Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 838 · 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 word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Kavya has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Her (d) He
2. 2.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “hurt” (b) after “off” (c) after “bicycle” (d) after “Kabir”
3. 3.What kind of sentence is this?
   “How huge the elephant is!” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The chips taste ___.” (a) salty (b) fluffy (c) shiny (d) loud
5. 5.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who Ananya is calling? (b) Ananya is who calling? (c) Who is Ananya calling? (d) Is who Ananya calling?
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) noisy (b) smooth (c) colourful (d) sour
7. 7.Nisha wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) dry (b) square (c) damp
8. 8.Which is the best way to join “Mum smiled.” and “I had cleaned my room.”? (a) Mum smiled so I had cleaned my room. (b) Mum smiled but I had cleaned my room. (c) Mum smiled because I had cleaned my room.
9. 9.“My sister.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) bright (b) loud (c) spicy (d) rough
11. 11.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We ran fast ___ we missed the train.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
12. 12.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “As soon as we reached home.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
14. 14.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Imran picked a yellow flower. (b) Imran picked a pretty yellow flower. (c) Imran picked a flower. (d) Imran picked a pretty flower.
15. 15.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The shop was closed ___ we went home.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
16. 16.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) shiny (b) sticky (c) spicy (d) loud
17. 17.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “finished” (b) after “homework” (c) after “read” (d) after “then”
18. 18.“Rang loudly.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
19. 19.“The players.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
20. 20.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last monday i went to chennai by train.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6
21. 21.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to Mysuru for diwali last year.” (a) went (b) for (c) to (d) diwali
22. 22.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (b) Farhan washed Farhan's bicycle. Farhan rode it. (c) Farhan washed his bicycle. He rode it.
23. 23.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kavya found her kite. Her flew it. (b) Kavya found her kite. She flew it. (c) Kavya found Kavya's kite. Kavya flew it.
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran packed his bag. He carried it. (b) Imran packed Imran's bag. Imran carried it. (c) Imran packed his bag. Him carried it.
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “bell” (b) after “The” (c) after “rang” (d) after “children”
26. 26.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Isha eating for lunch?” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
27. 27.Which is the best way to join “Riya wore a sweater.” and “It was cold.”? (a) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold. (b) Riya wore a sweater but it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater so it was cold.
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Isha lives near the lake in kolkata.” (a) in (b) the (c) lake (d) kolkata
29. 29.Which of these is a statement? (a) Saanvi washes the car on Sundays. (b) Wash your hands before lunch. (c) How huge the elephant is! (d) Why is Farhan laughing?
30. 30.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Switch off the fan.” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
31. 31.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Aarav carried a black bag. (b) Aarav carried a heavy black bag. (c) Aarav carried a heavy bag. (d) Aarav carried a bag.
32. 32.Tara wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) ancient (c) new
33. 33.Which of these is a question? (a) Switch off the fan. (b) How clever the crow is! (c) Manav washes the car on Sundays. (d) What is Ishaan eating for lunch?
34. 34.Aarav wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) tiny (c) huge
35. 35.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Riya drew a house. (b) Riya drew a tall house. (c) Riya drew a red house. (d) Riya drew a tall red house.
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The bag was heavy. Dad helped me carry it.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) The new student sat next to me. (c) As soon as we reached home. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
38. 38.These words are mixed up: park / in / plays / the / Kavya / cricket
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Plays Kavya cricket in the park. (b) Kavya cricket plays in the park. (c) Kavya plays cricket in the park. (d) Kavya plays in the park cricket.
39. 39.Ananya wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) slow (c) quick
40. 40.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) Gave fresh milk. (c) Two ducks. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.

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