Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 112 · 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 describing word fits best?
   “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) bitter (b) bright (c) smooth (d) noisy
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a noisy market” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Collected nuts.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
4. 4.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The soup was hot. It was not tasty.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
5. 5.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where is Diya going after school? (b) Is where Diya going after school? (c) Diya is where going after school? (d) Where Diya is going after school?
6. 6.Joseph wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) round (c) tiny
7. 7.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “it” (b) after “cake” (c) after “a” (d) after “smelled”
8. 8.“Ate a ripe guava.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “we visited the old fort in Patna on Friday.” (a) the (b) old (c) we (d) in
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “last Sunday I went to Mysuru by train.” (a) went (b) by (c) last (d) train
11. 11.These words are mixed up: Ishaan / bicycle / school / to / rides / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ishaan rides to school a bicycle. (b) Ishaan a bicycle rides to school. (c) Rides Ishaan a bicycle to school. (d) Ishaan rides a bicycle to school.
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How huge the elephant is” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Put out the fire.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Carried a crumb. (b) A busy squirrel. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) Our cat slept on the sofa.
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Flew high in the sky. (b) A busy squirrel. (c) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (d) While Mum was cooking.
16. 16.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “maria and i played in the park on friday.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
17. 17.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
18. 18.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The soup was hot ___ it was not tasty.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
19. 19.These words are mixed up: class / Rohan / a / in / draws / art / picture
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Draws Rohan a picture in art class. (b) Rohan a picture draws in art class. (c) Rohan draws a picture in art class. (d) Rohan draws in art class a picture.
20. 20.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Arjun flew a big green kite. (b) Arjun flew a big kite. (c) Arjun flew a kite. (d) Arjun flew a green kite.
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) Our neighbours. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
22. 22.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Isha has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Her
23. 23.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Vikram carried a blue bag. (b) Vikram carried a bag. (c) Vikram carried a heavy bag. (d) Vikram carried a heavy blue bag.
24. 24.“The players.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
25. 25.Dev wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) poor (b) wealthy (c) square
26. 26.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) When is Saanvi leaving for Delhi? (b) When Saanvi is leaving for Delhi? (c) Is when Saanvi leaving for Delhi? (d) Saanvi is when leaving for Delhi?
27. 27.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “hot” (b) after “was” (c) after “It” (d) after “cold”
28. 28.Imran wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) damp (c) dry
29. 29.Which is the best way to join “Riya wore a sweater.” and “It was cold.”? (a) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold. (b) Riya wore a sweater but it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater so it was cold.
30. 30.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “zoya was born in the month of april.” (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 3
31. 31.Priya wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) huge (b) tiny (c) spicy
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Grandpa watered the plants.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
33. 33.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Yash saw a dog. (b) Yash saw a black dog. (c) Yash saw a little dog. (d) Yash saw a little black dog.
34. 34.These words are mixed up: rice / cooks / for / Simran / lunch
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Cooks Simran rice for lunch. (b) Simran cooks rice for lunch. (c) Simran rice cooks for lunch. (d) Simran cooks for lunch rice.
35. 35.Which of these is a question? (a) What is Rohan reading today? (b) Tenzin plays cricket in the park. (c) What a sweet mango! (d) Line up near the door.
36. 36.Which of these is a command? (a) When is Aisha leaving for Delhi? (b) Meera eats a banana after school. (c) Please feed the cat. (d) How tasty the samosa is!
37. 37.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Meera eating for lunch? (b) Is what Meera eating for lunch? (c) What Meera is eating for lunch? (d) Meera is what eating for lunch?
38. 38.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “On monday we have a test in maths.” (a) we (b) in (c) have (d) monday
39. 39.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Vikram washed his bicycle. He rode it. (b) Vikram washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (c) Vikram washed Vikram's bicycle. Vikram rode it.
40. 40.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in january.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2

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