Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 32 · 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.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Tara likes to paint ___ she likes to draw.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
2. 2.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Sneha wore a blue cap. (b) Sneha wore an old cap. (c) Sneha wore an old blue cap. (d) Sneha wore a cap.
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Priya lives near the lake in lucknow.” (a) lives (b) in (c) the (d) lucknow
4. 4.These words are mixed up: dog / brushes / Sundays / on / the / Ananya
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Ananya brushes on Sundays the dog. (b) Brushes Ananya the dog on Sundays. (c) Ananya brushes the dog on Sundays. (d) Ananya the dog brushes on Sundays.
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
6. 6.Ishaan wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) dry (b) damp (c) spicy
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The chips taste ___.” (a) rough (b) colourful (c) loud (d) salty
8. 8.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Sneha baked her cake. Her shared it. (b) Sneha baked her cake. She shared it. (c) Sneha baked Sneha's cake. Sneha shared it.
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The library sounds ___.” (a) quiet (b) spicy (c) rough (d) shiny
10. 10.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Imran rode a shiny red bicycle. (b) Imran rode a bicycle. (c) Imran rode a red bicycle. (d) Imran rode a shiny bicycle.
11. 11.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) bright (b) spicy (c) loud (d) rough
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Made a rangoli. (b) My father. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
13. 13.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in chennai on thursday.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3
14. 14.Which is the best way to join “The garden has roses.” and “It has sunflowers.”? (a) The garden has roses but it has sunflowers. (b) The garden has roses and it has sunflowers. (c) The garden has roses because it has sunflowers.
15. 15.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “diya and i played in the park on saturday.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Flew high in the sky. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) Our cat. (d) Waiting for the bus.
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How cold the morning is!” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
18. 18.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to patna for onam last year.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) fluffy (b) colourful (c) sweet (d) loud
21. 21.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “I go to the park with my dog on monday.” (a) monday (b) my (c) dog (d) with
22. 22.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kavya painted Kavya's pot. Kavya sold it. (b) Kavya painted her pot. She sold it. (c) Kavya painted her pot. Her sold it.
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The baby elephant.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
24. 24.These words are mixed up: song / in / morning / Rohan / a / the / sings
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rohan sings in the morning a song. (b) Rohan sings a song in the morning. (c) Sings Rohan a song in the morning. (d) Rohan a song sings in the morning.
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The puppy was cold. We gave it a blanket.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
26. 26.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kavya has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) It (d) Her
27. 27.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Ishaan is laughing? (b) Why is Ishaan laughing? (c) Ishaan is why laughing? (d) Is why Ishaan laughing?
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on Tuesday.” (a) park (b) i (c) to (d) go
29. 29.Sneha wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) noisy (b) spicy (c) quiet
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum cooked dal ___ she made rotis.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
31. 31.These words are mixed up: roof / on / Vikram / kite / flies / the / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Flies Vikram a kite on the roof. (b) Vikram flies a kite on the roof. (c) Vikram flies on the roof a kite. (d) Vikram a kite flies on the roof.
32. 32.“Swam in the pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Saanvi packed Saanvi's bag. Saanvi carried it. (b) Saanvi packed her bag. Her carried it. (c) Saanvi packed her bag. She carried it.
34. 34.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) loud (b) sweet (c) bright (d) rough
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The little puppy.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
36. 36.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Ananya flew a big green kite. (b) Ananya flew a big kite. (c) Ananya flew a green kite. (d) Ananya flew a kite.
37. 37.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Meera flew a big kite. (b) Meera flew a red kite. (c) Meera flew a big red kite. (d) Meera flew a kite.
38. 38.Nisha wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) glad (c) sad
39. 39.Tara wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) quick (b) wooden (c) slow
40. 40.These words are mixed up: sings / Omkar / morning / a / song / the / in
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Omkar a song sings in the morning. (b) Omkar sings in the morning a song. (c) Sings Omkar a song in the morning. (d) Omkar sings a song in the morning.

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