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Year 8 KS3 English Worksheets, Questions and Revision

8 original Year 8 worksheet packs - 97 printable pages with full mark schemes. Grammar and language-skills worksheet packs matched to the Year 8 English curriculum. View any pack in the browser or open the print-ready PDF.

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See the method: Phrasal Verbs

Explain the meaning of the phrasal verb in this sentence and rewrite the sentence in a more formal register: 'The scientists carried out the experiment carefully.'

  1. Identify the phrasal verb: 'carried out'.
  2. Work out its idiomatic meaning: 'carried out' means 'performed' or 'conducted', not literally carrying something outside.
  3. Choose a single-word formal equivalent: 'conducted'.
  4. Final answer: 'The scientists conducted the experiment carefully.'
7.1 Phrasal Verbs10p + answers · 79 marks · PDF
7.2 Subject Verb Agreement8p + answers · 70 marks · PDF
7.3 Conditional Tenses8p + answers · 78 marks · PDF
7.4 Reported Speech6p + answers · 57 marks · PDF
7.5 Shades of Meaning8p + answers · 63 marks · PDF
7.6 Antonyms and Nuance9p + answers · 72 marks · PDF
7.7 Tone and Register7p + answers · 68 marks · PDF
7.8 Connectives and Discourse Markers8p + answers · 74 marks · PDF

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