Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 984 · 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.Omkar wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) damp (b) dry (c) hungry
2. 2.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria eats after school a banana. (b) Maria a banana eats after school. (c) Eats Maria a banana after school. (d) Maria eats a banana after school.
3. 3.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Meera drawing in class? (b) What Meera is drawing in class? (c) Meera is what drawing in class? (d) What is Meera drawing in class?
4. 4.Which describing word fits best?
   “The jam feels ___.” (a) quiet (b) shiny (c) sour (d) sticky
5. 5.Aisha wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) chilly (b) round (c) hot
6. 6.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Zoya washes the car on Sundays.” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The cactus feels ___.” (a) prickly (b) loud (c) colourful (d) sour
8. 8.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We met all our cousins on diwali.” (a) all (b) diwali (c) cousins (d) met
9. 9.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “We ran to the bus stop ___ we were late.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “I go to the park with my dog on friday.” (a) to (b) my (c) park (d) friday
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a cute puppy” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
12. 12.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “it” (b) after “Meera” (c) after “planted” (d) after “seed”
13. 13.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “meera wore new clothes on Holi.” (a) clothes (b) meera (c) wore (d) new
14. 14.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in chennai starts in august.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
15. 15.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Kunal rode a bicycle. (b) Kunal rode a shiny bicycle. (c) Kunal rode a shiny green bicycle. (d) Kunal rode a green bicycle.
16. 16.“The baby elephant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The players ran onto the field.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
18. 18.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “back” (b) after “was” (c) after “closed” (d) after “shop”
19. 19.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Farhan has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) He (d) She
20. 20.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav baked Aarav's cake. Aarav shared it. (b) Aarav baked his cake. Him shared it. (c) Aarav baked his cake. He shared it.
21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
22. 22.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Grandpa watered the plants. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) The little puppy ran across the garden. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Omkar rides a bicycle to school” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
24. 24.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Riya cleans the room every Saturday.” (a) statement (b) question (c) exclamation (d) command
25. 25.Which is the best way to join “The plants died.” and “Nobody watered them.”? (a) The plants died so nobody watered them. (b) The plants died because nobody watered them. (c) The plants died but nobody watered them.
26. 26.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) How is Kabir travelling to school? (b) Kabir is how travelling to school? (c) How Kabir is travelling to school? (d) Is how Kabir travelling to school?
27. 27.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “rohan and i played in the park on thursday.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 4
28. 28.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) The school bus. (d) The ice cream seller rang his bell.
29. 29.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Pooja reading today? (b) Pooja is what reading today? (c) What is Pooja reading today? (d) What Pooja is reading today?
30. 30.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Our school reopens after the holidays in june.” (a) in (b) holidays (c) june (d) reopens
31. 31.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Joseph picked a flower. (b) Joseph picked a pretty yellow flower. (c) Joseph picked a yellow flower. (d) Joseph picked a pretty flower.
32. 32.Manav wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) noisy (b) square (c) silent
33. 33.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Diya is where going after school? (b) Is where Diya going after school? (c) Where is Diya going after school? (d) Where Diya is going after school?
34. 34.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Aisha bought a balloon. (b) Aisha bought a big purple balloon. (c) Aisha bought a purple balloon. (d) Aisha bought a big balloon.
35. 35.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is who Isha calling? (b) Who Isha is calling? (c) Isha is who calling? (d) Who is Isha calling?
36. 36.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Vikram saw an orange butterfly. (b) Vikram saw a pretty orange butterfly. (c) Vikram saw a pretty butterfly. (d) Vikram saw a butterfly.
37. 37.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Aisha saw an elephant. (b) Aisha saw a grey elephant. (c) Aisha saw a big grey elephant. (d) Aisha saw a big elephant.
38. 38.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Omkar has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Him
39. 39.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The tall tree gave us cool shade. (b) The rain fell all night. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) When the school bus came.
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Manav reading today?” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question

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