Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 419 · 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 describing word fits best?
   “The glass feels ___.” (a) sweet (b) bright (c) smooth (d) loud
2. 2.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Riya is what eating for lunch? (b) Is what Riya eating for lunch? (c) What is Riya eating for lunch? (d) What Riya is eating for lunch?
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The chips taste ___.” (a) rough (b) bright (c) quiet (d) salty
4. 4.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my birthday is on the first friday of august.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 4
5. 5.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tenzin packs the school bag at night. (b) Packs Tenzin the school bag at night. (c) Tenzin packs at night the school bag. (d) Tenzin the school bag packs at night.
6. 6.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Aarav has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Him (d) It
7. 7.“Two ducks.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Drink a glass of milk.” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
9. 9.Maria wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) huge (c) round
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) sour (b) loud (c) colourful (d) prickly
11. 11.Which is the best way to join “The box was small.” and “It was very heavy.”? (a) The box was small so it was very heavy. (b) The box was small but it was very heavy. (c) The box was small because it was very heavy.
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “nisha and I played in the park on Sunday.” (a) played (b) and (c) nisha (d) on
13. 13.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Pooja has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) She (d) It
14. 14.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kabir a banana eats after school. (b) Kabir eats a banana after school. (c) Kabir eats after school a banana. (d) Eats Kabir a banana after school.
15. 15.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sky was cloudy ___ it did not rain.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Although he was tired. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
17. 17.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “ishaan lives near the lake in Patna.” (a) ishaan (b) lake (c) the (d) in
18. 18.Diya wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) silent (b) noisy (c) hungry
19. 19.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Manav is drawing in class? (b) Is what Manav drawing in class? (c) Manav is what drawing in class? (d) What is Manav drawing in class?
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) sweet (b) rough (c) quiet (d) colourful
21. 21.“The players.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
22. 22.Which of these is a statement? (a) What is Nisha eating for lunch? (b) What a huge elephant! (c) Imran rides a bicycle to school. (d) Open your books to page ten.
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How is Joseph travelling to school” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
24. 24.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Who is Manav calling?” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
25. 25.“A green parrot.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in shimla starts in april.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
27. 27.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Joseph has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Him (d) He
28. 28.“Our cat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
29. 29.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Ishaan carried a black bag. (b) Ishaan carried a big bag. (c) Ishaan carried a bag. (d) Ishaan carried a big black bag.
30. 30.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on sunday.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 4
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Although he was tired. (b) The cricket match. (c) Ran across the garden. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Washes Maria the car on Sundays. (b) Maria washes on Sundays the car. (c) Maria washes the car on Sundays. (d) Maria the car washes on Sundays.
33. 33.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun lost his pencil. He found it. (b) Arjun lost Arjun's pencil. Arjun found it. (c) Arjun lost his pencil. Him found it.
34. 34.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The garden has roses. It has sunflowers.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “tara met nisha at the station in pune.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 4
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a cold morning” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) bright (b) quiet (c) sticky (d) salty
38. 38.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Yash picked a pretty flower. (b) Yash picked a yellow flower. (c) Yash picked a flower. (d) Yash picked a pretty yellow flower.
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
40. 40.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Ishaan saw an elephant. (b) Ishaan saw a grey elephant. (c) Ishaan saw a huge elephant. (d) Ishaan saw a huge grey elephant.

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