Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 122 · 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.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The sky was cloudy ___ it did not rain.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
2. 2.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Dev has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Him (d) It
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a tall tree” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
4. 4.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we went to delhi for diwali last year.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3
5. 5.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Priya cleans the room every Saturday.” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
6. 6.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kicks Omkar the ball in the garden. (b) Omkar kicks the ball in the garden. (c) Omkar the ball kicks in the garden. (d) Omkar kicks in the garden the ball.
7. 7.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Priya is laughing? (b) Is why Priya laughing? (c) Why is Priya laughing? (d) Priya is why laughing?
8. 8.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Joseph flew a yellow kite. (b) Joseph flew a small kite. (c) Joseph flew a kite. (d) Joseph flew a small yellow kite.
9. 9.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran painted his pot. Him sold it. (b) Imran painted his pot. He sold it. (c) Imran painted Imran's pot. Imran sold it.
10. 10.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Zoya saw a pretty blue butterfly. (b) Zoya saw a blue butterfly. (c) Zoya saw a pretty butterfly. (d) Zoya saw a butterfly.
11. 11.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in shimla on thursday.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan painted Ishaan's pot. Ishaan sold it. (b) Ishaan painted his pot. Him sold it. (c) Ishaan painted his pot. He sold it.
13. 13.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Pooja has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Her (d) It
14. 14.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rahul has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) She (d) He
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) bright (b) bitter (c) quiet (d) smooth
16. 16.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “The” (b) after “off” (c) after “over” (d) after “we”
17. 17.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “riya and i played in the park on monday.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
18. 18.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Saanvi packs the school bag at night. (b) Packs Saanvi the school bag at night. (c) Saanvi the school bag packs at night. (d) Saanvi packs at night the school bag.
19. 19.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Aisha found a shell. (b) Aisha found a tiny shell. (c) Aisha found a pink shell. (d) Aisha found a tiny pink shell.
20. 20.Which of these is a question? (a) Who is Aarav calling? (b) How funny the joke is! (c) Drink a glass of milk. (d) Isha plays cricket in the park.
21. 21.These words are mixed up: on / roof / a / flies / the / kite / Arjun
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Flies Arjun a kite on the roof. (b) Arjun flies on the roof a kite. (c) Arjun a kite flies on the roof. (d) Arjun flies a kite on the roof.
22. 22.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Vikram saw an elephant. (b) Vikram saw a grey elephant. (c) Vikram saw a big elephant. (d) Vikram saw a big grey elephant.
23. 23.Isha wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) ugly (b) lovely (c) square
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Sneha fixed Sneha's toy car. Sneha played with it. (b) Sneha fixed her toy car. Her played with it. (c) Sneha fixed her toy car. She played with it.
25. 25.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Simran rides a bicycle to school. (b) Rides Simran a bicycle to school. (c) Simran rides to school a bicycle. (d) Simran a bicycle rides to school.
26. 26.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The plants died ___ nobody watered them.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) shiny (b) spicy (c) quiet (d) sticky
28. 28.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Kabir saw a pretty orange butterfly. (b) Kabir saw an orange butterfly. (c) Kabir saw a pretty butterfly. (d) Kabir saw a butterfly.
29. 29.These words are mixed up: class / Arjun / art / in / picture / a / draws
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Arjun draws a picture in art class. (b) Arjun draws in art class a picture. (c) Arjun a picture draws in art class. (d) Draws Arjun a picture in art class.
30. 30.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Vikram is why laughing? (b) Why is Vikram laughing? (c) Is why Vikram laughing? (d) Why Vikram is laughing?
31. 31.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal bought his book. Him read it. (b) Kunal bought his book. He read it. (c) Kunal bought Kunal's book. Kunal read it.
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Ishaan met Joseph at the station in indore.” (a) at (b) indore (c) the (d) station
33. 33.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Zoya saw a white dog. (b) Zoya saw a dog. (c) Zoya saw a little dog. (d) Zoya saw a little white dog.
34. 34.Which of these is a statement? (a) How lovely the song is! (b) Wait for me at the gate. (c) How is Ishaan travelling to school? (d) Rohan plays cricket in the park.
35. 35.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) How tall the tree is! (b) Farhan sings a song in the morning. (c) Sit down quietly. (d) What is Ishaan drawing in class?
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last Monday i went to Indore by train.” (a) to (b) went (c) i (d) train
37. 37.“Sang a song in the hall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
38. 38.“Fell all night.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
39. 39.Which is the best way to join “The puppy was cold.” and “We gave it a blanket.”? (a) The puppy was cold because we gave it a blanket. (b) The puppy was cold so we gave it a blanket. (c) The puppy was cold but we gave it a blanket.
40. 40.Imran wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) damp (b) dry (c) square

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