Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 482 · 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 chips taste ___.” (a) shiny (b) prickly (c) noisy (d) salty
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) shiny (b) rough (c) sweet (d) loud
3. 3.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Aisha opened an umbrella. (b) Aisha opened a big umbrella. (c) Aisha opened a yellow umbrella. (d) Aisha opened a big yellow umbrella.
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A small mouse. (b) The children sang a song in the hall. (c) Before the sun set. (d) Flew high in the sky.
5. 5.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan planted his sapling. Him watered it. (b) Farhan planted Farhan's sapling. Farhan watered it. (c) Farhan planted his sapling. He watered it.
6. 6.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan painted his pot. Him sold it. (b) Farhan painted his pot. He sold it. (c) Farhan painted Farhan's pot. Farhan sold it.
7. 7.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The road was wet. We walked slowly.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The room was dark. I switched on the light.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
9. 9.Which of these is a statement? (a) Drink a glass of milk. (b) Isha flies a kite on the roof. (c) Why is Riya crying? (d) What a funny joke!
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was late. The shops were still open.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) The new student. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Ananya wore new clothes on pongal.” (a) wore (b) on (c) pongal (d) clothes
13. 13.“The school bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
14. 14.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “kavya wore new clothes on baisakhi.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
15. 15.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Rohan flew a kite. (b) Rohan flew a small kite. (c) Rohan flew a yellow kite. (d) Rohan flew a small yellow kite.
16. 16.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is when Kavya leaving for Delhi? (b) When is Kavya leaving for Delhi? (c) Kavya is when leaving for Delhi? (d) When Kavya is leaving for Delhi?
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The village pond. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) Fell all night. (d) Although he was tired.
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Left the station at nine. (b) The red kite. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) As soon as we reached home.
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My aunt made sweets for eid.” (a) sweets (b) for (c) eid (d) made
20. 20.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha fixed her toy car. Her played with it. (b) Isha fixed Isha's toy car. Isha played with it. (c) Isha fixed her toy car. She played with it.
21. 21.These words are mixed up: in / the / plants / Rohan / the / evening / waters
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rohan waters the plants in the evening. (b) Rohan waters in the evening the plants. (c) Rohan the plants waters in the evening. (d) Waters Rohan the plants in the evening.
22. 22.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from pune in april.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
23. 23.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Rahul saw a grey elephant. (b) Rahul saw a huge elephant. (c) Rahul saw an elephant. (d) Rahul saw a huge grey elephant.
24. 24.These words are mixed up: Grandma / kitchen / the / helps / Kunal / in
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Helps Kunal Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Kunal helps Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Kunal Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Kunal helps in the kitchen Grandma.
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “sweet” (b) after “second” (c) after “cake” (d) after “a”
26. 26.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The water was too cold ___ we did not swim.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
27. 27.Omkar wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) spicy (c) huge
28. 28.These words are mixed up: warm / Isha / bed / before / drinks / milk
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Isha drinks warm milk before bed. (b) Isha drinks before bed warm milk. (c) Isha warm milk drinks before bed. (d) Drinks Isha warm milk before bed.
29. 29.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A busy squirrel collected nuts.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
30. 30.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Manav found a white shell. (b) Manav found a small white shell. (c) Manav found a small shell. (d) Manav found a shell.
31. 31.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in delhi starts in june.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 5
32. 32.Which is the best way to join “Ravi is only six.” and “He can swim very well.”? (a) Ravi is only six because he can swim very well. (b) Ravi is only six so he can swim very well. (c) Ravi is only six but he can swim very well.
33. 33.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) spicy (b) colourful (c) rough (d) quiet
34. 34.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav flies a kite on the roof. (b) Manav a kite flies on the roof. (c) Flies Manav a kite on the roof. (d) Manav flies on the roof a kite.
35. 35.Which of these is a question? (a) How huge the elephant is! (b) Zoya sings a song in the morning. (c) Please speak slowly. (d) What is Kabir reading today?
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The garden has roses. It has sunflowers.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
37. 37.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya packed her bag. She carried it. (b) Diya packed her bag. Her carried it. (c) Diya packed Diya's bag. Diya carried it.
38. 38.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Isha has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Her
39. 39.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya is what drawing in class? (b) What is Zoya drawing in class? (c) Is what Zoya drawing in class? (d) What Zoya is drawing in class?
40. 40.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Ananya carried a heavy blue bag. (b) Ananya carried a blue bag. (c) Ananya carried a bag. (d) Ananya carried a heavy bag.

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