Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 181 · 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) Joseph picked his mango. Him ate it. (b) Joseph picked Joseph's mango. Joseph ate it. (c) Joseph picked his mango. He ate it.
2. 2.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “late” (b) after “was” (c) after “bus” (d) after “we”
3. 3.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The bag was heavy ___ Dad helped me carry it.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
4. 4.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Yash painted a pot. (b) Yash painted a round blue pot. (c) Yash painted a blue pot. (d) Yash painted a round pot.
5. 5.These words are mixed up: every / feeds / the / morning / Vikram / cat
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Vikram the cat feeds every morning. (b) Vikram feeds the cat every morning. (c) Feeds Vikram the cat every morning. (d) Vikram feeds every morning the cat.
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) salty (b) loud (c) rough (d) colourful
7. 7.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Tenzin picked a tiny white flower. (b) Tenzin picked a tiny flower. (c) Tenzin picked a flower. (d) Tenzin picked a white flower.
8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
9. 9.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Simran baked Simran's cake. Simran shared it. (b) Simran baked her cake. Her shared it. (c) Simran baked her cake. She shared it.
10. 10.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aarav has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
11. 11.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Zoya is playing cricket? (b) Is where Zoya playing cricket? (c) Where is Zoya playing cricket? (d) Zoya is where playing cricket?
12. 12.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “shop” (b) after “went” (c) after “closed” (d) after “was”
13. 13.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Joseph opened an umbrella. (b) Joseph opened a yellow umbrella. (c) Joseph opened a small yellow umbrella. (d) Joseph opened a small umbrella.
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Yash reads a storybook at night” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Dev cleans the room every Saturday” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
16. 16.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Isha has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) He (c) She (d) It
17. 17.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on eid.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 1
18. 18.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “riya was born in the month of January.” (a) born (b) of (c) in (d) riya
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
20. 20.These words are mixed up: in / cricket / park / plays / Omkar / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Omkar plays in the park cricket. (b) Plays Omkar cricket in the park. (c) Omkar cricket plays in the park. (d) Omkar plays cricket in the park.
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The cricket match.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Monday we have a test in maths.” (a) in (b) we (c) have (d) on
23. 23.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Imran saw a little dog. (b) Imran saw a white dog. (c) Imran saw a little white dog. (d) Imran saw a dog.
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) sticky (b) shiny (c) noisy (d) salty
25. 25.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul is what drawing in class? (b) What Rahul is drawing in class? (c) What is Rahul drawing in class? (d) Is what Rahul drawing in class?
26. 26.Manav 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) spicy
27. 27.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Aisha is where playing cricket? (b) Where Aisha is playing cricket? (c) Is where Aisha playing cricket? (d) Where is Aisha playing cricket?
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Told us a story. (b) The tiny ant. (c) Because it was raining. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
29. 29.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Riya has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) Her (d) It
30. 30.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Ishaan saw a huge elephant. (b) Ishaan saw a huge grey elephant. (c) Ishaan saw a grey elephant. (d) Ishaan saw an elephant.
31. 31.Yash wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) bright (b) dull (c) wooden
32. 32.“Danced in the rain.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “priya and rahul will come to my house on wednesday.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3
34. 34.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “maria was born in the month of september.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 2
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “The” (b) after “puppy” (c) after “for” (d) after “hungry”
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The garden has roses. It has sunflowers.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
37. 37.“A green parrot.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) Swam in the pond.
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to indore for diwali last year.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A big black crow.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment

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