Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 851 · 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 glass feels ___.” (a) bitter (b) loud (c) colourful (d) smooth
2. 2.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A busy squirrel. (b) Put out the fire. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) When the school bus came.
3. 3.Zoya wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) new (b) ancient (c) spicy
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (b) Running in the park. (c) A big black crow. (d) Told us a story.
5. 5.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Ishaan opened a small umbrella. (b) Ishaan opened a yellow umbrella. (c) Ishaan opened a small yellow umbrella. (d) Ishaan opened an umbrella.
6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Told us a story. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) The school bus stopped at the gate.
7. 7.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Wait for me at the gate. (b) Where is Rahul playing cricket? (c) Rohan reads a storybook at night. (d) How cold the morning is!
8. 8.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Priya flew a red kite. (b) Priya flew a big kite. (c) Priya flew a kite. (d) Priya flew a big red kite.
9. 9.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav washes on Sundays the car. (b) Aarav washes the car on Sundays. (c) Washes Aarav the car on Sundays. (d) Aarav the car washes on Sundays.
10. 10.Which is the best way to join “Meera was hungry.” and “She ate a banana.”? (a) Meera was hungry so she ate a banana. (b) Meera was hungry but she ate a banana. (c) Meera was hungry because she ate a banana.
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The peacock danced in the rain. (b) Wrote a poem on the board. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
12. 12.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “was” (b) after “hungry” (c) after “for” (d) after “The”
13. 13.Which is the best way to join “Kabir drank some water.” and “He was thirsty.”? (a) Kabir drank some water because he was thirsty. (b) Kabir drank some water so he was thirsty. (c) Kabir drank some water but he was thirsty.
14. 14.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “aisha lives near the lake in mysuru.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1
15. 15.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Farhan picked a pretty white flower. (b) Farhan picked a flower. (c) Farhan picked a white flower. (d) Farhan picked a pretty flower.
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the school bus came. (b) Brought a letter for Dad. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) Our teacher.
17. 17.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “ananya and I played in the park on Friday.” (a) the (b) played (c) on (d) ananya
18. 18.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Zoya found a small shell. (b) Zoya found a white shell. (c) Zoya found a shell. (d) Zoya found a small white shell.
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
20. 20.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “I go to the park with my dog on tuesday.” (a) with (b) on (c) tuesday (d) the
21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
22. 22.Isha wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) hot (b) chilly (c) hungry
23. 23.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “won” (b) after “Arjun” (c) after “everyone” (d) after “race”
24. 24.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please feed the cat.” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
25. 25.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Kavya saw a blue butterfly. (b) Kavya saw a pretty butterfly. (c) Kavya saw a pretty blue butterfly. (d) Kavya saw a butterfly.
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The rain fell all night. (b) Because it was raining. (c) My aunt sent me a gift. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) sour (b) bright (c) noisy (d) fluffy
28. 28.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a tasty samosa!” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Splashed in the river. (b) My sister. (c) If you come early. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My birthday is on the first Friday of january.” (a) on (b) january (c) of (d) first
31. 31.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We bought apples ___ we bought grapes.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
32. 32.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rahul has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Him (d) He
33. 33.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “We” (b) after “beach” (c) after “the” (d) after “sand”
34. 34.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Bring your notebook tomorrow. (b) What is Rahul eating for lunch? (c) Simran drinks warm milk before bed. (d) How colourful the rangoli is!
35. 35.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a noisy market!” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
36. 36.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev fixed Dev's toy car. Dev played with it. (b) Dev fixed his toy car. Him played with it. (c) Dev fixed his toy car. He played with it.
37. 37.Which of these is a command? (a) Isha sings a song in the morning. (b) Who is Aisha calling? (c) Line up near the door. (d) What a huge elephant!
38. 38.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 so I switched on the light. (c) The room was dark because I switched on the light.
39. 39.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Priya washed Priya's bicycle. Priya rode it. (b) Priya washed her bicycle. Her rode it. (c) Priya washed her bicycle. She rode it.
40. 40.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Kabir wore an old red cap. (b) Kabir wore an old cap. (c) Kabir wore a cap. (d) Kabir wore a red cap.

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