Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 941 · 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.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “ran” (b) after “children” (c) after “The” (d) after “rang”
2. 2.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Diya packed her bag. Her carried it. (b) Diya packed Diya's bag. Diya carried it. (c) Diya packed her bag. She carried it.
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) loud (b) sticky (c) sour (d) shiny
4. 4.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Rohan found a tiny white shell. (b) Rohan found a tiny shell. (c) Rohan found a white shell. (d) Rohan found a shell.
5. 5.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Drinks Tara warm milk before bed. (b) Tara warm milk drinks before bed. (c) Tara drinks before bed warm milk. (d) Tara drinks warm milk before bed.
6. 6.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Omkar has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Him
7. 7.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Saanvi bought a round balloon. (b) Saanvi bought a round purple balloon. (c) Saanvi bought a purple balloon. (d) Saanvi bought a balloon.
8. 8.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya a poem writes every week. (b) Zoya writes every week a poem. (c) Zoya writes a poem every week. (d) Writes Zoya a poem every week.
9. 9.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 “then” (d) after “homework”
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) bright (b) noisy (c) rough (d) sweet
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Zoya crying?” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
12. 12.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Dev ate a mango. (b) Dev ate a big mango. (c) Dev ate a yellow mango. (d) Dev ate a big yellow mango.
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The peacock. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) Rang his bell. (d) Since it was late.
14. 14.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “her” (b) after “Riya” (c) after “lost” (d) after “pen”
15. 15.These words are mixed up: seven / catches / at / Rohan / the / bus
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rohan catches the bus at seven. (b) Catches Rohan the bus at seven. (c) Rohan the bus catches at seven. (d) Rohan catches at seven the bus.
16. 16.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
17. 17.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kunal has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Him
18. 18.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “umbrella” (b) after “strong” (c) after “our” (d) after “The”
19. 19.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Aisha carried a black bag. (b) Aisha carried a big bag. (c) Aisha carried a bag. (d) Aisha carried a big black bag.
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
21. 21.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Manav is eating for lunch? (b) Is what Manav eating for lunch? (c) Manav is what eating for lunch? (d) What is Manav eating for lunch?
22. 22.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
23. 23.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Maria has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Her
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in Indore starts in february.” (a) february (b) fair (c) in (d) big
25. 25.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir drank some water ___ he was thirsty.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) Counted the coins. (c) When the bell rang. (d) Our teacher.
27. 27.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Saanvi packs the school bag at night. (b) Packs Saanvi the school bag at night. (c) Saanvi the school bag packs at night. (d) Saanvi packs at night the school bag.
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey. (b) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) My best friend gave me a pencil.
29. 29.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Aarav painted a round pot. (b) Aarav painted a blue pot. (c) Aarav painted a pot. (d) Aarav painted a round blue pot.
30. 30.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first thursday of april.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 5
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) smooth (b) shiny (c) sweet (d) loud
32. 32.These words are mixed up: brushes / on / dog / the / Riya / Sundays
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Brushes Riya the dog on Sundays. (b) Riya brushes the dog on Sundays. (c) Riya the dog brushes on Sundays. (d) Riya brushes on Sundays the dog.
33. 33.Nisha wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) quiet (b) spicy (c) noisy
34. 34.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Diya has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) He (c) It (d) She
35. 35.Which is the best way to join “It was late.” and “The shops were still open.”? (a) It was late because the shops were still open. (b) It was late so the shops were still open. (c) It was late but the shops were still open.
36. 36.“The tiny ant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
37. 37.Diya wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) slow (b) quick (c) purple
38. 38.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a bright moon!” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
39. 39.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Manav picked a yellow flower. (b) Manav picked a tiny yellow flower. (c) Manav picked a tiny flower. (d) Manav picked a flower.
40. 40.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Washes Simran the car on Sundays. (b) Simran the car washes on Sundays. (c) Simran washes on Sundays the car. (d) Simran washes the car on Sundays.

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