Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 493 · 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 word needs a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on Baisakhi.” (a) met (b) we (c) our (d) cousins
2. 2.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Diya has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) She (d) He
3. 3.These words are mixed up: kite / the / flies / Tara / a / roof / on
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Tara a kite flies on the roof. (b) Flies Tara a kite on the roof. (c) Tara flies on the roof a kite. (d) Tara flies a kite on the roof.
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) The train.
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) Because the shop was closed. (c) Planted rice in the field. (d) The hungry monkey.
6. 6.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Rohan drew a green house. (b) Rohan drew a tall house. (c) Rohan drew a tall green house. (d) Rohan drew a house.
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Ishaan cooks rice for lunch” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
8. 8.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Flies Rahul a kite on the roof. (b) Rahul a kite flies on the roof. (c) Rahul flies a kite on the roof. (d) Rahul flies on the roof a kite.
9. 9.These words are mixed up: on / a / flies / roof / kite / Zoya / the
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Zoya a kite flies on the roof. (b) Zoya flies on the roof a kite. (c) Zoya flies a kite on the roof. (d) Flies Zoya a kite on the roof.
10. 10.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “we” (b) after “turned” (c) after “over” (d) after “The”
11. 11.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tenzin planted his sapling. He watered it. (b) Tenzin planted Tenzin's sapling. Tenzin watered it. (c) Tenzin planted his sapling. Him watered it.
12. 12.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kunal has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) spicy (b) bright (c) sticky (d) quiet
14. 14.Kabir wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) quiet (c) noisy
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) noisy (b) colourful (c) sticky (d) sour
16. 16.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) sweet (b) quiet (c) colourful (d) fluffy
17. 17.“My father.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
18. 18.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Pooja made her card. She posted it. (b) Pooja made her card. Her posted it. (c) Pooja made Pooja's card. Pooja posted it.
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) When the bell rang.
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran across the garden. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) Because it was raining. (d) My sister.
21. 21.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Pooja has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) He (d) She
22. 22.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Dev drew a red house. (b) Dev drew a tall red house. (c) Dev drew a tall house. (d) Dev drew a house.
23. 23.Which is the best way to join “Dev went to bed early.” and “He was tired.”? (a) Dev went to bed early but he was tired. (b) Dev went to bed early so he was tired. (c) Dev went to bed early because he was tired.
24. 24.Which is the best way to join “Riya wore a sweater.” and “It was cold.”? (a) Riya wore a sweater so it was cold. (b) Riya wore a sweater but it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold.
25. 25.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on Saturday.” (a) to (b) go (c) i (d) park
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for diwali.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
27. 27.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The garden has roses ___ it has sunflowers.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
28. 28.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum smiled ___ I had cleaned my room.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Before the sun set. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) The hungry monkey. (d) Sat on the wall.
30. 30.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Joseph rice cooks for lunch. (b) Cooks Joseph rice for lunch. (c) Joseph cooks for lunch rice. (d) Joseph cooks rice for lunch.
31. 31.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Joseph a bicycle rides to school. (b) Rides Joseph a bicycle to school. (c) Joseph rides a bicycle to school. (d) Joseph rides to school a bicycle.
32. 32.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Eid.” (a) all (b) met (c) our (d) we
34. 34.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Nisha saw a grey elephant. (b) Nisha saw a big elephant. (c) Nisha saw an elephant. (d) Nisha saw a big grey elephant.
35. 35.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The bag was heavy ___ Dad helped me carry it.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
36. 36.These words are mixed up: after / banana / a / Rahul / eats / school
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rahul a banana eats after school. (b) Eats Rahul a banana after school. (c) Rahul eats a banana after school. (d) Rahul eats after school a banana.
37. 37.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Meera painted Meera's pot. Meera sold it. (b) Meera painted her pot. She sold it. (c) Meera painted her pot. Her sold it.
38. 38.Which is the best way to join “Kabir has a cat.” and “He has a dog.”? (a) Kabir has a cat but he has a dog. (b) Kabir has a cat because he has a dog. (c) Kabir has a cat and he has a dog.
39. 39.Which of these is a command? (a) Where is Isha playing cricket? (b) Line up near the door. (c) What a long train! (d) Priya helps Grandma in the kitchen.
40. 40.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Yash bought a round red balloon. (b) Yash bought a round balloon. (c) Yash bought a red balloon. (d) Yash bought a balloon.

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