Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 640 · 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 rainbow looks ___.” (a) sour (b) sticky (c) quiet (d) colourful
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “When is Yash leaving for Delhi” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
3. 3.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The shop was closed ___ we went home.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan lost his pencil. He found it. (b) Farhan lost Farhan's pencil. Farhan found it. (c) Farhan lost his pencil. Him found it.
5. 5.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Farhan feeds every morning the cat. (b) Farhan feeds the cat every morning. (c) Farhan the cat feeds every morning. (d) Feeds Farhan the cat every morning.
6. 6.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tenzin bought Tenzin's book. Tenzin read it. (b) Tenzin bought his book. He read it. (c) Tenzin bought his book. Him read it.
7. 7.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Tenzin playing cricket? (b) Tenzin is where playing cricket? (c) Where Tenzin is playing cricket? (d) Where is Tenzin playing cricket?
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The glass feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) shiny (c) sour (d) noisy
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) The tiny ant. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
10. 10.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ishaan catches at seven the bus. (b) Ishaan catches the bus at seven. (c) Ishaan the bus catches at seven. (d) Catches Ishaan the bus at seven.
11. 11.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last sunday i went to chennai by train.” (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 4
12. 12.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Diya has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) He (c) It (d) She
13. 13.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Yash has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Him
14. 14.Which is the best way to join “The road was wet.” and “We walked slowly.”? (a) The road was wet but we walked slowly. (b) The road was wet because we walked slowly. (c) The road was wet so we walked slowly.
15. 15.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya washed her bicycle. Her rode it. (b) Diya washed Diya's bicycle. Diya rode it. (c) Diya washed her bicycle. She rode it.
16. 16.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on friday.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir has a cat. He has a dog.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
18. 18.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
19. 19.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Yash has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It
20. 20.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tara has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) It (d) She
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “After we ate lunch.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
22. 22.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Ananya is reading today? (b) Ananya is what reading today? (c) Is what Ananya reading today? (d) What is Ananya reading today?
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in shimla.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 2
24. 24.Which is the best way to join “Mum smiled.” and “I had cleaned my room.”? (a) Mum smiled so I had cleaned my room. (b) Mum smiled because I had cleaned my room. (c) Mum smiled but I had cleaned my room.
25. 25.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) Him (d) She
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) Broke his toy car. (c) The village pond. (d) Since it was late.
27. 27.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Plays Vikram cricket in the park. (b) Vikram plays in the park cricket. (c) Vikram cricket plays in the park. (d) Vikram plays cricket in the park.
28. 28.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a funny joke! (b) Water the plants today. (c) What is Ananya eating for lunch? (d) Tara eats a banana after school.
29. 29.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The water was too cold. We did not swim.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
30. 30.Which of these is a statement? (a) Imran reads a storybook at night. (b) How sweet the mango is! (c) Switch off the fan. (d) Why is Simran crying?
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Wrote a poem on the board. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) My sister. (d) If you come early.
32. 32.These words are mixed up: at / reads / storybook / Simran / night / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Simran reads a storybook at night. (b) Simran reads at night a storybook. (c) Reads Simran a storybook at night. (d) Simran a storybook reads at night.
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “yash and rohan will come to my house on tuesday.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 3
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from agra in January.” (a) agra (b) in (c) came (d) uncle
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “it” (b) after “My” (c) after “stuck” (d) after “kite”
36. 36.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) noisy (b) sticky (c) colourful (d) salty
37. 37.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last tuesday I went to Mysuru by train.” (a) train (b) tuesday (c) went (d) to
38. 38.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Ravi is only six ___ he can swim very well.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
39. 39.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Him
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “On sunday we have a test in maths.” (a) a (b) sunday (c) in (d) we

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