Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 116 · 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 honey tastes ___.” (a) shiny (b) sweet (c) noisy (d) rough
2. 2.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my aunt made sweets for christmas.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2
3. 3.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Simran helps Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Helps Simran Grandma in the kitchen. (c) Simran helps in the kitchen Grandma. (d) Simran Grandma helps in the kitchen.
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bell rang loudly. (b) The little puppy. (c) Watered the plants. (d) While Mum was cooking.
5. 5.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Omkar picked a pretty flower. (b) Omkar picked a pretty yellow flower. (c) Omkar picked a yellow flower. (d) Omkar picked a flower.
6. 6.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
7. 7.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
8. 8.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “i go to the park with my dog on friday.” (a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
9. 9.What kind of sentence is this?
   “When is Zoya leaving for Delhi?” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) question (d) command
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Watered the plants. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) The postman.
11. 11.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) loud (c) sour (d) colourful
12. 12.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is where Ananya playing cricket? (b) Where is Ananya playing cricket? (c) Ananya is where playing cricket? (d) Where Ananya is playing cricket?
13. 13.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Farhan fixed his toy car. He played with it. (b) Farhan fixed Farhan's toy car. Farhan played with it. (c) Farhan fixed his toy car. Him played with it.
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The children.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) Lit lamps on Diwali. (c) My grandmother. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
16. 16.“The wind.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
17. 17.Which is the best way to join “We stayed indoors.” and “It was raining.”? (a) We stayed indoors so it was raining. (b) We stayed indoors but it was raining. (c) We stayed indoors because it was raining.
18. 18.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Sneha saw a pretty butterfly. (b) Sneha saw a blue butterfly. (c) Sneha saw a butterfly. (d) Sneha saw a pretty blue butterfly.
19. 19.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Saanvi has a new mango. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Her
20. 20.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “turned” (b) after “milk” (c) after “boiled” (d) after “over”
21. 21.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “rahul lives near the lake in agra.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 3
22. 22.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Pooja is why crying? (b) Is why Pooja crying? (c) Why is Pooja crying? (d) Why Pooja is crying?
23. 23.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Zoya wore a new cap. (b) Zoya wore a new blue cap. (c) Zoya wore a blue cap. (d) Zoya wore a cap.
24. 24.Which of these is a statement? (a) What is Dev reading today? (b) What a big cake! (c) Please speak slowly. (d) Yash packs the school bag at night.
25. 25.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in mysuru.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) My best friend. (c) My sister made a rangoli. (d) The wind blew the leaves away.
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Because the shop was closed. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) The tiny ant carried a crumb.
28. 28.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kavya baked her cake. She shared it. (b) Kavya baked her cake. Her shared it. (c) Kavya baked Kavya's cake. Kavya shared it.
29. 29.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) Checked my throat.
30. 30.Which is the best way to join “The shop was closed.” and “We went home.”? (a) The shop was closed because we went home. (b) The shop was closed so we went home. (c) The shop was closed but we went home.
31. 31.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The red kite. (b) Rang loudly. (c) After we ate lunch. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
32. 32.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Turn left at the temple.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) Before the sun set. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from mysuru in August.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) from (d) mysuru
35. 35.Priya wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) noisy (b) quiet (c) spicy
36. 36.Which of these is a command? (a) How huge the elephant is! (b) When is Tenzin leaving for Delhi? (c) Please feed the cat. (d) Omkar writes a poem every week.
37. 37.Which is the best way to join “The sun was shining.” and “The birds were singing.”? (a) The sun was shining but the birds were singing. (b) The sun was shining and the birds were singing. (c) The sun was shining because the birds were singing.
38. 38.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) quiet (b) sticky (c) bitter (d) shiny
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Splashed in the river. (b) The ice cream seller. (c) Playing with my friends. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
40. 40.Which is the best way to join “The room was dark.” and “I switched on the light.”? (a) The room was dark because I switched on the light. (b) The room was dark but I switched on the light. (c) The room was dark so I switched on the light.

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