Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 868 · 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 peacock looks ___.” (a) quiet (b) colourful (c) salty (d) rough
2. 2.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “aarav met ananya at the station in pune.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
3. 3.Which of these is a statement? (a) Diya packs the school bag at night. (b) What is Manav reading today? (c) What a funny joke! (d) Turn left at the temple.
4. 4.Which is the best way to join “We ran to the bus stop.” and “We were late.”? (a) We ran to the bus stop because we were late. (b) We ran to the bus stop but we were late. (c) We ran to the bus stop so we were late.
5. 5.Which of these is a question? (a) How tasty the samosa is! (b) Manav washes the car on Sundays. (c) When is Tenzin leaving for Delhi? (d) Wait for me at the gate.
6. 6.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Mum smiled ___ I had cleaned my room.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Fell all night. (b) Because the shop was closed. (c) The red kite flew high in the sky. (d) The cricket match.
8. 8.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “went” (b) after “closed” (c) after “shop” (d) after “back”
9. 9.Diya wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) noisy (c) quiet
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) prickly (b) sweet (c) colourful (d) quiet
11. 11.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “she” (b) after “looked” (c) after “her” (d) after “pen”
12. 12.Rohan wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) silly (b) spicy (c) smart
13. 13.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Meera saw a tiny butterfly. (b) Meera saw a tiny blue butterfly. (c) Meera saw a butterfly. (d) Meera saw a blue butterfly.
14. 14.Sneha wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) smart (b) spicy (c) silly
15. 15.Sneha wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) sad (b) glad (c) purple
16. 16.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “picked” (b) after “ripe” (c) after “basket” (d) after “a”
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The soup was hot. It was not tasty.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
18. 18.Kabir wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) purple (c) tiny
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Although he was tired.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) salty (b) shiny (c) loud (d) rough
21. 21.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav Grandma helps in the kitchen. (b) Manav helps in the kitchen Grandma. (c) Manav helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Helps Manav Grandma in the kitchen.
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “Ravi is only six.” and “He can swim very well.”? (a) Ravi is only six but he can swim very well. (b) Ravi is only six so he can swim very well. (c) Ravi is only six because he can swim very well.
23. 23.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Nisha packs the school bag at night. (b) Packs Nisha the school bag at night. (c) Nisha packs at night the school bag. (d) Nisha the school bag packs at night.
24. 24.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) How cold the morning is! (b) Aarav helps Grandma in the kitchen. (c) What is Vikram eating for lunch? (d) Wash your hands before lunch.
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The puppy was cold. We gave it a blanket.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
26. 26.These words are mixed up: Tara / Grandma / kitchen / helps / in / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tara helps in the kitchen Grandma. (b) Tara Grandma helps in the kitchen. (c) Helps Tara Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Tara helps Grandma in the kitchen.
27. 27.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Joseph carried a blue bag. (b) Joseph carried a bag. (c) Joseph carried a big bag. (d) Joseph carried a big blue bag.
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match. (b) My best friend gave me a pencil. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
29. 29.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
30. 30.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kavya cooks rice for lunch. (b) Kavya rice cooks for lunch. (c) Cooks Kavya rice for lunch. (d) Kavya cooks for lunch rice.
31. 31.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Ishaan found a tiny shell. (b) Ishaan found a shell. (c) Ishaan found a tiny pink shell. (d) Ishaan found a pink shell.
32. 32.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Zoya baked Zoya's cake. Zoya shared it. (b) Zoya baked her cake. Her shared it. (c) Zoya baked her cake. She shared it.
33. 33.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Line up near the door.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
34. 34.Which of these is a statement? (a) Sneha visits the library on Fridays. (b) How long the train is! (c) Switch off the fan. (d) Where is Yash playing cricket?
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Our school reopens after the holidays in april.” (a) reopens (b) after (c) holidays (d) april
36. 36.Which of these is a statement? (a) Put your books in the bag. (b) Where is Aisha playing cricket? (c) What a beautiful garden! (d) Omkar helps Grandma in the kitchen.
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Simran catches the bus at seven” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
38. 38.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Simran packed her bag. Her carried it. (b) Simran packed her bag. She carried it. (c) Simran packed Simran's bag. Simran carried it.
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The room was dark. I switched on the light.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
40. 40.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why is Omkar crying? (b) Is why Omkar crying? (c) Omkar is why crying? (d) Why Omkar is crying?

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