Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 633 · 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 sentence describes the cap best? (a) Tara wore a cap. (b) Tara wore a blue cap. (c) Tara wore an old cap. (d) Tara wore an old blue cap.
2. 2.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “I like mangoes ___ my sister likes apples.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
3. 3.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Rahul going after school? (b) Rahul is where going after school? (c) Where Rahul is going after school? (d) Where is Rahul going after school?
4. 4.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
5. 5.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my cousin and i visited a zoo in pune.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2
6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) My grandmother. (d) The rain fell all night.
7. 7.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Farhan rode a shiny bicycle. (b) Farhan rode a red bicycle. (c) Farhan rode a bicycle. (d) Farhan rode a shiny red bicycle.
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) The players. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) Sat next to me.
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) shiny (c) fluffy (d) bitter
10. 10.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Meera visits on Fridays the library. (b) Meera visits the library on Fridays. (c) Visits Meera the library on Fridays. (d) Meera the library visits on Fridays.
11. 11.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tenzin flies on the roof a kite. (b) Flies Tenzin a kite on the roof. (c) Tenzin a kite flies on the roof. (d) Tenzin flies a kite on the roof.
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) noisy (b) salty (c) fluffy (d) colourful
13. 13.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Tara drew a house. (b) Tara drew a red house. (c) Tara drew a small house. (d) Tara drew a small red house.
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Meera reading today” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
15. 15.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan picked his mango. Him ate it. (b) Farhan picked his mango. He ate it. (c) Farhan picked Farhan's mango. Farhan ate it.
16. 16.Zoya wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) quick (b) hungry (c) slow
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) smooth (c) sweet (d) quiet
18. 18.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Wash your hands before lunch.” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) The firefighters put out the fire. (c) The cricket match. (d) Ran across the garden.
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
21. 21.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Dev flew a big kite. (b) Dev flew a big green kite. (c) Dev flew a kite. (d) Dev flew a green kite.
22. 22.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Priya feeds the cat every morning.” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The bag was heavy. Dad helped me carry it.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in Bhopal starts in june.” (a) june (b) fair (c) starts (d) in
25. 25.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul waters in the evening the plants. (b) Rahul waters the plants in the evening. (c) Rahul the plants waters in the evening. (d) Waters Rahul the plants in the evening.
26. 26.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Put your books in the bag.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
27. 27.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a lovely song!” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
28. 28.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan picked his mango. He ate it. (b) Rohan picked Rohan's mango. Rohan ate it. (c) Rohan picked his mango. Him ate it.
29. 29.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last thursday i went to jaipur by train.” (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 4
30. 30.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I like mangoes. My sister likes apples.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
31. 31.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Zoya flew a big kite. (b) Zoya flew a kite. (c) Zoya flew a big red kite. (d) Zoya flew a red kite.
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Draws Kabir a picture in art class. (b) Kabir draws in art class a picture. (c) Kabir draws a picture in art class. (d) Kabir a picture draws in art class.
33. 33.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Saanvi has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) He (d) She
34. 34.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Pooja kicks the ball in the garden. (b) Pooja the ball kicks in the garden. (c) Kicks Pooja the ball in the garden. (d) Pooja kicks in the garden the ball.
35. 35.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Isha warm milk drinks before bed. (b) Isha drinks warm milk before bed. (c) Drinks Isha warm milk before bed. (d) Isha drinks before bed warm milk.
36. 36.Which is the best way to join “Dev went to bed early.” and “He was tired.”? (a) Dev went to bed early but he was tired. (b) Dev went to bed early because he was tired. (c) Dev went to bed early so he was tired.
37. 37.Simran wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) silent (b) square (c) noisy
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we went to Bhopal for Baisakhi last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) we (d) went
39. 39.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav wrote his poem. He read it. (b) Aarav wrote Aarav's poem. Aarav read it. (c) Aarav wrote his poem. Him read it.
40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The hungry monkey.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment

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