Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 421 · 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 is the best way to join “We ran to the bus stop.” and “We were late.”? (a) We ran to the bus stop because we were late. (b) We ran to the bus stop so we were late. (c) We ran to the bus stop but we were late.
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The library sounds ___.” (a) colourful (b) bitter (c) rough (d) quiet
3. 3.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The sky was cloudy ___ it did not rain.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The glass feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) smooth (c) quiet (d) sour
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The cricket match ended at five o'clock.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
6. 6.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “our” (b) after “teacher” (c) after “smiled” (d) after “she”
7. 7.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Dev lives near the lake in jaipur.” (a) near (b) lake (c) in (d) jaipur
8. 8.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav helps in the kitchen Grandma. (b) Helps Aarav Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Aarav Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Aarav helps Grandma in the kitchen.
9. 9.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Rohan has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It
10. 10.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Meera wore a cap. (b) Meera wore a new red cap. (c) Meera wore a red cap. (d) Meera wore a new cap.
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How cute the puppy is” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
12. 12.Meera wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) ugly (b) spicy (c) lovely
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last thursday I went to Delhi by train.” (a) train (b) by (c) thursday (d) went
14. 14.Arjun wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) brave (b) wooden (c) afraid
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) Ate a ripe guava.
16. 16.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “imran and dev will come to my house on sunday.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
17. 17.These words are mixed up: Imran / the / in / plays / park / cricket
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Plays Imran cricket in the park. (b) Imran cricket plays in the park. (c) Imran plays in the park cricket. (d) Imran plays cricket in the park.
18. 18.Saanvi wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) silly (b) round (c) smart
19. 19.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “her” (b) after “pen” (c) after “lost” (d) after “looked”
20. 20.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “barked” (b) after “hungry” (c) after “The” (d) after “puppy”
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) shiny (c) noisy (d) sour
22. 22.Priya wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) ugly (b) hungry (c) lovely
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The room was dark. I switched on the light.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
24. 24.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please pass the salt.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
25. 25.“Lit lamps on Diwali.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
26. 26.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Kunal painted a pot. (b) Kunal painted an orange pot. (c) Kunal painted a small orange pot. (d) Kunal painted a small pot.
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Kunal met meera at the station in Surat.” (a) at (b) meera (c) met (d) in
28. 28.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “shop” (b) after “went” (c) after “closed” (d) after “we”
29. 29.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Imran painted a small blue pot. (b) Imran painted a blue pot. (c) Imran painted a pot. (d) Imran painted a small pot.
30. 30.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Farhan found a white shell. (b) Farhan found a shell. (c) Farhan found a small shell. (d) Farhan found a small white shell.
31. 31.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Grandpa reads the paper ___ he drinks his tea.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
32. 32.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) quiet (b) sticky (c) salty (d) shiny
33. 33.Yash wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) lovely (b) ugly (c) square
34. 34.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “beach” (b) after “reached” (c) after “the” (d) after “was”
35. 35.“Flew high in the sky.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) Flew high in the sky. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) Danced in the rain. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
38. 38.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aisha cleans the room every Saturday. (b) Aisha the room cleans every Saturday. (c) Aisha cleans every Saturday the room. (d) Cleans Aisha the room every Saturday.
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “the big fair in Delhi starts in August.” (a) in (b) the (c) starts (d) big
40. 40.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Priya is playing cricket? (b) Where is Priya playing cricket? (c) Priya is where playing cricket? (d) Is where Priya playing cricket?

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