Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 161 · 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 is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir bought his book. He read it. (b) Kabir bought Kabir's book. Kabir read it. (c) Kabir bought his book. Him read it.
2. 2.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Manav rode a red bicycle. (b) Manav rode a shiny bicycle. (c) Manav rode a shiny red bicycle. (d) Manav rode a bicycle.
3. 3.Pooja wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) calm (b) cross (c) square
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a sweet mango” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
5. 5.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Ananya saw a big black dog. (b) Ananya saw a black dog. (c) Ananya saw a big dog. (d) Ananya saw a dog.
6. 6.These words are mixed up: Dev / roof / the / flies / on / kite / a
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Dev flies a kite on the roof. (b) Flies Dev a kite on the roof. (c) Dev flies on the roof a kite. (d) Dev a kite flies on the roof.
7. 7.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Diya is reading today? (b) Is what Diya reading today? (c) What is Diya reading today? (d) Diya is what reading today?
8. 8.These words are mixed up: Dev / to / rides / school / a / bicycle
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Dev rides to school a bicycle. (b) Dev rides a bicycle to school. (c) Rides Dev a bicycle to school. (d) Dev a bicycle rides to school.
9. 9.Maria wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) tiny (c) square
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Left the station at nine. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) When the bell rang. (d) Two ducks.
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Danced in the rain.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
12. 12.“Gave me a pencil.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
13. 13.Which of these is a statement? (a) Water the plants today. (b) How sweet the mango is! (c) Why is Aarav laughing? (d) Isha cooks rice for lunch.
14. 14.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) colourful (b) spicy (c) fluffy (d) loud
15. 15.These words are mixed up: Sundays / the / brushes / Aarav / dog / on
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Aarav brushes on Sundays the dog. (b) Aarav brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Aarav the dog brushes on Sundays. (d) Brushes Aarav the dog on Sundays.
16. 16.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Imran packs the school bag at night.” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
17. 17.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun made his card. He posted it. (b) Arjun made his card. Him posted it. (c) Arjun made Arjun's card. Arjun posted it.
18. 18.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
19. 19.Kavya wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) chilly (c) hot
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The cricket match ended at five o'clock.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
21. 21.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in kolkata starts in september.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
22. 22.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav fixed his toy car. He played with it. (b) Aarav fixed his toy car. Him played with it. (c) Aarav fixed Aarav's toy car. Aarav played with it.
23. 23.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Diya has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Her (d) He
24. 24.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav visits the library on Fridays. (b) Manav visits on Fridays the library. (c) Manav the library visits on Fridays. (d) Visits Manav the library on Fridays.
25. 25.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to patna for Christmas last year.” (a) went (b) to (c) for (d) patna
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) Collected nuts. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
27. 27.Riya wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) sad (b) glad (c) wooden
28. 28.Zoya wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) tiny (c) huge
29. 29.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) round
30. 30.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Kabir saw a dog. (b) Kabir saw a big dog. (c) Kabir saw a brown dog. (d) Kabir saw a big brown dog.
31. 31.Which of these is a command? (a) Zoya waters the plants in the evening. (b) Sit down quietly. (c) Why is Aisha laughing? (d) What a clever crow!
32. 32.These words are mixed up: Pooja / kicks / garden / ball / the / the / in
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Pooja kicks the ball in the garden. (b) Pooja the ball kicks in the garden. (c) Kicks Pooja the ball in the garden. (d) Pooja kicks in the garden the ball.
33. 33.Saanvi wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) bright (c) dull
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) Sent me a gift. (c) The cricket match. (d) Because it was raining.
35. 35.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Rohan opened a yellow umbrella. (b) Rohan opened a big umbrella. (c) Rohan opened a big yellow umbrella. (d) Rohan opened an umbrella.
36. 36.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Saanvi has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Her (d) She
37. 37.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya packs the school bag at night. (b) Zoya packs at night the school bag. (c) Zoya the school bag packs at night. (d) Packs Zoya the school bag at night.
38. 38.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “off” (b) after “Kabir” (c) after “hurt” (d) after “bicycle”
39. 39.These words are mixed up: Pooja / morning / every / cat / feeds / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Pooja feeds every morning the cat. (b) Feeds Pooja the cat every morning. (c) Pooja feeds the cat every morning. (d) Pooja the cat feeds every morning.
40. 40.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Pooja found Pooja's kite. Pooja flew it. (b) Pooja found her kite. Her flew it. (c) Pooja found her kite. She flew it.

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