Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 104 · 40 questions

Writing tip (Read it aloud): Decide what the question is checking — a missing part, a capital, a joining word, the order or the end mark. Use that lesson’s tip. Read your choice aloud: a correct sentence sounds complete.

1. 1.Which describing word fits best?
   “The cactus feels ___.” (a) loud (b) spicy (c) shiny (d) prickly
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) fluffy (b) bright (c) loud (d) spicy
3. 3.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph made Joseph's card. Joseph posted it. (b) Joseph made his card. He posted it. (c) Joseph made his card. Him posted it.
4. 4.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Riya catches at seven the bus. (b) Catches Riya the bus at seven. (c) Riya the bus catches at seven. (d) Riya catches the bus at seven.
5. 5.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Manav has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Him (d) She
6. 6.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) Until the rain stopped.
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Why is Sneha laughing” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
9. 9.Which is the best way to join “We bought apples.” and “We bought grapes.”? (a) We bought apples because we bought grapes. (b) We bought apples but we bought grapes. (c) We bought apples and we bought grapes.
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on Thursday.” (a) go (b) the (c) i (d) dog
11. 11.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) spicy (b) sticky (c) loud (d) colourful
12. 12.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “kabir met manav at the station in kochi.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
13. 13.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Isha ate a yellow mango. (b) Isha ate a big yellow mango. (c) Isha ate a mango. (d) Isha ate a big mango.
14. 14.Rahul wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) dry (c) damp
15. 15.These words are mixed up: washes / the / Sundays / Tara / car / on
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tara washes on Sundays the car. (b) Tara washes the car on Sundays. (c) Washes Tara the car on Sundays. (d) Tara the car washes on Sundays.
16. 16.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The puppy was cold. We gave it a blanket.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
17. 17.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Tuesday we have a test in maths.” (a) maths (b) test (c) on (d) have
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Lit lamps on Diwali. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) The cricket match.
19. 19.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a big cake!” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) smooth (b) colourful (c) noisy (d) sour
21. 21.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Kavya wore a cap. (b) Kavya wore a new red cap. (c) Kavya wore a new cap. (d) Kavya wore a red cap.
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) Although he was tired. (c) My sister. (d) Ran across the garden.
23. 23.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan washed his bicycle. He rode it. (b) Ishaan washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (c) Ishaan washed Ishaan's bicycle. Ishaan rode it.
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Who is Kabir calling” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
25. 25.Which of these is a command? (a) Where is Kabir playing cricket? (b) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (c) How sweet the mango is! (d) Priya brushes the dog on Sundays.
26. 26.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tara brushes on Sundays the dog. (b) Brushes Tara the dog on Sundays. (c) Tara the dog brushes on Sundays. (d) Tara brushes the dog on Sundays.
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) noisy (b) salty (c) bright (d) prickly
28. 28.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Diya drinks before bed warm milk. (b) Drinks Diya warm milk before bed. (c) Diya drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Diya warm milk drinks before bed.
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) My sister. (c) Stopped at the gate. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in November.” (a) school (b) reopens (c) our (d) after
31. 31.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Ananya is crying? (b) Ananya is why crying? (c) Why is Ananya crying? (d) Is why Ananya crying?
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Our school reopens after the holidays in july.” (a) reopens (b) july (c) after (d) in
33. 33.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya flies on the roof a kite. (b) Zoya flies a kite on the roof. (c) Zoya a kite flies on the roof. (d) Flies Zoya a kite on the roof.
34. 34.Which of these is a statement? (a) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (b) How colourful the rangoli is! (c) Ananya packs the school bag at night. (d) Why is Ishaan crying?
35. 35.Maria wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) cross (c) calm
36. 36.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Farhan ate a juicy yellow mango. (b) Farhan ate a juicy mango. (c) Farhan ate a yellow mango. (d) Farhan ate a mango.
37. 37.Dev wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) noisy (b) square (c) silent
38. 38.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in patna.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
39. 39.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun baked Arjun's cake. Arjun shared it. (b) Arjun baked his cake. Him shared it. (c) Arjun baked his cake. He shared it.
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) sweet (b) loud (c) smooth (d) shiny

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