Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 505 · 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 thunder sounds ___.” (a) prickly (b) salty (c) loud (d) bright
2. 2.Kabir wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) afraid (c) brave
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on Baisakhi.” (a) all (b) we (c) on (d) cousins
4. 4.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The puppy was cold. We gave it a blanket.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
5. 5.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “fell” (b) after “bicycle” (c) after “hurt” (d) after “his”
6. 6.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The soup was hot ___ it was not tasty.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because the shop was closed. (b) Swam in the pond. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) A small mouse.
8. 8.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Flies Riya a kite on the roof. (b) Riya flies a kite on the roof. (c) Riya a kite flies on the roof. (d) Riya flies on the roof a kite.
9. 9.These words are mixed up: on / Sundays / dog / brushes / Meera / the
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Brushes Meera the dog on Sundays. (b) Meera brushes on Sundays the dog. (c) Meera the dog brushes on Sundays. (d) Meera brushes the dog on Sundays.
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “When is Nisha leaving for Delhi” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
11. 11.“Ran across the garden.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
12. 12.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav the cat feeds every morning. (b) Aarav feeds every morning the cat. (c) Aarav feeds the cat every morning. (d) Feeds Aarav the cat every morning.
13. 13.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Kunal washes the car on Sundays.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
14. 14.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Sneha planted her sapling. She watered it. (b) Sneha planted her sapling. Her watered it. (c) Sneha planted Sneha's sapling. Sneha watered it.
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) fluffy (b) bitter (c) quiet (d) shiny
16. 16.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Yash going after school? (b) Is where Yash going after school? (c) Yash is where going after school? (d) Where Yash is going after school?
17. 17.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “people” (b) after “on” (c) after “got” (d) after “arrived”
18. 18.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “we” (b) after “shop” (c) after “closed” (d) after “went”
19. 19.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya is what eating for lunch? (b) What Zoya is eating for lunch? (c) What is Zoya eating for lunch? (d) Is what Zoya eating for lunch?
20. 20.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aisha has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) He (d) She
21. 21.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “arjun and i played in the park on tuesday.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) Grandpa. (c) Ate a ripe guava. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The train.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
24. 24.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Aisha rode a new bicycle. (b) Aisha rode a bicycle. (c) Aisha rode a red bicycle. (d) Aisha rode a new red bicycle.
25. 25.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Maria made her card. Her posted it. (b) Maria made her card. She posted it. (c) Maria made Maria's card. Maria posted it.
26. 26.“The hungry monkey.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
27. 27.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran found his kite. Him flew it. (b) Imran found his kite. He flew it. (c) Imran found Imran's kite. Imran flew it.
28. 28.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a cute puppy!” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Joseph wore new clothes on diwali.” (a) on (b) new (c) clothes (d) diwali
30. 30.Which of these is a statement? (a) Please close the door. (b) Why is Ishaan crying? (c) How long the train is! (d) Vikram draws a picture in art class.
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Riya drawing in class” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
32. 32.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) smooth (b) sour (c) colourful (d) noisy
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Rahul eating for lunch” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
34. 34.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Diya carried a bag. (b) Diya carried a blue bag. (c) Diya carried a big blue bag. (d) Diya carried a big bag.
35. 35.Which is the best way to join “Priya can sing.” and “She can dance too.”? (a) Priya can sing but she can dance too. (b) Priya can sing because she can dance too. (c) Priya can sing and she can dance too.
36. 36.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “pen” (b) after “looked” (c) after “she” (d) after “her”
37. 37.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Kunal crying” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
39. 39.Which is the best way to join “The test was hard.” and “Zoya got full marks.”? (a) The test was hard because Zoya got full marks. (b) The test was hard so Zoya got full marks. (c) The test was hard but Zoya got full marks.
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tiny ant. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) Grabbed a banana. (d) When the bell rang.

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