Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 378 · 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?
   “Tenzin has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Him
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The peacock looks ___.” (a) noisy (b) fluffy (c) colourful (d) spicy
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Sat next to me.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The kitten feels ___.” (a) quiet (b) fluffy (c) colourful (d) sour
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “On wednesday we have a test in maths.” (a) in (b) wednesday (c) a (d) we
6. 6.Which is the best way to join “The soup was hot.” and “It was not tasty.”? (a) The soup was hot so it was not tasty. (b) The soup was hot because it was not tasty. (c) The soup was hot but it was not tasty.
7. 7.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Cleans Aisha the room every Saturday. (b) Aisha cleans every Saturday the room. (c) Aisha the room cleans every Saturday. (d) Aisha cleans the room every Saturday.
8. 8.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Pooja painted a round blue pot. (b) Pooja painted a blue pot. (c) Pooja painted a round pot. (d) Pooja painted a pot.
9. 9.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “off” (b) after “The” (c) after “over” (d) after “we”
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we went to Shimla for Holi last year.” (a) to (b) went (c) we (d) year
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) The hungry monkey. (c) While Mum was cooking. (d) Hid under the bed.
12. 12.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Maria plays cricket in the park.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “rahul was born in the month of November.” (a) was (b) rahul (c) in (d) born
14. 14.These words are mixed up: warm / drinks / milk / before / Arjun / bed
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Drinks Arjun warm milk before bed. (b) Arjun drinks warm milk before bed. (c) Arjun warm milk drinks before bed. (d) Arjun drinks before bed warm milk.
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “When is Ishaan leaving for Delhi” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
16. 16.Kunal wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) tiny (c) huge
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
18. 18.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) Danced in the rain. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
19. 19.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Ananya carried a big bag. (b) Ananya carried a bag. (c) Ananya carried a black bag. (d) Ananya carried a big black bag.
20. 20.Which is the best way to join “The room was dark.” and “I switched on the light.”? (a) The room was dark but I switched on the light. (b) The room was dark so I switched on the light. (c) The room was dark because I switched on the light.
21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The soup was hot. It was not tasty.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
22. 22.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in june.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
23. 23.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sneha cricket plays in the park. (b) Sneha plays cricket in the park. (c) Sneha plays in the park cricket. (d) Plays Sneha cricket in the park.
24. 24.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Drink a glass of milk.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
25. 25.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) bright (b) smooth (c) quiet (d) sour
26. 26.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Priya eats a banana after school.” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
27. 27.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Eats Omkar a banana after school. (b) Omkar eats after school a banana. (c) Omkar a banana eats after school. (d) Omkar eats a banana after school.
28. 28.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan fixed Ishaan's toy car. Ishaan played with it. (b) Ishaan fixed his toy car. Him played with it. (c) Ishaan fixed his toy car. He played with it.
29. 29.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please feed the cat.” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
30. 30.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Meera helps in the kitchen Grandma. (b) Helps Meera Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Meera Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Meera helps Grandma in the kitchen.
31. 31.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Kabir bought a round balloon. (b) Kabir bought a round red balloon. (c) Kabir bought a balloon. (d) Kabir bought a red balloon.
32. 32.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
33. 33.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “hungry” (b) after “barked” (c) after “was” (d) after “for”
34. 34.Which is the best way to join “The shop was closed.” and “We went home.”? (a) The shop was closed but we went home. (b) The shop was closed so we went home. (c) The shop was closed because we went home.
35. 35.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Aisha eating for lunch? (b) What is Aisha eating for lunch? (c) Aisha is what eating for lunch? (d) What Aisha is eating for lunch?
36. 36.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Farhan drew a small house. (b) Farhan drew a green house. (c) Farhan drew a house. (d) Farhan drew a small green house.
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Collected nuts.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
39. 39.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) She (d) He
40. 40.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.

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