Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 399 · 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.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The puppy was cold ___ we gave it a blanket.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
2. 2.Zoya wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) afraid (b) hungry (c) brave
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) shiny (b) rough (c) quiet (d) bitter
4. 4.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Arjun is who calling? (b) Who is Arjun calling? (c) Who Arjun is calling? (d) Is who Arjun calling?
5. 5.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Yash painted a small pot. (b) Yash painted a small blue pot. (c) Yash painted a pot. (d) Yash painted a blue pot.
6. 6.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Nisha ate a juicy mango. (b) Nisha ate a juicy yellow mango. (c) Nisha ate a yellow mango. (d) Nisha ate a mango.
7. 7.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Kavya rode a new red bicycle. (b) Kavya rode a red bicycle. (c) Kavya rode a bicycle. (d) Kavya rode a new bicycle.
8. 8.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “umbrella” (b) after “The” (c) after “was” (d) after “strong”
9. 9.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Kavya has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Her (d) She
10. 10.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) Carried a crumb. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Vikram drawing in class” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
12. 12.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “reached” (b) after “We” (c) after “beach” (d) after “sand”
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) prickly (b) quiet (c) sweet (d) colourful
14. 14.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “saanvi met yash at the station in jaipur.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
15. 15.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “was” (b) after “late” (c) after “waited” (d) after “The”
16. 16.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran flies on the roof a kite. (b) Imran a kite flies on the roof. (c) Flies Imran a kite on the roof. (d) Imran flies a kite on the roof.
17. 17.These words are mixed up: plays / cricket / park / Sneha / in / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Sneha plays in the park cricket. (b) Plays Sneha cricket in the park. (c) Sneha cricket plays in the park. (d) Sneha plays cricket in the park.
18. 18.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
19. 19.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kicks Pooja the ball in the garden. (b) Pooja the ball kicks in the garden. (c) Pooja kicks in the garden the ball. (d) Pooja kicks the ball in the garden.
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The road was wet. We walked slowly.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
21. 21.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Simran eating for lunch? (b) What is Simran eating for lunch? (c) What Simran is eating for lunch? (d) Simran is what eating for lunch?
22. 22.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Who is Manav calling?” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
23. 23.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Riya drawing in class? (b) Riya is what drawing in class? (c) What Riya is drawing in class? (d) Is what Riya drawing in class?
24. 24.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Tenzin flew a red kite. (b) Tenzin flew a small kite. (c) Tenzin flew a small red kite. (d) Tenzin flew a kite.
25. 25.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for onam.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
26. 26.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) prickly (b) quiet (c) sweet (d) shiny
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) Counted the coins. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) The baby elephant.
28. 28.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A small mouse hid under the bed.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
29. 29.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Maria rode a bicycle. (b) Maria rode a shiny red bicycle. (c) Maria rode a red bicycle. (d) Maria rode a shiny bicycle.
30. 30.Which is the best way to join “The puppy was cold.” and “We gave it a blanket.”? (a) The puppy was cold so we gave it a blanket. (b) The puppy was cold because we gave it a blanket. (c) The puppy was cold but we gave it a blanket.
31. 31.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “over” (b) after “off” (c) after “The” (d) after “we”
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Writes Tenzin a poem every week. (b) Tenzin writes a poem every week. (c) Tenzin writes every week a poem. (d) Tenzin a poem writes every week.
33. 33.Which of these is a command? (a) What a tall tree! (b) Saanvi washes the car on Sundays. (c) Where is Kabir going after school? (d) Line up near the door.
34. 34.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Open your books to page ten.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) smooth (c) bitter (d) noisy
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
37. 37.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “diya wore new clothes on baisakhi.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2
38. 38.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Switch off the fan. (b) What is Tenzin eating for lunch? (c) Riya feeds the cat every morning. (d) What a lovely song!
39. 39.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Nisha drew a tall house. (b) Nisha drew a red house. (c) Nisha drew a house. (d) Nisha drew a tall red house.
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) Collected nuts. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.

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