Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 244 · 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 joins these two sentences best?
   “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
2. 2.Which is the best way to join “Priya can sing.” and “She can dance too.”? (a) Priya can sing but she can dance too. (b) Priya can sing and she can dance too. (c) Priya can sing because she can dance too.
3. 3.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Helps Isha Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Isha Grandma helps in the kitchen. (c) Isha helps in the kitchen Grandma. (d) Isha helps Grandma in the kitchen.
4. 4.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Imran drinks warm milk before bed.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) Gave us cool shade. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
6. 6.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Rahul saw a tiny orange butterfly. (b) Rahul saw a tiny butterfly. (c) Rahul saw a butterfly. (d) Rahul saw an orange butterfly.
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A small mouse. (b) If you come early. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) Broke his toy car.
8. 8.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Joseph warm milk drinks before bed. (b) Joseph drinks before bed warm milk. (c) Joseph drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Drinks Joseph warm milk before bed.
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “The big fair in Pune starts in august.” (a) big (b) in (c) august (d) fair
10. 10.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sun was shining ___ the birds were singing.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and I visited a zoo in chennai.” (a) chennai (b) zoo (c) a (d) and
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in Lucknow on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) in (c) old (d) fort
13. 13.“My aunt.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Tenzin catches the bus at seven” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) Left the station at nine. (c) The peacock. (d) If you come early.
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev bought his book. Him read it. (b) Dev bought his book. He read it. (c) Dev bought Dev's book. Dev read it.
17. 17.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Manav reading today? (b) Manav is what reading today? (c) What is Manav reading today? (d) What Manav is reading today?
18. 18.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) bitter (b) noisy (c) rough (d) bright
19. 19.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Ishaan saw a big dog. (b) Ishaan saw a dog. (c) Ishaan saw a brown dog. (d) Ishaan saw a big brown dog.
20. 20.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Rahul found a shell. (b) Rahul found a tiny shell. (c) Rahul found a tiny pink shell. (d) Rahul found a pink shell.
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) prickly (b) sweet (c) colourful (d) noisy
22. 22.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Tara painted a round blue pot. (b) Tara painted a pot. (c) Tara painted a blue pot. (d) Tara painted a round pot.
23. 23.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Isha flew a small kite. (b) Isha flew a red kite. (c) Isha flew a kite. (d) Isha flew a small red kite.
24. 24.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Saanvi saw a grey elephant. (b) Saanvi saw an elephant. (c) Saanvi saw a big grey elephant. (d) Saanvi saw a big elephant.
25. 25.Which is the best way to join “Tara likes to paint.” and “She likes to draw.”? (a) Tara likes to paint and she likes to draw. (b) Tara likes to paint because she likes to draw. (c) Tara likes to paint but she likes to draw.
26. 26.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Saanvi rode a bicycle. (b) Saanvi rode a shiny green bicycle. (c) Saanvi rode a shiny bicycle. (d) Saanvi rode a green bicycle.
27. 27.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The water was too cold. We did not swim.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “meera and I played in the park on Tuesday.” (a) the (b) meera (c) and (d) on
29. 29.Kabir wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) huge (c) tiny
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tall tree. (b) Before the sun set. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) Ran across the garden.
31. 31.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
32. 32.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) fluffy (b) colourful (c) loud (d) sweet
33. 33.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried but she was hungry. (b) The baby cried because she was hungry. (c) The baby cried so she was hungry.
34. 34.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tara bought Tara's book. Tara read it. (b) Tara bought her book. Her read it. (c) Tara bought her book. She read it.
35. 35.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rahul has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Him
36. 36.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Imran carried a big bag. (b) Imran carried a big black bag. (c) Imran carried a black bag. (d) Imran carried a bag.
37. 37.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Saanvi has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Her
38. 38.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya packed her bag. Her carried it. (b) Ananya packed her bag. She carried it. (c) Ananya packed Ananya's bag. Ananya carried it.
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The firefighters put out the fire.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
40. 40.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Omkar cleans the room every Saturday. (b) Switch off the fan. (c) When is Riya leaving for Delhi? (d) How beautiful the garden is!

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