Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 247 · 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.These words are mixed up: after / banana / school / a / eats / Aarav
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Eats Aarav a banana after school. (b) Aarav eats a banana after school. (c) Aarav eats after school a banana. (d) Aarav a banana eats after school.
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) bitter (b) smooth (c) colourful (d) loud
3. 3.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Meera was hungry ___ she ate a banana.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
4. 4.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The room was dark. I switched on the light.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
5. 5.“Collected nuts.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
6. 6.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Priya has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) She (d) He
7. 7.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “I brushed my teeth. I washed my face.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
8. 8.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “train” (b) after “on” (c) after “got” (d) after “arrived”
9. 9.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Rohan picked a flower. (b) Rohan picked a tiny yellow flower. (c) Rohan picked a tiny flower. (d) Rohan picked a yellow flower.
10. 10.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “it” (b) after “smelled” (c) after “Grandma” (d) after “cake”
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a lovely song!” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
12. 12.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How is Tenzin travelling to school?” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) bitter (b) fluffy (c) bright (d) loud
14. 14.Farhan wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) wealthy (b) hungry (c) poor
15. 15.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “nisha lives near the lake in patna.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Planted rice in the field. (b) Before the sun set. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The train.
17. 17.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Isha has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Her (d) He
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The village pond was full of lotus flowers.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
19. 19.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “waited” (b) after “late” (c) after “was” (d) after “we”
20. 20.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and I visited a zoo in indore.” (a) indore (b) cousin (c) visited (d) and
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Eating a big mango. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) Sent me a gift. (d) My father.
22. 22.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Manav has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Him
23. 23.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir drank some water ___ he was thirsty.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Joseph cooks rice for lunch” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
26. 26.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Dev saw a small dog. (b) Dev saw a brown dog. (c) Dev saw a small brown dog. (d) Dev saw a dog.
27. 27.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Simran planted her sapling. She watered it. (b) Simran planted Simran's sapling. Simran watered it. (c) Simran planted her sapling. Her watered it.
28. 28.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Imran carried a black bag. (b) Imran carried a big bag. (c) Imran carried a bag. (d) Imran carried a big black bag.
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) Ran onto the field. (c) If you come early. (d) My best friend.
30. 30.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Rahul found a shell. (b) Rahul found a tiny shell. (c) Rahul found a white shell. (d) Rahul found a tiny white shell.
31. 31.These words are mixed up: kite / on / Omkar / the / flies / roof / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Omkar a kite flies on the roof. (b) Omkar flies on the roof a kite. (c) Omkar flies a kite on the roof. (d) Flies Omkar a kite on the roof.
32. 32.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) noisy (b) smooth (c) shiny (d) bitter
33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The box was small. It was very heavy.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
34. 34.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Flies Isha a kite on the roof. (b) Isha flies on the roof a kite. (c) Isha a kite flies on the roof. (d) Isha flies a kite on the roof.
35. 35.“The train.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
36. 36.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Farhan has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) It (d) He
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “she” (b) after “Meera” (c) after “watered” (d) after “seed”
38. 38.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) quiet (b) sticky (c) bitter (d) shiny
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Line up near the door.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question

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