Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 812 · 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 elephant best? (a) Riya saw an elephant. (b) Riya saw a grey elephant. (c) Riya saw a big grey elephant. (d) Riya saw a big elephant.
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Sat on the wall. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) My father cooked dal for dinner.
3. 3.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Diya has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) She (d) He
4. 4.Joseph wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) silly (c) smart
5. 5.Which is the best way to join “We bought apples.” and “We bought grapes.”? (a) We bought apples because we bought grapes. (b) We bought apples and we bought grapes. (c) We bought apples but we bought grapes.
6. 6.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Pooja wore a cap. (b) Pooja wore a blue cap. (c) Pooja wore an old cap. (d) Pooja wore an old blue cap.
7. 7.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Rahul has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) Him (d) It
8. 8.Tara wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) quick (b) slow (c) square
9. 9.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Danced in the rain. (b) Before the sun set. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) The shopkeeper.
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Ananya rides a bicycle to school” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How big the cake is!” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
12. 12.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Kavya flew a kite. (b) Kavya flew a big kite. (c) Kavya flew a yellow kite. (d) Kavya flew a big yellow kite.
13. 13.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Vikram ate a big mango. (b) Vikram ate a yellow mango. (c) Vikram ate a big yellow mango. (d) Vikram ate a mango.
14. 14.Which is the best way to join “Grandpa reads the paper.” and “He drinks his tea.”? (a) Grandpa reads the paper because he drinks his tea. (b) Grandpa reads the paper and he drinks his tea. (c) Grandpa reads the paper but he drinks his tea.
15. 15.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “rohan and tara will come to my house on saturday.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3
16. 16.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on tuesday we have a test in maths.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
17. 17.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha wrote her poem. Her read it. (b) Isha wrote her poem. She read it. (c) Isha wrote Isha's poem. Isha read it.
18. 18.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Maria bought a red balloon. (b) Maria bought a round red balloon. (c) Maria bought a round balloon. (d) Maria bought a balloon.
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Put out the fire.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
20. 20.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from delhi in april.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 2
21. 21.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Saanvi baked Saanvi's cake. Saanvi shared it. (b) Saanvi baked her cake. She shared it. (c) Saanvi baked her cake. Her shared it.
22. 22.“The school bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
23. 23.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir has a cat ___ he has a dog.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
24. 24.Which of these is a question? (a) What a beautiful garden! (b) Why is Maria crying? (c) Turn left at the temple. (d) Rohan flies a kite on the roof.
25. 25.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bell. (b) Collected nuts. (c) Since it was late. (d) The rain fell all night.
26. 26.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Writes Manav a poem every week. (b) Manav writes every week a poem. (c) Manav writes a poem every week. (d) Manav a poem writes every week.
27. 27.Zoya wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) calm (b) cross (c) hungry
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in January.” (a) reopens (b) holidays (c) our (d) after
29. 29.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Visits Rahul the library on Fridays. (b) Rahul visits on Fridays the library. (c) Rahul visits the library on Fridays. (d) Rahul the library visits on Fridays.
30. 30.Which describing word fits best?
    “The cactus feels ___.” (a) noisy (b) shiny (c) prickly (d) sweet
31. 31.Nisha 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) square
32. 32.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) sour (b) noisy (c) rough (d) shiny
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on wednesday we have a test in maths.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 2
34. 34.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for baisakhi.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 2
35. 35.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Nisha ate a big ripe mango. (b) Nisha ate a big mango. (c) Nisha ate a ripe mango. (d) Nisha ate a mango.
36. 36.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) Him (d) It
37. 37.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash washed his bicycle. He rode it. (b) Yash washed Yash's bicycle. Yash rode it. (c) Yash washed his bicycle. Him rode it.
38. 38.“The wind.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
39. 39.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.
40. 40.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) spicy (b) colourful (c) quiet (d) sticky

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