Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 548 · 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.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “cold” (b) after “It” (c) after “was” (d) after “hot”
2. 2.“Watered the plants.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
3. 3.Which of these is a command? (a) Aarav flies a kite on the roof. (b) What is Farhan drawing in class? (c) How huge the elephant is! (d) Please help me carry this box.
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The honey tastes ___.” (a) quiet (b) sweet (c) fluffy (d) shiny
5. 5.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “seed” (b) after “watered” (c) after “a” (d) after “Meera”
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Tenzin wore new clothes on holi.” (a) clothes (b) wore (c) on (d) holi
7. 7.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Zoya wore an old red cap. (b) Zoya wore a red cap. (c) Zoya wore a cap. (d) Zoya wore an old cap.
8. 8.These words are mixed up: a / storybook / at / night / Priya / reads
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Reads Priya a storybook at night. (b) Priya reads a storybook at night. (c) Priya a storybook reads at night. (d) Priya reads at night a storybook.
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a tasty samosa” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The firefighters.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
11. 11.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
12. 12.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Pooja has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) It (d) Her
13. 13.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aarav has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Him (d) She
14. 14.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Rahul is drawing in class? (b) Is what Rahul drawing in class? (c) What is Rahul drawing in class? (d) Rahul is what drawing in class?
15. 15.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ishaan the plants waters in the evening. (b) Ishaan waters in the evening the plants. (c) Waters Ishaan the plants in the evening. (d) Ishaan waters the plants in the evening.
16. 16.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Turn left at the temple.” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) bright (b) spicy (c) quiet (d) smooth
18. 18.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) smooth (b) salty (c) shiny (d) loud
19. 19.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “riya wore new clothes on holi.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
20. 20.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rahul has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) She (d) It
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Rang loudly. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) The brown cow. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
22. 22.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sneha Grandma helps in the kitchen. (b) Sneha helps Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Sneha helps in the kitchen Grandma. (d) Helps Sneha Grandma in the kitchen.
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) noisy (b) shiny (c) smooth (d) bitter
24. 24.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Diya reading today?” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
25. 25.“The red kite.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
26. 26.Which of these is a question? (a) What a colourful rangoli! (b) Drink a glass of milk. (c) Omkar eats a banana after school. (d) What is Meera eating for lunch?
27. 27.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Simran a poem writes every week. (b) Simran writes a poem every week. (c) Simran writes every week a poem. (d) Writes Simran a poem every week.
28. 28.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
29. 29.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Saanvi saw a dog. (b) Saanvi saw a small dog. (c) Saanvi saw a small black dog. (d) Saanvi saw a black dog.
30. 30.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Dev found a tiny shell. (b) Dev found a white shell. (c) Dev found a tiny white shell. (d) Dev found a shell.
31. 31.Kunal wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) noisy (b) silent (c) wooden
32. 32.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Manav fixed Manav's toy car. Manav played with it. (b) Manav fixed his toy car. He played with it. (c) Manav fixed his toy car. Him played with it.
33. 33.Saanvi wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) round (c) huge
34. 34.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Nisha eats after school a banana. (b) Nisha eats a banana after school. (c) Eats Nisha a banana after school. (d) Nisha a banana eats after school.
35. 35.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How is Kunal travelling to school?” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
36. 36.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Maria has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Her (d) She
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
38. 38.Kavya wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) hot (b) chilly (c) wooden
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) bright (b) sour (c) sticky (d) loud
40. 40.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Kabir saw a brown dog. (b) Kabir saw a dog. (c) Kabir saw a big brown dog. (d) Kabir saw a big dog.

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