Grade 8 English language arts skills

IXL has more than 100 grade 8 English language arts skills to learn and review! As you work through a skill, questions will adapt to match your level. Keep answering questions to reach mastery!

Reading strategies

A. Main idea

B. Theme

C. Author's purpose and tone

D. Point of view

E. Text structure

F. Literary devices

G. Analyzing literature

H. Analyzing informational texts

I. Comparing texts

J. Visual elements

Writing strategies

K. Organizing writing

L. Developing and supporting arguments

M. Creative techniques

N. Active and passive voice

O. Editing and revising

P. Research skills

Vocabulary

Q. Prefixes and suffixes

R. Greek and Latin roots

S. Synonyms and antonyms

T. Word choice and usage

U. Homophones

V. Analogies

W. Context clues

X. Domain-specific vocabulary

Y. Reference skills

Grammar and mechanics

Z. Sentences, fragments and run-ons

AA. Phrases and clauses

BB. Nouns

CC. Pronouns and antecedents

DD. Pronoun types

EE. Verb types

FF. Subject-verb agreement

GG. Verb tense

HH. Adjectives and adverbs

II. Prepositions

JJ. Direct and indirect objects

KK. Conjunctions

Reading strategies

A. Main idea

B. Theme

C. Author's purpose and tone

D. Point of view

E. Text structure

F. Literary devices

G. Analyzing literature

H. Analyzing informational texts

I. Comparing texts

J. Visual elements

Writing strategies

K. Organizing writing

L. Developing and supporting arguments

M. Creative techniques

N. Active and passive voice

O. Editing and revising

P. Research skills

Vocabulary

Q. Prefixes and suffixes

R. Greek and Latin roots

S. Synonyms and antonyms

T. Word choice and usage

U. Homophones

V. Analogies

W. Context clues

X. Domain-specific vocabulary

Y. Reference skills

Grammar and mechanics

Z. Sentences, fragments and run-ons

AA. Phrases and clauses

BB. Nouns

CC. Pronouns and antecedents

DD. Pronoun types

EE. Verb types

FF. Subject-verb agreement

GG. Verb tense

HH. Adjectives and adverbs

II. Prepositions

JJ. Direct and indirect objects

KK. Conjunctions

LL. Misplaced modifiers

MM. Restrictive and nonrestrictive elements

NN. Commas

OO. Semicolons, colons and commas

PP. Dashes, hyphens and ellipses

QQ. Capitalization

RR. Formatting