Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 983 · 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?
   “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “baked” (b) after “Grandma” (c) after “cake” (d) after “it”
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) fluffy (b) bitter (c) loud (d) colourful
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The cactus feels ___.” (a) bright (b) quiet (c) prickly (d) spicy
4. 4.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Yash flew a big kite. (b) Yash flew a yellow kite. (c) Yash flew a kite. (d) Yash flew a big yellow kite.
5. 5.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Ishaan painted a round pot. (b) Ishaan painted a round blue pot. (c) Ishaan painted a blue pot. (d) Ishaan painted a pot.
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “I go to the park with my dog on wednesday.” (a) on (b) wednesday (c) go (d) my
7. 7.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “last thursday i went to jaipur by train.” (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 3
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The red kite. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) Sang a song in the hall. (d) My little brother broke his toy car.
9. 9.Imran wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) silent (c) noisy
10. 10.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Packs Priya the school bag at night. (b) Priya packs at night the school bag. (c) Priya the school bag packs at night. (d) Priya packs the school bag at night.
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Tenzin kicks the ball in the garden” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
12. 12.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Meera wrote her poem. She read it. (b) Meera wrote Meera's poem. Meera read it. (c) Meera wrote her poem. Her read it.
13. 13.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Simran bought a round red balloon. (b) Simran bought a red balloon. (c) Simran bought a balloon. (d) Simran bought a round balloon.
14. 14.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) colourful (b) fluffy (c) bitter (d) loud
15. 15.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tenzin made his card. Him posted it. (b) Tenzin made his card. He posted it. (c) Tenzin made Tenzin's card. Tenzin posted it.
16. 16.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Kabir bought a balloon. (b) Kabir bought a big balloon. (c) Kabir bought a big red balloon. (d) Kabir bought a red balloon.
17. 17.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Meera packs the school bag at night.” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
18. 18.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
19. 19.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on christmas.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
20. 20.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Maria going after school? (b) Is where Maria going after school? (c) Maria is where going after school? (d) Where Maria is going after school?
21. 21.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Saanvi bought a big red balloon. (b) Saanvi bought a big balloon. (c) Saanvi bought a balloon. (d) Saanvi bought a red balloon.
22. 22.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Isha lost her pencil. She found it. (b) Isha lost Isha's pencil. Isha found it. (c) Isha lost her pencil. Her found it.
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How is Arjun travelling to school” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
24. 24.These words are mixed up: the / kicks / ball / Rohan / in / the / garden
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Rohan the ball kicks in the garden. (b) Kicks Rohan the ball in the garden. (c) Rohan kicks the ball in the garden. (d) Rohan kicks in the garden the ball.
25. 25.Which is the best way to join “The ice cream melted.” and “It was a hot day.”? (a) The ice cream melted so it was a hot day. (b) The ice cream melted but it was a hot day. (c) The ice cream melted because it was a hot day.
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “aarav was born in the month of june.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
27. 27.“The ice cream seller.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) spicy (c) smooth (d) noisy
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Running in the park. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
30. 30.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Sneha feeds the cat every morning.” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
31. 31.Which is the best way to join “We ran fast.” and “We missed the train.”? (a) We ran fast because we missed the train. (b) We ran fast so we missed the train. (c) We ran fast but we missed the train.
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Riya plays in the park cricket. (b) Riya cricket plays in the park. (c) Plays Riya cricket in the park. (d) Riya plays cricket in the park.
33. 33.Which is the best way to join “We bought apples.” and “We bought grapes.”? (a) We bought apples because we bought grapes. (b) We bought apples and we bought grapes. (c) We bought apples but we bought grapes.
34. 34.“Our cat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
35. 35.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Tara likes to paint ___ she likes to draw.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
36. 36.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “tara met arjun at the station in kolkata.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
37. 37.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Diya playing cricket?” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
38. 38.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for onam.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
40. 40.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rahul has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Him

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