Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 618 · 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 chips taste ___.” (a) shiny (b) rough (c) salty (d) quiet
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Collected nuts. (b) Because the shop was closed. (c) The postman. (d) The brown cow gave fresh milk.
3. 3.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Farhan drawing in class? (b) Is what Farhan drawing in class? (c) Farhan is what drawing in class? (d) What Farhan is drawing in class?
4. 4.Which is the best way to join “The soup was hot.” and “It was not tasty.”? (a) The soup was hot but it was not tasty. (b) The soup was hot so it was not tasty. (c) The soup was hot because it was not tasty.
5. 5.What kind of sentence is this?
   “How noisy the market is!” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Why is Aisha laughing” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
7. 7.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “for” (b) after “it” (c) after “The” (d) after “hungry”
8. 8.“My grandmother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
9. 9.Which is the best way to join “Grandpa reads the paper.” and “He drinks his tea.”? (a) Grandpa reads the paper because he drinks his tea. (b) Grandpa reads the paper but he drinks his tea. (c) Grandpa reads the paper and he drinks his tea.
10. 10.These words are mixed up: school / to / Simran / a / bicycle / rides
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Simran rides a bicycle to school. (b) Simran a bicycle rides to school. (c) Rides Simran a bicycle to school. (d) Simran rides to school a bicycle.
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Made a rangoli. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) The firefighters.
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) smooth (b) loud (c) colourful (d) bitter
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) shiny (b) quiet (c) sour (d) fluffy
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) Lit lamps on Diwali. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
15. 15.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tara painted her pot. Her sold it. (b) Tara painted Tara's pot. Tara sold it. (c) Tara painted her pot. She sold it.
16. 16.“The wind.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
17. 17.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “man” (b) after “kind” (c) after “kite” (d) after “stuck”
18. 18.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Simran has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) It (d) She
19. 19.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Maria has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) It (d) He
20. 20.Which of these is a question? (a) How clever the crow is! (b) Wait for me at the gate. (c) Zoya plays cricket in the park. (d) Who is Dev calling?
21. 21.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev bought his book. He read it. (b) Dev bought his book. Him read it. (c) Dev bought Dev's book. Dev read it.
22. 22.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “kabir and kavya will come to my house on friday.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
23. 23.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) Although he was tired. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
24. 24.Which of these is a command? (a) Wait for me at the gate. (b) How noisy the market is! (c) Imran cooks rice for lunch. (d) What is Yash reading today?
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
26. 26.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first Wednesday of July.” (a) the (b) on (c) first (d) my
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in April.” (a) holidays (b) school (c) our (d) after
28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) fluffy (b) colourful (c) quiet (d) sweet
29. 29.These words are mixed up: a / art / in / Imran / draws / picture / class
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Imran a picture draws in art class. (b) Imran draws a picture in art class. (c) Draws Imran a picture in art class. (d) Imran draws in art class a picture.
30. 30.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on holi.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) The rain fell all night.
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “rohan and i played in the park on saturday.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 4
33. 33.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) rough (b) salty (c) quiet (d) colourful
34. 34.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How tasty the samosa is!” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
35. 35.These words are mixed up: Saanvi / milk / before / warm / drinks / bed
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Saanvi drinks warm milk before bed. (b) Saanvi drinks before bed warm milk. (c) Drinks Saanvi warm milk before bed. (d) Saanvi warm milk drinks before bed.
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
37. 37.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) It (d) She
38. 38.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) spicy (b) smooth (c) quiet (d) colourful
39. 39.Nisha wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) poor (b) purple (c) wealthy
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first friday of july.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3

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