Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 221 · 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) Ishaan planted Ishaan's sapling. Ishaan watered it. (b) Ishaan planted his sapling. Him watered it. (c) Ishaan planted his sapling. He watered it.
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Zoya met Yash at the station in agra.” (a) at (b) agra (c) the (d) met
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Ran onto the field.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
4. 4.“The doctor.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
5. 5.Tenzin wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) quick (b) purple (c) slow
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My cousin and I visited a zoo in jaipur.” (a) and (b) in (c) visited (d) jaipur
7. 7.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Put your books in the bag.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Why is Aisha laughing” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
9. 9.Saanvi wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) hot (b) purple (c) chilly
10. 10.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Manav washed Manav's bicycle. Manav rode it. (b) Manav washed his bicycle. He rode it. (c) Manav washed his bicycle. Him rode it.
11. 11.Which of these is a statement? (a) Why is Farhan laughing? (b) What a bright moon! (c) Please pass the salt. (d) Kabir brushes the dog on Sundays.
12. 12.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Plays Saanvi cricket in the park. (b) Saanvi cricket plays in the park. (c) Saanvi plays in the park cricket. (d) Saanvi plays cricket in the park.
13. 13.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Arjun rode a new bicycle. (b) Arjun rode a bicycle. (c) Arjun rode a red bicycle. (d) Arjun rode a new red bicycle.
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) Sent me a gift. (c) When the bell rang. (d) Grandpa.
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Joseph reading today” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
16. 16.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Him
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) Blew the leaves away. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
18. 18.Which is the best way to join “The sun was shining.” and “The birds were singing.”? (a) The sun was shining and the birds were singing. (b) The sun was shining because the birds were singing. (c) The sun was shining but the birds were singing.
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave me a pencil. (b) The ice cream seller. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) When the bell rang.
20. 20.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first thursday of september.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
21. 21.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “hello” (b) after “talk” (c) after “it” (d) after “parrot”
22. 22.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Imran playing cricket? (b) Where Imran is playing cricket? (c) Imran is where playing cricket? (d) Is where Imran playing cricket?
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “aisha lives near the lake in kochi.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 4
24. 24.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum smiled ___ I had cleaned my room.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
25. 25.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) noisy (b) spicy (c) smooth (d) bright
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last friday i went to indore by train.” (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 5
27. 27.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Dev drew a small green house. (b) Dev drew a green house. (c) Dev drew a small house. (d) Dev drew a house.
28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) bitter (c) shiny (d) loud
29. 29.Which is the best way to join “Riya wore a sweater.” and “It was cold.”? (a) Riya wore a sweater but it was cold. (b) Riya wore a sweater so it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold.
30. 30.Dev wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) poor (c) wealthy
31. 31.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Farhan has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The train. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) If you come early. (d) Sent me a gift.
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in Kochi on wednesday.” (a) in (b) visited (c) the (d) wednesday
34. 34.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) rough (b) sour (c) shiny (d) loud
35. 35.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sky was cloudy. It did not rain.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
36. 36.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) smooth (b) colourful (c) sweet (d) noisy
37. 37.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) Him (d) It
38. 38.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Saanvi has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) She (d) He
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “tenzin met Aarav at the station in Jaipur.” (a) met (b) at (c) tenzin (d) the
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) sour (b) loud (c) fluffy (d) colourful

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