Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 150 · 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 roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) salty (b) rough (c) shiny (d) quiet
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “our school reopens after the holidays in July.” (a) in (b) holidays (c) our (d) reopens
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Carried a crumb. (b) A busy squirrel. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
4. 4.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Yash has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Him
5. 5.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Aisha is where going after school? (b) Is where Aisha going after school? (c) Where is Aisha going after school? (d) Where Aisha is going after school?
6. 6.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Pooja a storybook reads at night. (b) Pooja reads at night a storybook. (c) Pooja reads a storybook at night. (d) Reads Pooja a storybook at night.
7. 7.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “The” (b) after “back” (c) after “closed” (d) after “was”
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Kunal packs the school bag at night” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
10. 10.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Pooja packed her bag. She carried it. (b) Pooja packed Pooja's bag. Pooja carried it. (c) Pooja packed her bag. Her carried it.
11. 11.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Pooja washed her bicycle. She rode it. (b) Pooja washed Pooja's bicycle. Pooja rode it. (c) Pooja washed her bicycle. Her rode it.
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Counted the coins.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) colourful (c) fluffy (d) loud
14. 14.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) prickly (b) loud (c) colourful (d) sour
15. 15.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What is Ishaan eating for lunch? (b) Zoya visits the library on Fridays. (c) Wait for me at the gate. (d) What a big cake!
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The village pond was full of lotus flowers.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
17. 17.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Riya is reading today? (b) Is what Riya reading today? (c) Riya is what reading today? (d) What is Riya reading today?
18. 18.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Plays Ishaan cricket in the park. (b) Ishaan plays in the park cricket. (c) Ishaan cricket plays in the park. (d) Ishaan plays cricket in the park.
19. 19.Aisha 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) purple
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) noisy (b) smooth (c) colourful (d) bitter
21. 21.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How is Manav travelling to school? (b) Is how Manav travelling to school? (c) How Manav is travelling to school? (d) Manav is how travelling to school?
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Since it was late.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) Flew high in the sky. (c) The old farmer. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
24. 24.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in indore on wednesday.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 4
25. 25.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Yash has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) He (d) She
26. 26.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) It (d) He
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) noisy (b) shiny (c) sweet (d) rough
28. 28.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Sneha is how travelling to school? (b) How Sneha is travelling to school? (c) Is how Sneha travelling to school? (d) How is Sneha travelling to school?
29. 29.Nisha wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) huge (c) tiny
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) Stopped at the gate.
31. 31.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Vikram brushes the dog on Sundays.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) The hungry monkey. (c) Sang a song in the hall. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A green parrot.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
34. 34.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We ran to the bus stop ___ we were late.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
35. 35.Pooja wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) noisy (c) silent
36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The shopkeeper.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Checked my throat. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (d) My aunt.
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The rain.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
39. 39.Aisha wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) tiny (c) purple
40. 40.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Kunal plays cricket in the park. (b) What is Riya drawing in class? (c) What a long train! (d) Wash your hands before lunch.

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