Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 742 · 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.Rahul wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) silent (b) noisy (c) wooden
2. 2.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “It was late ___ the shops were still open.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The sun looks ___.” (a) sticky (b) bright (c) noisy (d) sour
4. 4.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Who is Kabir calling?” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
5. 5.Which describing word fits best?
   “The honey tastes ___.” (a) prickly (b) quiet (c) shiny (d) sweet
6. 6.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “then” (b) after “finished” (c) after “homework” (d) after “read”
7. 7.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “rang” (b) after “children” (c) after “The” (d) after “bell”
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The firefighters put out the fire. (b) The little puppy. (c) Sent me a gift. (d) Because it was raining.
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Maria catches the bus at seven” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) salty (b) bright (c) sticky (d) quiet
11. 11.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on onam.” (a) on (b) onam (c) our (d) all
13. 13.“Sang a song in the hall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We met all our cousins on baisakhi.” (a) met (b) baisakhi (c) all (d) cousins
15. 15.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria cleans every Saturday the room. (b) Maria cleans the room every Saturday. (c) Cleans Maria the room every Saturday. (d) Maria the room cleans every Saturday.
16. 16.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 but Zoya got full marks. (c) The test was hard because Zoya got full marks.
17. 17.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram made his card. He posted it. (b) Vikram made his card. Him posted it. (c) Vikram made Vikram's card. Vikram posted it.
18. 18.These words are mixed up: drinks / Zoya / milk / bed / before / warm
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Zoya drinks before bed warm milk. (b) Zoya drinks warm milk before bed. (c) Zoya warm milk drinks before bed. (d) Drinks Zoya warm milk before bed.
19. 19.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in agra.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 5
20. 20.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aisha planted her sapling. She watered it. (b) Aisha planted Aisha's sapling. Aisha watered it. (c) Aisha planted her sapling. Her watered it.
21. 21.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The shop was closed ___ we went home.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
22. 22.Which of these is a command? (a) Who is Farhan calling? (b) Arjun visits the library on Fridays. (c) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (d) How cold the morning is!
23. 23.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How Sneha is travelling to school? (b) Is how Sneha travelling to school? (c) Sneha is how travelling to school? (d) How is Sneha travelling to school?
24. 24.These words are mixed up: in / class / Kabir / picture / draws / a / art
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kabir draws in art class a picture. (b) Draws Kabir a picture in art class. (c) Kabir draws a picture in art class. (d) Kabir a picture draws in art class.
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “began” (b) after “turned” (c) after “dark” (d) after “it”
26. 26.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun packed his bag. Him carried it. (b) Arjun packed his bag. He carried it. (c) Arjun packed Arjun's bag. Arjun carried it.
27. 27.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on Sunday.” (a) dog (b) i (c) on (d) the
28. 28.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “omkar lives near the lake in kochi.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The players ran onto the field. (b) As soon as we reached home. (c) Sang a song in the hall. (d) The wind.
30. 30.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tiny ant. (b) Running in the park. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) Wrote a poem on the board.
31. 31.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “kabir met aarav at the station in surat.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3
32. 32.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Sneha is going after school? (b) Where is Sneha going after school? (c) Sneha is where going after school? (d) Is where Sneha going after school?
33. 33.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was very hot ___ we went for a swim.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
34. 34.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) salty (c) quiet (d) colourful
35. 35.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Maria eating for lunch?” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
36. 36.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) sour (b) loud (c) fluffy (d) colourful
37. 37.These words are mixed up: brushes / dog / on / Sundays / Rohan / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Brushes Rohan the dog on Sundays. (b) Rohan the dog brushes on Sundays. (c) Rohan brushes the dog on Sundays. (d) Rohan brushes on Sundays the dog.
38. 38.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Arjun flew a small yellow kite. (b) Arjun flew a kite. (c) Arjun flew a small kite. (d) Arjun flew a yellow kite.
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Cleans Farhan the room every Saturday. (b) Farhan cleans the room every Saturday. (c) Farhan the room cleans every Saturday. (d) Farhan cleans every Saturday the room.
40. 40.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Arjun is why crying? (b) Why is Arjun crying? (c) Is why Arjun crying? (d) Why Arjun is crying?

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