Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 359 · 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.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “children” (b) after “rang” (c) after “bell” (d) after “The”
2. 2.Which is the best way to join “Meera was hungry.” and “She ate a banana.”? (a) Meera was hungry because she ate a banana. (b) Meera was hungry so she ate a banana. (c) Meera was hungry but she ate a banana.
3. 3.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we visited the old fort in agra on wednesday.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
4. 4.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “closed” (b) after “back” (c) after “we” (d) after “was”
5. 5.“Watered the plants.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) noisy (b) colourful (c) salty (d) smooth
7. 7.These words are mixed up: flies / roof / Aisha / kite / the / on / a
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Aisha flies on the roof a kite. (b) Aisha a kite flies on the roof. (c) Aisha flies a kite on the roof. (d) Flies Aisha a kite on the roof.
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) bright (b) sour (c) rough (d) loud
9. 9.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran picked Imran's mango. Imran ate it. (b) Imran picked his mango. Him ate it. (c) Imran picked his mango. He ate it.
10. 10.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “riya lives near the lake in pune.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last Tuesday i went to Indore by train.” (a) to (b) went (c) i (d) train
12. 12.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Tara painted a small pot. (b) Tara painted an orange pot. (c) Tara painted a small orange pot. (d) Tara painted a pot.
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Who is Arjun calling” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
14. 14.Kunal wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) calm (b) hungry (c) cross
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Ishaan was born in the month of july.” (a) the (b) month (c) in (d) july
16. 16.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Aisha going after school? (b) Where Aisha is going after school? (c) Aisha is where going after school? (d) Where is Aisha going after school?
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) loud (b) shiny (c) sticky (d) sweet
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The new student.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
19. 19.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How is Manav travelling to school?” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
20. 20.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Reads Joseph a storybook at night. (b) Joseph reads a storybook at night. (c) Joseph reads at night a storybook. (d) Joseph a storybook reads at night.
21. 21.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aarav has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) It (d) Him
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The village pond was full of lotus flowers.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) quiet (b) rough (c) shiny (d) salty
24. 24.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The mango looked green ___ it was very sweet.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
25. 25.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria the school bag packs at night. (b) Maria packs the school bag at night. (c) Packs Maria the school bag at night. (d) Maria packs at night the school bag.
26. 26.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Arjun the plants waters in the evening. (b) Arjun waters the plants in the evening. (c) Arjun waters in the evening the plants. (d) Waters Arjun the plants in the evening.
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) quiet (b) sweet (c) smooth (d) colourful
28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) prickly (b) bitter (c) colourful (d) loud
29. 29.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) sweet (b) colourful (c) smooth (d) quiet
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (d) The players.
31. 31.Sneha wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) damp (b) dry (c) spicy
32. 32.These words are mixed up: writes / poem / week / Nisha / a / every
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Nisha writes every week a poem. (b) Writes Nisha a poem every week. (c) Nisha writes a poem every week. (d) Nisha a poem writes every week.
33. 33.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Dev flew a kite. (b) Dev flew a big kite. (c) Dev flew a big yellow kite. (d) Dev flew a yellow kite.
34. 34.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) What a long train! (b) Sit down quietly. (c) Isha visits the library on Fridays. (d) Who is Farhan calling?
35. 35.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Imran picked a flower. (b) Imran picked a pretty yellow flower. (c) Imran picked a yellow flower. (d) Imran picked a pretty flower.
36. 36.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Isha flew a small kite. (b) Isha flew a small yellow kite. (c) Isha flew a kite. (d) Isha flew a yellow kite.
37. 37.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The soup was hot. It was not tasty.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Mysuru on Monday.” (a) we (b) visited (c) the (d) fort
39. 39.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We bought apples ___ we bought grapes.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first Wednesday of January.” (a) on (b) of (c) is (d) my

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