Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 288 · 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 sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Arjun feeds every morning the cat. (b) Arjun the cat feeds every morning. (c) Arjun feeds the cat every morning. (d) Feeds Arjun the cat every morning.
2. 2.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Aisha opened a yellow umbrella. (b) Aisha opened a big umbrella. (c) Aisha opened a big yellow umbrella. (d) Aisha opened an umbrella.
3. 3.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The mango looked green ___ it was very sweet.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal baked Kunal's cake. Kunal shared it. (b) Kunal baked his cake. Him shared it. (c) Kunal baked his cake. He shared it.
5. 5.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Nisha lost Nisha's pencil. Nisha found it. (b) Nisha lost her pencil. Her found it. (c) Nisha lost her pencil. She found it.
6. 6.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) smooth (b) colourful (c) bitter (d) noisy
8. 8.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Ananya has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) He (c) She (d) It
9. 9.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya lost Ananya's pencil. Ananya found it. (b) Ananya lost her pencil. Her found it. (c) Ananya lost her pencil. She found it.
10. 10.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Omkar found a shell. (b) Omkar found a small shell. (c) Omkar found a pink shell. (d) Omkar found a small pink shell.
11. 11.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Diya writes every week a poem. (b) Diya writes a poem every week. (c) Diya a poem writes every week. (d) Writes Diya a poem every week.
12. 12.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Pooja warm milk drinks before bed. (b) Pooja drinks before bed warm milk. (c) Pooja drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Drinks Pooja warm milk before bed.
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) Sat next to me. (c) The hungry monkey. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The players. (b) If you come early. (c) Broke his toy car. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
15. 15.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in october.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
16. 16.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) sweet (b) sticky (c) quiet (d) shiny
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) rough (c) quiet (d) sour
18. 18.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “Riya” (b) after “her” (c) after “pen” (d) after “she”
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) smooth (b) salty (c) bright (d) quiet
20. 20.“Was full of lotus flowers.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
21. 21.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan lost Ishaan's pencil. Ishaan found it. (b) Ishaan lost his pencil. Him found it. (c) Ishaan lost his pencil. He found it.
22. 22.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “rohan met arjun at the station in bhopal.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on saturday.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
24. 24.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul is what drawing in class? (b) What is Rahul drawing in class? (c) What Rahul is drawing in class? (d) Is what Rahul drawing in class?
25. 25.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya wrote her poem. She read it. (b) Diya wrote Diya's poem. Diya read it. (c) Diya wrote her poem. Her read it.
26. 26.“Checked my throat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
27. 27.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on tuesday we have a test in maths.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
28. 28.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The box was small ___ it was very heavy.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
29. 29.These words are mixed up: roof / Maria / flies / kite / a / on / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Maria flies a kite on the roof. (b) Flies Maria a kite on the roof. (c) Maria flies on the roof a kite. (d) Maria a kite flies on the roof.
30. 30.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Kavya playing cricket?” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
31. 31.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “hungry” (b) after “The” (c) after “barked” (d) after “for”
32. 32.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aarav has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) It (d) He
33. 33.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Rahul going after school? (b) Is where Rahul going after school? (c) Where Rahul is going after school? (d) Rahul is where going after school?
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) When the school bus came.
35. 35.These words are mixed up: Grandma / in / Kunal / the / helps / kitchen
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kunal Grandma helps in the kitchen. (b) Kunal helps in the kitchen Grandma. (c) Kunal helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Helps Kunal Grandma in the kitchen.
36. 36.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Rahul drawing in class?” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
37. 37.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Riya lost her pencil. Her found it. (b) Riya lost her pencil. She found it. (c) Riya lost Riya's pencil. Riya found it.
38. 38.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Simran carried a bag. (b) Simran carried a big bag. (c) Simran carried a black bag. (d) Simran carried a big black bag.
39. 39.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Yash has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) She (d) He
40. 40.Tenzin wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) slow (b) wooden (c) quick

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