Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 726 · 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.Tenzin wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) new (c) ancient
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The drum sounds ___.” (a) loud (b) prickly (c) bright (d) sour
3. 3.These words are mixed up: Saturday / the / Aarav / cleans / room / every
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Aarav the room cleans every Saturday. (b) Cleans Aarav the room every Saturday. (c) Aarav cleans the room every Saturday. (d) Aarav cleans every Saturday the room.
4. 4.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Drink a glass of milk.” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
5. 5.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tara picked her mango. She ate it. (b) Tara picked her mango. Her ate it. (c) Tara picked Tara's mango. Tara ate it.
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The jam feels ___.” (a) spicy (b) shiny (c) sticky (d) noisy
7. 7.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
8. 8.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “on Tuesday we have a test in maths.” (a) a (b) on (c) we (d) have
9. 9.Which is the best way to join “The sky was cloudy.” and “It did not rain.”? (a) The sky was cloudy so it did not rain. (b) The sky was cloudy because it did not rain. (c) The sky was cloudy but it did not rain.
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The train.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
11. 11.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
12. 12.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “tara met imran at the station in agra.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from agra in October.” (a) agra (b) in (c) uncle (d) came
14. 14.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.
15. 15.Riya wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) slow (c) quick
16. 16.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for Diwali.” (a) made (b) aunt (c) my (d) sweets
17. 17.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Zoya painted Zoya's pot. Zoya sold it. (b) Zoya painted her pot. Her sold it. (c) Zoya painted her pot. She sold it.
18. 18.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) prickly (b) noisy (c) bitter (d) shiny
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) salty (b) quiet (c) shiny (d) smooth
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My little brother.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
21. 21.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Sneha saw an elephant. (b) Sneha saw a grey elephant. (c) Sneha saw a big elephant. (d) Sneha saw a big grey elephant.
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Isha lives near the lake in kochi.” (a) near (b) kochi (c) in (d) the
23. 23.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kavya found her kite. She flew it. (b) Kavya found her kite. Her flew it. (c) Kavya found Kavya's kite. Kavya flew it.
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) Sat on the wall.
25. 25.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Simran made Simran's card. Simran posted it. (b) Simran made her card. Her posted it. (c) Simran made her card. She posted it.
26. 26.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Yash rode a shiny green bicycle. (b) Yash rode a shiny bicycle. (c) Yash rode a bicycle. (d) Yash rode a green bicycle.
27. 27.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
28. 28.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “kabir and priya will come to my house on sunday.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
29. 29.Pooja wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) tiny (c) huge
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Running in the park.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How is Meera travelling to school” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Vikram kicks in the garden the ball. (b) Vikram the ball kicks in the garden. (c) Kicks Vikram the ball in the garden. (d) Vikram kicks the ball in the garden.
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in August.” (a) school (b) reopens (c) our (d) in
34. 34.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Simran has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) He (c) She (d) It
35. 35.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Pooja a song sings in the morning. (b) Sings Pooja a song in the morning. (c) Pooja sings in the morning a song. (d) Pooja sings a song in the morning.
36. 36.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Meera was hungry ___ she ate a banana.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
37. 37.Which of these is a question? (a) Arjun draws a picture in art class. (b) Wash your hands before lunch. (c) Who is Yash calling? (d) How lovely the song is!
38. 38.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Pooja painted a pot. (b) Pooja painted a round pot. (c) Pooja painted a blue pot. (d) Pooja painted a round blue pot.
39. 39.Which is the best way to join “The shop was closed.” and “We went home.”? (a) The shop was closed because we went home. (b) The shop was closed but we went home. (c) The shop was closed so we went home.
40. 40.Dev wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) ugly (c) lovely

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