Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 877 · 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 sentence describes the bag best? (a) Kavya carried a black bag. (b) Kavya carried a bag. (c) Kavya carried a heavy black bag. (d) Kavya carried a heavy bag.
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) smooth (b) noisy (c) colourful (d) sour
3. 3.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Ananya is drawing in class? (b) What is Ananya drawing in class? (c) Is what Ananya drawing in class? (d) Ananya is what drawing in class?
4. 4.“A busy squirrel.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
5. 5.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Nisha has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Her
6. 6.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tara packed Tara's bag. Tara carried it. (b) Tara packed her bag. Her carried it. (c) Tara packed her bag. She carried it.
7. 7.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “cake” (b) after “sweet” (c) after “second” (d) after “nobody”
8. 8.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Omkar carried a heavy bag. (b) Omkar carried a heavy black bag. (c) Omkar carried a bag. (d) Omkar carried a black bag.
9. 9.Saanvi wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) silly (c) smart
10. 10.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Arjun saw a butterfly. (b) Arjun saw a tiny blue butterfly. (c) Arjun saw a tiny butterfly. (d) Arjun saw a blue butterfly.
11. 11.These words are mixed up: a / roof / the / Farhan / on / flies / kite
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Farhan flies on the roof a kite. (b) Farhan a kite flies on the roof. (c) Farhan flies a kite on the roof. (d) Flies Farhan a kite on the roof.
12. 12.Which is the best way to join “Nisha took an umbrella.” and “The sky was cloudy.”? (a) Nisha took an umbrella because the sky was cloudy. (b) Nisha took an umbrella but the sky was cloudy. (c) Nisha took an umbrella so the sky was cloudy.
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev kicks in the garden the ball. (b) Dev kicks the ball in the garden. (c) Kicks Dev the ball in the garden. (d) Dev the ball kicks in the garden.
14. 14.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first monday of december.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 3
15. 15.Zoya wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) smart (b) wooden (c) silly
16. 16.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sneha the car washes on Sundays. (b) Sneha washes on Sundays the car. (c) Washes Sneha the car on Sundays. (d) Sneha washes the car on Sundays.
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Wrote a poem on the board.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
18. 18.Yash wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) chilly (c) hot
19. 19.These words are mixed up: cooks / for / Imran / lunch / rice
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Imran cooks rice for lunch. (b) Imran cooks for lunch rice. (c) Imran rice cooks for lunch. (d) Cooks Imran rice for lunch.
20. 20.These words are mixed up: night / storybook / at / a / Rohan / reads
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Reads Rohan a storybook at night. (b) Rohan reads at night a storybook. (c) Rohan a storybook reads at night. (d) Rohan reads a storybook at night.
21. 21.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “yash and i played in the park on thursday.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5
22. 22.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Pooja going after school? (b) Where Pooja is going after school? (c) Pooja is where going after school? (d) Is where Pooja going after school?
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We bought apples. We bought grapes.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
24. 24.Which of these is a command? (a) Yash sings a song in the morning. (b) Why is Dev laughing? (c) Please close the door. (d) How tasty the samosa is!
25. 25.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “the big fair in Kochi starts in February.” (a) starts (b) in (c) the (d) fair
26. 26.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran wrote his poem. Him read it. (b) Imran wrote Imran's poem. Imran read it. (c) Imran wrote his poem. He read it.
27. 27.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “imran and i played in the park on wednesday.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 2
28. 28.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Pooja going after school?” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
29. 29.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev brushes the dog on Sundays. (b) Dev the dog brushes on Sundays. (c) Brushes Dev the dog on Sundays. (d) Dev brushes on Sundays the dog.
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Tara likes to paint ___ she likes to draw.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Stopped at the gate. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) The players ran onto the field. (d) A big black crow sat on the wall.
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (b) Because the shop was closed. (c) The little puppy. (d) Splashed in the river.
33. 33.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Kavya bought a big balloon. (b) Kavya bought a balloon. (c) Kavya bought a purple balloon. (d) Kavya bought a big purple balloon.
34. 34.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Maria ate a ripe mango. (b) Maria ate a big mango. (c) Maria ate a big ripe mango. (d) Maria ate a mango.
35. 35.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a huge elephant!” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
36. 36.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My sister.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a clever crow” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
38. 38.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Riya a storybook reads at night. (b) Reads Riya a storybook at night. (c) Riya reads at night a storybook. (d) Riya reads a storybook at night.
39. 39.Which of these is a command? (a) Sneha flies a kite on the roof. (b) How tasty the samosa is! (c) What is Kabir reading today? (d) Sit down quietly.
40. 40.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir baked his cake. Him shared it. (b) Kabir baked Kabir's cake. Kabir shared it. (c) Kabir baked his cake. He shared it.

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