Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 180 · 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) Isha bought Isha's book. Isha read it. (b) Isha bought her book. She read it. (c) Isha bought her book. Her read it.
2. 2.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Brushes Rahul the dog on Sundays. (b) Rahul brushes on Sundays the dog. (c) Rahul brushes the dog on Sundays. (d) Rahul the dog brushes on Sundays.
3. 3.“The new student.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
4. 4.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is when Kavya leaving for Delhi? (b) When Kavya is leaving for Delhi? (c) Kavya is when leaving for Delhi? (d) When is Kavya leaving for Delhi?
5. 5.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Yash flew a kite. (b) Yash flew a red kite. (c) Yash flew a small kite. (d) Yash flew a small red kite.
6. 6.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Simran has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Her
7. 7.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Saanvi painted a pot. (b) Saanvi painted a small orange pot. (c) Saanvi painted a small pot. (d) Saanvi painted an orange pot.
8. 8.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Kabir drank some water ___ he was thirsty.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
9. 9.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Nisha eats a banana after school.” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) sticky (b) colourful (c) salty (d) loud
11. 11.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir has a cat ___ he has a dog.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Grandpa.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
13. 13.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Him
14. 14.Ishaan wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) ancient (b) new (c) spicy
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My birthday is on the first Wednesday of january.” (a) birthday (b) january (c) is (d) of
16. 16.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Manav has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Him
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) salty (b) bright (c) noisy (d) fluffy
18. 18.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the bell rang.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a long train” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
21. 21.These words are mixed up: plays / cricket / the / Riya / in / park
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Plays Riya cricket in the park. (b) Riya cricket plays in the park. (c) Riya plays in the park cricket. (d) Riya plays cricket in the park.
22. 22.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) spicy (b) noisy (c) colourful (d) prickly
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “dev was born in the month of january.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 4
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) prickly (b) shiny (c) salty (d) quiet
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “arjun lives near the lake in kochi.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 4
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) bright (b) fluffy (c) noisy (d) sweet
28. 28.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Diya a bicycle rides to school. (b) Rides Diya a bicycle to school. (c) Diya rides a bicycle to school. (d) Diya rides to school a bicycle.
29. 29.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “barked” (b) after “was” (c) after “hungry” (d) after “puppy”
30. 30.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) rough (b) bright (c) sweet (d) loud
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) noisy (b) fluffy (c) sour (d) bright
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Onam.” (a) we (b) on (c) cousins (d) met
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev made his card. Him posted it. (b) Dev made Dev's card. Dev posted it. (c) Dev made his card. He posted it.
34. 34.Tara wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) square (c) huge
35. 35.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Simran reading today? (b) Simran is what reading today? (c) What Simran is reading today? (d) What is Simran reading today?
36. 36.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Pooja baked Pooja's cake. Pooja shared it. (b) Pooja baked her cake. She shared it. (c) Pooja baked her cake. Her shared it.
37. 37.Which is the best way to join “The ice cream melted.” and “It was a hot day.”? (a) The ice cream melted but it was a hot day. (b) The ice cream melted so it was a hot day. (c) The ice cream melted because it was a hot day.
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The shopkeeper. (b) Blew the leaves away. (c) When the school bus came. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
39. 39.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar found Omkar's kite. Omkar flew it. (b) Omkar found his kite. Him flew it. (c) Omkar found his kite. He flew it.
40. 40.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev packs the school bag at night. (b) Packs Dev the school bag at night. (c) Dev packs at night the school bag. (d) Dev the school bag packs at night.

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