Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 820 · 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 describing word fits best?
   “The honey tastes ___.” (a) shiny (b) sticky (c) sweet (d) quiet
2. 2.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Ananya has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Her (d) She
3. 3.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Ananya rode a shiny green bicycle. (b) Ananya rode a green bicycle. (c) Ananya rode a shiny bicycle. (d) Ananya rode a bicycle.
4. 4.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal painted his pot. He sold it. (b) Kunal painted his pot. Him sold it. (c) Kunal painted Kunal's pot. Kunal sold it.
5. 5.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we met all our cousins on christmas.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 2
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Running in the park. (b) Wrote a poem on the board. (c) The wind. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
7. 7.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my cousin and i visited a zoo in pune.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
8. 8.Tenzin wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) ugly (c) lovely
9. 9.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my cousin and i visited a zoo in indore.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 2
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Kavya reads a storybook at night” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
11. 11.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Riya wore a red cap. (b) Riya wore a new cap. (c) Riya wore a new red cap. (d) Riya wore a cap.
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan baked his cake. He shared it. (b) Ishaan baked Ishaan's cake. Ishaan shared it. (c) Ishaan baked his cake. Him shared it.
13. 13.Which is the best way to join “It started to rain.” and “We opened our umbrellas.”? (a) It started to rain but we opened our umbrellas. (b) It started to rain because we opened our umbrellas. (c) It started to rain so we opened our umbrellas.
14. 14.“Collected nuts.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) shiny (b) loud (c) salty (d) rough
16. 16.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Drink a glass of milk.” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
17. 17.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “aarav met priya at the station in shimla.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3
18. 18.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “late” (b) after “bus” (c) after “was” (d) after “waited”
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The baby elephant.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was very hot ___ we went for a swim.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
21. 21.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Aarav waters the plants in the evening. (b) Put your books in the bag. (c) Why is Pooja crying? (d) How lovely the song is!
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) Flew high in the sky. (c) Before the sun set. (d) A big black crow.
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My sister made a rangoli.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
24. 24.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The puppy was cold. We gave it a blanket.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My aunt.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
26. 26.Which is the best way to join “The plants died.” and “Nobody watered them.”? (a) The plants died because nobody watered them. (b) The plants died but nobody watered them. (c) The plants died so nobody watered them.
27. 27.These words are mixed up: in / the / plays / cricket / park / Nisha
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Nisha cricket plays in the park. (b) Nisha plays in the park cricket. (c) Plays Nisha cricket in the park. (d) Nisha plays cricket in the park.
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Slept on the sofa. (b) Although he was tired. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) My best friend.
29. 29.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
30. 30.Zoya wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) dull (c) bright
31. 31.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ananya the dog brushes on Sundays. (b) Ananya brushes on Sundays the dog. (c) Brushes Ananya the dog on Sundays. (d) Ananya brushes the dog on Sundays.
32. 32.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Rahul rode a new bicycle. (b) Rahul rode a green bicycle. (c) Rahul rode a new green bicycle. (d) Rahul rode a bicycle.
33. 33.Isha wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) spicy (c) huge
34. 34.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “talk” (b) after “it” (c) after “every” (d) after “can”
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) sour (b) colourful (c) smooth (d) loud
36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Grandpa watered the plants.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
37. 37.These words are mixed up: kitchen / Meera / Grandma / in / the / helps
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Helps Meera Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Meera Grandma helps in the kitchen. (c) Meera helps in the kitchen Grandma. (d) Meera helps Grandma in the kitchen.
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
39. 39.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Arjun draws a picture in art class.” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
40. 40.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The sky turned dark soon it began to rain.” (a) after “The” (b) after “soon” (c) after “to” (d) after “dark”

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