Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 675 · 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 fixed Maria's toy car. Maria played with it. (b) Maria fixed her toy car. Her played with it. (c) Maria fixed her toy car. She played with it.
2. 2.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we went to kochi for eid last year.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 2
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) sour (b) colourful (c) prickly (d) noisy
4. 4.Which of these is a statement? (a) Why is Joseph crying? (b) What a clever crow! (c) Isha washes the car on Sundays. (d) Please feed the cat.
5. 5.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Nisha took an umbrella ___ the sky was cloudy.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) fluffy (b) spicy (c) colourful (d) loud
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) If you come early. (c) My little brother. (d) Collected nuts.
8. 8.These words are mixed up: plays / park / the / cricket / in / Riya
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Plays Riya cricket in the park. (b) Riya plays cricket in the park. (c) Riya plays in the park cricket. (d) Riya cricket plays in the park.
9. 9.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “our school reopens after the holidays in july.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) shiny (b) quiet (c) sour (d) sticky
11. 11.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) It (d) She
12. 12.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Simran found a shell. (b) Simran found a tiny shell. (c) Simran found a pink shell. (d) Simran found a tiny pink shell.
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Imran and rahul will come to my house on Sunday.” (a) will (b) come (c) rahul (d) house
14. 14.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My sister made a rangoli. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) Sent me a gift.
15. 15.These words are mixed up: roof / Nisha / the / kite / a / flies / on
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Flies Nisha a kite on the roof. (b) Nisha flies on the roof a kite. (c) Nisha a kite flies on the roof. (d) Nisha flies a kite on the roof.
16. 16.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in surat on tuesday.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 2
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Manav waters the plants in the evening” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
18. 18.“The tall tree.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
19. 19.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Riya eating for lunch? (b) Riya is what eating for lunch? (c) Is what Riya eating for lunch? (d) What Riya is eating for lunch?
20. 20.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on Tuesday.” (a) i (b) to (c) the (d) my
21. 21.Which is the best way to join “Kabir has a cat.” and “He has a dog.”? (a) Kabir has a cat because he has a dog. (b) Kabir has a cat and he has a dog. (c) Kabir has a cat but he has a dog.
22. 22.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sky was cloudy. It did not rain.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
23. 23.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “cake” (b) after “baked” (c) after “it” (d) after “Grandma”
24. 24.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Rohan is why crying? (b) Why is Rohan crying? (c) Is why Rohan crying? (d) Why Rohan is crying?
25. 25.Nisha wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) bright (b) wooden (c) dull
26. 26.Manav wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) damp (c) dry
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) bright (b) salty (c) fluffy (d) loud
28. 28.These words are mixed up: a / in / picture / art / class / draws / Zoya
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Zoya a picture draws in art class. (b) Draws Zoya a picture in art class. (c) Zoya draws a picture in art class. (d) Zoya draws in art class a picture.
29. 29.Which is the best way to join “It started to rain.” and “We opened our umbrellas.”? (a) It started to rain but we opened our umbrellas. (b) It started to rain so we opened our umbrellas. (c) It started to rain because we opened our umbrellas.
30. 30.“Ended at five o'clock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
31. 31.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Simran has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Her
32. 32.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a clever crow! (b) Tenzin rides a bicycle to school. (c) Please pass the salt. (d) Where is Imran going after school?
33. 33.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul is what eating for lunch? (b) What Rahul is eating for lunch? (c) What is Rahul eating for lunch? (d) Is what Rahul eating for lunch?
34. 34.Arjun wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) purple (c) huge
35. 35.Which is the best way to join “The bag was heavy.” and “Dad helped me carry it.”? (a) The bag was heavy because Dad helped me carry it. (b) The bag was heavy so Dad helped me carry it. (c) The bag was heavy but Dad helped me carry it.
36. 36.Farhan wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) calm (b) cross (c) wooden
37. 37.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Meera rode a green bicycle. (b) Meera rode a bicycle. (c) Meera rode a shiny green bicycle. (d) Meera rode a shiny bicycle.
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from Chennai in february.” (a) came (b) uncle (c) from (d) february
39. 39.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “I like mangoes ___ my sister likes apples.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “When is Pooja leaving for Delhi” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)

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