Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 616 · 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 is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Sneha packed her bag. Her carried it. (b) Sneha packed her bag. She carried it. (c) Sneha packed Sneha's bag. Sneha carried it.
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) loud (b) colourful (c) smooth (d) sour
3. 3.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Aisha going after school? (b) Is where Aisha going after school? (c) Aisha is where going after school? (d) Where Aisha is going after school?
4. 4.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on pongal.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) Ate a ripe guava.
6. 6.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Riya picked her mango. She ate it. (b) Riya picked Riya's mango. Riya ate it. (c) Riya picked her mango. Her ate it.
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) The new student. (c) Brought a letter for Dad. (d) Because the shop was closed.
8. 8.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Ananya wore new clothes on baisakhi.” (a) wore (b) clothes (c) baisakhi (d) new
9. 9.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “zoya and i played in the park on sunday.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Fell all night. (b) The little puppy. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
11. 11.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) bitter (b) noisy (c) fluffy (d) bright
12. 12.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Farhan ate a juicy yellow mango. (b) Farhan ate a mango. (c) Farhan ate a yellow mango. (d) Farhan ate a juicy mango.
13. 13.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Tenzin flew a big kite. (b) Tenzin flew a big yellow kite. (c) Tenzin flew a yellow kite. (d) Tenzin flew a kite.
14. 14.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Pooja washed her bicycle. She rode it. (b) Pooja washed her bicycle. Her rode it. (c) Pooja washed Pooja's bicycle. Pooja rode it.
15. 15.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “she” (b) after “smiled” (c) after “teacher” (d) after “The”
16. 16.“Gave fresh milk.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
17. 17.Rohan wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) smart (c) silly
18. 18.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “bicycle” (b) after “his” (c) after “he” (d) after “fell”
19. 19.Which is the best way to join “Tara likes to paint.” and “She likes to draw.”? (a) Tara likes to paint and she likes to draw. (b) Tara likes to paint because she likes to draw. (c) Tara likes to paint but she likes to draw.
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
21. 21.Which of these is a statement? (a) Who is Kunal calling? (b) Meera flies a kite on the roof. (c) What a cute puppy! (d) Wash your hands before lunch.
22. 22.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Omkar cleans every Saturday the room. (b) Omkar cleans the room every Saturday. (c) Omkar the room cleans every Saturday. (d) Cleans Omkar the room every Saturday.
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The shop was closed. We went home.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from Lucknow in july.” (a) from (b) in (c) uncle (d) july
25. 25.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria washes the car on Sundays. (b) Maria washes on Sundays the car. (c) Washes Maria the car on Sundays. (d) Maria the car washes on Sundays.
26. 26.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Cleans Joseph the room every Saturday. (b) Joseph cleans the room every Saturday. (c) Joseph the room cleans every Saturday. (d) Joseph cleans every Saturday the room.
27. 27.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aisha picked her mango. Her ate it. (b) Aisha picked Aisha's mango. Aisha ate it. (c) Aisha picked her mango. She ate it.
28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) sour (c) quiet (d) sticky
29. 29.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in indore on friday.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 4
30. 30.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) quiet (b) bitter (c) colourful (d) rough
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “nisha and I played in the park on Monday.” (a) nisha (b) park (c) played (d) and
32. 32.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “On monday we have a test in maths.” (a) monday (b) in (c) maths (d) test
33. 33.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rohan warm milk drinks before bed. (b) Rohan drinks before bed warm milk. (c) Drinks Rohan warm milk before bed. (d) Rohan drinks warm milk before bed.
34. 34.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) sticky (b) shiny (c) salty (d) quiet
35. 35.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who is Manav calling? (b) Who Manav is calling? (c) Manav is who calling? (d) Is who Manav calling?
36. 36.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “closed” (b) after “went” (c) after “The” (d) after “we”
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) rough (b) noisy (c) salty (d) bright
38. 38.Which of these is a command? (a) How is Arjun travelling to school? (b) Diya draws a picture in art class. (c) How cute the puppy is! (d) Wash your hands before lunch.
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) Left the station at nine.
40. 40.Which is the best way to join “Riya wore a sweater.” and “It was cold.”? (a) Riya wore a sweater so it was cold. (b) Riya wore a sweater but it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold.

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