Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 615 · 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 jam feels ___.” (a) sticky (b) bright (c) sour (d) quiet
2. 2.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Isha found a white shell. (b) Isha found a shell. (c) Isha found a tiny shell. (d) Isha found a tiny white shell.
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) Was full of lotus flowers. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
4. 4.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “waited” (b) after “late” (c) after “bus” (d) after “was”
5. 5.Riya wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) dull (b) bright (c) wooden
6. 6.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “the big fair in kochi starts in january.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3
7. 7.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Dev saw a big grey elephant. (b) Dev saw a grey elephant. (c) Dev saw an elephant. (d) Dev saw a big elephant.
8. 8.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran planted his sapling. He watered it. (b) Imran planted his sapling. Him watered it. (c) Imran planted Imran's sapling. Imran watered it.
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Where is Vikram playing cricket” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
10. 10.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (b) Yash washed his bicycle. He rode it. (c) Yash washed Yash's bicycle. Yash rode it.
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a noisy market!” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
12. 12.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Dev drawing in class? (b) What is Dev drawing in class? (c) Dev is what drawing in class? (d) What Dev is drawing in class?
13. 13.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Vikram rides a bicycle to school.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
14. 14.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The puppy was cold ___ we gave it a blanket.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
15. 15.Which is the best way to join “We ran fast.” and “We missed the train.”? (a) We ran fast but we missed the train. (b) We ran fast so we missed the train. (c) We ran fast because we missed the train.
16. 16.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from delhi in july.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 4
17. 17.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Simran ate a juicy mango. (b) Simran ate a mango. (c) Simran ate a yellow mango. (d) Simran ate a juicy yellow mango.
18. 18.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Vikram drew a small house. (b) Vikram drew a house. (c) Vikram drew a green house. (d) Vikram drew a small green house.
19. 19.Which is the best way to join “The mango looked green.” and “It was very sweet.”? (a) The mango looked green so it was very sweet. (b) The mango looked green because it was very sweet. (c) The mango looked green but it was very sweet.
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) shiny (b) bitter (c) loud (d) sticky
21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
22. 22.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The bag was heavy. Dad helped me carry it.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
23. 23.These words are mixed up: catches / the / at / seven / bus / Imran
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Imran catches the bus at seven. (b) Catches Imran the bus at seven. (c) Imran the bus catches at seven. (d) Imran catches at seven the bus.
24. 24.Tara wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) glad (c) sad
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) The school bell. (c) Flew high in the sky. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a sweet mango” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Told us a story. (b) My father. (c) Since it was late. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
28. 28.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Rohan drawing in class? (b) What Rohan is drawing in class? (c) Rohan is what drawing in class? (d) Is what Rohan drawing in class?
29. 29.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Saanvi has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Her
30. 30.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Nisha plays in the park cricket. (b) Plays Nisha cricket in the park. (c) Nisha plays cricket in the park. (d) Nisha cricket plays in the park.
31. 31.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Omkar has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Him
32. 32.Which of these is a command? (a) What a funny joke! (b) What is Arjun drawing in class? (c) Ananya eats a banana after school. (d) Please help me carry this box.
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a noisy market” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
34. 34.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Arjun opened an umbrella. (b) Arjun opened a small umbrella. (c) Arjun opened a yellow umbrella. (d) Arjun opened a small yellow umbrella.
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Two ducks swam in the pond. (b) The train. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
36. 36.Which of these is a statement? (a) What is Zoya reading today? (b) Zoya catches the bus at seven. (c) How sweet the mango is! (d) Open your books to page ten.
37. 37.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Nisha crying?” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Manav reads a storybook at night” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) fluffy (b) bright (c) loud (d) sour
40. 40.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The bag was heavy ___ Dad helped me carry it.” (a) but (b) because (c) so

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