Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 584 · 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 sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Tenzin saw a blue butterfly. (b) Tenzin saw a pretty butterfly. (c) Tenzin saw a pretty blue butterfly. (d) Tenzin saw a butterfly.
2. 2.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Aisha has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) He (c) She (d) It
3. 3.Tara wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) sad (b) glad (c) wooden
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Where is Joseph going after school” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Dev drinks warm milk before bed” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
6. 6.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What a colourful rangoli!” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) spicy (c) colourful (d) sticky
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “My best friend gave me a pencil.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
9. 9.Which of these is a statement? (a) What is Pooja eating for lunch? (b) Ishaan feeds the cat every morning. (c) What a sweet mango! (d) Please help me carry this box.
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in Pune starts in january.” (a) big (b) january (c) in (d) fair
11. 11.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “was” (b) after “The” (c) after “strong” (d) after “inside”
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) loud (b) colourful (c) prickly (d) salty
13. 13.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “sand” (b) after “beach” (c) after “the” (d) after “reached”
14. 14.Tara wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) silly (c) smart
15. 15.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Flies Omkar a kite on the roof. (b) Omkar flies a kite on the roof. (c) Omkar flies on the roof a kite. (d) Omkar a kite flies on the roof.
16. 16.Which of these is a question? (a) Aisha washes the car on Sundays. (b) Sit down quietly. (c) What is Joseph eating for lunch? (d) What a huge elephant!
17. 17.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was late ___ the shops were still open.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
18. 18.These words are mixed up: the / helps / Diya / Grandma / kitchen / in
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Helps Diya Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Diya Grandma helps in the kitchen. (c) Diya helps in the kitchen Grandma. (d) Diya helps Grandma in the kitchen.
19. 19.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Omkar saw a grey elephant. (b) Omkar saw a huge grey elephant. (c) Omkar saw an elephant. (d) Omkar saw a huge elephant.
20. 20.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Simran saw a little brown dog. (b) Simran saw a brown dog. (c) Simran saw a little dog. (d) Simran saw a dog.
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) prickly (b) bitter (c) loud (d) shiny
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) The cricket match. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
23. 23.Dev wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) noisy (b) quiet (c) round
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) sweet (b) quiet (c) sticky (d) colourful
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “It” (b) after “hot” (c) after “drank” (d) after “we”
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from jaipur in august.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 4
27. 27.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Simran wore a new cap. (b) Simran wore a new red cap. (c) Simran wore a red cap. (d) Simran wore a cap.
28. 28.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Packs Diya the school bag at night. (b) Diya packs the school bag at night. (c) Diya the school bag packs at night. (d) Diya packs at night the school bag.
29. 29.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The garden has roses. It has sunflowers.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
30. 30.Vikram wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) noisy (c) silent
31. 31.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Maria has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) It (d) She
32. 32.Which of these is a statement? (a) Why is Diya laughing? (b) Please pass the salt. (c) How lovely the song is! (d) Diya brushes the dog on Sundays.
33. 33.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) It (d) He
34. 34.Which is the best way to join “Ravi is only six.” and “He can swim very well.”? (a) Ravi is only six so he can swim very well. (b) Ravi is only six but he can swim very well. (c) Ravi is only six because he can swim very well.
35. 35.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The shop was closed ___ we went home.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
36. 36.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) colourful (b) sweet (c) loud (d) rough
38. 38.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Farhan flew a kite. (b) Farhan flew a small green kite. (c) Farhan flew a small kite. (d) Farhan flew a green kite.
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We bought apples. We bought grapes.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
40. 40.Which is the best way to join “The room was dark.” and “I switched on the light.”? (a) The room was dark because I switched on the light. (b) The room was dark so I switched on the light. (c) The room was dark but I switched on the light.

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