8th Grade English Language Arts Worksheets : Page 2

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

Explore spring-themed hink pink riddles with this fun word puzzle worksheet! 

Introduce students to one of the leading figures of the United States civil rights movement with this reading comprehension worksheet all about Thurgood Marshall!

How can you show love to your friends and family? Get students thinking deeply with this Easter-themed writing prompt!

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

Get your feet wet with this one-page reading comprehension worksheet on the challenging sport of artistic swimming!

Dig deep into the geography of Chile while practicing important informational reading comprehension skills with this middle school worksheet!

Invite learners to research Easter and record their findings using this spring-inspired research template!

Brush up on some St. Patrick's Day-themed spelling words with this creative word search activity!

Introduce readers to the poem “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar with this poetry analysis worksheet!
 

Incorporate spelling practice into your St. Patrick's Day celebrations with this fun word search activity!

Improve students' argument writing skills by identifying and removing irrelevant details with this middle school writing worksheet!

Learn about invasive species—non-native species that cause harm to native ecosystems—with this informational reading comprehension worksheet!

Students read a two-page adaptation of "The Gift of the Magi" and dig deep into the figurative language and literary devices of this classic story!

Designed for middle grades, this grammar worksheet is a great way to give students practice using different transition words in the context of informational texts.

Inspire middle-grade learners with this biography of Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space!

In this language and vocabulary worksheet, learners will read two short passages and choose the transition words that best connect the ideas and sentences.

Introduce students to the classic poem “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll with this seventh-grade reading comprehension worksheet!

Use this worksheet to encourage critical thinking and support students’ literacy development by asking questions before, during, and after reading.

Get students thinking deeply with this spring-themed writing prompt about new beginnings!

Use this reference sheet to encourage students to use a variety of transition words in their writing to signal the different relationships between ideas.

Explore the physics at play in roller coasters with this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet!

Invite learners to practice their argumentative writing skills with this writing prompt about spring break homework requirements!

Learners will love thinking and writing creatively with this fun, seasonal writing prompt inspired by St. Patrick's Day!

Examine the theme of beauty while reading and analyzing two different poems in this two-page worksheet for middle grades! 

Use this sixth-grade graphic organizer worksheet to plan an argumentative essay about whether more should be done to solve a problem facing our society.

Help students plan their informational writing with this graphic organizer!

In this advanced comma review, students practice identifying locations in sentences in which commas are needed to indicate a pause or break.

Give your students experience with reading and analyzing primary sources with this powerful excerpt from the memoir of Frederick Douglass.

Prepare students for reading Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl by building background knowledge about the rise of Hitler in Germany after World War I.