Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 231 · 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 describing word fits best?
   “The honey tastes ___.” (a) sticky (b) loud (c) sweet (d) shiny
2. 2.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Nisha Grandma helps in the kitchen. (b) Helps Nisha Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Nisha helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Nisha helps in the kitchen Grandma.
3. 3.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Dev has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Him (c) It (d) She
4. 4.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
5. 5.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev bought his book. He read it. (b) Dev bought Dev's book. Dev read it. (c) Dev bought his book. Him read it.
6. 6.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. Her read it. (c) Isha bought her book. She read it.
7. 7.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Ishaan has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) It (d) He
8. 8.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph bought Joseph's book. Joseph read it. (b) Joseph bought his book. Him read it. (c) Joseph bought his book. He read it.
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on Holi.” (a) we (b) met (c) on (d) all
10. 10.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in agra.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 4
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Arjun laughing?” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
12. 12.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 but she likes to draw. (c) Tara likes to paint and she likes to draw.
13. 13.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was late ___ the shops were still open.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
14. 14.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) When is Meera leaving for Delhi? (b) What a sweet mango! (c) Please pass the salt. (d) Isha kicks the ball in the garden.
15. 15.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When Maria is leaving for Delhi? (b) Maria is when leaving for Delhi? (c) Is when Maria leaving for Delhi? (d) When is Maria leaving for Delhi?
16. 16.These words are mixed up: milk / warm / before / Dev / bed / drinks
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Dev drinks before bed warm milk. (b) Dev warm milk drinks before bed. (c) Drinks Dev warm milk before bed. (d) Dev drinks warm milk before bed.
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Saanvi washes the car on Sundays. (b) Saanvi washes on Sundays the car. (c) Washes Saanvi the car on Sundays. (d) Saanvi the car washes on Sundays.
18. 18.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Joseph drawing in class? (b) What Joseph is drawing in class? (c) Joseph is what drawing in class? (d) What is Joseph drawing in class?
19. 19.These words are mixed up: every / Manav / cleans / Saturday / the / room
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Manav cleans every Saturday the room. (b) Manav the room cleans every Saturday. (c) Manav cleans the room every Saturday. (d) Cleans Manav the room every Saturday.
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) A busy squirrel. (c) Flew high in the sky. (d) When the bell rang.
21. 21.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from indore in february.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Collected nuts.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
23. 23.Which is the best way to join “The bag was heavy.” and “Dad helped me carry it.”? (a) The bag was heavy because Dad helped me carry it. (b) The bag was heavy so Dad helped me carry it. (c) The bag was heavy but Dad helped me carry it.
24. 24.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
25. 25.Simran wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) quiet (b) noisy (c) round
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “diya met manav at the station in shimla.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 4
27. 27.“Sat on the wall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
28. 28.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Saanvi saw a tiny orange butterfly. (b) Saanvi saw a tiny butterfly. (c) Saanvi saw an orange butterfly. (d) Saanvi saw a butterfly.
29. 29.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (b) Arjun washed Arjun's bicycle. Arjun rode it. (c) Arjun washed his bicycle. He rode it.
30. 30.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya found her kite. She flew it. (b) Ananya found her kite. Her flew it. (c) Ananya found Ananya's kite. Ananya flew it.
31. 31.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar wrote his poem. He read it. (b) Omkar wrote his poem. Him read it. (c) Omkar wrote Omkar's poem. Omkar read it.
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Plays Joseph cricket in the park. (b) Joseph plays cricket in the park. (c) Joseph plays in the park cricket. (d) Joseph cricket plays in the park.
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “While Mum was cooking.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
34. 34.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) sticky (b) salty (c) quiet (d) colourful
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) quiet (b) colourful (c) rough (d) salty
36. 36.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to mysuru for holi last year.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
37. 37.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Meera was hungry ___ she ate a banana.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) The baby elephant.
39. 39.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kunal has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) She (d) He
40. 40.Which is the best way to join “It was late.” and “The shops were still open.”? (a) It was late but the shops were still open. (b) It was late so the shops were still open. (c) It was late because the shops were still open.

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