Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 158 · 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 mango best? (a) Diya ate a big mango. (b) Diya ate a yellow mango. (c) Diya ate a mango. (d) Diya ate a big yellow mango.
2. 2.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Meera is eating for lunch? (b) What is Meera eating for lunch? (c) Meera is what eating for lunch? (d) Is what Meera eating for lunch?
3. 3.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Omkar drinks before bed warm milk. (b) Omkar warm milk drinks before bed. (c) Omkar drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Drinks Omkar warm milk before bed.
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Playing with my friends. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) My grandmother. (d) Brought a letter for Dad.
5. 5.“Rang his bell.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
6. 6.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Please pass the salt. (b) Where is Pooja going after school? (c) Farhan flies a kite on the roof. (d) How beautiful the garden is!
7. 7.“Rang loudly.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
8. 8.Rahul wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) noisy (c) quiet
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) bright (b) quiet (c) salty (d) rough
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our neighbours. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) Watered the plants.
11. 11.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Since it was late. (b) The ice cream seller rang his bell. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) The rain fell all night.
12. 12.Which is the best way to join “Kabir drank some water.” and “He was thirsty.”? (a) Kabir drank some water so he was thirsty. (b) Kabir drank some water but he was thirsty. (c) Kabir drank some water because he was thirsty.
13. 13.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) spicy (b) smooth (c) bright (d) loud
14. 14.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “strong” (b) after “our” (c) after “The” (d) after “wind”
15. 15.Which is the best way to join “The bag was heavy.” and “Dad helped me carry it.”? (a) The bag was heavy but Dad helped me carry it. (b) The bag was heavy so Dad helped me carry it. (c) The bag was heavy because Dad helped me carry it.
16. 16.These words are mixed up: storybook / at / Pooja / reads / a / night
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Pooja reads a storybook at night. (b) Pooja a storybook reads at night. (c) Pooja reads at night a storybook. (d) Reads Pooja a storybook at night.
17. 17.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) If you come early. (b) Sat next to me. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) The little puppy.
18. 18.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tara has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) It (d) Her
19. 19.Which is the best way to join “The plants died.” and “Nobody watered them.”? (a) The plants died because nobody watered them. (b) The plants died but nobody watered them. (c) The plants died so nobody watered them.
20. 20.Which is the best way to join “Tara likes to paint.” and “She likes to draw.”? (a) Tara likes to paint but she likes to draw. (b) Tara likes to paint and she likes to draw. (c) Tara likes to paint because she likes to draw.
21. 21.What kind of sentence is this?
    “When is Ishaan leaving for Delhi?” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
22. 22.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in patna.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 3
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
24. 24.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Simran has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) She (c) Her (d) It
25. 25.Which is the best way to join “We stayed indoors.” and “It was raining.”? (a) We stayed indoors because it was raining. (b) We stayed indoors but it was raining. (c) We stayed indoors so it was raining.
26. 26.Imran wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) silly (b) spicy (c) smart
27. 27.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Sneha reads a storybook at night.” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
28. 28.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir has a cat ___ he has a dog.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
29. 29.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my birthday is on the first tuesday of june.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3
30. 30.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Ishaan drawing in class?” (a) command (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) question
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Ananya plays cricket in the park” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
32. 32.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Tenzin drew a small house. (b) Tenzin drew a green house. (c) Tenzin drew a house. (d) Tenzin drew a small green house.
33. 33.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The train.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
34. 34.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ishaan has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) When the bell rang. (b) A small mouse hid under the bed. (c) The children sang a song in the hall. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
36. 36.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aisha has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Her (c) It (d) He
37. 37.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a lovely song! (b) Please help me carry this box. (c) Aarav drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Where is Nisha going after school?
38. 38.Which of these is a command? (a) What is Aarav reading today? (b) Water the plants today. (c) What a cute puppy! (d) Manav reads a storybook at night.
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in indore on thursday.” (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 2
40. 40.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “sand” (b) after “was” (c) after “the” (d) after “beach”

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