Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 168 · 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) Farhan made his card. Him posted it. (b) Farhan made his card. He posted it. (c) Farhan made Farhan's card. Farhan posted it.
2. 2.Tara wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) purple (c) tiny
3. 3.These words are mixed up: Sundays / dog / the / brushes / Kabir / on
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Kabir the dog brushes on Sundays. (b) Kabir brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Kabir brushes on Sundays the dog. (d) Brushes Kabir the dog on Sundays.
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash picked his mango. He ate it. (b) Yash picked Yash's mango. Yash ate it. (c) Yash picked his mango. Him ate it.
5. 5.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Ishaan saw a big black dog. (b) Ishaan saw a big dog. (c) Ishaan saw a dog. (d) Ishaan saw a black dog.
6. 6.“Hid under the bed.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
7. 7.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Kabir saw a pretty butterfly. (b) Kabir saw a butterfly. (c) Kabir saw a blue butterfly. (d) Kabir saw a pretty blue butterfly.
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Left the station at nine. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) The little puppy. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
9. 9.Rahul wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) dry (b) square (c) damp
10. 10.Which is the best way to join “Kabir drank some water.” and “He was thirsty.”? (a) Kabir drank some water but he was thirsty. (b) Kabir drank some water so he was thirsty. (c) Kabir drank some water because he was thirsty.
11. 11.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rohan has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Him (d) She
12. 12.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on baisakhi.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Omkar visits the library on Fridays” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Splashed in the river.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
15. 15.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir drank some water ___ he was thirsty.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
16. 16.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Ishaan ate a mango. (b) Ishaan ate a big mango. (c) Ishaan ate a big yellow mango. (d) Ishaan ate a yellow mango.
17. 17.“The children.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
18. 18.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Nisha wrote Nisha's poem. Nisha read it. (b) Nisha wrote her poem. She read it. (c) Nisha wrote her poem. Her read it.
19. 19.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a huge elephant!” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) quiet (b) shiny (c) fluffy (d) sour
21. 21.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last Sunday I went to patna by train.” (a) patna (b) to (c) went (d) by
22. 22.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Aisha drawing in class? (b) What Aisha is drawing in class? (c) What is Aisha drawing in class? (d) Aisha is what drawing in class?
23. 23.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Simran ate a ripe mango. (b) Simran ate a juicy mango. (c) Simran ate a juicy ripe mango. (d) Simran ate a mango.
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Ananya and i played in the park on Saturday.” (a) i (b) in (c) played (d) on
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I brushed my teeth. I washed my face.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
26. 26.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “I go to the park with my dog on thursday.” (a) to (b) thursday (c) dog (d) the
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “farhan and I played in the park on Sunday.” (a) the (b) park (c) farhan (d) in
28. 28.These words are mixed up: eats / a / banana / after / school / Rahul
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rahul eats after school a banana. (b) Eats Rahul a banana after school. (c) Rahul eats a banana after school. (d) Rahul a banana eats after school.
29. 29.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Simran opened a small striped umbrella. (b) Simran opened an umbrella. (c) Simran opened a small umbrella. (d) Simran opened a striped umbrella.
30. 30.These words are mixed up: the / roof / flies / on / Omkar / kite / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Flies Omkar a kite on the roof. (b) Omkar a kite flies on the roof. (c) Omkar flies a kite on the roof. (d) Omkar flies on the roof a kite.
31. 31.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
32. 32.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
33. 33.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) rough (c) loud (d) colourful
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Sneha catches the bus at seven” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last thursday i went to patna by train.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 3
36. 36.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Meera was hungry ___ she ate a banana.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
37. 37.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Joseph has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Him (d) She
38. 38.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “kavya lives near the lake in pune.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Pooja plays cricket in the park” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
40. 40.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Rahul laughing? (b) Rahul is why laughing? (c) Why Rahul is laughing? (d) Is why Rahul laughing?

Free writing skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-writing-skills