Modern Vidya Niketan
Class VIII, Subject: English
Omission Worksheet
In the following passages, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing word along with the
word that comes before and the word that comes after it.
Before Word After
Soon after Gandhiji return South Africa, a.
a meeting of the Congress held in Bombay. b.
Kaka Saheb Kalelkar went there help Gandhiji. c.
One day Kaka Saheb found Gandhiji searching d.
something his desk. “What’s the matter? e.
What are looking for?” Kaka Saheb asked. f.
“I’ve lost pencil,” Bapu answered. g.
It was very small pencil”. h.
Before Word After
Mammals vertebrates or animals with a.
Backbones. They large brains and a b.
Keen awareness of surroundings. c.
They warm-blooded and have their skin d.
covered hair. The young are born alive e.
And suckle milk the milk glands of their mother. You will f.
be surprised to know that many animals are otherwise g.
Very different from another come under this category. h.
Before Word After
Plants derive their food both the earth a.
and the air. If you minutely look their b.
roots , you find that the ends of their c.
roots like fine fibres. d.
We call root – hairs. e.
They absorb water minerals and f.
transport upwards to the leaves g.
Through trunk and branches. h.
Before Word After
The use of water as agent in the treatment a.
of disease is known hydrotherapy. The beneficial b.
effects of water be used in the treatment of c.
Disease. Water is one heaven’s choicest blessing. d.
The Egyptian and Roman heating cooling baths e.
were used various treatments. Water acts f.
on the body in various ways according its g.
temperature. It helps to remove toxins the body. h.
Before Word After
Over ten thousand people die snakebite a.
every year India. b.
Most these deaths c.
are caused four common dangerous d.
snakes, often called Big four. e.
Although are many more f.
venomous snakes india, g.
about 50 of 270 Indian snakes h.
only four affect people i.
Before Word After
For Mother Teresa, social service was not end a.
in itself; it was a means serve God. b.
Thus, Mother Teresa, later the nuns c.
of order she founded, always set d.
aside a good part the day e.
for prayer that they never f.
forgot whom they were working and g.
they could draw strength courage from h.
him to do the task that most others would shrink in horror. i.
Before Word After
Frequently, when is an air crash, a.
there is mention a black box. This b.
is important part of every plane. c.
It is basically an electronic device is used d.
by people investigating e.
the reasons of the crash. f.
There are usually black boxes g.
one contains flight data. Both them h.
Give information about cause of the accident. i.
Before Word After
[Link], is considered be one a.
of greatest romantic poets of all times. b.
We all must experienced the pleasant c.
feeling of wind blowing us usually. d.
We find nothing unusual in it. e.
But for Shelley, it something unique f.
and special. The wind inspired to write great poems. g.
Before Word After
The spirit patriotism, sacrifice a.
and service towards country b.
must guide our lives should c.
inspire us emerge as great d.
heroes, and if the arises e.
die martyrs. Every single f.
Indian has a role play in building up the nation. g.