Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 70 · 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 has the words in the correct order? (a) Tenzin writes a poem every week. (b) Tenzin writes every week a poem. (c) Tenzin a poem writes every week. (d) Writes Tenzin a poem every week.
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The glass feels ___.” (a) sweet (b) smooth (c) colourful (d) quiet
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) colourful (b) rough (c) loud (d) salty
4. 4.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 but Dad helped me carry it. (c) The bag was heavy so Dad helped me carry it.
5. 5.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When Vikram is leaving for Delhi? (b) Is when Vikram leaving for Delhi? (c) Vikram is when leaving for Delhi? (d) When is Vikram leaving for Delhi?
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My uncle came from pune in June.” (a) came (b) pune (c) in (d) uncle
7. 7.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “I go to the park with my dog on tuesday.” (a) with (b) go (c) park (d) tuesday
8. 8.“Told us a story.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
9. 9.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Simran writes a poem every week. (b) Simran a poem writes every week. (c) Writes Simran a poem every week. (d) Simran writes every week a poem.
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) salty (b) prickly (c) shiny (d) quiet
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) Sang a song in the hall. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
12. 12.Which is the best way to join “The soup was hot.” and “It was not tasty.”? (a) The soup was hot so it was not tasty. (b) The soup was hot because it was not tasty. (c) The soup was hot but it was not tasty.
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Isha waters in the evening the plants. (b) Waters Isha the plants in the evening. (c) Isha waters the plants in the evening. (d) Isha the plants waters in the evening.
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Nisha draws a picture in art class” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our teacher. (b) Stopped at the gate. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
16. 16.Which of these is a command? (a) Joseph kicks the ball in the garden. (b) Line up near the door. (c) Where is Imran going after school? (d) What a colourful rangoli!
17. 17.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Nisha carried a bag. (b) Nisha carried a black bag. (c) Nisha carried a big bag. (d) Nisha carried a big black bag.
18. 18.Which is the best way to join “Arjun practised every day.” and “He won the prize.”? (a) Arjun practised every day so he won the prize. (b) Arjun practised every day because he won the prize. (c) Arjun practised every day but he won the prize.
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Diya and I played in the park on saturday.” (a) park (b) saturday (c) in (d) and
20. 20.These words are mixed up: roof / flies / the / kite / a / Priya / on
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Flies Priya a kite on the roof. (b) Priya flies on the roof a kite. (c) Priya flies a kite on the roof. (d) Priya a kite flies on the roof.
21. 21.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Diya laughing? (b) Why Diya is laughing? (c) Is why Diya laughing? (d) Diya is why laughing?
22. 22.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Please pass the salt. (b) How tall the tree is! (c) When is Kabir leaving for Delhi? (d) Rohan rides a bicycle to school.
23. 23.Priya wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) noisy (c) quiet
24. 24.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Rohan drinks warm milk before bed.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
25. 25.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My aunt made sweets for christmas.” (a) made (b) christmas (c) for (d) sweets
26. 26.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The plants died ___ nobody watered them.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
27. 27.“Carried a crumb.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) bright (b) salty (c) quiet (d) prickly
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “ananya and I played in the park on Sunday.” (a) in (b) on (c) played (d) ananya
30. 30.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Turn left at the temple.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) Two ducks. (c) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
32. 32.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) rough (b) sour (c) quiet (d) bright
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in September.” (a) after (b) school (c) our (d) in
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “the big fair in Chennai starts in August.” (a) fair (b) the (c) starts (d) in
35. 35.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Flew high in the sky. (b) The bright moon. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) Playing with my friends.
36. 36.Sneha wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) ugly (b) wooden (c) lovely
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “It” (b) after “cold” (c) after “hot” (d) after “very”
38. 38.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Diya found a tiny pink shell. (b) Diya found a shell. (c) Diya found a pink shell. (d) Diya found a tiny shell.
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
40. 40.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Ishaan crying? (b) Why Ishaan is crying? (c) Why is Ishaan crying? (d) Ishaan is why crying?

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