Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 529 · 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) sticky (b) bright (c) quiet (d) salty
2. 2.Sneha wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) silent (c) noisy
3. 3.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Kabir rode a bicycle. (b) Kabir rode a new bicycle. (c) Kabir rode a red bicycle. (d) Kabir rode a new red bicycle.
4. 4.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev is where going after school? (b) Is where Dev going after school? (c) Where is Dev going after school? (d) Where Dev is going after school?
5. 5.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “saanvi and sneha will come to my house on saturday.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 2
6. 6.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Grandpa reads the paper. He drinks his tea.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) quiet (b) bitter (c) shiny (d) smooth
8. 8.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We met all our cousins on eid.” (a) on (b) met (c) cousins (d) eid
9. 9.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Joseph going after school? (b) Joseph is where going after school? (c) Is where Joseph going after school? (d) Where Joseph is going after school?
10. 10.Isha wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) calm (b) spicy (c) cross
11. 11.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash the library visits on Fridays. (b) Yash visits the library on Fridays. (c) Visits Yash the library on Fridays. (d) Yash visits on Fridays the library.
12. 12.“The baby elephant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
13. 13.“The village pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
14. 14.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Saanvi has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) He (c) It (d) She
15. 15.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Nisha rode a bicycle. (b) Nisha rode a red bicycle. (c) Nisha rode a new bicycle. (d) Nisha rode a new red bicycle.
16. 16.Which is the best way to join “It was late.” and “The shops were still open.”? (a) It was late so the shops were still open. (b) It was late because the shops were still open. (c) It was late but the shops were still open.
17. 17.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
18. 18.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last tuesday i went to chennai by train.” (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) 3
19. 19.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Tara bought a big red balloon. (b) Tara bought a big balloon. (c) Tara bought a balloon. (d) Tara bought a red balloon.
20. 20.Arjun wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) dry (b) damp (c) hungry
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “When is Ishaan leaving for Delhi” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
22. 22.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev packed his bag. Him carried it. (b) Dev packed his bag. He carried it. (c) Dev packed Dev's bag. Dev carried it.
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The doctor checked my throat. (c) The ice cream seller. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
24. 24.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Cooks Diya rice for lunch. (b) Diya rice cooks for lunch. (c) Diya cooks rice for lunch. (d) Diya cooks for lunch rice.
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Ravi is only six. He can swim very well.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
26. 26.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav rides to school a bicycle. (b) Rides Manav a bicycle to school. (c) Manav rides a bicycle to school. (d) Manav a bicycle rides to school.
27. 27.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Riya packs the school bag at night. (b) Riya packs at night the school bag. (c) Riya the school bag packs at night. (d) Packs Riya the school bag at night.
28. 28.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Farhan drew a house. (b) Farhan drew a tall house. (c) Farhan drew a green house. (d) Farhan drew a tall green house.
29. 29.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Plays Arjun cricket in the park. (b) Arjun plays in the park cricket. (c) Arjun plays cricket in the park. (d) Arjun cricket plays in the park.
30. 30.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
31. 31.These words are mixed up: the / plants / in / waters / the / Meera / evening
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Meera the plants waters in the evening. (b) Waters Meera the plants in the evening. (c) Meera waters the plants in the evening. (d) Meera waters in the evening the plants.
32. 32.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a clever crow!” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Kabir flies a kite on the roof” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
34. 34.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash draws a picture in art class. (b) Yash a picture draws in art class. (c) Draws Yash a picture in art class. (d) Yash draws in art class a picture.
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My birthday is on the first Monday of september.” (a) on (b) first (c) is (d) september
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The bag was heavy. Dad helped me carry it.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) Playing with my friends.
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from Chennai in january.” (a) from (b) in (c) came (d) january
39. 39.These words are mixed up: car / the / washes / Sundays / Rahul / on
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rahul washes on Sundays the car. (b) Washes Rahul the car on Sundays. (c) Rahul washes the car on Sundays. (d) Rahul the car washes on Sundays.
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) bright (b) rough (c) sweet (d) loud

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