Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 593 · 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 question has the words in the correct order? (a) Kabir is why laughing? (b) Why Kabir is laughing? (c) Why is Kabir laughing? (d) Is why Kabir laughing?
2. 2.Dev wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) damp (b) round (c) dry
3. 3.Which is the best way to join “The room was dark.” and “I switched on the light.”? (a) The room was dark so I switched on the light. (b) The room was dark because I switched on the light. (c) The room was dark but I switched on the light.
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Meera planted her sapling. Her watered it. (b) Meera planted Meera's sapling. Meera watered it. (c) Meera planted her sapling. She watered it.
5. 5.These words are mixed up: in / the / the / Riya / evening / plants / waters
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Riya waters in the evening the plants. (b) Riya the plants waters in the evening. (c) Waters Riya the plants in the evening. (d) Riya waters the plants in the evening.
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The drum sounds ___.” (a) colourful (b) loud (c) bitter (d) rough
7. 7.These words are mixed up: the / catches / bus / at / Nisha / seven
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Nisha catches the bus at seven. (b) Nisha catches at seven the bus. (c) Nisha the bus catches at seven. (d) Catches Nisha the bus at seven.
8. 8.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Imran opened an umbrella. (b) Imran opened a big yellow umbrella. (c) Imran opened a big umbrella. (d) Imran opened a yellow umbrella.
9. 9.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Mum cooked dal ___ she made rotis.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
10. 10.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Meera bought a big balloon. (b) Meera bought a big red balloon. (c) Meera bought a balloon. (d) Meera bought a red balloon.
11. 11.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Ishaan picked a pretty flower. (b) Ishaan picked a flower. (c) Ishaan picked a pretty yellow flower. (d) Ishaan picked a yellow flower.
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our teacher. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) Cooked dal for dinner.
13. 13.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rohan has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) She (d) He
14. 14.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in jaipur on tuesday.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
15. 15.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Kunal rode a shiny bicycle. (b) Kunal rode a shiny green bicycle. (c) Kunal rode a bicycle. (d) Kunal rode a green bicycle.
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our cat slept on the sofa.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The ice cream seller rang his bell.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
18. 18.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “cake” (b) after “Grandma” (c) after “baked” (d) after “smelled”
19. 19.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “yash wore new clothes on diwali.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
21. 21.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Omkar flies a kite on the roof. (b) Flies Omkar a kite on the roof. (c) Omkar a kite flies on the roof. (d) Omkar flies on the roof a kite.
22. 22.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) shiny (b) sour (c) smooth (d) loud
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) prickly (c) colourful (d) quiet
24. 24.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “rohan and i played in the park on monday.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
26. 26.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I like mangoes. My sister likes apples.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
27. 27.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
28. 28.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sky was cloudy. It did not rain.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
29. 29.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) smooth (b) colourful (c) loud (d) sour
30. 30.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “ate” (b) after “second” (c) after “sweet” (d) after “cake”
31. 31.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram planted his sapling. Him watered it. (b) Vikram planted Vikram's sapling. Vikram watered it. (c) Vikram planted his sapling. He watered it.
32. 32.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Diya is going after school? (b) Diya is where going after school? (c) Is where Diya going after school? (d) Where is Diya going after school?
33. 33.These words are mixed up: cooks / for / lunch / Zoya / rice
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Zoya cooks for lunch rice. (b) Cooks Zoya rice for lunch. (c) Zoya rice cooks for lunch. (d) Zoya cooks rice for lunch.
34. 34.Which of these is a statement? (a) Omkar sings a song in the morning. (b) When is Tara leaving for Delhi? (c) Put your books in the bag. (d) How noisy the market is!
35. 35.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Pooja carried a big black bag. (b) Pooja carried a big bag. (c) Pooja carried a black bag. (d) Pooja carried a bag.
36. 36.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When Nisha is leaving for Delhi? (b) Is when Nisha leaving for Delhi? (c) Nisha is when leaving for Delhi? (d) When is Nisha leaving for Delhi?
37. 37.Which is the best way to join “The sky was cloudy.” and “It did not rain.”? (a) The sky was cloudy but it did not rain. (b) The sky was cloudy so it did not rain. (c) The sky was cloudy because it did not rain.
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) Running in the park. (c) Two ducks. (d) Splashed in the river.
39. 39.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The plants died ___ nobody watered them.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
40. 40.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran the bus catches at seven. (b) Imran catches the bus at seven. (c) Imran catches at seven the bus. (d) Catches Imran the bus at seven.

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