Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 996 · 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.Zoya wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) wealthy (b) round (c) poor
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “It was late. The shops were still open.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
3. 3.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “on tuesday we have a test in maths.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1
4. 4.“The brown cow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
5. 5.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Priya can sing ___ she can dance too.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
6. 6.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ishaan baked Ishaan's cake. Ishaan shared it. (b) Ishaan baked his cake. He shared it. (c) Ishaan baked his cake. Him shared it.
7. 7.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Reads Dev a storybook at night. (b) Dev reads a storybook at night. (c) Dev a storybook reads at night. (d) Dev reads at night a storybook.
8. 8.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Priya feeds every morning the cat. (b) Priya feeds the cat every morning. (c) Priya the cat feeds every morning. (d) Feeds Priya the cat every morning.
9. 9.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Waters Priya the plants in the evening. (b) Priya waters in the evening the plants. (c) Priya the plants waters in the evening. (d) Priya waters the plants in the evening.
10. 10.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) quiet (b) fluffy (c) colourful (d) salty
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Omkar crying?” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
12. 12.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Riya wore a red cap. (b) Riya wore an old cap. (c) Riya wore a cap. (d) Riya wore an old red cap.
13. 13.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on monday we have a test in maths.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
14. 14.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Yash has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) Him (d) She
15. 15.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “lights” (b) after “out” (c) after “a” (d) after “we”
16. 16.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) loud (b) bright (c) sticky (d) sour
17. 17.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last thursday i went to bhopal by train.” (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 5
18. 18.Which of these is a statement? (a) Wash your hands before lunch. (b) What is Rahul reading today? (c) Dev draws a picture in art class. (d) What a beautiful garden!
19. 19.“The peacock.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The tall tree. (b) Because the shop was closed. (c) Was full of lotus flowers. (d) My sister made a rangoli.
21. 21.Which is the best way to join “Kabir drank some water.” and “He was thirsty.”? (a) Kabir drank some water because he was thirsty. (b) Kabir drank some water so he was thirsty. (c) Kabir drank some water but he was thirsty.
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “The soup was hot.” and “It was not tasty.”? (a) The soup was hot because it was not tasty. (b) The soup was hot but it was not tasty. (c) The soup was hot so it was not tasty.
23. 23.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 but nobody watered them. (c) The plants died because nobody watered them.
24. 24.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Diya saw a grey elephant. (b) Diya saw an elephant. (c) Diya saw a huge grey elephant. (d) Diya saw a huge elephant.
25. 25.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from kolkata in June.” (a) kolkata (b) came (c) in (d) uncle
26. 26.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “liked” (b) after “smiled” (c) after “The” (d) after “our”
27. 27.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “joseph and kavya will come to my house on friday.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Who is Aisha calling” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
29. 29.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The road was wet. We walked slowly.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
30. 30.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) noisy (b) shiny (c) fluffy (d) spicy
31. 31.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Riya carried a bag. (b) Riya carried a big black bag. (c) Riya carried a big bag. (d) Riya carried a black bag.
32. 32.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “I like mangoes ___ my sister likes apples.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Rohan writes a poem every week” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
34. 34.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kabir has a new cake. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) It (d) He
35. 35.Which of these is a command? (a) Who is Manav calling? (b) Kavya waters the plants in the evening. (c) What a tall tree! (d) Switch off the fan.
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The water was too cold. We did not swim.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How cold the morning is” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
38. 38.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 hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (d) Told us a story.
39. 39.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Maria painted her pot. Her sold it. (b) Maria painted Maria's pot. Maria sold it. (c) Maria painted her pot. She sold it.
40. 40.“The school bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)

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