Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 496 · 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.Pooja wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) cross (b) purple (c) calm
2. 2.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “The big fair in jaipur starts in April.” (a) jaipur (b) starts (c) big (d) fair
3. 3.Which is the best way to join “Kabir has a cat.” and “He has a dog.”? (a) Kabir has a cat because he has a dog. (b) Kabir has a cat but he has a dog. (c) Kabir has a cat and he has a dog.
4. 4.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “The” (b) after “bus” (c) after “we” (d) after “late”
5. 5.Which describing word fits best?
   “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) salty (b) shiny (c) sticky (d) noisy
6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Ended at five o'clock. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) The players ran onto the field.
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Zoya packs the school bag at night” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
8. 8.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When Rahul is leaving for Delhi? (b) Is when Rahul leaving for Delhi? (c) Rahul is when leaving for Delhi? (d) When is Rahul leaving for Delhi?
9. 9.These words are mixed up: the / seven / Omkar / catches / bus / at
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Omkar catches the bus at seven. (b) Omkar the bus catches at seven. (c) Omkar catches at seven the bus. (d) Catches Omkar the bus at seven.
10. 10.These words are mixed up: draws / Tara / picture / a / art / in / class
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tara a picture draws in art class. (b) Draws Tara a picture in art class. (c) Tara draws a picture in art class. (d) Tara draws in art class a picture.
11. 11.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “barked” (b) after “hungry” (c) after “puppy” (d) after “The”
12. 12.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Ishaan playing cricket? (b) Ishaan is where playing cricket? (c) Where Ishaan is playing cricket? (d) Where is Ishaan playing cricket?
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) noisy (b) smooth (c) colourful (d) sweet
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because the shop was closed.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
15. 15.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Manav saw a butterfly. (b) Manav saw an orange butterfly. (c) Manav saw a tiny orange butterfly. (d) Manav saw a tiny butterfly.
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Omkar lives near the lake in chennai.” (a) lake (b) chennai (c) in (d) lives
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Isha the school bag packs at night. (b) Isha packs at night the school bag. (c) Packs Isha the school bag at night. (d) Isha packs the school bag at night.
18. 18.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Draws Omkar a picture in art class. (b) Omkar a picture draws in art class. (c) Omkar draws in art class a picture. (d) Omkar draws a picture in art class.
19. 19.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was very hot ___ we went for a swim.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
21. 21.Kavya wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) new (b) ancient (c) wooden
22. 22.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The box was small. It was very heavy.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) sour (b) smooth (c) bright (d) noisy
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) rough (b) colourful (c) sour (d) quiet
25. 25.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tara eats after school a banana. (b) Tara eats a banana after school. (c) Eats Tara a banana after school. (d) Tara a banana eats after school.
26. 26.Which of these is a question? (a) What a huge elephant! (b) Please close the door. (c) Arjun kicks the ball in the garden. (d) Why is Diya laughing?
27. 27.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
28. 28.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Vikram has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Him (c) She (d) It
29. 29.These words are mixed up: eats / banana / a / Dev / after / school
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Eats Dev a banana after school. (b) Dev eats after school a banana. (c) Dev a banana eats after school. (d) Dev eats a banana after school.
30. 30.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “The” (b) after “out” (c) after “lights” (d) after “lit”
31. 31.These words are mixed up: the / feeds / morning / cat / every / Diya
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Diya feeds every morning the cat. (b) Feeds Diya the cat every morning. (c) Diya feeds the cat every morning. (d) Diya the cat feeds every morning.
32. 32.These words are mixed up: drinks / before / bed / warm / Omkar / milk
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Drinks Omkar warm milk before bed. (b) Omkar drinks before bed warm milk. (c) Omkar drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Omkar warm milk drinks before bed.
33. 33.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Tenzin saw a pretty blue butterfly. (b) Tenzin saw a butterfly. (c) Tenzin saw a blue butterfly. (d) Tenzin saw a pretty butterfly.
34. 34.These words are mixed up: feeds / cat / morning / the / Aarav / every
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Feeds Aarav the cat every morning. (b) Aarav feeds the cat every morning. (c) Aarav feeds every morning the cat. (d) Aarav the cat feeds every morning.
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) The rain.
36. 36.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a huge elephant!” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
37. 37.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran waters in the evening the plants. (b) Imran the plants waters in the evening. (c) Waters Imran the plants in the evening. (d) Imran waters the plants in the evening.
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) The children sang a song in the hall.
39. 39.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Farhan opened a big striped umbrella. (b) Farhan opened an umbrella. (c) Farhan opened a striped umbrella. (d) Farhan opened a big umbrella.
40. 40.“Cooked dal for dinner.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)

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