Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 142 · 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 umbrella best? (a) Yash opened an umbrella. (b) Yash opened a small yellow umbrella. (c) Yash opened a yellow umbrella. (d) Yash opened a small umbrella.
2. 2.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Simran carried a heavy bag. (b) Simran carried a blue bag. (c) Simran carried a bag. (d) Simran carried a heavy blue bag.
3. 3.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “aisha was born in the month of November.” (a) the (b) was (c) month (d) aisha
4. 4.“Splashed in the river.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
5. 5.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Saanvi a picture draws in art class. (b) Saanvi draws a picture in art class. (c) Saanvi draws in art class a picture. (d) Draws Saanvi a picture in art class.
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Maria helps Grandma in the kitchen” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
7. 7.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Pooja cleans the room every Saturday.” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
8. 8.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my aunt made sweets for pongal.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) sweet (b) noisy (c) colourful (d) fluffy
10. 10.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a huge elephant!” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) question
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on Sunday.” (a) with (b) dog (c) i (d) my
12. 12.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Sneha reading today? (b) Sneha is what reading today? (c) What Sneha is reading today? (d) Is what Sneha reading today?
13. 13.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in jaipur starts in july.” (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3
14. 14.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sat on the wall. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) Grandpa.
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Baisakhi.” (a) on (b) we (c) all (d) our
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir planted Kabir's sapling. Kabir watered it. (b) Kabir planted his sapling. Him watered it. (c) Kabir planted his sapling. He watered it.
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
18. 18.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) noisy (b) shiny (c) sticky (d) sour
19. 19.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The train left the station at nine. (b) The hungry monkey. (c) The school bell rang loudly. (d) My aunt sent me a gift.
20. 20.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kabir plays cricket in the park. (b) Plays Kabir cricket in the park. (c) Kabir plays in the park cricket. (d) Kabir cricket plays in the park.
21. 21.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Grandpa reads the paper ___ he drinks his tea.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
22. 22.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kavya made her card. Her posted it. (b) Kavya made Kavya's card. Kavya posted it. (c) Kavya made her card. She posted it.
23. 23.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kunal drinks warm milk before bed. (b) Kunal warm milk drinks before bed. (c) Drinks Kunal warm milk before bed. (d) Kunal drinks before bed warm milk.
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The honey tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) sticky (c) sweet (d) loud
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “off” (b) after “Kabir” (c) after “bicycle” (d) after “fell”
26. 26.Which is the best way to join “The bag was heavy.” and “Dad helped me carry it.”? (a) The bag was heavy because Dad helped me carry it. (b) The bag was heavy but Dad helped me carry it. (c) The bag was heavy so Dad helped me carry it.
27. 27.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir has a cat. He has a dog.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
28. 28.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Maria saw a pretty butterfly. (b) Maria saw a butterfly. (c) Maria saw an orange butterfly. (d) Maria saw a pretty orange butterfly.
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How is Yash travelling to school” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
30. 30.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Ananya is crying? (b) Is why Ananya crying? (c) Why is Ananya crying? (d) Ananya is why crying?
31. 31.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a tall tree!” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Before the sun set.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
33. 33.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Maria is laughing? (b) Is why Maria laughing? (c) Why is Maria laughing? (d) Maria is why laughing?
34. 34.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “Riya” (b) after “lost” (c) after “pen” (d) after “looked”
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Splashed in the river.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
36. 36.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my uncle came from Kochi in December.” (a) from (b) in (c) my (d) came
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sat on the wall.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
38. 38.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) sour (b) bright (c) loud (d) smooth
39. 39.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Manav has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Him (d) It
40. 40.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Kabir painted a pot. (b) Kabir painted a round pot. (c) Kabir painted a round blue pot. (d) Kabir painted a blue pot.

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