Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 220 · 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.Ananya wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) wealthy (c) poor
2. 2.These words are mixed up: visits / Fridays / library / Kunal / the / on
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Kunal the library visits on Fridays. (b) Kunal visits the library on Fridays. (c) Kunal visits on Fridays the library. (d) Visits Kunal the library on Fridays.
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “The” (b) after “a” (c) after “lights” (d) after “out”
4. 4.Which is the best way to join “Nisha took an umbrella.” and “The sky was cloudy.”? (a) Nisha took an umbrella but the sky was cloudy. (b) Nisha took an umbrella so the sky was cloudy. (c) Nisha took an umbrella because the sky was cloudy.
5. 5.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav picked his mango. Him ate it. (b) Aarav picked Aarav's mango. Aarav ate it. (c) Aarav picked his mango. He ate it.
6. 6.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Isha the library visits on Fridays. (b) Isha visits the library on Fridays. (c) Visits Isha the library on Fridays. (d) Isha visits on Fridays the library.
7. 7.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Manav found a white shell. (b) Manav found a small shell. (c) Manav found a small white shell. (d) Manav found a shell.
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What is Omkar drawing in class?” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The baby cried. She was hungry.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
10. 10.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran helps in the kitchen Grandma. (b) Imran Grandma helps in the kitchen. (c) Imran helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Helps Imran Grandma in the kitchen.
11. 11.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in indore on thursday.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 2
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) quiet (b) prickly (c) colourful (d) salty
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a huge elephant” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My aunt. (b) Although he was tired. (c) Shone over the lake. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
15. 15.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The water was too cold. We did not swim.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Arjun and i played in the park on Wednesday.” (a) i (b) played (c) on (d) in
17. 17.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We ran to the bus stop ___ we were late.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
18. 18.Which of these is a statement? (a) Rahul visits the library on Fridays. (b) Sit down quietly. (c) What is Ishaan eating for lunch? (d) What a long train!
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) A green parrot.
20. 20.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Priya flew a kite. (b) Priya flew a big red kite. (c) Priya flew a big kite. (d) Priya flew a red kite.
21. 21.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Arjun crying? (b) Why Arjun is crying? (c) Why is Arjun crying? (d) Arjun is why crying?
22. 22.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
24. 24.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Omkar visits on Fridays the library. (b) Omkar the library visits on Fridays. (c) Visits Omkar the library on Fridays. (d) Omkar visits the library on Fridays.
25. 25.These words are mixed up: Sundays / on / car / the / Yash / washes
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Yash washes on Sundays the car. (b) Washes Yash the car on Sundays. (c) Yash washes the car on Sundays. (d) Yash the car washes on Sundays.
26. 26.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Yash lives near the lake in shimla.” (a) the (b) lake (c) near (d) shimla
27. 27.These words are mixed up: waters / the / the / plants / Priya / in / evening
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Waters Priya the plants in the evening. (b) Priya waters in the evening the plants. (c) Priya the plants waters in the evening. (d) Priya waters the plants in the evening.
28. 28.“Sat next to me.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
29. 29.Which is the best way to join “Tara likes to paint.” and “She likes to draw.”? (a) Tara likes to paint because she likes to draw. (b) Tara likes to paint and she likes to draw. (c) Tara likes to paint but she likes to draw.
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Aisha lives near the lake in shimla.” (a) the (b) in (c) lives (d) shimla
31. 31.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “the big fair in Lucknow starts in April.” (a) in (b) fair (c) the (d) starts
33. 33.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Maria has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Her (d) She
34. 34.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) fluffy (b) bitter (c) loud (d) shiny
35. 35.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The doctor checked my throat. (b) Ate a ripe guava. (c) The brown cow. (d) Because the shop was closed.
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) Sat next to me. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) A green parrot.
38. 38.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) noisy (b) sweet (c) prickly (d) colourful
39. 39.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “closed” (b) after “shop” (c) after “went” (d) after “we”
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “imran wore new clothes on Diwali.” (a) wore (b) imran (c) new (d) on

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