Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 336 · 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 needs a capital letter?
   “Nisha and I played in the park on wednesday.” (a) on (b) wednesday (c) played (d) the
2. 2.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Vikram is who calling? (b) Who Vikram is calling? (c) Is who Vikram calling? (d) Who is Vikram calling?
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) sour (b) quiet (c) colourful (d) smooth
4. 4.Aisha wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) sad (b) purple (c) glad
5. 5.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Imran carried a big black bag. (b) Imran carried a big bag. (c) Imran carried a bag. (d) Imran carried a black bag.
6. 6.Which is the best way to join “The room was dark.” and “I switched on the light.”? (a) The room was dark so I switched on the light. (b) The room was dark because I switched on the light. (c) The room was dark but I switched on the light.
7. 7.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir bought his book. Him read it. (b) Kabir bought Kabir's book. Kabir read it. (c) Kabir bought his book. He read it.
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The drum sounds ___.” (a) loud (b) smooth (c) shiny (d) bitter
9. 9.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on diwali.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 4
10. 10.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We ran to the bus stop ___ we were late.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
11. 11.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “diya and i played in the park on wednesday.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Blew the leaves away. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) The ice cream seller.
13. 13.Which is the best way to join “The bag was heavy.” and “Dad helped me carry it.”? (a) The bag was heavy because Dad helped me carry it. (b) The bag was heavy so Dad helped me carry it. (c) The bag was heavy but Dad helped me carry it.
14. 14.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ananya has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Her (d) It
15. 15.Rahul wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) huge (c) tiny
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Aisha cleans the room every Saturday” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
17. 17.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “the big fair in Indore starts in June.” (a) fair (b) in (c) the (d) starts
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Playing with my friends.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
19. 19.Which of these is a question? (a) Switch off the fan. (b) Where is Manav going after school? (c) What a colourful rangoli! (d) Kavya brushes the dog on Sundays.
20. 20.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Diya is crying? (b) Is why Diya crying? (c) Why is Diya crying? (d) Diya is why crying?
21. 21.What kind of sentence is this?
    “When is Rahul leaving for Delhi?” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tall tree.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from delhi in august.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
24. 24.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Arjun the bus catches at seven. (b) Arjun catches the bus at seven. (c) Arjun catches at seven the bus. (d) Catches Arjun the bus at seven.
25. 25.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan lost his pencil. Him found it. (b) Farhan lost his pencil. He found it. (c) Farhan lost Farhan's pencil. Farhan found it.
26. 26.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Aarav ate a ripe mango. (b) Aarav ate a big mango. (c) Aarav ate a mango. (d) Aarav ate a big ripe mango.
27. 27.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aarav has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) It (d) He
28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) salty (b) shiny (c) prickly (d) noisy
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Ananya cooks rice for lunch” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
30. 30.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Omkar packs the school bag at night. (b) Omkar packs at night the school bag. (c) Omkar the school bag packs at night. (d) Packs Omkar the school bag at night.
31. 31.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”
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Maria crying” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
33. 33.Priya wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) hot (b) round (c) chilly
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) Broke his toy car. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
35. 35.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Kavya saw a grey elephant. (b) Kavya saw an elephant. (c) Kavya saw a huge grey elephant. (d) Kavya saw a huge elephant.
36. 36.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) prickly (b) noisy (c) colourful (d) sour
37. 37.Saanvi wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) noisy (b) square (c) silent
38. 38.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in june.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 4
39. 39.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Priya laughing? (b) Is why Priya laughing? (c) Why Priya is laughing? (d) Priya is why laughing?
40. 40.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Manav has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Him (d) She

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