Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 81 · 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 describes the dog best? (a) Tenzin saw a black dog. (b) Tenzin saw a small dog. (c) Tenzin saw a small black dog. (d) Tenzin saw a dog.
2. 2.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “arrived” (b) after “people” (c) after “The” (d) after “on”
3. 3.Which is the best way to join “Mum cooked dal.” and “She made rotis.”? (a) Mum cooked dal because she made rotis. (b) Mum cooked dal and she made rotis. (c) Mum cooked dal but she made rotis.
4. 4.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “i go to the park with my dog on wednesday.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 2
5. 5.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Dev helps Grandma in the kitchen.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
6. 6.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Aarav has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) Him (d) It
7. 7.Which is the best way to join “Kabir has a cat.” and “He has a dog.”? (a) Kabir has a cat but he has a dog. (b) Kabir has a cat because he has a dog. (c) Kabir has a cat and he has a dog.
8. 8.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Nisha took an umbrella ___ the sky was cloudy.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
9. 9.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Farhan has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) She (d) He
10. 10.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is when Manav leaving for Delhi? (b) Manav is when leaving for Delhi? (c) When is Manav leaving for Delhi? (d) When Manav is leaving for Delhi?
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in August.” (a) reopens (b) in (c) the (d) our
12. 12.Which of these is a statement? (a) When is Tara leaving for Delhi? (b) How beautiful the garden is! (c) Put your books in the bag. (d) Tenzin drinks warm milk before bed.
13. 13.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Riya going after school? (b) Riya is where going after school? (c) Where Riya is going after school? (d) Where is Riya going after school?
14. 14.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kunal has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) prickly (b) noisy (c) spicy (d) colourful
16. 16.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Nisha reading today? (b) What Nisha is reading today? (c) Nisha is what reading today? (d) Is what Nisha reading today?
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Priya can sing. She can dance too.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
18. 18.Joseph wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) glad (b) purple (c) sad
19. 19.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Imran has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) She (d) He
20. 20.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Aarav drawing in class?” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
21. 21.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for eid.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 4
22. 22.Which of these is a question? (a) Why is Rahul laughing? (b) Water the plants today. (c) Dev draws a picture in art class. (d) How noisy the market is!
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “ananya lives near the lake in delhi.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
24. 24.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bus. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) Collected nuts. (d) Because it was raining.
25. 25.Ananya wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) ugly (b) round (c) lovely
26. 26.“Sat on the wall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
27. 27.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
28. 28.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “I” (b) after “finished” (c) after “a” (d) after “homework”
29. 29.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The road was wet ___ we walked slowly.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
30. 30.Which is the best way to join “The sun was shining.” and “The birds were singing.”? (a) The sun was shining because the birds were singing. (b) The sun was shining but the birds were singing. (c) The sun was shining and the birds were singing.
31. 31.“The players.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
32. 32.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) shiny (b) fluffy (c) quiet (d) bitter
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The doctor checked my throat.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
34. 34.Which is the best way to join “The room was dark.” and “I switched on the light.”? (a) The room was dark but I switched on the light. (b) The room was dark because I switched on the light. (c) The room was dark so I switched on the light.
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) Sang a song in the hall.
36. 36.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Maria has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) It (d) She
37. 37.Meera wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) hungry (c) tiny
38. 38.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Sneha bought a balloon. (b) Sneha bought a big red balloon. (c) Sneha bought a red balloon. (d) Sneha bought a big balloon.
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Riya reads a storybook at night” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
40. 40.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya found her kite. Her flew it. (b) Diya found her kite. She flew it. (c) Diya found Diya's kite. Diya flew it.

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