Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 483 · 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) smooth (b) colourful (c) spicy (d) loud
2. 2.Which is the best way to join “Nisha took an umbrella.” and “The sky was cloudy.”? (a) Nisha took an umbrella but the sky was cloudy. (b) Nisha took an umbrella so the sky was cloudy. (c) Nisha took an umbrella because the sky was cloudy.
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The kitten feels ___.” (a) salty (b) loud (c) colourful (d) fluffy
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The chips taste ___.” (a) quiet (b) shiny (c) smooth (d) salty
5. 5.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “got” (b) after “man” (c) after “stuck” (d) after “kite”
6. 6.These words are mixed up: Omkar / at / the / catches / seven / bus
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Omkar the bus catches at seven. (b) Omkar catches the bus at seven. (c) Omkar catches at seven the bus. (d) Catches Omkar the bus at seven.
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “How is Dev travelling to school” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What a bright moon!” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Tara playing cricket” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
11. 11.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun wrote his poem. Him read it. (b) Arjun wrote his poem. He read it. (c) Arjun wrote Arjun's poem. Arjun read it.
13. 13.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “his” (b) after “bicycle” (c) after “fell” (d) after “Kabir”
14. 14.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Zoya bought a round balloon. (b) Zoya bought a red balloon. (c) Zoya bought a round red balloon. (d) Zoya bought a balloon.
15. 15.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How is Omkar travelling to school? (b) Is how Omkar travelling to school? (c) How Omkar is travelling to school? (d) Omkar is how travelling to school?
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (b) Rahul washed Rahul's bicycle. Rahul rode it. (c) Rahul washed his bicycle. He rode it.
17. 17.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya fixed Diya's toy car. Diya played with it. (b) Diya fixed her toy car. She played with it. (c) Diya fixed her toy car. Her played with it.
18. 18.Which is the best way to join “I like mangoes.” and “My sister likes apples.”? (a) I like mangoes so my sister likes apples. (b) I like mangoes because my sister likes apples. (c) I like mangoes but my sister likes apples.
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) bright (b) rough (c) bitter (d) loud
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sun was shining ___ the birds were singing.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
21. 21.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Holi.” (a) all (b) we (c) met (d) on
22. 22.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Riya drinks warm milk before bed. (b) Drinks Riya warm milk before bed. (c) Riya drinks before bed warm milk. (d) Riya warm milk drinks before bed.
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Ishaan going after school?” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because the shop was closed.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
25. 25.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in lucknow.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3
26. 26.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) rough (c) loud (d) sour
27. 27.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in shimla starts in july.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 3
28. 28.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Saanvi has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Her (d) She
29. 29.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) sticky (b) sweet (c) shiny (d) noisy
30. 30.Which of these is a command? (a) What a tall tree! (b) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (c) Simran rides a bicycle to school. (d) What is Priya eating for lunch?
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My aunt made sweets for pongal.” (a) sweets (b) made (c) pongal (d) aunt
32. 32.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan baked his cake. Him shared it. (b) Rohan baked his cake. He shared it. (c) Rohan baked Rohan's cake. Rohan shared it.
33. 33.These words are mixed up: Farhan / in / helps / kitchen / Grandma / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Farhan helps Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Helps Farhan Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Farhan Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Farhan helps in the kitchen Grandma.
34. 34.Arjun wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) damp (c) dry
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “After we ate lunch.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on Monday.” (a) park (b) to (c) the (d) i
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “was” (b) after “hungry” (c) after “The” (d) after “it”
38. 38.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “The” (b) after “she” (c) after “our” (d) after “smiled”
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “ishaan and i played in the park on thursday.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
40. 40.Which is the best way to join “The plants died.” and “Nobody watered them.”? (a) The plants died because nobody watered them. (b) The plants died but nobody watered them. (c) The plants died so nobody watered them.

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