Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 170 · 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 joins these two sentences best?
   “The road was wet. We walked slowly.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
2. 2.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Farhan has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Him (d) It
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “umbrella” (b) after “inside” (c) after “our” (d) after “strong”
4. 4.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Diya writes a poem every week. (b) What a bright moon! (c) What is Vikram reading today? (d) Put your books in the bag.
5. 5.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aisha packs at night the school bag. (b) Aisha the school bag packs at night. (c) Packs Aisha the school bag at night. (d) Aisha packs the school bag at night.
6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The new coin looks ___.” (a) prickly (b) quiet (c) shiny (d) sweet
8. 8.These words are mixed up: writes / a / poem / Tenzin / week / every
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Writes Tenzin a poem every week. (b) Tenzin writes every week a poem. (c) Tenzin writes a poem every week. (d) Tenzin a poem writes every week.
9. 9.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Where is Aarav going after school?” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) prickly (b) noisy (c) sweet (d) colourful
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) The doctor. (c) Sat next to me. (d) The rain fell all night.
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Pongal.” (a) our (b) met (c) we (d) all
13. 13.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “yash and tenzin will come to my house on thursday.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3
14. 14.Pooja wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) sad (b) wooden (c) glad
15. 15.“Grandpa.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
16. 16.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Vikram found a shell. (b) Vikram found a tiny white shell. (c) Vikram found a tiny shell. (d) Vikram found a white shell.
17. 17.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Vikram laughing? (b) Why Vikram is laughing? (c) Why is Vikram laughing? (d) Vikram is why laughing?
18. 18.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Kavya eating for lunch? (b) What Kavya is eating for lunch? (c) Kavya is what eating for lunch? (d) Is what Kavya eating for lunch?
19. 19.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Nisha took an umbrella ___ the sky was cloudy.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) spicy (b) bright (c) rough (d) loud
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) colourful (c) sour (d) sticky
22. 22.These words are mixed up: bus / seven / Aarav / at / catches / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Aarav the bus catches at seven. (b) Aarav catches at seven the bus. (c) Aarav catches the bus at seven. (d) Catches Aarav the bus at seven.
23. 23.Farhan wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) quick (b) hungry (c) slow
24. 24.Which of these is a statement? (a) Sit down quietly. (b) How long the train is! (c) Where is Pooja going after school? (d) Aarav catches the bus at seven.
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Eating a big mango. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The little puppy. (d) Watered the plants.
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first monday of june.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 4
27. 27.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a tall tree!” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
28. 28.“The players.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) Splashed in the river. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) A big black crow.
30. 30.“Brought a letter for Dad.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
31. 31.Which is the best way to join “Priya can sing.” and “She can dance too.”? (a) Priya can sing because she can dance too. (b) Priya can sing but she can dance too. (c) Priya can sing and she can dance too.
32. 32.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tenzin planted Tenzin's sapling. Tenzin watered it. (b) Tenzin planted his sapling. He watered it. (c) Tenzin planted his sapling. Him watered it.
33. 33.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Wait for me at the gate. (b) How huge the elephant is! (c) Where is Meera going after school? (d) Tenzin washes the car on Sundays.
34. 34.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Arjun reads a storybook at night.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
35. 35.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Kavya saw a butterfly. (b) Kavya saw a blue butterfly. (c) Kavya saw a tiny blue butterfly. (d) Kavya saw a tiny butterfly.
36. 36.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Please pass the salt. (b) How big the cake is! (c) Maria waters the plants in the evening. (d) Why is Simran crying?
37. 37.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Nisha fixed her toy car. Her played with it. (b) Nisha fixed her toy car. She played with it. (c) Nisha fixed Nisha's toy car. Nisha played with it.
38. 38.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tenzin washed his bicycle. He rode it. (b) Tenzin washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (c) Tenzin washed Tenzin's bicycle. Tenzin rode it.
39. 39.Dev wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) dull (c) bright
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “saanvi and i played in the park on monday.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4

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