Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 953 · 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.Yash wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) bright (b) dull (c) spicy
2. 2.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Imran opened a striped umbrella. (b) Imran opened an umbrella. (c) Imran opened a small umbrella. (d) Imran opened a small striped umbrella.
3. 3.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Feeds Sneha the cat every morning. (b) Sneha feeds the cat every morning. (c) Sneha feeds every morning the cat. (d) Sneha the cat feeds every morning.
4. 4.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Yash and Nisha will come to my house on saturday.” (a) on (b) and (c) saturday (d) my
5. 5.Which of these is a command? (a) Meera catches the bus at seven. (b) Where is Aisha going after school? (c) How bright the moon is! (d) Wash your hands before lunch.
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Farhan and tenzin will come to my house on Saturday.” (a) and (b) my (c) tenzin (d) to
7. 7.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The water was too cold ___ we did not swim.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
8. 8.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The tiny ant.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
9. 9.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Maria is playing cricket? (b) Is where Maria playing cricket? (c) Maria is where playing cricket? (d) Where is Maria playing cricket?
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Was full of lotus flowers. (b) The cricket match. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) Eating a big mango.
11. 11.Tara wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) sad (c) glad
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “ananya and Zoya will come to my house on Friday.” (a) will (b) come (c) and (d) ananya
13. 13.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kunal lost Kunal's pencil. Kunal found it. (b) Kunal lost his pencil. Him found it. (c) Kunal lost his pencil. He found it.
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Grabbed a banana. (b) If you come early. (c) The children. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ran across the garden. (b) A busy squirrel. (c) Because it was raining. (d) The village pond was full of lotus flowers.
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Sneha going after school” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Saanvi rides a bicycle to school.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
18. 18.These words are mixed up: a / reads / storybook / night / at / Riya
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Reads Riya a storybook at night. (b) Riya reads a storybook at night. (c) Riya reads at night a storybook. (d) Riya a storybook reads at night.
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “tara was born in the month of April.” (a) born (b) was (c) tara (d) of
20. 20.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on monday.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 3
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) The little puppy. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
22. 22.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is why Tenzin crying? (b) Tenzin is why crying? (c) Why Tenzin is crying? (d) Why is Tenzin crying?
23. 23.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Wash your hands before lunch.” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
24. 24.Arjun 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
25. 25.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Kavya ate a yellow mango. (b) Kavya ate a juicy mango. (c) Kavya ate a juicy yellow mango. (d) Kavya ate a mango.
26. 26.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) noisy (c) sour (d) sticky
27. 27.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Aarav bought a round balloon. (b) Aarav bought a balloon. (c) Aarav bought a purple balloon. (d) Aarav bought a round purple balloon.
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How tall the tree is” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
29. 29.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Maria has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Her (c) He (d) She
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “After we ate lunch.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
31. 31.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Writes Simran a poem every week. (b) Simran writes every week a poem. (c) Simran writes a poem every week. (d) Simran a poem writes every week.
32. 32.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) fluffy (b) shiny (c) sweet (d) noisy
33. 33.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “hard” (b) after “we” (c) after “team” (d) after “practised”
34. 34.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) noisy (b) smooth (c) shiny (d) bitter
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Tuesday we have a test in maths.” (a) have (b) maths (c) a (d) on
37. 37.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Meera picked her mango. She ate it. (b) Meera picked her mango. Her ate it. (c) Meera picked Meera's mango. Meera ate it.
38. 38.Maria wrote “a fast horse and a fast car”. Which word means the same as “fast” and can replace the second one? (a) square (b) slow (c) quick
39. 39.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The hungry monkey.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on tuesday.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 3

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