulary
m. Comprehension Reading
CBSE Syllabus for Class 8 English Composition (Writing)
This section test your writing skills in English. The English Composition syllabus for CBSE Class 8 has the following topics:
a. Notice
b. Story
c. Formal and Informal Letters
d. Diary Entry
e. Essay
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