Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 35 · 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.Meera wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) sad (b) hungry (c) glad
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) prickly (b) bitter (c) loud (d) shiny
4. 4.Tenzin wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) damp (c) dry
5. 5.“Gave fresh milk.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
6. 6.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “practised” (b) after “hard” (c) after “team” (d) after “the”
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) loud (b) shiny (c) rough (d) salty
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) Splashed in the river. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
10. 10.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “was” (b) after “hungry” (c) after “puppy” (d) after “barked”
11. 11.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) She (d) It
12. 12.Which is the best way to join “The mango looked green.” and “It was very sweet.”? (a) The mango looked green because it was very sweet. (b) The mango looked green so it was very sweet. (c) The mango looked green but it was very sweet.
13. 13.Isha wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) dull (b) bright (c) wooden
14. 14.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Rahul reading today? (b) What Rahul is reading today? (c) Rahul is what reading today? (d) Is what Rahul reading today?
15. 15.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Maria has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) He (c) It (d) She
16. 16.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir drank some water ___ he was thirsty.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Waters Farhan the plants in the evening. (b) Farhan the plants waters in the evening. (c) Farhan waters in the evening the plants. (d) Farhan waters the plants in the evening.
18. 18.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “last Thursday I went to Bhopal by train.” (a) went (b) by (c) train (d) last
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last Wednesday I went to patna by train.” (a) went (b) by (c) train (d) patna
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the school bus came.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
21. 21.Which is the best way to join “We bought apples.” and “We bought grapes.”? (a) We bought apples but we bought grapes. (b) We bought apples and we bought grapes. (c) We bought apples because we bought grapes.
22. 22.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar baked Omkar's cake. Omkar shared it. (b) Omkar baked his cake. He shared it. (c) Omkar baked his cake. Him shared it.
23. 23.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Rahul found a small shell. (b) Rahul found a shell. (c) Rahul found a pink shell. (d) Rahul found a small pink shell.
24. 24.Ananya wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) quiet (b) noisy (c) wooden
25. 25.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) bright (b) smooth (c) bitter (d) quiet
26. 26.Yash 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) spicy
27. 27.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Riya found a tiny shell. (b) Riya found a tiny white shell. (c) Riya found a shell. (d) Riya found a white shell.
28. 28.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tenzin made Tenzin's card. Tenzin posted it. (b) Tenzin made his card. He posted it. (c) Tenzin made his card. Him posted it.
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Shone over the lake. (b) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (c) The red kite. (d) Waiting for the bus.
30. 30.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash baked his cake. Him shared it. (b) Yash baked his cake. He shared it. (c) Yash baked Yash's cake. Yash shared it.
31. 31.Maria wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) spicy (c) huge
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) The little puppy. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) Shone over the lake.
33. 33.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Nisha plays cricket in the park.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
34. 34.Which of these is a question? (a) Please pass the salt. (b) Where is Ananya going after school? (c) Saanvi visits the library on Fridays. (d) What a lovely song!
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Left the station at nine.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
37. 37.Which is the best way to join “The box was small.” and “It was very heavy.”? (a) The box was small because it was very heavy. (b) The box was small so it was very heavy. (c) The box was small but it was very heavy.
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rohan visits the library on Fridays. (b) Rohan visits on Fridays the library. (c) Rohan the library visits on Fridays. (d) Visits Rohan the library on Fridays.
40. 40.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) because (b) so (c) but

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