Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 165 · 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 kite best? (a) Kabir flew a red kite. (b) Kabir flew a small kite. (c) Kabir flew a kite. (d) Kabir flew a small red kite.
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “How clever the crow is” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
3. 3.Which is the best way to join “It was late.” and “The shops were still open.”? (a) It was late so the shops were still open. (b) It was late because the shops were still open. (c) It was late but the shops were still open.
4. 4.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Water the plants today.” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bell. (b) Cooked dal for dinner. (c) Since it was late. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) Two ducks swam in the pond. (c) Our neighbours. (d) Broke his toy car.
7. 7.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What is Rohan drawing in class?” (a) statement (b) command (c) exclamation (d) question
8. 8.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Open your books to page ten.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The chips taste ___.” (a) loud (b) colourful (c) fluffy (d) salty
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Ravi is only six. He can swim very well.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
11. 11.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “rohan and sneha will come to my house on thursday.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 5
12. 12.These words are mixed up: after / eats / banana / Dev / a / school
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Dev eats after school a banana. (b) Dev a banana eats after school. (c) Dev eats a banana after school. (d) Eats Dev a banana after school.
13. 13.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Dev picked a tiny white flower. (b) Dev picked a white flower. (c) Dev picked a tiny flower. (d) Dev picked a flower.
14. 14.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) bright (b) sweet (c) quiet (d) sticky
15. 15.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) loud (c) prickly (d) sour
16. 16.“Watered the plants.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
17. 17.“Sent me a gift.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
18. 18.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Maria found a shell. (b) Maria found a small white shell. (c) Maria found a white shell. (d) Maria found a small shell.
19. 19.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
20. 20.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Wednesday we have a test in maths.” (a) in (b) on (c) have (d) test
21. 21.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Aarav cooks rice for lunch. (b) Aarav cooks for lunch rice. (c) Cooks Aarav rice for lunch. (d) Aarav rice cooks for lunch.
22. 22.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Kunal drew a red house. (b) Kunal drew a small house. (c) Kunal drew a small red house. (d) Kunal drew a house.
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) The ice cream seller. (c) Ran across the garden. (d) The rain fell all night.
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on Christmas.” (a) met (b) all (c) we (d) cousins
25. 25.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “drank” (b) after “was” (c) after “cold” (d) after “hot”
26. 26.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a cute puppy! (b) Wait for me at the gate. (c) Ishaan washes the car on Sundays. (d) Why is Kavya laughing?
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bell.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
28. 28.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aarav has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Him
29. 29.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
30. 30.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “our school reopens after the holidays in january.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (b) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) Since it was late.
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because it was raining. (b) Stopped at the gate. (c) Our cat slept on the sofa. (d) My grandmother.
33. 33.These words are mixed up: morning / the / every / feeds / Ishaan / cat
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ishaan the cat feeds every morning. (b) Ishaan feeds the cat every morning. (c) Feeds Ishaan the cat every morning. (d) Ishaan feeds every morning the cat.
34. 34.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we met all our cousins on onam.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 2
35. 35.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) The postman brought a letter for Dad. (d) The tall tree.
36. 36.Which of these is a statement? (a) What is Imran drawing in class? (b) Isha rides a bicycle to school. (c) How lovely the song is! (d) Drink a glass of milk.
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) salty (b) loud (c) fluffy (d) colourful
38. 38.Which of these is a command? (a) What a cute puppy! (b) Where is Zoya going after school? (c) Simran waters the plants in the evening. (d) Wash your hands before lunch.
39. 39.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Imran is why crying? (b) Why is Imran crying? (c) Is why Imran crying? (d) Why Imran is crying?
40. 40.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Isha saw a little dog. (b) Isha saw a brown dog. (c) Isha saw a dog. (d) Isha saw a little brown dog.

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