Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 894 · 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 is the best way to join “Dev went to bed early.” and “He was tired.”? (a) Dev went to bed early but he was tired. (b) Dev went to bed early so he was tired. (c) Dev went to bed early because he was tired.
2. 2.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Waters Aisha the plants in the evening. (b) Aisha waters the plants in the evening. (c) Aisha waters in the evening the plants. (d) Aisha the plants waters in the evening.
3. 3.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Manav found Manav's kite. Manav flew it. (b) Manav found his kite. Him flew it. (c) Manav found his kite. He flew it.
4. 4.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
5. 5.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Vikram has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) He (d) It
6. 6.Imran wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) noisy (c) silent
7. 7.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Dev picked Dev's mango. Dev ate it. (b) Dev picked his mango. Him ate it. (c) Dev picked his mango. He ate it.
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Why is Yash crying?” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
9. 9.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aisha picked her mango. She ate it. (b) Aisha picked her mango. Her ate it. (c) Aisha picked Aisha's mango. Aisha ate it.
10. 10.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Maria has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Her (c) He (d) It
11. 11.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Kabir painted a pot. (b) Kabir painted a round pot. (c) Kabir painted a round blue pot. (d) Kabir painted a blue pot.
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “On thursday we have a test in maths.” (a) a (b) thursday (c) we (d) maths
13. 13.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Aarav saw a grey elephant. (b) Aarav saw a big elephant. (c) Aarav saw a big grey elephant. (d) Aarav saw an elephant.
14. 14.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Plays Tenzin cricket in the park. (b) Tenzin plays cricket in the park. (c) Tenzin cricket plays in the park. (d) Tenzin plays in the park cricket.
15. 15.Which is the best way to join “The shop was closed.” and “We went home.”? (a) The shop was closed so we went home. (b) The shop was closed but we went home. (c) The shop was closed because we went home.
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a cute puppy” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
17. 17.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Priya baked her cake. She shared it. (b) Priya baked her cake. Her shared it. (c) Priya baked Priya's cake. Priya shared it.
18. 18.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Diya found a tiny pink shell. (b) Diya found a tiny shell. (c) Diya found a pink shell. (d) Diya found a shell.
19. 19.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) hungry (c) huge
20. 20.These words are mixed up: the / helps / Grandma / Vikram / kitchen / in
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Vikram Grandma helps in the kitchen. (b) Vikram helps Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Helps Vikram Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Vikram helps in the kitchen Grandma.
21. 21.Manav wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) brave (b) spicy (c) afraid
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “last Thursday I went to Jaipur by train.” (a) last (b) to (c) by (d) went
23. 23.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from patna in April.” (a) from (b) came (c) uncle (d) patna
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Meera and aarav will come to my house on Wednesday.” (a) aarav (b) house (c) to (d) come
25. 25.Saanvi wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) tiny (c) purple
26. 26.These words are mixed up: helps / Grandma / the / kitchen / Maria / in
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Maria helps Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Helps Maria Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Maria Grandma helps in the kitchen. (d) Maria helps in the kitchen Grandma.
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) quiet (b) fluffy (c) salty (d) bright
28. 28.Which is the best way to join “Arjun practised every day.” and “He won the prize.”? (a) Arjun practised every day so he won the prize. (b) Arjun practised every day because he won the prize. (c) Arjun practised every day but he won the prize.
29. 29.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Yash the ball kicks in the garden. (b) Kicks Yash the ball in the garden. (c) Yash kicks the ball in the garden. (d) Yash kicks in the garden the ball.
30. 30.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Tara catches the bus at seven. (b) Drink a glass of milk. (c) When is Farhan leaving for Delhi? (d) What a lovely song!
31. 31.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
32. 32.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “kite” (b) after “a” (c) after “stuck” (d) after “My”
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) Running in the park. (c) Gave fresh milk. (d) The doctor.
34. 34.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) noisy (b) bitter (c) sticky (d) bright
35. 35.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The room was dark ___ I switched on the light.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
36. 36.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “can” (b) after “hello” (c) after “says” (d) after “talk”
37. 37.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from chennai in February.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) chennai (d) from
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Our school reopens after the holidays in february.” (a) the (b) after (c) february (d) in
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) smooth (b) quiet (c) sour (d) bright
40. 40.Which of these is a statement? (a) What is Pooja drawing in class? (b) Line up near the door. (c) Dev feeds the cat every morning. (d) What a tall tree!

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