Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 277 · 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 chips taste ___.” (a) salty (b) prickly (c) quiet (d) colourful
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Running in the park. (b) Ate a ripe guava. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) The shopkeeper.
3. 3.Which is the best way to join “We stayed indoors.” and “It was raining.”? (a) We stayed indoors but it was raining. (b) We stayed indoors so it was raining. (c) We stayed indoors because it was raining.
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Where is Joseph playing cricket” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
5. 5.Joseph wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) smart (b) silly (c) round
6. 6.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “I like mangoes. My sister likes apples.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
7. 7.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha washed her bicycle. Her rode it. (b) Isha washed her bicycle. She rode it. (c) Isha washed Isha's bicycle. Isha rode it.
8. 8.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “children” (b) after “The” (c) after “bell” (d) after “rang”
9. 9.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Please speak slowly.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) smooth (b) bitter (c) shiny (d) loud
11. 11.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) shiny (b) sour (c) noisy (d) rough
12. 12.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Yash has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Him (d) He
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) sticky (b) colourful (c) quiet (d) sweet
14. 14.Which of these is a command? (a) How bright the moon is! (b) Saanvi waters the plants in the evening. (c) Wash your hands before lunch. (d) Who is Aarav calling?
15. 15.Simran wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) silent (b) hungry (c) noisy
16. 16.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Sit down quietly.” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tiny ant.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
18. 18.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) sticky (b) bitter (c) bright (d) loud
19. 19.Dev wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) damp (b) square (c) dry
20. 20.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya baked Ananya's cake. Ananya shared it. (b) Ananya baked her cake. Her shared it. (c) Ananya baked her cake. She shared it.
21. 21.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please pass the salt.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Meera eating for lunch” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a tall tree!” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar painted his pot. He sold it. (b) Omkar painted Omkar's pot. Omkar sold it. (c) Omkar painted his pot. Him sold it.
25. 25.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Visits Priya the library on Fridays. (b) Priya visits the library on Fridays. (c) Priya the library visits on Fridays. (d) Priya visits on Fridays the library.
26. 26.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “lost” (b) after “her” (c) after “Riya” (d) after “pen”
27. 27.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sun was shining ___ the birds were singing.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Meera kicks the ball in the garden” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
29. 29.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Kabir picked a tiny yellow flower. (b) Kabir picked a flower. (c) Kabir picked a yellow flower. (d) Kabir picked a tiny flower.
30. 30.Which is the best way to join “The water was too cold.” and “We did not swim.”? (a) The water was too cold because we did not swim. (b) The water was too cold but we did not swim. (c) The water was too cold so we did not swim.
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) sweet (c) loud (d) fluffy
32. 32.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Zoya flew a yellow kite. (b) Zoya flew a small kite. (c) Zoya flew a kite. (d) Zoya flew a small yellow kite.
33. 33.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Diya bought a round purple balloon. (b) Diya bought a balloon. (c) Diya bought a purple balloon. (d) Diya bought a round balloon.
34. 34.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Isha wore an old red cap. (b) Isha wore an old cap. (c) Isha wore a cap. (d) Isha wore a red cap.
35. 35.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The test was hard ___ Zoya got full marks.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
36. 36.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Kunal drawing in class? (b) Is what Kunal drawing in class? (c) Kunal is what drawing in class? (d) What Kunal is drawing in class?
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “fell” (b) after “his” (c) after “hurt” (d) after “bicycle”
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The room was dark. I switched on the light.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
39. 39.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Nisha picked a tiny flower. (b) Nisha picked a flower. (c) Nisha picked a tiny yellow flower. (d) Nisha picked a yellow flower.
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Tara going after school” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)

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