Class 8 Sanskrit Grammar Practice व्याकरण अभ्यास
Practise word forms, verb forms, prefixes, suffixes, sandhi and sentence correction.
How to use this practice
In बालकौ पुस्तकं पठतः, बालकौ identifies two readers and पठतः agrees with them. पुस्तकं is singular because the number of books is independent of the number of readers.
Practice and worked answers
Choose the subject · (बालकः / बालकौ) क्रीडतः।
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बालकौ क्रीडतः।
क्रीडतः calls for a dual subject.
Choose the object · सः (फलम् / फलेन) खादति।
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सः फलं खादति।
The accusative फलम् names what he eats.
Add the location · छात्राः ___ पठन्ति। (विद्यालय)
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छात्राः विद्यालये पठन्ति।
विद्यालये is locative singular.
Change to first-person plural · अहं गच्छामि।
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वयं गच्छामः।
Change both pronoun and verb.
Correct · त्वं लिखति।
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त्वं लिखसि।
त्वम् takes a second-person singular verb.
Identify the prefix in आगच्छति.
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आ।
आ precedes the verbal base.
Identify the suffix in गत्वा.
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क्त्वा।
The resulting word means “having gone”.
Split विद्यालयः.
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विद्या + आलयः।
आ + आ becomes आ.
Choose the correct time word · “today” (अद्य / श्वः).
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अद्य।
श्वः means “tomorrow”.
Arrange · उद्याने / बालिकाः / क्रीडन्ति।
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बालिकाः उद्याने क्रीडन्ति।
The plural verb agrees with बालिकाः. Other coherent word orders are possible.