Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 143 · 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 sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Plays Rahul cricket in the park. (b) Rahul plays cricket in the park. (c) Rahul plays in the park cricket. (d) Rahul cricket plays in the park.
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a tasty samosa” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) When the bell rang. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) prickly (b) sour (c) bright (d) quiet
5. 5.Which is the best way to join “The box was small.” and “It was very heavy.”? (a) The box was small because it was very heavy. (b) The box was small so it was very heavy. (c) The box was small but it was very heavy.
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) loud (c) sweet (d) rough
7. 7.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.
8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
9. 9.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Please pass the salt.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
10. 10.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Manav going after school?” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
11. 11.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) noisy (c) fluffy (d) bitter
12. 12.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Cleans Zoya the room every Saturday. (b) Zoya the room cleans every Saturday. (c) Zoya cleans every Saturday the room. (d) Zoya cleans the room every Saturday.
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “ishaan lives near the lake in Jaipur.” (a) near (b) lake (c) ishaan (d) in
14. 14.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “sweet” (b) after “The” (c) after “ate” (d) after “too”
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) fluffy (b) salty (c) loud (d) shiny
16. 16.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How lovely the song is!” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
17. 17.Nisha wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) noisy (b) silent (c) round
18. 18.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Sit down quietly.” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
19. 19.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “diya lives near the lake in surat.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 1
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) sour (b) prickly (c) noisy (d) colourful
21. 21.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Diya has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Her
22. 22.Aisha wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) quick (c) slow
23. 23.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Kabir picked a pretty flower. (b) Kabir picked a flower. (c) Kabir picked a pretty white flower. (d) Kabir picked a white flower.
24. 24.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Kabir is reading today? (b) What is Kabir reading today? (c) Is what Kabir reading today? (d) Kabir is what reading today?
25. 25.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan made his card. Him posted it. (b) Ishaan made his card. He posted it. (c) Ishaan made Ishaan's card. Ishaan posted it.
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The ice cream seller. (b) Since it was late. (c) Grabbed a banana. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
27. 27.These words are mixed up: cricket / in / plays / Yash / the / park
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Yash plays cricket in the park. (b) Plays Yash cricket in the park. (c) Yash plays in the park cricket. (d) Yash cricket plays in the park.
28. 28.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav flies on the roof a kite. (b) Flies Aarav a kite on the roof. (c) Aarav a kite flies on the roof. (d) Aarav flies a kite on the roof.
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Left the station at nine. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) The cricket match. (d) Because it was raining.
30. 30.Which is the best way to join “Tara likes to paint.” and “She likes to draw.”? (a) Tara likes to paint but she likes to draw. (b) Tara likes to paint because she likes to draw. (c) Tara likes to paint and she likes to draw.
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The brown cow gave fresh milk.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
32. 32.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Nisha has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Her (d) She
33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The puppy was cold. We gave it a blanket.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
34. 34.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “priya lives near the lake in kochi.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
35. 35.“A small mouse.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
36. 36.Which is the best way to join “The road was wet.” and “We walked slowly.”? (a) The road was wet but we walked slowly. (b) The road was wet because we walked slowly. (c) The road was wet so we walked slowly.
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “If you come early.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
38. 38.Which is the best way to join “The ice cream melted.” and “It was a hot day.”? (a) The ice cream melted because it was a hot day. (b) The ice cream melted so it was a hot day. (c) The ice cream melted but it was a hot day.
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) sour (b) sticky (c) noisy (d) colourful
40. 40.Zoya wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) tiny (c) huge

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