Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 732 · 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 peacock looks ___.” (a) noisy (b) spicy (c) sticky (d) colourful
2. 2.“The children.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
3. 3.These words are mixed up: a / rides / school / bicycle / to / Maria
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Maria a bicycle rides to school. (b) Maria rides a bicycle to school. (c) Rides Maria a bicycle to school. (d) Maria rides to school a bicycle.
4. 4.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “omkar wore new clothes on Baisakhi.” (a) clothes (b) wore (c) omkar (d) on
5. 5.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Joseph found a shell. (b) Joseph found a tiny pink shell. (c) Joseph found a pink shell. (d) Joseph found a tiny shell.
6. 6.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Rohan bought a round red balloon. (b) Rohan bought a balloon. (c) Rohan bought a red balloon. (d) Rohan bought a round balloon.
7. 7.Which is the best way to join “Riya wore a sweater.” and “It was cold.”? (a) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold. (b) Riya wore a sweater so it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater but it was cold.
8. 8.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav found his kite. Him flew it. (b) Aarav found Aarav's kite. Aarav flew it. (c) Aarav found his kite. He flew it.
9. 9.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Manav has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Him (d) She
10. 10.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Imran wore a cap. (b) Imran wore an old cap. (c) Imran wore a red cap. (d) Imran wore an old red cap.
11. 11.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Planted rice in the field.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
12. 12.These words are mixed up: school / eats / banana / Isha / after / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Isha a banana eats after school. (b) Isha eats after school a banana. (c) Isha eats a banana after school. (d) Eats Isha a banana after school.
13. 13.Which is the best way to join “Ravi is only six.” and “He can swim very well.”? (a) Ravi is only six but he can swim very well. (b) Ravi is only six so he can swim very well. (c) Ravi is only six because he can swim very well.
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ended at five o'clock. (b) Although he was tired. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) The children.
15. 15.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Ravi is only six ___ he can swim very well.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
16. 16.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Kunal going after school? (b) Where Kunal is going after school? (c) Kunal is where going after school? (d) Where is Kunal going after school?
17. 17.Which is the best way to join “We ran to the bus stop.” and “We were late.”? (a) We ran to the bus stop so we were late. (b) We ran to the bus stop because we were late. (c) We ran to the bus stop but we were late.
18. 18.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The little puppy ran across the garden. (b) Left the station at nine. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) The shopkeeper.
19. 19.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Zoya saw a dog. (b) Zoya saw a white dog. (c) Zoya saw a little white dog. (d) Zoya saw a little dog.
20. 20.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried but she was hungry. (b) The baby cried so she was hungry. (c) The baby cried because she was hungry.
21. 21.“Our neighbours.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
22. 22.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We ran to the bus stop ___ we were late.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
23. 23.Which is the best way to join “The plants died.” and “Nobody watered them.”? (a) The plants died but nobody watered them. (b) The plants died because nobody watered them. (c) The plants died so nobody watered them.
24. 24.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Arjun packs the school bag at night. (b) Arjun the school bag packs at night. (c) Packs Arjun the school bag at night. (d) Arjun packs at night the school bag.
25. 25.Which is the best way to join “We bought apples.” and “We bought grapes.”? (a) We bought apples but we bought grapes. (b) We bought apples because we bought grapes. (c) We bought apples and we bought grapes.
26. 26.Joseph wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) cross (b) hungry (c) calm
27. 27.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aisha has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) He (d) She
28. 28.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a funny joke!” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
29. 29.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Him
30. 30.These words are mixed up: Yash / at / storybook / night / reads / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Yash reads a storybook at night. (b) Yash reads at night a storybook. (c) Yash a storybook reads at night. (d) Reads Yash a storybook at night.
31. 31.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Meera planted Meera's sapling. Meera watered it. (b) Meera planted her sapling. She watered it. (c) Meera planted her sapling. Her watered it.
32. 32.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) sweet (b) loud (c) smooth (d) shiny
33. 33.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Farhan eats a banana after school.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
34. 34.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Imran has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Him (d) He
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “we” (b) after “was” (c) after “It” (d) after “hot”
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) shiny (b) loud (c) smooth (d) salty
38. 38.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “our” (b) after “The” (c) after “smiled” (d) after “she”
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya rice cooks for lunch. (b) Zoya cooks rice for lunch. (c) Zoya cooks for lunch rice. (d) Cooks Zoya rice for lunch.
40. 40.Rohan wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) chilly (b) spicy (c) hot

Free writing skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-writing-skills