NCERT Syllabus for Class 8 English 2025-26

NCERT Syllabus for Class 8 English 2025-26 - Download PDF

Edited By Shivani Poonia | Updated on Apr 10, 2025 11:05 AM IST

NCERT Class 8 English syllabus is designed systematically to enhance student's comprehension and language skills. Students can download the latest syllabus of Class 8 English from the official site of NCERT i.e., ncert.nic.in. NCERT Class 8 English syllabus aligns with CBSE and other educational boards in India. The syllabus is designed in a very systematic and comprehensive manner. English is considered as one of the main subjects as it forms the foundation of communication, and communication is a basic necessity for people. English is one of the scoring subjects. It will help students to score a good percentage in their exams.

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NCERT Syllabus for Class 8 English 2025-26
NCERT Syllabus for Class 8 English Grammar and Composition
NCERT Syllabus for Class 8 English Grammar
NCERT Syllabus For Class 8 English Composition (Writing)
NCERT Books for Class 8 English 2025-26
NCERT Class 8 English book 2025-26
Download Unit-wise NCERT Syllabus for Class 8 English
NCERT Class 8th Solutions 2025-26
Exam Preparation Tips for Class 8

NCERT Syllabus for Class 8 English 2025-26 - Download PDF

There are 2 books for NCERT class 8 English syllabus i.e. 'Honeydew', and 'it so happened'. Both books are mandatory in the NCERT Class 8 syllabus. The complete syllabus, books, and preparation tips are available in this article. These books and the curriculum inside them help students to form a strong foundation in English. The NCERT syllabus for class 8 is followed by the CBSE-affiliated schools. Some other educational boards also follow this syllabus of NCERT.

NCERT Syllabus for Class 8 English 2025-26

The syllabus for Class 8 English NCERT for Honeydew and It So Happened is provided in the tables below.

Honeydew syllabus

Chapter 1: The Best Christmas Present in the World

Chapter 2: The Tsunami

Chapter 3: Glimpses of the Past

Chapter 4: Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse of Memory

Chapter 5: The Summit Within

Chapter 6: This is Jody’s Fawn

Chapter 7: A Visit to Cambridge

Chapter 8: A Short Monsoon Diary

It so Happened

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

NCERT Syllabus for Class 8 English Grammar and Composition

CBSE class 8 syllabus is divided into 2 parts:

English composition
English Grammar

Important chapters of class 8 English Grammar syllabus are given below:

NCERT Syllabus for Class 8 English Grammar

Tenses

Noun

Pronoun

Verb

Adverb

Prepositions

Order of Words and Clauses

Direct and Indirect Speech

Active and Passive Voice

Conjunction

Phrases and Idioms

Vocabulary

Comprehension Reading

NCERT Syllabus For Class 8 English Composition (Writing)

Story writing

Letter writing

Diary writing

Essay

Notice

NCERT Books for Class 8 English 2025-26

The NCERT books cover the complete NCERT syllabus for Class 8 English 2025-26. Both books are available to download on the official website in PDF form. Students can also purchase them from their nearest bookshops. The price list for books is provided below. The links to download complete NCERT 8th English books are given in the table below.

NCERT Class 8 English book 2025-26

Name of the books	Price of the book
Honeydew published by NCERT	Rs 65
It so happened Supplementary Reader by NCERT	Rs 60

Download Unit-wise NCERT Syllabus for Class 8 English

Class 8 English Books	Syllabus link with Chapter names
Honeydew	Click here
It so happened	Click here

NCERT Class 8th Solutions 2025-26

English is a theoretical subject that can be excelled at with regular practice. Students can score really good marks in the literature section by practising the questions given at the end of every chapter. In order to make the preparation easy, the complete NCERT 8th solutions can be accessed by clicking on the link provided. Students can check the probable answers to the NCERT questions.

Exam Preparation Tips for Class 8

Make a proper study schedule and distribute your time wisely for all the subjects.
Read the complete NCERT syllabus for Class 8 English 2025-26 and list down the important topics that you need to cover.
Grammar is one of the highest-scoring sections. Therefore, read the complete NCERT syllabus for Class 8 English grammar and prepare a study plan for the grammar section as well.
Refer to the NCERT books to clear your concepts and practice questions given at the end of every chapter.
Practice sample papers to check your preparation level.
Revise well before the exams.

Relevant Links

NCERT Syllabus for Class 8 Maths	NCERT Syllabus for Class 8 Science
NCERT Syllabus for Class 8 Social Science	NCERT Books for Class 8 Maths
NCERT Books for Class 8 Science	NCERT Books for Class 8 English
NCERT Books for Class 8 Social Science	NCERT Books

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. Where can I get NCERT books in PDF format?

NCERT Books in PDF format are available online on the official website at ncert.nic.in.

2. What is the NCERT syllabus for Class 8 English?

The NCERT syllabus for Class 8 English includes two main textbooks: "Prose" and "Poetry". The prose section covers short stories, essays, and novels. The Poetry section includes a collection of poems from different poets. The syllabus also includes grammar, comprehension, and creative writing.

3. What is the importance of studying the NCERT syllabus for Class 8 English?

The syllabus is important because it provides a solid foundation for students to build their language skills. It covers various aspects of English, such as grammar, comprehension, and creative writing, which are essential for effective communication.

4. Are there any additional resources available for studying the Class 8 English NCERT syllabus?

Yes, there are several additional resources available for studying the Class 8 English NCERT syllabus. These include sample question papers, solution guides, and online resources that provide explanations and exercises for practice.

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NCERT Solutions For Class 8 Maths Chapter 11 Mensuration

NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Maths Chapter 6 Squares and Square Roots

NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Science Chapter 16 Light

NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Maths Chapter 5 Data Handling

NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Maths Chapter 9 Algebraic Expressions and Identities

NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Maths Chapter 14 Factorization

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Popular Questions

A block of mass 0.50 kg is moving with a speed of 2.00 ms^-1 on a smooth surface. It strikes another mass of 1.00 kg and then they move together as a single body. The energy loss during the collision is

Option 1) $0.34\; J$	Option 2) $0.16\; J$
Option 3) $1.00\; J$	Option 4) $0.67\; J$

A person trying to lose weight by burning fat lifts a mass of 10 kg upto a height of 1 m 1000 times. Assume that the potential energy lost each time he lowers the mass is dissipated. How much fat will he use up considering the work done only when the weight is lifted up ? Fat supplies 3.8×10⁷J of energy per kg which is converted to mechanical energy with a 20% efficiency rate. Take g = 9.8 ms⁻² :

Option 1)

2.45×10⁻³ kg

Option 2)

6.45×10⁻³ kg

Option 3)

9.89×10⁻³ kg

Option 4)

12.89×10⁻³ kg

An athlete in the olympic games covers a distance of 100 m in 10 s. His kinetic energy can be estimated to be in the range

Option 1) $2,000 \; J - 5,000\; J$	Option 2) $200 \, \, J - 500 \, \, J$
Option 3) $2\times 10^{5}J-3\times 10^{5}J$	Option 4) $20,000 \, \, J - 50,000 \, \, J$

A particle is projected at 60⁰ to the horizontal with a kinetic energy $K$ . The kinetic energy at the highest point

Option 1) $K/2\,$	Option 2) $\; K\;$
Option 3) $zero\;$	Option 4) $K/4$

In the reaction,

$2Al_{(s)}+6HCL_{(aq)}\rightarrow 2Al^{3+}\, _{(aq)}+6Cl^{-}\, _{(aq)}+3H_{2(g)}$

Option 1) $11.2\, L\, H_{2(g)}$ at STP is produced for every mole $HCL_{(aq)}$ consumed	Option 2) $6L\, HCl_{(aq)}$ is consumed for ever $3L\, H_{2(g)}$ produced
Option 3) $33.6 L\, H_{2(g)}$ is produced regardless of temperature and pressure for every mole Al that reacts	Option 4) $67.2\, L\, H_{2(g)}$ at STP is produced for every mole Al that reacts .

How many moles of magnesium phosphate, $Mg_{3}(PO_{4})_{2}$ will contain 0.25 mole of oxygen atoms?

Option 1) 0.02	Option 2) 3.125 × 10^-2
Option 3) 1.25 × 10^-2	Option 4) 2.5 × 10^-2

If we consider that 1/6, in place of 1/12, mass of carbon atom is taken to be the relative atomic mass unit, the mass of one mole of a substance will

Option 1) decrease twice	Option 2) increase two fold
Option 3) remain unchanged	Option 4) be a function of the molecular mass of the substance.

With increase of temperature, which of these changes?

Option 1) Molality	Option 2) Weight fraction of solute
Option 3) Fraction of solute present in water	Option 4) Mole fraction.

Number of atoms in 558.5 gram Fe (at. wt.of Fe = 55.85 g mol^-1) is

Option 1) twice that in 60 g carbon	Option 2) 6.023 × 10²²
Option 3) half that in 8 g He	Option 4) 558.5 × 6.023 × 10²³

A pulley of radius 2 m is rotated about its axis by a force F = (20t - 5t²) newton (where t is measured in seconds) applied tangentially. If the moment of inertia of the pulley about its axis of rotation is 10 kg m² , the number of rotations made by the pulley before its direction of motion if reversed, is