Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 933 · 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 of these is a question? (a) What is Aisha reading today? (b) Line up near the door. (c) What a tall tree! (d) Nisha visits the library on Fridays.
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) sticky (b) quiet (c) shiny (d) sweet
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “we” (b) after “The” (c) after “was” (d) after “sleeping”
4. 4.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is when Diya leaving for Delhi? (b) Diya is when leaving for Delhi? (c) When Diya is leaving for Delhi? (d) When is Diya leaving for Delhi?
5. 5.These words are mixed up: the / visits / library / on / Zoya / Fridays
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Zoya the library visits on Fridays. (b) Visits Zoya the library on Fridays. (c) Zoya visits on Fridays the library. (d) Zoya visits the library on Fridays.
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) quiet (b) bitter (c) colourful (d) rough
7. 7.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Rahul opened an umbrella. (b) Rahul opened a striped umbrella. (c) Rahul opened a small striped umbrella. (d) Rahul opened a small umbrella.
8. 8.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Dev ate a big mango. (b) Dev ate a mango. (c) Dev ate a yellow mango. (d) Dev ate a big yellow mango.
9. 9.These words are mixed up: after / school / banana / Farhan / eats / a
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Farhan a banana eats after school. (b) Eats Farhan a banana after school. (c) Farhan eats a banana after school. (d) Farhan eats after school a banana.
10. 10.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Eats Tenzin a banana after school. (b) Tenzin eats after school a banana. (c) Tenzin a banana eats after school. (d) Tenzin eats a banana after school.
11. 11.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kunal has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Him (c) It (d) She
12. 12.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Grandpa reads the paper. He drinks his tea.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
13. 13.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Aarav drew a small green house. (b) Aarav drew a green house. (c) Aarav drew a small house. (d) Aarav drew a house.
14. 14.“The shopkeeper.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
15. 15.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul packed Rahul's bag. Rahul carried it. (b) Rahul packed his bag. Him carried it. (c) Rahul packed his bag. He carried it.
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) My best friend. (c) When the school bus came. (d) Gave fresh milk.
17. 17.These words are mixed up: bicycle / school / rides / a / Imran / to
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Imran rides to school a bicycle. (b) Imran a bicycle rides to school. (c) Imran rides a bicycle to school. (d) Rides Imran a bicycle to school.
18. 18.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
19. 19.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on sunday.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How beautiful the garden is” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
21. 21.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Sneha painted a blue pot. (b) Sneha painted a small blue pot. (c) Sneha painted a small pot. (d) Sneha painted a pot.
22. 22.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “Our” (b) after “the” (c) after “hard” (d) after “team”
23. 23.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) spicy (b) shiny (c) loud (d) sticky
24. 24.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
25. 25.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Rohan opened a yellow umbrella. (b) Rohan opened an umbrella. (c) Rohan opened a big umbrella. (d) Rohan opened a big yellow umbrella.
26. 26.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The baby cried. She was hungry.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
27. 27.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in surat on saturday.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
28. 28.Pooja wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) silent (b) noisy (c) round
29. 29.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Waters Kunal the plants in the evening. (b) Kunal the plants waters in the evening. (c) Kunal waters the plants in the evening. (d) Kunal waters in the evening the plants.
30. 30.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
31. 31.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sings Priya a song in the morning. (b) Priya sings in the morning a song. (c) Priya sings a song in the morning. (d) Priya a song sings in the morning.
32. 32.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Saanvi has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) It (d) She
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last saturday i went to bhopal by train.” (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 4
34. 34.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is when Saanvi leaving for Delhi? (b) Saanvi is when leaving for Delhi? (c) When is Saanvi leaving for Delhi? (d) When Saanvi is leaving for Delhi?
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) quiet (b) sour (c) fluffy (d) colourful
36. 36.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How tasty the samosa is!” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
37. 37.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried but she was hungry. (b) The baby cried so she was hungry. (c) The baby cried because she was hungry.
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A big black crow. (b) Broke his toy car. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) When the bell rang.
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sun was shining. The birds were singing.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for Pongal.” (a) sweets (b) made (c) aunt (d) my

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