Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 747 · 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 question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Tara going after school? (b) Tara is where going after school? (c) Where Tara is going after school? (d) Is where Tara going after school?
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The drum sounds ___.” (a) fluffy (b) sweet (c) bright (d) loud
3. 3.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Kunal has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) He (d) She
4. 4.“My sister.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Kavya cleans the room every Saturday” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My uncle came from Chennai in august.” (a) uncle (b) from (c) in (d) august
7. 7.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Kabir found a white shell. (b) Kabir found a shell. (c) Kabir found a small white shell. (d) Kabir found a small shell.
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) sweet (b) quiet (c) fluffy (d) bright
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) Our neighbours. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) The rain fell all night.
10. 10.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun found Arjun's kite. Arjun flew it. (b) Arjun found his kite. He flew it. (c) Arjun found his kite. Him flew it.
11. 11.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Maria has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) It (d) She
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) fluffy (c) bitter (d) noisy
13. 13.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Ishaan writes a poem every week” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
15. 15.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Farhan saw a grey elephant. (b) Farhan saw a huge grey elephant. (c) Farhan saw an elephant. (d) Farhan saw a huge elephant.
16. 16.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “bicycle” (b) after “off” (c) after “fell” (d) after “he”
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The box was small. It was very heavy.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
18. 18.Which is the best way to join “It was very hot.” and “We went for a swim.”? (a) It was very hot because we went for a swim. (b) It was very hot but we went for a swim. (c) It was very hot so we went for a swim.
19. 19.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) sour (b) quiet (c) shiny (d) prickly
20. 20.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “a” (b) after “nobody” (c) after “ate” (d) after “sweet”
21. 21.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sun was shining ___ the birds were singing.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Wrote a poem on the board. (b) The hungry monkey. (c) When the bell rang. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
23. 23.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya painted Diya's pot. Diya sold it. (b) Diya painted her pot. Her sold it. (c) Diya painted her pot. She sold it.
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) fluffy (c) loud (d) sweet
25. 25.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) bright (b) sour (c) quiet (d) fluffy
26. 26.Which is the best way to join “It was late.” and “The shops were still open.”? (a) It was late but the shops were still open. (b) It was late so the shops were still open. (c) It was late because the shops were still open.
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Meera kicks the ball in the garden” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
28. 28.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Maria saw a brown dog. (b) Maria saw a little brown dog. (c) Maria saw a dog. (d) Maria saw a little dog.
29. 29.Kabir wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) tiny (c) huge
30. 30.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Aisha bought a balloon. (b) Aisha bought a big balloon. (c) Aisha bought a red balloon. (d) Aisha bought a big red balloon.
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A small mouse.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) If you come early. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
33. 33.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please close the door.” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
34. 34.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “The” (b) after “ran” (c) after “bell” (d) after “rang”
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “kabir and i played in the park on wednesday.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first Thursday of September.” (a) is (b) the (c) on (d) my
37. 37.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The road was wet ___ we walked slowly.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
38. 38.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) colourful (b) sticky (c) loud (d) salty
39. 39.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aisha picked Aisha's mango. Aisha ate it. (b) Aisha picked her mango. She ate it. (c) Aisha picked her mango. Her ate it.
40. 40.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “beach” (b) after “sand” (c) after “the” (d) after “reached”

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