Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 930 · 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 cap best? (a) Rahul wore a blue cap. (b) Rahul wore a cap. (c) Rahul wore a new blue cap. (d) Rahul wore a new cap.
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a colourful rangoli” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The peacock looks ___.” (a) colourful (b) salty (c) fluffy (d) loud
4. 4.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “the big fair in chennai starts in august.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 2
5. 5.Kabir wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) bright (c) dull
6. 6.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “she” (b) after “The” (c) after “smiled” (d) after “teacher”
7. 7.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Planted rice in the field. (b) Playing with my friends. (c) Our neighbours. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
8. 8.Which describing word fits best?
   “The jam feels ___.” (a) shiny (b) bitter (c) loud (d) sticky
9. 9.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Dev painted a small pot. (b) Dev painted a pot. (c) Dev painted a small blue pot. (d) Dev painted a blue pot.
10. 10.Pooja wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) glad (b) wooden (c) sad
11. 11.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya baked her cake. Her shared it. (b) Ananya baked Ananya's cake. Ananya shared it. (c) Ananya baked her cake. She shared it.
12. 12.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please pass the salt.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from Shimla in february.” (a) came (b) february (c) from (d) in
14. 14.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya found her kite. She flew it. (b) Diya found her kite. Her flew it. (c) Diya found Diya's kite. Diya flew it.
15. 15.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “waited” (b) after “late” (c) after “at” (d) after “we”
16. 16.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Joseph warm milk drinks before bed. (b) Drinks Joseph warm milk before bed. (c) Joseph drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Joseph drinks before bed warm milk.
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Reads Rohan a storybook at night. (b) Rohan a storybook reads at night. (c) Rohan reads a storybook at night. (d) Rohan reads at night a storybook.
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sent me a gift.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
19. 19.“The school bus.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
20. 20.These words are mixed up: waters / the / in / evening / the / plants / Rahul
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rahul waters the plants in the evening. (b) Rahul the plants waters in the evening. (c) Waters Rahul the plants in the evening. (d) Rahul waters in the evening the plants.
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) quiet (b) rough (c) bright (d) bitter
22. 22.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last tuesday I went to Mysuru by train.” (a) tuesday (b) to (c) went (d) by
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir has a cat. He has a dog.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
24. 24.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Dev has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) She (d) It
25. 25.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Tara bought a big purple balloon. (b) Tara bought a big balloon. (c) Tara bought a purple balloon. (d) Tara bought a balloon.
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last wednesday i went to indore by train.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 4
27. 27.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Priya made her card. She posted it. (b) Priya made Priya's card. Priya posted it. (c) Priya made her card. Her posted it.
28. 28.Zoya wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) slow (b) spicy (c) quick
29. 29.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Sneha baked Sneha's cake. Sneha shared it. (b) Sneha baked her cake. She shared it. (c) Sneha baked her cake. Her shared it.
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in February.” (a) holidays (b) the (c) our (d) in
31. 31.Priya wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) spicy (c) huge
32. 32.Which of these is a question? (a) Why is Kabir crying? (b) Yash kicks the ball in the garden. (c) What a cold morning! (d) Drink a glass of milk.
33. 33.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Kabir found a pink shell. (b) Kabir found a tiny shell. (c) Kabir found a shell. (d) Kabir found a tiny pink shell.
34. 34.“My grandmother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “zoya was born in the month of january.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
36. 36.Which describing word fits best?
    “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) quiet (b) shiny (c) prickly (d) salty
37. 37.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “I go to the park with my dog on friday.” (a) dog (b) with (c) friday (d) park
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) Counted the coins. (d) A green parrot ate a ripe guava.
39. 39.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “my” (b) after “read” (c) after “a” (d) after “homework”
40. 40.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a tall tree! (b) Water the plants today. (c) Where is Ishaan going after school? (d) Nisha plays cricket in the park.

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