Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 680 · 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 word needs a capital letter?
   “My cousin and i visited a zoo in Delhi.” (a) i (b) and (c) zoo (d) cousin
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Running in the park. (b) My father. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) Rang his bell.
3. 3.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Tara has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Her (d) She
4. 4.“The postman.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
5. 5.Which describing word fits best?
   “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) noisy (b) smooth (c) bitter (d) bright
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) quiet (b) colourful (c) smooth (d) salty
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) Wrote a poem on the board. (c) The train. (d) After we ate lunch.
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The new coin looks ___.” (a) smooth (b) loud (c) sweet (d) shiny
9. 9.Simran wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) square (c) tiny
10. 10.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Grandpa reads the paper ___ he drinks his tea.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
11. 11.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Imran wore an old cap. (b) Imran wore a cap. (c) Imran wore a blue cap. (d) Imran wore an old blue cap.
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) A big black crow sat on the wall. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) After we ate lunch.
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Diya was born in the month of april.” (a) of (b) in (c) born (d) april
14. 14.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sun was shining. The birds were singing.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
15. 15.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “zoya and pooja will come to my house on saturday.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
16. 16.Isha wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) smart (b) wooden (c) silly
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) prickly (b) sour (c) colourful (d) noisy
18. 18.Which of these is a command? (a) What a noisy market! (b) Why is Rahul laughing? (c) Maria packs the school bag at night. (d) Sit down quietly.
19. 19.Which is the best way to join “The bag was heavy.” and “Dad helped me carry it.”? (a) The bag was heavy so Dad helped me carry it. (b) The bag was heavy but Dad helped me carry it. (c) The bag was heavy because Dad helped me carry it.
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Ravi is only six. He can swim very well.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
21. 21.Which is the best way to join “We bought apples.” and “We bought grapes.”? (a) We bought apples because we bought grapes. (b) We bought apples but we bought grapes. (c) We bought apples and we bought grapes.
22. 22.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “everyone” (b) after “Arjun” (c) after “race” (d) after “the”
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Sneha packs the school bag at night” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My father cooked dal for dinner. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) My grandmother.
25. 25.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kavya baked her cake. She shared it. (b) Kavya baked her cake. Her shared it. (c) Kavya baked Kavya's cake. Kavya shared it.
26. 26.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Drink a glass of milk.” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
27. 27.These words are mixed up: cooks / lunch / for / Tara / rice
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tara cooks for lunch rice. (b) Tara rice cooks for lunch. (c) Cooks Tara rice for lunch. (d) Tara cooks rice for lunch.
28. 28.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a tall tree!” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
29. 29.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
30. 30.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan packed his bag. He carried it. (b) Farhan packed Farhan's bag. Farhan carried it. (c) Farhan packed his bag. Him carried it.
31. 31.Which is the best way to join “We stayed indoors.” and “It was raining.”? (a) We stayed indoors because it was raining. (b) We stayed indoors but it was raining. (c) We stayed indoors so it was raining.
32. 32.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum smiled ___ I had cleaned my room.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
33. 33.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We bought apples ___ we bought grapes.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
34. 34.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Bring your notebook tomorrow.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
35. 35.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Priya has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) He (c) It (d) She
36. 36.Which is the best way to join “The test was hard.” and “Zoya got full marks.”? (a) The test was hard so Zoya got full marks. (b) The test was hard because Zoya got full marks. (c) The test was hard but Zoya got full marks.
37. 37.Which is the best way to join “The water was too cold.” and “We did not swim.”? (a) The water was too cold because we did not swim. (b) The water was too cold so we did not swim. (c) The water was too cold but we did not swim.
38. 38.Which is the best way to join “I like mangoes.” and “My sister likes apples.”? (a) I like mangoes but my sister likes apples. (b) I like mangoes so my sister likes apples. (c) I like mangoes because my sister likes apples.
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) My best friend. (d) The players ran onto the field.
40. 40.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Meera rode a bicycle. (b) Meera rode a shiny green bicycle. (c) Meera rode a shiny bicycle. (d) Meera rode a green bicycle.

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