English-Grade 8 worksheet - Free Printable

Let’s go through each question carefully and pick the right answers.

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Question 1: Choose the words which has underlined parts pronounced differently

We need to find which word in each row has a different sound for the underlined letter(s).

Row 1:
- A. wet market → “e” sounds like /ɛ/ (as in “bed”)
- B. prefer → first “e” is unstressed, sounds like /ə/ (schwa) — but wait, let’s check all:
Actually, looking at the underlining — it seems only one letter is underlined per word? Let me re-read.

Wait — actually, in Question 1, the instruction says “underlined parts”, but in the table, no letters are visibly underlined in your image description. Hmm — this might be an issue.

But based on common test patterns, usually in such questions, they underline specific vowels or consonants. Since you wrote:

> . A. wet market | B. prefer | C. plentiful | D. get

And then:

> 2. A. danger | B. angry | C. language | D. passage

I think we’re meant to assume that the *first vowel* or a key vowel is being tested.

Let’s try to interpret based on standard pronunciation tests.

For Row 1:
Assume the underlined part is the “e” in each word.

- A. wet → /wɛt/ → short e
- B. prefer → /prɪˈfɜːr/ → first “e” is /ɪ/, second is /ɜː/ — so not same as others
Wait — maybe it's the “e” in “prefer” vs others?

Actually, let’s look at typical patterns.

Common trick: In “wet”, “get”, “plentiful” — the “e” is short /ɛ/. But in “prefer”, the first “e” is often reduced to /ɪ/ or schwa.

But “plentiful” — p-l-e-n-t-i-f-u-l → the “e” is still /ɛ/.

Wait — perhaps the underlined part is the “g”? No, that doesn’t make sense.

Alternatively — maybe it’s about the “a” in row 2?

Let’s switch to Row 2 first — it’s clearer.

Row 2:
A. danger → “a” sounds like /eɪ/? No — “dan” is /dæn/ → short a
B. angry → /ˈæŋɡri/ → short a
C. language → /ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/ → short a
D. passage → /ˈpæsɪdʒ/ → short a

All have short “a”? That can’t be.

Wait — maybe it’s the “g”?

In “danger” — g is soft? No, “g” in “danger” is hard /g/
“angry” — /g/
“language” — /g/
“passage” — /dʒ/! Ah! There it is.

In “passage”, the “g” is followed by “e”, so it becomes soft — /dʒ/ sound.

While in others, “g” is hard /g/.

So for Row 2, D. passage has different pronunciation of “g”.

Now back to Row 1.

If we assume the underlined part is the “e”:

- wet → /ɛ/
- prefer → first e is /ɪ/ (in American English) or /ə/ — definitely not /ɛ/
- plentiful → /ɛ/
- get → /ɛ/

So B. prefer has different “e” sound.

Thus:

Question 1 Answer:
1. B
2. D

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Question 2: Choose the best answer

1. He is strong enough ........... this box.

Structure: “enough + to + verb”

Correct: “strong enough to lift”

→ C. to lift

2. I like ............... Chinese very much.

After “like”, we use gerund (-ing form) for hobbies/activities.

“I like studying Chinese”

→ D. studying

(Note: Option C is also “studies” — probably typo, should be “study” or something else. But D is correct.)

3. He used to ............... the guitar when he was a student.

“used to” + base verb

→ A. play

4. My brother speaks English very .................

Need adverb to describe how he speaks.

“fluently” is adverb; “fluent” is adjective.

→ C. fluently

5. Hoa's pen is different ............... mine.

Fixed phrase: “different from”

→ A. from

6. Alexander Graham Bell was born.................. March 3rd, 1847.

Specific date → use “on”

→ B. on

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Final Answers:

Question 1:
1. B
2. D

Question 2:
1. C
2. D
3. A
4. C
5. A
6. B