Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 82 · 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 question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Rahul going after school? (b) Is where Rahul going after school? (c) Where Rahul is going after school? (d) Rahul is where going after school?
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) My grandmother. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
3. 3.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Diya flew a kite. (b) Diya flew a green kite. (c) Diya flew a small kite. (d) Diya flew a small green kite.
4. 4.These words are mixed up: ball / in / kicks / garden / the / Imran / the
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Imran kicks in the garden the ball. (b) Kicks Imran the ball in the garden. (c) Imran the ball kicks in the garden. (d) Imran kicks the ball in the garden.
5. 5.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “a” (b) after “watered” (c) after “planted” (d) after “seed”
6. 6.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “We stayed indoors ___ it was raining.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
7. 7.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Zoya drew a house. (b) Zoya drew a small green house. (c) Zoya drew a green house. (d) Zoya drew a small house.
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) loud (b) sticky (c) shiny (d) salty
9. 9.Which is the best way to join “Dev went to bed early.” and “He was tired.”? (a) Dev went to bed early but he was tired. (b) Dev went to bed early because he was tired. (c) Dev went to bed early so he was tired.
10. 10.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The bag was heavy ___ Dad helped me carry it.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
11. 11.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The box was small. It was very heavy.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
12. 12.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Rahul reading today? (b) What Rahul is reading today? (c) Rahul is what reading today? (d) Is what Rahul reading today?
13. 13.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Rahul saw a big dog. (b) Rahul saw a white dog. (c) Rahul saw a big white dog. (d) Rahul saw a dog.
14. 14.These words are mixed up: school / bag / night / at / Kabir / packs / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kabir the school bag packs at night. (b) Kabir packs the school bag at night. (c) Packs Kabir the school bag at night. (d) Kabir packs at night the school bag.
15. 15.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I like mangoes. My sister likes apples.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
16. 16.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kunal has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) He (d) It
17. 17.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “rohan and riya will come to my house on tuesday.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
18. 18.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How long the train is!” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
19. 19.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “the” (b) after “we” (c) after “hard” (d) after “team”
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) quiet (b) colourful (c) spicy (d) sticky
21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
22. 22.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “we” (b) after “The” (c) after “off” (d) after “over”
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The baby cried. She was hungry.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
24. 24.Dev wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) ancient (c) new
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
26. 26.Ananya 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) wooden
27. 27.Simran wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) hot (b) purple (c) chilly
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) While Mum was cooking.
29. 29.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Ravi is only six ___ he can swim very well.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
30. 30.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The soup was hot. It was not tasty.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
31. 31.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Put your books in the bag.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
32. 32.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Running in the park. (b) The little puppy ran across the garden. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
33. 33.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “my” (b) after “homework” (c) after “read” (d) after “I”
34. 34.Which is the best way to join “Arjun practised every day.” and “He won the prize.”? (a) Arjun practised every day because he won the prize. (b) Arjun practised every day but he won the prize. (c) Arjun practised every day so he won the prize.
35. 35.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Tara flew a kite. (b) Tara flew a small kite. (c) Tara flew a red kite. (d) Tara flew a small red kite.
36. 36.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Washes Saanvi the car on Sundays. (b) Saanvi washes on Sundays the car. (c) Saanvi washes the car on Sundays. (d) Saanvi the car washes on Sundays.
37. 37.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Zoya has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) She (d) He
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Zoya eating for lunch” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
39. 39.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Pooja ate a juicy yellow mango. (b) Pooja ate a yellow mango. (c) Pooja ate a mango. (d) Pooja ate a juicy mango.
40. 40.Kunal wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) calm (c) cross

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