Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 114 · 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 pot best? (a) Aisha painted a pot. (b) Aisha painted an orange pot. (c) Aisha painted a small pot. (d) Aisha painted a small orange pot.
2. 2.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Ishaan found a shell. (b) Ishaan found a pink shell. (c) Ishaan found a small shell. (d) Ishaan found a small pink shell.
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We met all our cousins on eid.” (a) on (b) cousins (c) eid (d) our
4. 4.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Kavya catches the bus at seven.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
5. 5.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Draws Rahul a picture in art class. (b) Rahul a picture draws in art class. (c) Rahul draws in art class a picture. (d) Rahul draws a picture in art class.
6. 6.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The test was hard ___ Zoya got full marks.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
7. 7.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My grandmother told us a story. (b) Blew the leaves away. (c) My father cooked dal for dinner. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
8. 8.“Gave fresh milk.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
9. 9.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav fixed his toy car. Him played with it. (b) Aarav fixed his toy car. He played with it. (c) Aarav fixed Aarav's toy car. Aarav played with it.
10. 10.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kavya feeds every morning the cat. (b) Kavya feeds the cat every morning. (c) Kavya the cat feeds every morning. (d) Feeds Kavya the cat every morning.
11. 11.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “hungry” (b) after “puppy” (c) after “The” (d) after “barked”
12. 12.Farhan 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) spicy
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The drum sounds ___.” (a) loud (b) sour (c) fluffy (d) colourful
14. 14.Which is the best way to join “Priya can sing.” and “She can dance too.”? (a) Priya can sing but she can dance too. (b) Priya can sing and she can dance too. (c) Priya can sing because she can dance too.
15. 15.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rahul has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Him (c) She (d) It
16. 16.Which of these is a command? (a) Water the plants today. (b) How is Joseph travelling to school? (c) How big the cake is! (d) Imran catches the bus at seven.
17. 17.These words are mixed up: roof / a / on / flies / the / kite / Ananya
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Flies Ananya a kite on the roof. (b) Ananya flies on the roof a kite. (c) Ananya a kite flies on the roof. (d) Ananya flies a kite on the roof.
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Yash reading today” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
19. 19.“My sister.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
20. 20.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Before the sun set.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
21. 21.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Joseph and i played in the park on Tuesday.” (a) on (b) i (c) the (d) played
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Sneha plays cricket in the park” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “manav and dev will come to my house on wednesday.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
24. 24.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Tenzin ate a juicy mango. (b) Tenzin ate a ripe mango. (c) Tenzin ate a mango. (d) Tenzin ate a juicy ripe mango.
25. 25.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rahul has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) He (d) She
26. 26.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Sneha catches the bus at seven.” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
27. 27.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) prickly (b) loud (c) spicy (d) shiny
28. 28.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Diya washes the car on Sundays.” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
29. 29.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
30. 30.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Put your books in the bag.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) statement (d) command
31. 31.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Kavya is playing cricket? (b) Kavya is where playing cricket? (c) Is where Kavya playing cricket? (d) Where is Kavya playing cricket?
32. 32.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rohan brushes the dog on Sundays. (b) Rohan brushes on Sundays the dog. (c) Rohan the dog brushes on Sundays. (d) Brushes Rohan the dog on Sundays.
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My father.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
34. 34.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I brushed my teeth. I washed my face.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
35. 35.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rohan planted his sapling. He watered it. (b) Rohan planted his sapling. Him watered it. (c) Rohan planted Rohan's sapling. Rohan watered it.
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) The players ran onto the field. (c) The train left the station at nine. (d) Eating a big mango.
37. 37.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash washed his bicycle. He rode it. (b) Yash washed his bicycle. Him rode it. (c) Yash washed Yash's bicycle. Yash rode it.
38. 38.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Dev cleans the room every Saturday. (b) Cleans Dev the room every Saturday. (c) Dev cleans every Saturday the room. (d) Dev the room cleans every Saturday.
39. 39.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 baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) My sister.
40. 40.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Pooja eating for lunch?” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command

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