Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 978 · 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 flower best? (a) Maria picked a tiny flower. (b) Maria picked a flower. (c) Maria picked a tiny white flower. (d) Maria picked a white flower.
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The chips taste ___.” (a) quiet (b) bright (c) fluffy (d) salty
3. 3.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Water the plants today.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
4. 4.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Yash has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Him (d) He
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My cousin and i visited a zoo in Patna.” (a) cousin (b) visited (c) i (d) zoo
6. 6.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Saanvi painted a round pot. (b) Saanvi painted a pot. (c) Saanvi painted an orange pot. (d) Saanvi painted a round orange pot.
7. 7.Isha wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) sad (b) glad (c) wooden
8. 8.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Omkar drew a red house. (b) Omkar drew a tall red house. (c) Omkar drew a tall house. (d) Omkar drew a house.
9. 9.“My sister.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
10. 10.Which is the best way to join “The sun was shining.” and “The birds were singing.”? (a) The sun was shining and the birds were singing. (b) The sun was shining but the birds were singing. (c) The sun was shining because the birds were singing.
11. 11.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Ravi is only six. He can swim very well.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
12. 12.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul Grandma helps in the kitchen. (b) Rahul helps in the kitchen Grandma. (c) Rahul helps Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Helps Rahul Grandma in the kitchen.
13. 13.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Left the station at nine. (b) The school bell rang loudly. (c) If you come early. (d) My father.
14. 14.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Maria drew a red house. (b) Maria drew a tall house. (c) Maria drew a tall red house. (d) Maria drew a house.
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) spicy (b) colourful (c) smooth (d) loud
16. 16.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sings Tara a song in the morning. (b) Tara a song sings in the morning. (c) Tara sings a song in the morning. (d) Tara sings in the morning a song.
17. 17.Which is the best way to join “Dev went to bed early.” and “He was tired.”? (a) Dev went to bed early but he was tired. (b) Dev went to bed early so he was tired. (c) Dev went to bed early because he was tired.
18. 18.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha washed Isha's bicycle. Isha rode it. (b) Isha washed her bicycle. Her rode it. (c) Isha washed her bicycle. She rode it.
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran fast. We missed the train.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Aarav drawing in class” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
21. 21.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Isha carried a big black bag. (b) Isha carried a big bag. (c) Isha carried a black bag. (d) Isha carried a bag.
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (b) Watered the plants. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) The village pond.
23. 23.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav fixed his toy car. He played with it. (b) Aarav fixed his toy car. Him played with it. (c) Aarav fixed Aarav's toy car. Aarav played with it.
24. 24.“Stopped at the gate.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
25. 25.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ishaan the bus catches at seven. (b) Ishaan catches at seven the bus. (c) Ishaan catches the bus at seven. (d) Catches Ishaan the bus at seven.
26. 26.These words are mixed up: Rohan / school / banana / eats / a / after
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rohan a banana eats after school. (b) Eats Rohan a banana after school. (c) Rohan eats after school a banana. (d) Rohan eats a banana after school.
27. 27.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a long train!” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
28. 28.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Ananya picked a white flower. (b) Ananya picked a tiny flower. (c) Ananya picked a flower. (d) Ananya picked a tiny white flower.
29. 29.These words are mixed up: in / ball / Kabir / garden / the / kicks / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Kicks Kabir the ball in the garden. (b) Kabir the ball kicks in the garden. (c) Kabir kicks the ball in the garden. (d) Kabir kicks in the garden the ball.
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) My sister made a rangoli. (c) My little brother. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
31. 31.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The water was too cold. We did not swim.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
32. 32.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan planted his sapling. He watered it. (b) Ishaan planted his sapling. Him watered it. (c) Ishaan planted Ishaan's sapling. Ishaan watered it.
33. 33.Which is the best way to join “The puppy was cold.” and “We gave it a blanket.”? (a) The puppy was cold because we gave it a blanket. (b) The puppy was cold so we gave it a blanket. (c) The puppy was cold but we gave it a blanket.
34. 34.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Reads Manav a storybook at night. (b) Manav a storybook reads at night. (c) Manav reads at night a storybook. (d) Manav reads a storybook at night.
35. 35.Isha wrote “a pretty doll in a pretty dress”. Which word means the same as “pretty” and can replace the second one? (a) ugly (b) hungry (c) lovely
36. 36.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Who is Omkar calling?” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
37. 37.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “rohan and i played in the park on tuesday.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 4
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sky was cloudy. It did not rain.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
39. 39.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Feeds Omkar the cat every morning. (b) Omkar the cat feeds every morning. (c) Omkar feeds every morning the cat. (d) Omkar feeds the cat every morning.
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Dev playing cricket?” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command

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