Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 898 · 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 write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan wrote Farhan's poem. Farhan read it. (b) Farhan wrote his poem. Him read it. (c) Farhan wrote his poem. He read it.
2. 2.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The firefighters. (b) After we ate lunch. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) Hid under the bed.
4. 4.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Sneha has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) She (d) He
5. 5.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Sneha has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) He (d) She
6. 6.Joseph 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) spicy
7. 7.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Rohan has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a colourful rangoli” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
9. 9.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Saanvi found Saanvi's kite. Saanvi flew it. (b) Saanvi found her kite. Her flew it. (c) Saanvi found her kite. She flew it.
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in Indore on Tuesday.” (a) visited (b) we (c) on (d) the
11. 11.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) spicy (b) bright (c) quiet (d) sticky
12. 12.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Planted rice in the field.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
13. 13.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) It (d) Him
14. 14.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Aarav ate a yellow mango. (b) Aarav ate a big yellow mango. (c) Aarav ate a big mango. (d) Aarav ate a mango.
15. 15.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “kunal wore new clothes on holi.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
16. 16.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sky was cloudy ___ it did not rain.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
17. 17.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “everyone” (b) after “cheered” (c) after “race” (d) after “Arjun”
18. 18.Which is the best way to join “The bag was heavy.” and “Dad helped me carry it.”? (a) The bag was heavy because Dad helped me carry it. (b) The bag was heavy so Dad helped me carry it. (c) The bag was heavy but Dad helped me carry it.
19. 19.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Sneha picked Sneha's mango. Sneha ate it. (b) Sneha picked her mango. Her ate it. (c) Sneha picked her mango. She ate it.
20. 20.“The village pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) fluffy (b) loud (c) bright (d) sweet
22. 22.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Maria saw a big elephant. (b) Maria saw a big grey elephant. (c) Maria saw a grey elephant. (d) Maria saw an elephant.
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
24. 24.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Priya has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) She (d) It
25. 25.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Diya has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) It (d) She
26. 26.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Friday we have a test in maths.” (a) we (b) test (c) on (d) a
27. 27.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How is Isha travelling to school?” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
28. 28.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran planted his sapling. He watered it. (b) Imran planted his sapling. Him watered it. (c) Imran planted Imran's sapling. Imran watered it.
29. 29.Tara wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) noisy (c) quiet
30. 30.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) bitter (c) fluffy (d) loud
31. 31.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried because she was hungry. (b) The baby cried so she was hungry. (c) The baby cried but she was hungry.
32. 32.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Wait for me at the gate.” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Manav washes the car on Sundays” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
34. 34.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “every” (b) after “parrot” (c) after “hello” (d) after “talk”
35. 35.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When is Kunal leaving for Delhi? (b) Kunal is when leaving for Delhi? (c) When Kunal is leaving for Delhi? (d) Is when Kunal leaving for Delhi?
36. 36.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) sour (b) noisy (c) sticky (d) shiny
37. 37.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Zoya bought Zoya's book. Zoya read it. (b) Zoya bought her book. She read it. (c) Zoya bought her book. Her read it.
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A big black crow. (b) Gave us cool shade. (c) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (d) As soon as we reached home.
39. 39.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Arjun found a pink shell. (b) Arjun found a tiny pink shell. (c) Arjun found a tiny shell. (d) Arjun found a shell.
40. 40.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Manav has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Him (d) He

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