8th Grade English Language Arts Worksheets

Explore the many ways people around the world embrace winter in this reading comprehension worksheet!

Students use sentence-level context clues and their knowledge of vocabulary as they practice using commonly confused word pairs.

In Reading Comprehension: The Adventure Begins, learners will read an engaging one-page story and answer a set of comprehension questions about the text. 

Give learners a chance to hone their copyediting skills with this one-page grammar worksheet!

Practice identifying and correcting misspellings in context with this helpful grammar worksheet!

Practice analyzing figurative language in context with this excerpt from C.S. Lewis’s classic fantasy novel, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe!

Help students learn and remember key types of figurative language with this convenient handout!

Students will read an excerpt from the classic adventure story White Fang by Jack London before answering comprehension questions about the text.

Learn all about the fascinating field of food science in this four-page informational reading comprehension worksheet!

Students hone their ability to spot literary devices with this fun, winter-themed figurative language maze!

Help students hone their language and vocabulary skills with this worksheet in which learners use sentence-level context clues to write the word that correctly completes each sentence.

Give your learners some fun figurative language practice with this worksheet featuring summer-themed similes!

Read an informational passage about George Washington Carver to learn about his life and achievements!

Let your learner try their hand at 15 rhyming riddles with this fun word puzzle worksheet!

Give your students a chance to flex their descriptive writing muscles with this engaging picture prompt! 

Explore a fascinating period of U.S. history with this informational reading worksheet about the Harlem Renaissance.

Send a letter to your future self with this back-to-school writing prompt!

Get students thinking and writing creatively with this prompt about a walk in the woods that takes an unexpected turn when the trail disappears beneath the snow!

Practice spelling with plurals and possessives in this grammar worksheet for middle grades!

Read an enlightening passage about light pollution and learn ways to bring back the dark night skies in this three-page reading comprehension worksheet!

Give students practice identifying and correcting misused and misspelled words in context with this helpful grammar worksheet!

This fun, winter-themed spelling worksheet is a creative way to encourage learners to build their vocabulary and hone their spelling skills.

In this middle school grammar worksheet, learners will read short narrative passages and choose the transitions that best connect the ideas and sentences.

In this vocabulary-building worksheet, students will read several short paragraphs and identify and match familiar words with their lesser known synonyms.

Use this reflective writing worksheet to encourage a growth mindset in students and strengthen important social emotional skills!

Practice identifying metaphors with this fun, winter-themed figurative language maze!

Get students looking ahead and setting goals for themselves in the new year with this resolutions writing worksheet.

Give students an opportunity to flex their descriptive writing muscles with another engaging picture prompt!

Flex those spelling muscles with this word search puzzle showcasing commonly confused words!

Get students thinking and writing creatively with this prompt about a suspicious snowball that zips by while on a walk down the snowy city sidewalk!