Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 155 · 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 room was dark ___ I switched on the light.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The kitten feels ___.” (a) shiny (b) salty (c) fluffy (d) loud
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The peacock looks ___.” (a) colourful (b) rough (c) sweet (d) loud
4. 4.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “rohan met simran at the station in delhi.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 2
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My cousin and I visited a zoo in shimla.” (a) a (b) and (c) visited (d) shimla
6. 6.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Farhan saw a big grey elephant. (b) Farhan saw an elephant. (c) Farhan saw a grey elephant. (d) Farhan saw a big elephant.
7. 7.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “a” (b) after “seed” (c) after “watered” (d) after “it”
8. 8.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “kind” (b) after “man” (c) after “stuck” (d) after “got”
9. 9.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “the big fair in patna starts in december.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 5
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Pooja reads a storybook at night” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
11. 11.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) As soon as we reached home.
13. 13.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Yash wore a red cap. (b) Yash wore a new cap. (c) Yash wore a new red cap. (d) Yash wore a cap.
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 “was” (c) after “The” (d) after “too”
15. 15.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Sneha has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) Her (d) It
16. 16.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Nisha is crying? (b) Nisha is why crying? (c) Is why Nisha crying? (d) Why is Nisha crying?
17. 17.These words are mixed up: in / Grandma / Nisha / kitchen / the / helps
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Nisha helps in the kitchen Grandma. (b) Nisha Grandma helps in the kitchen. (c) Helps Nisha Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Nisha helps Grandma in the kitchen.
18. 18.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Nisha flew a red kite. (b) Nisha flew a small kite. (c) Nisha flew a small red kite. (d) Nisha flew a kite.
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for Holi.” (a) made (b) my (c) aunt (d) sweets
20. 20.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Nisha picked a pretty flower. (b) Nisha picked a flower. (c) Nisha picked a yellow flower. (d) Nisha picked a pretty yellow flower.
21. 21.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev bought Dev's book. Dev read it. (b) Dev bought his book. He read it. (c) Dev bought his book. Him read it.
22. 22.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a sweet mango!” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The road was wet. We walked slowly.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) The children. (c) Since it was late. (d) Brought a letter for Dad.
25. 25.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) salty (b) colourful (c) loud (d) rough
26. 26.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav found Aarav's kite. Aarav flew it. (b) Aarav found his kite. Him flew it. (c) Aarav found his kite. He flew it.
27. 27.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Omkar has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) It (d) Him
28. 28.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha found her kite. She flew it. (b) Isha found her kite. Her flew it. (c) Isha found Isha's kite. Isha flew it.
29. 29.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Vikram found a shell. (b) Vikram found a tiny pink shell. (c) Vikram found a pink shell. (d) Vikram found a tiny shell.
30. 30.Saanvi wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) slow (b) quick (c) spicy
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How big the cake is” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Stopped at the gate. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) Left the station at nine. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and i visited a zoo in Delhi.” (a) cousin (b) i (c) a (d) in
35. 35.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) Broke his toy car.
37. 37.Rohan wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) noisy (c) quiet
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ate a ripe guava.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
39. 39.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Pooja washed her bicycle. She rode it. (b) Pooja washed her bicycle. Her rode it. (c) Pooja washed Pooja's bicycle. Pooja rode it.
40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Brought a letter for Dad.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence

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