Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 779 · 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 of these is a statement? (a) Why is Saanvi crying? (b) Aisha rides a bicycle to school. (c) How bright the moon is! (d) Please feed the cat.
2. 2.Yash wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) chilly (c) hot
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My birthday is on the first thursday of February.” (a) on (b) first (c) thursday (d) of
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar bought his book. He read it. (b) Omkar bought his book. Him read it. (c) Omkar bought Omkar's book. Omkar read it.
5. 5.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The puppy was cold ___ we gave it a blanket.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) quiet (b) sour (c) colourful (d) fluffy
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) bitter (b) fluffy (c) colourful (d) noisy
8. 8.Which is the best way to join “I brushed my teeth.” and “I washed my face.”? (a) I brushed my teeth but I washed my face. (b) I brushed my teeth and I washed my face. (c) I brushed my teeth because I washed my face.
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The drum sounds ___.” (a) loud (b) colourful (c) sweet (d) rough
10. 10.Which is the best way to join “The garden has roses.” and “It has sunflowers.”? (a) The garden has roses but it has sunflowers. (b) The garden has roses and it has sunflowers. (c) The garden has roses because it has sunflowers.
11. 11.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sky was cloudy ___ it did not rain.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
12. 12.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “train” (b) after “people” (c) after “arrived” (d) after “got”
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) sticky (b) salty (c) colourful (d) loud
14. 14.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Isha the cat feeds every morning. (b) Isha feeds every morning the cat. (c) Isha feeds the cat every morning. (d) Feeds Isha the cat every morning.
15. 15.Omkar wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) glad (b) sad (c) spicy
16. 16.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) Waiting for the bus. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a clever crow!” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
18. 18.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Zoya has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) She (d) He
19. 19.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Omkar has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) She (d) He
20. 20.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev the library visits on Fridays. (b) Dev visits on Fridays the library. (c) Dev visits the library on Fridays. (d) Visits Dev the library on Fridays.
21. 21.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My birthday is on the first Tuesday of december.” (a) the (b) of (c) on (d) december
22. 22.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Yash has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Him (d) It
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) loud (b) colourful (c) smooth (d) sweet
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Kunal was born in the month of december.” (a) was (b) in (c) the (d) december
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Gave fresh milk.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
26. 26.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.
27. 27.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on saturday.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) noisy (b) colourful (c) bitter (d) rough
29. 29.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in April.” (a) our (b) reopens (c) holidays (d) school
30. 30.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The soup was hot. It was not tasty.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
31. 31.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is when Riya leaving for Delhi? (b) Riya is when leaving for Delhi? (c) When is Riya leaving for Delhi? (d) When Riya is leaving for Delhi?
32. 32.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The plants died ___ nobody watered them.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Brought a letter for Dad.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
34. 34.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Tara eating for lunch?” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
35. 35.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Kavya found a tiny white shell. (b) Kavya found a shell. (c) Kavya found a white shell. (d) Kavya found a tiny shell.
36. 36.These words are mixed up: in / garden / Sneha / the / the / kicks / ball
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kicks Sneha the ball in the garden. (b) Sneha the ball kicks in the garden. (c) Sneha kicks in the garden the ball. (d) Sneha kicks the ball in the garden.
37. 37.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Kavya ate a big yellow mango. (b) Kavya ate a mango. (c) Kavya ate a yellow mango. (d) Kavya ate a big mango.
38. 38.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Imran draws a picture in art class.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Christmas.” (a) met (b) all (c) cousins (d) we
40. 40.These words are mixed up: kicks / Joseph / in / ball / the / garden / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Joseph the ball kicks in the garden. (b) Joseph kicks the ball in the garden. (c) Kicks Joseph the ball in the garden. (d) Joseph kicks in the garden the ball.

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