Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 473 · 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 sentence describes the bag best? (a) Maria carried a blue bag. (b) Maria carried a heavy blue bag. (c) Maria carried a heavy bag. (d) Maria carried a bag.
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) spicy (b) colourful (c) loud (d) fluffy
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “mangoes” (b) after “ripe” (c) after “picked” (d) after “basket”
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The firefighters. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) Grabbed a banana.
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) After we ate lunch.
6. 6.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Isha the room cleans every Saturday. (b) Cleans Isha the room every Saturday. (c) Isha cleans every Saturday the room. (d) Isha cleans the room every Saturday.
7. 7.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we visited the old fort in kochi on wednesday.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) bright (b) sticky (c) sour (d) noisy
9. 9.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran catches at seven the bus. (b) Imran catches the bus at seven. (c) Catches Imran the bus at seven. (d) Imran the bus catches at seven.
10. 10.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan wrote his poem. He read it. (b) Rohan wrote his poem. Him read it. (c) Rohan wrote Rohan's poem. Rohan read it.
11. 11.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) prickly (b) quiet (c) bright (d) salty
13. 13.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Yash opened a big striped umbrella. (b) Yash opened a striped umbrella. (c) Yash opened a big umbrella. (d) Yash opened an umbrella.
14. 14.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 but it was not tasty. (c) The soup was hot because it was not tasty.
15. 15.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) How lovely the song is! (b) Please help me carry this box. (c) Why is Sneha laughing? (d) Rohan flies a kite on the roof.
16. 16.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Isha a bicycle rides to school. (b) Rides Isha a bicycle to school. (c) Isha rides a bicycle to school. (d) Isha rides to school a bicycle.
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Kabir playing cricket” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
18. 18.Which of these is a question? (a) Isha writes a poem every week. (b) Wait for me at the gate. (c) Where is Isha going after school? (d) What a tall tree!
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The doctor. (b) Brought a letter for Dad. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) Eating a big mango.
20. 20.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in Surat starts in october.” (a) big (b) starts (c) in (d) october
21. 21.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How is Yash travelling to school?” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
22. 22.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) fluffy (b) loud (c) colourful (d) salty
23. 23.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Pooja picked her mango. She ate it. (b) Pooja picked her mango. Her ate it. (c) Pooja picked Pooja's mango. Pooja ate it.
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun packed Arjun's bag. Arjun carried it. (b) Arjun packed his bag. He carried it. (c) Arjun packed his bag. Him carried it.
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Priya laughing” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
26. 26.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) sticky (b) noisy (c) colourful (d) sour
27. 27.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The test was hard ___ Zoya got full marks.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
28. 28.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Pooja lost her pencil. Her found it. (b) Pooja lost Pooja's pencil. Pooja found it. (c) Pooja lost her pencil. She found it.
29. 29.What kind of sentence is this?
    “When is Priya leaving for Delhi?” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
30. 30.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Aarav flew a kite. (b) Aarav flew a big green kite. (c) Aarav flew a big kite. (d) Aarav flew a green kite.
31. 31.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Rohan cleans the room every Saturday.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
32. 32.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ishaan has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) It (d) She
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to kochi for diwali last year.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Collected nuts. (b) The cricket match. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) Because the shop was closed.
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) Sang a song in the hall. (c) Grandpa. (d) If you come early.
36. 36.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan bought his book. He read it. (b) Farhan bought his book. Him read it. (c) Farhan bought Farhan's book. Farhan read it.
37. 37.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Plays Zoya cricket in the park. (b) Zoya plays cricket in the park. (c) Zoya cricket plays in the park. (d) Zoya plays in the park cricket.
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sun was shining. The birds were singing.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) sticky (c) sweet (d) colourful
40. 40.Which is the best way to join “The sun was shining.” and “The birds were singing.”? (a) The sun was shining because the birds were singing. (b) The sun was shining and the birds were singing. (c) The sun was shining but the birds were singing.

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