Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 630 · 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) Maria baked her cake. Her shared it. (b) Maria baked Maria's cake. Maria shared it. (c) Maria baked her cake. She shared it.
2. 2.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Riya has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) It (d) Her
3. 3.Which of these is a statement? (a) What is Joseph drawing in class? (b) Put your books in the bag. (c) Omkar washes the car on Sundays. (d) What a big cake!
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha washed her bicycle. Her rode it. (b) Isha washed her bicycle. She rode it. (c) Isha washed Isha's bicycle. Isha rode it.
5. 5.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Arjun has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Him (d) She
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Splashed in the river. (b) Because the shop was closed. (c) The school bus. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
7. 7.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Arjun saw a small brown dog. (b) Arjun saw a brown dog. (c) Arjun saw a dog. (d) Arjun saw a small dog.
8. 8.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “last thursday i went to agra by train.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 6
9. 9.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “I brushed my teeth ___ I washed my face.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
10. 10.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) How is Priya travelling to school? (b) Kunal drinks warm milk before bed. (c) Line up near the door. (d) What a sweet mango!
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “rahul and I played in the park on Friday.” (a) on (b) rahul (c) and (d) the
12. 12.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Meera was hungry ___ she ate a banana.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) sweet (b) prickly (c) bright (d) loud
14. 14.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We bought apples. We bought grapes.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in surat on Saturday.” (a) surat (b) in (c) the (d) old
16. 16.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) sweet (c) colourful (d) smooth
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) sticky (b) noisy (c) bright (d) sour
18. 18.Diya wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) ancient (b) new (c) square
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first Friday of September.” (a) my (b) the (c) on (d) birthday
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sky was cloudy ___ it did not rain.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
21. 21.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Pooja laughing? (b) Pooja is why laughing? (c) Why Pooja is laughing? (d) Is why Pooja laughing?
22. 22.Which of these is a question? (a) Open your books to page ten. (b) Where is Pooja playing cricket? (c) Manav drinks warm milk before bed. (d) What a beautiful garden!
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a bright moon” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our teacher.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
25. 25.Pooja wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) noisy (b) silent (c) square
26. 26.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Diya is drawing in class? (b) Is what Diya drawing in class? (c) Diya is what drawing in class? (d) What is Diya drawing in class?
27. 27.“Left the station at nine.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
28. 28.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The bag was heavy ___ Dad helped me carry it.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
29. 29.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
31. 31.Sneha wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) ugly (c) lovely
32. 32.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Imran is eating for lunch? (b) Imran is what eating for lunch? (c) Is what Imran eating for lunch? (d) What is Imran eating for lunch?
33. 33.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Bring your notebook tomorrow.” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) The school bus.
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my cousin and I visited a zoo in Delhi.” (a) a (b) and (c) cousin (d) my
36. 36.Tara wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) noisy (c) silent
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) spicy (b) loud (c) bright (d) smooth
38. 38.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev picked his mango. Him ate it. (b) Dev picked Dev's mango. Dev ate it. (c) Dev picked his mango. He ate it.
39. 39.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “milk” (b) after “over” (c) after “turned” (d) after “The”
40. 40.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Sneha lost her pencil. Her found it. (b) Sneha lost her pencil. She found it. (c) Sneha lost Sneha's pencil. Sneha found it.

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