Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 371 · 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 flower best? (a) Kabir picked a tiny white flower. (b) Kabir picked a white flower. (c) Kabir picked a flower. (d) Kabir picked a tiny flower.
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “pooja and I played in the park on Monday.” (a) played (b) pooja (c) in (d) and
4. 4.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How is Rohan travelling to school? (b) Rohan is how travelling to school? (c) Is how Rohan travelling to school? (d) How Rohan is travelling to school?
5. 5.Farhan wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) tiny (c) huge
6. 6.Which is the best way to join “Nisha took an umbrella.” and “The sky was cloudy.”? (a) Nisha took an umbrella so the sky was cloudy. (b) Nisha took an umbrella because the sky was cloudy. (c) Nisha took an umbrella but the sky was cloudy.
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The honey tastes ___.” (a) noisy (b) sweet (c) colourful (d) rough
8. 8.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) The new student.
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) Shone over the lake. (c) Before the sun set. (d) The school bus.
10. 10.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rahul has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Him (d) He
11. 11.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Diya eating for lunch? (b) What is Diya eating for lunch? (c) Diya is what eating for lunch? (d) What Diya is eating for lunch?
12. 12.These words are mixed up: storybook / night / a / Kavya / reads / at
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kavya a storybook reads at night. (b) Kavya reads at night a storybook. (c) Kavya reads a storybook at night. (d) Reads Kavya a storybook at night.
13. 13.Which is the best way to join “We ran fast.” and “We missed the train.”? (a) We ran fast so we missed the train. (b) We ran fast because we missed the train. (c) We ran fast but we missed the train.
14. 14.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “cold” (b) after “was” (c) after “very” (d) after “hot”
15. 15.Which is the best way to join “The water was too cold.” and “We did not swim.”? (a) The water was too cold so we did not swim. (b) The water was too cold but we did not swim. (c) The water was too cold because we did not swim.
16. 16.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We bought apples. We bought grapes.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) Left the station at nine. (c) Our teacher. (d) The doctor checked my throat.
18. 18.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “the big fair in Delhi starts in July.” (a) in (b) big (c) fair (d) the
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) prickly (b) loud (c) spicy (d) colourful
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir drank some water ___ he was thirsty.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
21. 21.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Riya the ball kicks in the garden. (b) Riya kicks the ball in the garden. (c) Riya kicks in the garden the ball. (d) Kicks Riya the ball in the garden.
22. 22.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tara lost her pencil. Her found it. (b) Tara lost her pencil. She found it. (c) Tara lost Tara's pencil. Tara found it.
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for pongal.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
24. 24.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “The” (b) after “ripe” (c) after “basket” (d) after “were”
25. 25.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.
26. 26.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Aarav drew a tall green house. (b) Aarav drew a house. (c) Aarav drew a green house. (d) Aarav drew a tall house.
27. 27.Nisha wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) slow (c) quick
28. 28.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
29. 29.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
30. 30.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “imran wore new clothes on pongal.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
31. 31.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Sneha has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Her
32. 32.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Vikram has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) He (d) She
33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was late. The shops were still open.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
34. 34.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) bright (b) loud (c) prickly (d) bitter
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “When the school bus came.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
36. 36.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) bright (c) quiet (d) salty
37. 37.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Pooja plays cricket in the park.” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
38. 38.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya visits on Fridays the library. (b) Visits Zoya the library on Fridays. (c) Zoya the library visits on Fridays. (d) Zoya visits the library on Fridays.
39. 39.Rahul wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) huge (c) tiny
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to delhi for baisakhi last year.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2

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