Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 216 · 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 should replace the name in the gap?
   “Tara has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) It (d) Her
2. 2.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Imran eating for lunch? (b) Imran is what eating for lunch? (c) What Imran is eating for lunch? (d) What is Imran eating for lunch?
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “on Thursday we have a test in maths.” (a) on (b) test (c) we (d) have
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The library sounds ___.” (a) sticky (b) bright (c) sweet (d) quiet
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “joseph and Aarav will come to my house on Tuesday.” (a) on (b) joseph (c) and (d) come
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Saanvi plays cricket in the park” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
7. 7.“Stopped at the gate.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The new student. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) Put out the fire.
9. 9.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is when Pooja leaving for Delhi? (b) When Pooja is leaving for Delhi? (c) Pooja is when leaving for Delhi? (d) When is Pooja leaving for Delhi?
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and i visited a zoo in Pune.” (a) a (b) visited (c) i (d) cousin
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sat on the wall. (b) Our neighbours. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
12. 12.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Omkar painted a pot. (b) Omkar painted a small pot. (c) Omkar painted a small orange pot. (d) Omkar painted an orange pot.
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Waters Rohan the plants in the evening. (b) Rohan waters in the evening the plants. (c) Rohan waters the plants in the evening. (d) Rohan the plants waters in the evening.
14. 14.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The test was hard ___ Zoya got full marks.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) sour (b) loud (c) rough (d) bright
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha baked her cake. She shared it. (b) Isha baked her cake. Her shared it. (c) Isha baked Isha's cake. Isha shared it.
17. 17.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “manav lives near the lake in delhi.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
18. 18.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kabir the library visits on Fridays. (b) Kabir visits on Fridays the library. (c) Visits Kabir the library on Fridays. (d) Kabir visits the library on Fridays.
19. 19.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please speak slowly.” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
20. 20.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a cold morning!” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I brushed my teeth. I washed my face.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
22. 22.Which of these is a statement? (a) Who is Riya calling? (b) Pooja washes the car on Sundays. (c) Water the plants today. (d) What a bright moon!
23. 23.Kabir wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) new (b) purple (c) ancient
24. 24.“Ran onto the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
25. 25.These words are mixed up: kicks / the / Saanvi / garden / in / ball / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Saanvi kicks the ball in the garden. (b) Saanvi kicks in the garden the ball. (c) Saanvi the ball kicks in the garden. (d) Kicks Saanvi the ball in the garden.
26. 26.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Ananya saw a huge grey elephant. (b) Ananya saw a grey elephant. (c) Ananya saw a huge elephant. (d) Ananya saw an elephant.
27. 27.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Saanvi is where going after school? (b) Is where Saanvi going after school? (c) Where Saanvi is going after school? (d) Where is Saanvi going after school?
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The village pond. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) Ate a ripe guava. (d) Running in the park.
29. 29.Manav wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) smart (c) silly
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
31. 31.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “tara and i played in the park on saturday.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 2
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in surat on friday.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 5
33. 33.These words are mixed up: feeds / morning / every / the / Omkar / cat
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Feeds Omkar the cat every morning. (b) Omkar feeds every morning the cat. (c) Omkar the cat feeds every morning. (d) Omkar feeds the cat every morning.
34. 34.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How colourful the rangoli is!” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
35. 35.Rahul wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) damp (c) dry
36. 36.Which is the best way to join “The garden has roses.” and “It has sunflowers.”? (a) The garden has roses but it has sunflowers. (b) The garden has roses and it has sunflowers. (c) The garden has roses because it has sunflowers.
37. 37.Aisha wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) new (b) purple (c) ancient
38. 38.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) sweet (b) loud (c) smooth (d) colourful
39. 39.“Our cat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
40. 40.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried because she was hungry. (b) The baby cried but she was hungry. (c) The baby cried so she was hungry.

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