Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 438 · 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 question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Kavya going after school? (b) Where Kavya is going after school? (c) Kavya is where going after school? (d) Where is Kavya going after school?
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The chips taste ___.” (a) rough (b) salty (c) bright (d) quiet
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) Sat next to me. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
4. 4.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “ishaan lives near the lake in indore.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Arjun plays cricket in the park” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
6. 6.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tara lost her pencil. Her found it. (b) Tara lost Tara's pencil. Tara found it. (c) Tara lost her pencil. She found it.
7. 7.What kind of sentence is this?
   “How is Aisha travelling to school?” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) salty (b) smooth (c) shiny (d) loud
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The sun was shining. The birds were singing.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
10. 10.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “for” (b) after “hungry” (c) after “barked” (d) after “it”
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Rahul was born in the month of august.” (a) august (b) in (c) born (d) month
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Farhan reading today” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
13. 13.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
14. 14.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) fluffy (b) salty (c) colourful (d) loud
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bell.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
16. 16.Maria wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) smart (b) purple (c) silly
17. 17.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The soup was hot ___ it was not tasty.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The red kite. (b) Gave us cool shade. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) Until the rain stopped.
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for Diwali.” (a) aunt (b) made (c) sweets (d) my
20. 20.These words are mixed up: a / at / storybook / reads / night / Farhan
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Farhan a storybook reads at night. (b) Reads Farhan a storybook at night. (c) Farhan reads at night a storybook. (d) Farhan reads a storybook at night.
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) loud (b) smooth (c) shiny (d) sour
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) The players. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
23. 23.These words are mixed up: sings / Tenzin / a / morning / song / the / in
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tenzin a song sings in the morning. (b) Sings Tenzin a song in the morning. (c) Tenzin sings in the morning a song. (d) Tenzin sings a song in the morning.
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Saturday we have a test in maths.” (a) test (b) we (c) in (d) on
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How cold the morning is” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The baby elephant.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
27. 27.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya baked Diya's cake. Diya shared it. (b) Diya baked her cake. She shared it. (c) Diya baked her cake. Her shared it.
28. 28.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aisha kicks in the garden the ball. (b) Aisha kicks the ball in the garden. (c) Kicks Aisha the ball in the garden. (d) Aisha the ball kicks in the garden.
29. 29.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) shiny (b) rough (c) quiet (d) sweet
30. 30.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Yash has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Him (d) He
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) Because the shop was closed.
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to Indore for eid last year.” (a) eid (b) last (c) for (d) went
33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
34. 34.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) bright (b) fluffy (c) quiet (d) sweet
35. 35.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Tenzin is what eating for lunch? (b) Is what Tenzin eating for lunch? (c) What is Tenzin eating for lunch? (d) What Tenzin is eating for lunch?
36. 36.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Wash your hands before lunch. (b) What a huge elephant! (c) Joseph draws a picture in art class. (d) Why is Rohan crying?
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) quiet (b) sweet (c) bright (d) sticky
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How long the train is” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
39. 39.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Sneha has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Her (c) He (d) It
40. 40.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) but (b) so (c) because

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