Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 362 · 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 should replace the name in the gap?
   “Kunal has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
2. 2.Which of these is a question? (a) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (b) What a bright moon! (c) Where is Aarav playing cricket? (d) Zoya cooks rice for lunch.
3. 3.Aarav wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) poor (c) wealthy
4. 4.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Yash opened a big umbrella. (b) Yash opened a big yellow umbrella. (c) Yash opened a yellow umbrella. (d) Yash opened an umbrella.
5. 5.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Nisha saw a pretty blue butterfly. (b) Nisha saw a blue butterfly. (c) Nisha saw a pretty butterfly. (d) Nisha saw a butterfly.
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The cactus feels ___.” (a) sour (b) colourful (c) prickly (d) loud
7. 7.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When is Rahul leaving for Delhi? (b) Is when Rahul leaving for Delhi? (c) When Rahul is leaving for Delhi? (d) Rahul is when leaving for Delhi?
8. 8.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria a kite flies on the roof. (b) Flies Maria a kite on the roof. (c) Maria flies on the roof a kite. (d) Maria flies a kite on the roof.
9. 9.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph found his kite. He flew it. (b) Joseph found his kite. Him flew it. (c) Joseph found Joseph's kite. Joseph flew it.
10. 10.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How funny the joke is!” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
11. 11.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Meera was hungry ___ she ate a banana.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tiny ant. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) Wrote a poem on the board. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
13. 13.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Imran painted a pot. (b) Imran painted a small pot. (c) Imran painted a small orange pot. (d) Imran painted an orange pot.
14. 14.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
15. 15.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in patna starts in july.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 5
16. 16.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sun was shining ___ the birds were singing.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
17. 17.“Gave me a pencil.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
18. 18.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in surat starts in july.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) Running in the park.
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) colourful (b) fluffy (c) salty (d) noisy
21. 21.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Rohan carried a black bag. (b) Rohan carried a big black bag. (c) Rohan carried a bag. (d) Rohan carried a big bag.
22. 22.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rohan has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Him (d) She
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Tenzin rides a bicycle to school.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Hid under the bed.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
25. 25.Simran wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) hot (b) chilly (c) purple
26. 26.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha made Isha's card. Isha posted it. (b) Isha made her card. Her posted it. (c) Isha made her card. She posted it.
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My father. (b) Sang a song in the hall. (c) If you come early. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A big black crow. (b) Before the sun set. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) Ran across the garden.
29. 29.These words are mixed up: washes / Sundays / on / car / the / Priya
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Priya washes on Sundays the car. (b) Priya the car washes on Sundays. (c) Priya washes the car on Sundays. (d) Washes Priya the car on Sundays.
30. 30.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Wait for me at the gate. (b) Why is Manav laughing? (c) What a big cake! (d) Pooja flies a kite on the roof.
31. 31.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Zoya has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Her
32. 32.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Vikram has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Him
33. 33.These words are mixed up: every / Farhan / poem / a / week / writes
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Writes Farhan a poem every week. (b) Farhan writes a poem every week. (c) Farhan writes every week a poem. (d) Farhan a poem writes every week.
34. 34.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) purple (c) chilly
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) The baby elephant. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) Rang his bell.
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The bright moon shone over the lake. (b) My grandmother. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) Fell all night.
37. 37.Dev wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) dry (c) damp
38. 38.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “joseph lives near the lake in patna.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Although he was tired. (b) The rain. (c) Sang a song in the hall. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please feed the cat.” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation

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