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Words Followed by Appropriate Prepositions

ICSE · Class 8 · English Language: Grammar and Composition

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Study Plan

1
Day 1–2

Learn the Theory

Read the textbook chapter carefully. Note down definitions, formulas, and key concepts.

2
Day 3

Practice Problems

Solve textbook exercises and additional practice questions. There are 75 questions available for this chapter.

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Day 4

Revise & Test

Revise key formulas and concepts without looking at notes. Take a practice quiz to test your understanding. Mark weak areas for re-revision.

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Day 7

Spaced Revision

Revisit Words Followed by Appropriate Prepositions after a week. Use flashcards for quick recall. Solve previous year questions from this chapter.

What to Focus On

  • A word may take different prepositions for different meanings.
  • The correct form depends on the sense of the sentence.
  • Learning the full phrase is better than learning the word alone.

  • Aspire to or after means to have an ambition for something.
  • Appoint a person to a post means to give an official position.
  • Approve of means to accept or support a plan.

  • Compare with is used for things of the same class.
  • Compare to is used for dissimilar things.
  • Differ from means to be unlike.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Accompanied by and accompanied with mean the same thing in every sentence.

Compare to and compare with can be swapped freely.

Differ from, differ with, and differ on or over all mean the same thing.

Memory Tips

Abide by a promise or decision

Abstain from

Accompanied with for things and accompanied by for persons

Acquit of

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What are the important topics in Words Followed by Appropriate Prepositions for ICSE Class 8 English Language: Grammar and Composition?
Words Followed by Appropriate Prepositions covers several key topics that are frequently asked in ICSE Class 8 board exams. Focus on the core concepts listed on this page and practise related questions to build confidence.
How to score full marks in Words Followed by Appropriate Prepositions — ICSE Class 8 English Language: Grammar and Composition?
Understand the core concepts first, then work through the 75 practice questions available for this chapter. Revise formulas and definitions regularly, and use flashcards for quick recall before the exam.

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