Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 374 · 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.Kavya wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) brave (b) afraid (c) wooden
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The sky was cloudy. It did not rain.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
3. 3.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What is Rohan eating for lunch?” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
4. 4.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Aisha saw a small white dog. (b) Aisha saw a white dog. (c) Aisha saw a small dog. (d) Aisha saw a dog.
5. 5.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “pen” (b) after “she” (c) after “Riya” (d) after “her”
6. 6.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Meera has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Her
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) sticky (b) shiny (c) noisy (d) salty
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What is Riya reading today?” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
9. 9.Diya 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) spicy
10. 10.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Aarav saw a dog. (b) Aarav saw a little dog. (c) Aarav saw a white dog. (d) Aarav saw a little white dog.
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How noisy the market is!” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) bright (b) loud (c) sticky (d) sweet
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Joseph waters in the evening the plants. (b) Waters Joseph the plants in the evening. (c) Joseph the plants waters in the evening. (d) Joseph waters the plants in the evening.
14. 14.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Nisha eating for lunch? (b) Nisha is what eating for lunch? (c) Is what Nisha eating for lunch? (d) What Nisha is eating for lunch?
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Bhopal on Monday.” (a) old (b) visited (c) in (d) we
16. 16.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Nisha drinks before bed warm milk. (b) Nisha drinks warm milk before bed. (c) Nisha warm milk drinks before bed. (d) Drinks Nisha warm milk before bed.
17. 17.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Vikram has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) She (d) He
18. 18.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was very hot ___ we went for a swim.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
19. 19.“My grandmother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The shopkeeper. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) Carried a crumb. (d) Before the sun set.
21. 21.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Zoya flew a kite. (b) Zoya flew a small kite. (c) Zoya flew a green kite. (d) Zoya flew a small green kite.
22. 22.These words are mixed up: the / visits / Fridays / Zoya / library / on
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Visits Zoya the library on Fridays. (b) Zoya visits the library on Fridays. (c) Zoya visits on Fridays the library. (d) Zoya the library visits on Fridays.
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in indore starts in june.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 2
24. 24.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Isha has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) It (d) She
25. 25.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Diya lives near the lake in jaipur.” (a) lives (b) the (c) near (d) jaipur
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) Since it was late. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
27. 27.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Simran saw a little dog. (b) Simran saw a white dog. (c) Simran saw a little white dog. (d) Simran saw a dog.
28. 28.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
29. 29.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Pooja flew a red kite. (b) Pooja flew a small red kite. (c) Pooja flew a kite. (d) Pooja flew a small kite.
30. 30.Which is the best way to join “Dev went to bed early.” and “He was tired.”? (a) Dev went to bed early but he was tired. (b) Dev went to bed early because he was tired. (c) Dev went to bed early so he was tired.
31. 31.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is how Joseph travelling to school? (b) How is Joseph travelling to school? (c) Joseph is how travelling to school? (d) How Joseph is travelling to school?
32. 32.Kavya wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) poor (c) wealthy
33. 33.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Simran picked a pretty flower. (b) Simran picked a pretty yellow flower. (c) Simran picked a yellow flower. (d) Simran picked a flower.
34. 34.Which is the best way to join “Kabir drank some water.” and “He was thirsty.”? (a) Kabir drank some water so he was thirsty. (b) Kabir drank some water but he was thirsty. (c) Kabir drank some water because he was thirsty.
35. 35.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
36. 36.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The ice cream melted ___ it was a hot day.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
37. 37.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “manav and Joseph will come to my house on Sunday.” (a) house (b) manav (c) to (d) on
38. 38.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Eats Aarav a banana after school. (b) Aarav eats a banana after school. (c) Aarav eats after school a banana. (d) Aarav a banana eats after school.
39. 39.Rahul wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) silent (b) spicy (c) noisy
40. 40.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Imran going after school? (b) Where Imran is going after school? (c) Where is Imran going after school? (d) Imran is where going after school?

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