Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 364 · 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 sentence describes the pot best? (a) Zoya painted a small pot. (b) Zoya painted an orange pot. (c) Zoya painted a small orange pot. (d) Zoya painted a pot.
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
4. 4.Joseph 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) round
5. 5.What kind of sentence is this?
   “How cold the morning is!” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
6. 6.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Riya the ball kicks in the garden. (b) Kicks Riya the ball in the garden. (c) Riya kicks the ball in the garden. (d) Riya kicks in the garden the ball.
7. 7.These words are mixed up: draws / in / picture / art / class / a / Meera
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Meera draws in art class a picture. (b) Draws Meera a picture in art class. (c) Meera a picture draws in art class. (d) Meera draws a picture in art class.
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Gave fresh milk. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
9. 9.Which of these is a statement? (a) How is Manav travelling to school? (b) What a lovely song! (c) Please speak slowly. (d) Dev writes a poem every week.
10. 10.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in agra.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 2
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) fluffy (b) loud (c) bright (d) sour
13. 13.Which is the best way to join “Kabir has a cat.” and “He has a dog.”? (a) Kabir has a cat and he has a dog. (b) Kabir has a cat but he has a dog. (c) Kabir has a cat because he has a dog.
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How huge the elephant is” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
15. 15.“My aunt.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
16. 16.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kavya has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Her (d) She
17. 17.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Sneha baked Sneha's cake. Sneha shared it. (b) Sneha baked her cake. She shared it. (c) Sneha baked her cake. Her shared it.
18. 18.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) shiny (b) smooth (c) sour (d) noisy
19. 19.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Kavya drinks warm milk before bed.” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
20. 20.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Aisha carried a big bag. (b) Aisha carried a big blue bag. (c) Aisha carried a bag. (d) Aisha carried a blue bag.
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) prickly (b) loud (c) bitter (d) colourful
22. 22.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 but it was very heavy. (c) The box was small so it was very heavy.
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) fluffy (b) colourful (c) quiet (d) spicy
24. 24.Which is the best way to join “I like mangoes.” and “My sister likes apples.”? (a) I like mangoes because my sister likes apples. (b) I like mangoes so my sister likes apples. (c) I like mangoes but my sister likes apples.
25. 25.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun wrote his poem. He read it. (b) Arjun wrote Arjun's poem. Arjun read it. (c) Arjun wrote his poem. Him read it.
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because the shop was closed. (b) Grandpa. (c) Gave fresh milk. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
27. 27.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aisha has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) She (d) It
28. 28.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in mysuru starts in december.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
29. 29.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash a picture draws in art class. (b) Draws Yash a picture in art class. (c) Yash draws a picture in art class. (d) Yash draws in art class a picture.
30. 30.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Ishaan bought a round purple balloon. (b) Ishaan bought a purple balloon. (c) Ishaan bought a round balloon. (d) Ishaan bought a balloon.
31. 31.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Omkar carried a big bag. (b) Omkar carried a big blue bag. (c) Omkar carried a bag. (d) Omkar carried a blue bag.
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Omkar lives near the lake in surat.” (a) surat (b) lake (c) the (d) in
33. 33.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Farhan has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) It (d) He
34. 34.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) sour (b) prickly (c) colourful (d) loud
35. 35.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Joseph saw a huge elephant. (b) Joseph saw a huge grey elephant. (c) Joseph saw an elephant. (d) Joseph saw a grey elephant.
36. 36.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Saanvi has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) He (d) She
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The old farmer.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
38. 38.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “train” (b) after “arrived” (c) after “on” (d) after “got”
39. 39.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Isha is reading today? (b) Is what Isha reading today? (c) What is Isha reading today? (d) Isha is what reading today?
40. 40.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 but it was very sweet. (c) The mango looked green so it was very sweet.

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