Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 748 · 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) Waters Omkar the plants in the evening. (b) Omkar waters the plants in the evening. (c) Omkar waters in the evening the plants. (d) Omkar the plants waters in the evening.
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The glass feels ___.” (a) noisy (b) bright (c) salty (d) smooth
3. 3.These words are mixed up: visits / the / Fridays / Manav / on / library
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Visits Manav the library on Fridays. (b) Manav visits on Fridays the library. (c) Manav the library visits on Fridays. (d) Manav visits the library on Fridays.
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun wrote Arjun's poem. Arjun read it. (b) Arjun wrote his poem. Him read it. (c) Arjun wrote his poem. He read it.
5. 5.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Arjun brushes the dog on Sundays.” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
6. 6.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Aarav rode a shiny bicycle. (b) Aarav rode a green bicycle. (c) Aarav rode a shiny green bicycle. (d) Aarav rode a bicycle.
7. 7.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) salty (b) quiet (c) colourful (d) prickly
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) sour (b) sticky (c) noisy (d) shiny
10. 10.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Kavya is where going after school? (b) Is where Kavya going after school? (c) Where Kavya is going after school? (d) Where is Kavya going after school?
11. 11.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Arjun practised every day ___ he won the prize.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
12. 12.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sneha the school bag packs at night. (b) Sneha packs at night the school bag. (c) Packs Sneha the school bag at night. (d) Sneha packs the school bag at night.
13. 13.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
14. 14.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Nisha opened a small umbrella. (b) Nisha opened an umbrella. (c) Nisha opened a striped umbrella. (d) Nisha opened a small striped umbrella.
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because the shop was closed. (b) The children. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) Ran across the garden.
16. 16.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sings Aisha a song in the morning. (b) Aisha a song sings in the morning. (c) Aisha sings in the morning a song. (d) Aisha sings a song in the morning.
17. 17.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Joseph drawing in class? (b) Joseph is what drawing in class? (c) What Joseph is drawing in class? (d) Is what Joseph drawing in class?
18. 18.Which is the best way to join “Meera was hungry.” and “She ate a banana.”? (a) Meera was hungry but she ate a banana. (b) Meera was hungry because she ate a banana. (c) Meera was hungry so she ate a banana.
19. 19.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a tall tree! (b) Please speak slowly. (c) How is Yash travelling to school? (d) Kunal flies a kite on the roof.
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Rohan laughing” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The puppy was cold. We gave it a blanket.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
22. 22.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan packed his bag. He carried it. (b) Ishaan packed Ishaan's bag. Ishaan carried it. (c) Ishaan packed his bag. Him carried it.
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ate a ripe guava. (b) The brown cow. (c) Since it was late. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
24. 24.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “milk” (b) after “we” (c) after “The” (d) after “over”
25. 25.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Isha saw an elephant. (b) Isha saw a huge grey elephant. (c) Isha saw a grey elephant. (d) Isha saw a huge elephant.
26. 26.Manav wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) noisy (b) quiet (c) purple
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Sat next to me. (b) The red kite flew high in the sky. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) The hungry monkey. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) Watered the plants.
29. 29.“Checked my throat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
30. 30.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “riya wore new clothes on onam.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 4
31. 31.Which is the best way to join “The ice cream melted.” and “It was a hot day.”? (a) The ice cream melted but it was a hot day. (b) The ice cream melted so it was a hot day. (c) The ice cream melted because it was a hot day.
32. 32.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Nisha picked her mango. Her ate it. (b) Nisha picked Nisha's mango. Nisha ate it. (c) Nisha picked her mango. She ate it.
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) A busy squirrel. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
34. 34.Riya wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) wealthy (b) poor (c) wooden
35. 35.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Joseph Grandma helps in the kitchen. (b) Joseph helps in the kitchen Grandma. (c) Helps Joseph Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Joseph helps Grandma in the kitchen.
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Holi.” (a) all (b) met (c) we (d) our
37. 37.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How is Imran travelling to school? (b) Imran is how travelling to school? (c) Is how Imran travelling to school? (d) How Imran is travelling to school?
38. 38.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan made Ishaan's card. Ishaan posted it. (b) Ishaan made his card. Him posted it. (c) Ishaan made his card. He posted it.
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in april.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for Christmas.” (a) sweets (b) aunt (c) my (d) made

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