Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 147 · 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 of these is a complete sentence? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) Since it was late. (c) Ate a ripe guava. (d) The firefighters.
2. 2.Rahul wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) quick (b) slow (c) square
3. 3.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Plays Farhan cricket in the park. (b) Farhan plays cricket in the park. (c) Farhan plays in the park cricket. (d) Farhan cricket plays in the park.
4. 4.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Open your books to page ten.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
5. 5.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Aarav drew a tall red house. (b) Aarav drew a tall house. (c) Aarav drew a red house. (d) Aarav drew a house.
6. 6.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Sneha wore a new cap. (b) Sneha wore a blue cap. (c) Sneha wore a new blue cap. (d) Sneha wore a cap.
7. 7.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ananya warm milk drinks before bed. (b) Ananya drinks before bed warm milk. (c) Drinks Ananya warm milk before bed. (d) Ananya drinks warm milk before bed.
8. 8.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My cousin and i visited a zoo in Lucknow.” (a) visited (b) and (c) i (d) cousin
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Ravi is only six. He can swim very well.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
10. 10.“Shone over the lake.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
11. 11.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.
12. 12.Tenzin wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) bright (b) dull (c) spicy
13. 13.These words are mixed up: bag / Diya / at / night / school / packs / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Diya packs the school bag at night. (b) Diya packs at night the school bag. (c) Diya the school bag packs at night. (d) Packs Diya the school bag at night.
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Farhan visits the library on Fridays” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
15. 15.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Manav flew a yellow kite. (b) Manav flew a big yellow kite. (c) Manav flew a kite. (d) Manav flew a big kite.
16. 16.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Sneha is reading today? (b) What is Sneha reading today? (c) Is what Sneha reading today? (d) Sneha is what reading today?
17. 17.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “maria and I played in the park on Thursday.” (a) on (b) maria (c) the (d) and
18. 18.“The school bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
19. 19.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who Dev is calling? (b) Is who Dev calling? (c) Dev is who calling? (d) Who is Dev calling?
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
21. 21.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Isha catches at seven the bus. (b) Isha catches the bus at seven. (c) Isha the bus catches at seven. (d) Catches Isha the bus at seven.
22. 22.These words are mixed up: cat / Priya / the / feeds / morning / every
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Priya the cat feeds every morning. (b) Feeds Priya the cat every morning. (c) Priya feeds every morning the cat. (d) Priya feeds the cat every morning.
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “rohan wore new clothes on pongal.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 2
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) noisy (b) sticky (c) colourful (d) spicy
25. 25.“Hid under the bed.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
26. 26.Aarav wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) silly (b) smart (c) wooden
27. 27.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Kunal rode a shiny bicycle. (b) Kunal rode a green bicycle. (c) Kunal rode a bicycle. (d) Kunal rode a shiny green bicycle.
28. 28.Which is the best way to join “The test was hard.” and “Zoya got full marks.”? (a) The test was hard because Zoya got full marks. (b) The test was hard so Zoya got full marks. (c) The test was hard but Zoya got full marks.
29. 29.Which is the best way to join “We stayed indoors.” and “It was raining.”? (a) We stayed indoors so it was raining. (b) We stayed indoors but it was raining. (c) We stayed indoors because it was raining.
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because the shop was closed. (b) Cooked dal for dinner. (c) The ice cream seller. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
31. 31.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Pooja is where playing cricket? (b) Where is Pooja playing cricket? (c) Is where Pooja playing cricket? (d) Where Pooja is playing cricket?
32. 32.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Aisha saw a big elephant. (b) Aisha saw a big grey elephant. (c) Aisha saw a grey elephant. (d) Aisha saw an elephant.
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on baisakhi.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
34. 34.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kavya has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Her
35. 35.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Nisha drawing in class? (b) What is Nisha drawing in class? (c) Nisha is what drawing in class? (d) What Nisha is drawing in class?
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in Surat starts in september.” (a) big (b) september (c) fair (d) starts
37. 37.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Isha is laughing? (b) Is why Isha laughing? (c) Why is Isha laughing? (d) Isha is why laughing?
38. 38.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We ran to the bus stop ___ we were late.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) Made a rangoli. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) The train.
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “tenzin lives near the lake in indore.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2

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