Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 915 · 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 has the words in the correct order? (a) Riya plays cricket in the park. (b) Riya cricket plays in the park. (c) Plays Riya cricket in the park. (d) Riya plays in the park cricket.
2. 2.“The doctor.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
3. 3.Yash 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
4. 4.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The sky was cloudy. It did not rain.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
5. 5.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Manav laughing? (b) Manav is why laughing? (c) Why is Manav laughing? (d) Why Manav is laughing?
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) bright (b) prickly (c) loud (d) sweet
7. 7.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “wind” (b) after “strong” (c) after “was” (d) after “umbrella”
8. 8.Which of these is a question? (a) Vikram draws a picture in art class. (b) What a tasty samosa! (c) Please close the door. (d) What is Yash drawing in class?
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The sun looks ___.” (a) sweet (b) rough (c) noisy (d) bright
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) loud (c) smooth (d) sour
11. 11.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir has a cat. He has a dog.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last Thursday i went to Bhopal by train.” (a) i (b) train (c) by (d) went
13. 13.Dev wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) poor (c) wealthy
14. 14.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I like mangoes. My sister likes apples.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
15. 15.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The players.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
16. 16.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Riya going after school? (b) Riya is where going after school? (c) Where Riya is going after school? (d) Is where Riya going after school?
17. 17.These words are mixed up: school / a / rides / bicycle / to / Aisha
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rides Aisha a bicycle to school. (b) Aisha a bicycle rides to school. (c) Aisha rides to school a bicycle. (d) Aisha rides a bicycle to school.
18. 18.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ananya packs the school bag at night. (b) Ananya packs at night the school bag. (c) Packs Ananya the school bag at night. (d) Ananya the school bag packs at night.
19. 19.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Yash painted a small orange pot. (b) Yash painted a pot. (c) Yash painted a small pot. (d) Yash painted an orange pot.
20. 20.Which of these is a question? (a) How cute the puppy is! (b) What is Farhan eating for lunch? (c) Turn left at the temple. (d) Pooja writes a poem every week.
21. 21.Which is the best way to join “The soup was hot.” and “It was not tasty.”? (a) The soup was hot so it was not tasty. (b) The soup was hot but it was not tasty. (c) The soup was hot because it was not tasty.
22. 22.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My best friend gave me a pencil.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
23. 23.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rahul has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Kunal crying” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
25. 25.Ishaan wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) new (b) wooden (c) ancient
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) Cooked dal for dinner.
27. 27.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The bag was heavy. Dad helped me carry it.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
28. 28.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Ananya drawing in class? (b) What Ananya is drawing in class? (c) What is Ananya drawing in class? (d) Ananya is what drawing in class?
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) If you come early.
30. 30.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 “says” (c) after “talk” (d) after “hello”
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours. (b) Ran across the garden. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) While Mum was cooking.
32. 32.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The ice cream melted ___ it was a hot day.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
33. 33.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) colourful (c) sour (d) prickly
34. 34.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Maria drinks warm milk before bed.” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Farhan waters the plants in the evening” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
36. 36.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “very” (b) after “was” (c) after “hot” (d) after “we”
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) Ran across the garden. (c) The tiny ant. (d) Because the shop was closed.
38. 38.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav bought his book. Him read it. (b) Aarav bought Aarav's book. Aarav read it. (c) Aarav bought his book. He read it.
39. 39.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Omkar picked a yellow flower. (b) Omkar picked a pretty yellow flower. (c) Omkar picked a pretty flower. (d) Omkar picked a flower.
40. 40.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran the ball kicks in the garden. (b) Imran kicks the ball in the garden. (c) Imran kicks in the garden the ball. (d) Kicks Imran the ball in the garden.

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