Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 775 · 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.These words are mixed up: Zoya / rides / school / bicycle / to / a
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Rides Zoya a bicycle to school. (b) Zoya a bicycle rides to school. (c) Zoya rides a bicycle to school. (d) Zoya rides to school a bicycle.
2. 2.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Aarav painted a blue pot. (b) Aarav painted a small pot. (c) Aarav painted a small blue pot. (d) Aarav painted a pot.
3. 3.“The bright moon.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Arjun bought his book. Him read it. (b) Arjun bought his book. He read it. (c) Arjun bought Arjun's book. Arjun read it.
5. 5.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Pooja painted an orange pot. (b) Pooja painted a round pot. (c) Pooja painted a round orange pot. (d) Pooja painted a pot.
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a long train” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
7. 7.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The sky was cloudy ___ it did not rain.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) sticky (c) shiny (d) sour
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Gave me a pencil. (b) The rain. (c) When the bell rang. (d) The players ran onto the field.
11. 11.Which is the best way to join “Dev went to bed early.” and “He was tired.”? (a) Dev went to bed early so he was tired. (b) Dev went to bed early but he was tired. (c) Dev went to bed early because he was tired.
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya fixed her toy car. Her played with it. (b) Ananya fixed Ananya's toy car. Ananya played with it. (c) Ananya fixed her toy car. She played with it.
13. 13.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Aarav drawing in class?” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
14. 14.Which is the best way to join “The room was dark.” and “I switched on the light.”? (a) The room was dark because I switched on the light. (b) The room was dark so I switched on the light. (c) The room was dark but I switched on the light.
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) bright (b) salty (c) rough (d) quiet
16. 16.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Kabir ate a mango. (b) Kabir ate a yellow mango. (c) Kabir ate a big yellow mango. (d) Kabir ate a big mango.
17. 17.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “dev and sneha will come to my house on sunday.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
18. 18.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Sneha picked a yellow flower. (b) Sneha picked a tiny flower. (c) Sneha picked a tiny yellow flower. (d) Sneha picked a flower.
19. 19.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kavya has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) She (c) He (d) It
20. 20.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “puppy” (b) after “hungry” (c) after “barked” (d) after “for”
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The peacock danced in the rain.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
22. 22.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 “reached” (c) after “the” (d) after “sand”
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) sour (b) sticky (c) bright (d) loud
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a colourful rangoli” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
25. 25.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Riya painted an orange pot. (b) Riya painted a small pot. (c) Riya painted a pot. (d) Riya painted a small orange pot.
26. 26.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The box was small ___ it was very heavy.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
27. 27.Nisha wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) new (b) purple (c) ancient
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My cousin and I visited a zoo in delhi.” (a) cousin (b) in (c) delhi (d) zoo
29. 29.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “saanvi met meera at the station in kochi.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 2
30. 30.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Kunal is drawing in class? (b) Kunal is what drawing in class? (c) Is what Kunal drawing in class? (d) What is Kunal drawing in class?
31. 31.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The soup was hot. It was not tasty.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
33. 33.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Isha painted a pot. (b) Isha painted a blue pot. (c) Isha painted a small blue pot. (d) Isha painted a small pot.
34. 34.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We bought apples ___ we bought grapes.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “last Thursday I went to Patna by train.” (a) to (b) last (c) went (d) by
36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Waiting for the bus.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “she” (b) after “The” (c) after “smiled” (d) after “teacher”
38. 38.These words are mixed up: cat / feeds / the / every / morning / Rahul
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rahul feeds every morning the cat. (b) Rahul feeds the cat every morning. (c) Feeds Rahul the cat every morning. (d) Rahul the cat feeds every morning.
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) fluffy (b) salty (c) colourful (d) noisy
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “saanvi lives near the lake in surat.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1

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