NCERT Books for Class 8 English 2024

NCERT Books for Class 8 English 2024 - Download PDF

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NCERT Books for Class 8 English 2024-25 - NCERT Class 8 English book can be downloaded from the official website - ncert.nic.in. Students can also purchase them from their nearest bookstores. NCERT has prescribed two books for English in its curriculum, Honeydew Textbook in English and a supplementary reader, It So Happened. National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) publishes the NCERT Books for Class 8, which is prescribed by all the CBSE affiliated schools.

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NCERT Class 8 Syllabus
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Preparation Tips for English Subject Class 8

NCERT Books for Class 8 English 2024 - Download PDF

Some state boards also prescribe the NCERT books in their curriculum In this article, the direct links to download the NCERT English class 8 textbook PDF are provided. Students can also find the names of all the chapters included in the course. Read the complete article to know more about NCERT Books for Class 8 English.

NCERT 8th Class English Books 2024-25 - Download links

NCERT has published two textbooks of English for the students of class 8 which are given below to download.

NCERT Class 8 English Textbook PDF Download Links

Book Name	Download English Textbook Class 8 PDF
Honeydew Textbook in English	Click here
It so happened - Supplementary Reader	Click here

Also, check:

CBSE Board Exam Date Sheet 2025

NCERT Books for Class 8 English 2024-25

The download links for the NCERT 8th English books 2024-25 have been provided above. Here we are providing chapter-wise names to both books.

NCERT Class 8 English Textbook Chapter Names - Honeydew

Chapters	Chapter names	Poems
Chapter 1	The Best Christmas Present in the World	The Ant and the Cricket
Chapter 2	The Tsunami	Geography Lesson
Chapter 3	Glimpses of the Past	The Last Bargain
Chapter 4	Bepin Choudhury's Lapse of Memory	The School Boy
Chapter 5	The Summit Within	On the Grasshopper and Cricket
Chapter 6	This is jody’s Fawn
Chapter 7	A Visit to Cambridge
Chapter 8	A Short Monsoon Diary

NCERT Class 8 English Book Chapter Names - It so happened Supplementary Reader

The table given below mentions names of lessons from the ‘It So Happened’ supplementary reader book:

Chapters	Names of chapters
Chapter 1	How the camel got his hump
Chapter 2	Children at work
Chapter 3	The Selfish Giant
Chapter 4	The treasure within
Chapter 5	Princess September
Chapter 6	The Fight
Chapter 7	Jalebis
Chapter 8	Ancient Education System of India

How to Download NCERT English Class 8 Textbook

NCERT English class 8 books are available to download on the official website of NCERT. Students can also purchase the NCERT Books for class 8 English from their nearest bookstore. Below are the steps provided to download the NCERT class 8 English book PDF.

Step 1 - Visit the official website of NCERT, i.e. ncert.nic.in

Step 2 - At the top menu of the home page, click on ‘Publications’.

Step 3 - Now select ‘PDF (I - IIX) option.

Step 4 - The page of e-books will now be open. Now select Class, Subject, and book name.

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Step 5 - Now click on the particular chapters and download them.

Below is the price list of English NCERT books provided. Students who want the hard copies of NCERT Books can purchase them offline.

Name of the books	Price of the book
Honeydew published by NCERT	Rs 55
It so happened Supplementary Reader by NCERT	Rs 45

NCERT Class 8 Syllabus

The books of NCERT are strictly based on the NCERT class 8 syllabus. The syllabus provides an outline of the contents of the textbooks and the curriculum of class 8. The syllabus of NCERT is available to download on the official website for all the subjects, English, Hindi, Science, Maths, etc. The syllabus of class 8 is the foundation for the studies of higher classes of 9th and 10th. The NCERT syllabus is also prescribed for competitive examinations, hence students must read it thoroughly.

NCERT Solutions

At the end of every chapter, practice questions are given to the students in the form of exercise. While solving the given exercises, students may find some of the questions difficult. The complete NCERT solutions are available to make students' preparation easy. Students can check the NCERT solutions for all the subjects on the website.

Preparation Tips for English Subject Class 8

To prepare for the reading section, students should start reading a paragraph daily. This will increase the reading speed for unseen passages.
Practice articles, letter writing, essays, etc regularly. Take references from some books and try writing them on our own.
For the literature section, write answers in points instead of paragraphs.
Solve some previous year's questions to get an idea of the difficulty level of questions asked previously.

NCERT Books for Class 8 Subject Wise

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. Are CBSE books the same as NCERT?

CBSE is an educational board which prescribes the NCERT books.

2. How can I get the soft copy of NCERT Books for class 8 English?

English class 8 NCERT book PDF is available on ncert.nic.in.

3. Are the questions asked from NCERT Books in competitive exams?

Yes, questions are asked in competitive examinations from NCERT.

4. Should I refer to any other books for class 8 exam preparation?

No, studying only from NCERT would be enough to prepare for class 8 exams.

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