Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 153 · 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 word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Manav has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Him (c) It (d) She
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My uncle came from Delhi in january.” (a) came (b) in (c) january (d) from
3. 3.These words are mixed up: at / bag / packs / the / night / Kabir / school
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Kabir the school bag packs at night. (b) Kabir packs the school bag at night. (c) Kabir packs at night the school bag. (d) Packs Kabir the school bag at night.
4. 4.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Riya picked a yellow flower. (b) Riya picked a flower. (c) Riya picked a tiny flower. (d) Riya picked a tiny yellow flower.
5. 5.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Arjun rode a new bicycle. (b) Arjun rode a bicycle. (c) Arjun rode a green bicycle. (d) Arjun rode a new green bicycle.
6. 6.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kunal flies a kite on the roof. (b) Kunal flies on the roof a kite. (c) Kunal a kite flies on the roof. (d) Flies Kunal a kite on the roof.
7. 7.Which of these is a command? (a) What a colourful rangoli! (b) Turn left at the temple. (c) Manav packs the school bag at night. (d) How is Imran travelling to school?
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The cricket match. (c) Blew the leaves away. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
9. 9.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Kunal opened a small umbrella. (b) Kunal opened a yellow umbrella. (c) Kunal opened a small yellow umbrella. (d) Kunal opened an umbrella.
10. 10.Which of these is a statement? (a) Ishaan catches the bus at seven. (b) What a long train! (c) Please speak slowly. (d) What is Sneha drawing in class?
11. 11.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) shiny (b) prickly (c) sweet (d) loud
12. 12.Which is the best way to join “We ran to the bus stop.” and “We were late.”? (a) We ran to the bus stop but we were late. (b) We ran to the bus stop so we were late. (c) We ran to the bus stop because we were late.
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The children sang a song in the hall.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
14. 14.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 “closed” (c) after “shop” (d) after “we”
15. 15.Kavya wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) silent (c) noisy
16. 16.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Pooja bought a round red balloon. (b) Pooja bought a balloon. (c) Pooja bought a round balloon. (d) Pooja bought a red balloon.
17. 17.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Manav flew a small kite. (b) Manav flew a green kite. (c) Manav flew a kite. (d) Manav flew a small green kite.
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a tasty samosa” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
19. 19.Which is the best way to join “The mango looked green.” and “It was very sweet.”? (a) The mango looked green so it was very sweet. (b) The mango looked green because it was very sweet. (c) The mango looked green but it was very sweet.
20. 20.Which is the best way to join “The sky was cloudy.” and “It did not rain.”? (a) The sky was cloudy because it did not rain. (b) The sky was cloudy so it did not rain. (c) The sky was cloudy but it did not rain.
21. 21.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya is why laughing? (b) Is why Zoya laughing? (c) Why is Zoya laughing? (d) Why Zoya is laughing?
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sang a song in the hall. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) The baby elephant. (d) The rain fell all night.
23. 23.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It started to rain ___ we opened our umbrellas.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
24. 24.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “her” (b) after “Riya” (c) after “pen” (d) after “lost”
25. 25.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Open your books to page ten.” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
26. 26.“The village pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
27. 27.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The road was wet. We walked slowly.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The baby elephant.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
29. 29.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) smooth (b) spicy (c) loud (d) shiny
30. 30.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) bright (b) sour (c) loud (d) smooth
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Isha met kavya at the station in Shimla.” (a) kavya (b) in (c) station (d) met
32. 32.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Riya eating for lunch? (b) Is what Riya eating for lunch? (c) Riya is what eating for lunch? (d) What Riya is eating for lunch?
33. 33.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Kabir saw a big grey elephant. (b) Kabir saw a grey elephant. (c) Kabir saw an elephant. (d) Kabir saw a big elephant.
34. 34.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ananya catches the bus at seven. (b) Catches Ananya the bus at seven. (c) Ananya catches at seven the bus. (d) Ananya the bus catches at seven.
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Zoya washes the car on Sundays” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
36. 36.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Riya bought a big balloon. (b) Riya bought a red balloon. (c) Riya bought a balloon. (d) Riya bought a big red balloon.
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “If you come early.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
38. 38.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun wrote his poem. He read it. (b) Arjun wrote Arjun's poem. Arjun read it. (c) Arjun wrote his poem. Him read it.
39. 39.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Imran has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) He (d) She
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “maria wore new clothes on Holi.” (a) wore (b) on (c) clothes (d) maria

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