Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 219 · 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 word joins these two sentences best?
   “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) bright (c) loud (d) spicy
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The honey tastes ___.” (a) noisy (b) sticky (c) shiny (d) sweet
4. 4.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The doctor checked my throat.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
5. 5.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Saanvi rode a shiny red bicycle. (b) Saanvi rode a shiny bicycle. (c) Saanvi rode a bicycle. (d) Saanvi rode a red bicycle.
6. 6.These words are mixed up: Dev / roof / a / on / flies / kite / the
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Flies Dev a kite on the roof. (b) Dev flies a kite on the roof. (c) Dev flies on the roof a kite. (d) Dev a kite flies on the roof.
7. 7.“My father.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The school bus. (c) Counted the coins. (d) Running in the park.
9. 9.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Arjun found a shell. (b) Arjun found a white shell. (c) Arjun found a small white shell. (d) Arjun found a small shell.
10. 10.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Rohan brushes the dog on Sundays.” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
11. 11.Which is the best way to join “The garden has roses.” and “It has sunflowers.”? (a) The garden has roses but it has sunflowers. (b) The garden has roses and it has sunflowers. (c) The garden has roses because it has sunflowers.
12. 12.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) shiny (b) sour (c) quiet (d) smooth
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (b) When the bell rang. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) Grandpa watered the plants.
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Ananya cleans the room every Saturday” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
15. 15.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) He (d) She
16. 16.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Nisha kicks the ball in the garden.” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
17. 17.Which of these is a statement? (a) How clever the crow is! (b) What is Riya eating for lunch? (c) Vikram waters the plants in the evening. (d) Turn left at the temple.
18. 18.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Pooja drew a house. (b) Pooja drew a tall house. (c) Pooja drew a red house. (d) Pooja drew a tall red house.
19. 19.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Joseph found his kite. Him flew it. (b) Joseph found Joseph's kite. Joseph flew it. (c) Joseph found his kite. He flew it.
20. 20.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Manav has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) He (c) It (d) She
21. 21.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Manav washes the car on Sundays. (b) Please close the door. (c) How cute the puppy is! (d) Why is Aisha crying?
22. 22.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a cold morning!” (a) command (b) statement (c) question (d) exclamation
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sat next to me. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) A small mouse. (d) After we ate lunch.
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “dev and I played in the park on Thursday.” (a) and (b) in (c) dev (d) on
25. 25.Dev wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) hot (c) chilly
26. 26.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tree bark feels ___.” (a) rough (b) quiet (c) bright (d) sweet
27. 27.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Collected nuts. (b) The postman. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) Although he was tired.
28. 28.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How is Isha travelling to school?” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
29. 29.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who is Rohan calling? (b) Who Rohan is calling? (c) Rohan is who calling? (d) Is who Rohan calling?
30. 30.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Kavya drinks warm milk before bed.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) question (d) command
31. 31.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Simran painted a round pot. (b) Simran painted a pot. (c) Simran painted an orange pot. (d) Simran painted a round orange pot.
32. 32.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “ripe” (b) after “mangoes” (c) after “The” (d) after “a”
33. 33.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Line up near the door.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “arjun met Simran at the station in Bhopal.” (a) at (b) arjun (c) the (d) met
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) colourful (b) smooth (c) sweet (d) loud
36. 36.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) noisy (b) shiny (c) sticky (d) spicy
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The new coin looks ___.” (a) sour (b) loud (c) prickly (d) shiny
38. 38.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Catches Kavya the bus at seven. (b) Kavya catches the bus at seven. (c) Kavya the bus catches at seven. (d) Kavya catches at seven the bus.
39. 39.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “every” (b) after “talk” (c) after “it” (d) after “The”
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “omkar and I played in the park on Sunday.” (a) on (b) omkar (c) and (d) the

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