Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 230 · 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 bag best? (a) Tenzin carried a bag. (b) Tenzin carried a big black bag. (c) Tenzin carried a black bag. (d) Tenzin carried a big bag.
2. 2.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Riya has a new kite. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Her (c) She (d) It
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The water was too cold. We did not swim.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
4. 4.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Sneha rode a new red bicycle. (b) Sneha rode a bicycle. (c) Sneha rode a new bicycle. (d) Sneha rode a red bicycle.
5. 5.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Saanvi saw a dog. (b) Saanvi saw a white dog. (c) Saanvi saw a small dog. (d) Saanvi saw a small white dog.
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) Slept on the sofa. (c) The hungry monkey. (d) The train left the station at nine.
7. 7.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “spoke” (b) after “sleeping” (c) after “we” (d) after “The”
8. 8.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Joseph has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) She (d) Him
9. 9.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Wash your hands before lunch.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
10. 10.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my cousin and I visited a zoo in Surat.” (a) cousin (b) and (c) my (d) visited
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in Surat on sunday.” (a) old (b) in (c) sunday (d) visited
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Omkar laughing” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The shopkeeper.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
14. 14.Which of these is a question? (a) How is Vikram travelling to school? (b) What a huge elephant! (c) Dev feeds the cat every morning. (d) Drink a glass of milk.
15. 15.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Ishaan rides a bicycle to school. (b) Ishaan rides to school a bicycle. (c) Rides Ishaan a bicycle to school. (d) Ishaan a bicycle rides to school.
16. 16.Which of these is a command? (a) How is Pooja travelling to school? (b) How colourful the rangoli is! (c) Ananya cleans the room every Saturday. (d) Drink a glass of milk.
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Draws Ananya a picture in art class. (b) Ananya a picture draws in art class. (c) Ananya draws a picture in art class. (d) Ananya draws in art class a picture.
18. 18.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “My kite got stuck a kind man got it down.” (a) after “stuck” (b) after “man” (c) after “kite” (d) after “My”
19. 19.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “she” (b) after “teacher” (c) after “our” (d) after “smiled”
20. 20.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya made Ananya's card. Ananya posted it. (b) Ananya made her card. Her posted it. (c) Ananya made her card. She posted it.
21. 21.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The plants died ___ nobody watered them.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “It was late.” and “The shops were still open.”? (a) It was late because the shops were still open. (b) It was late so the shops were still open. (c) It was late but the shops were still open.
23. 23.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Him (c) She (d) It
24. 24.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Farhan drew a tall green house. (b) Farhan drew a house. (c) Farhan drew a tall house. (d) Farhan drew a green house.
25. 25.“Cooked dal for dinner.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
26. 26.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sent me a gift. (b) The new student. (c) When the school bus came. (d) The old farmer planted rice in the field.
27. 27.Which is the best way to join “The test was hard.” and “Zoya got full marks.”? (a) The test was hard so Zoya got full marks. (b) The test was hard but Zoya got full marks. (c) The test was hard because Zoya got full marks.
28. 28.“Told us a story.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
29. 29.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We stayed indoors ___ it was raining.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
30. 30.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Ishaan painted an orange pot. (b) Ishaan painted a small pot. (c) Ishaan painted a small orange pot. (d) Ishaan painted a pot.
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The wind. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) The peacock danced in the rain. (d) The shopkeeper counted the coins.
32. 32.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Where is Nisha playing cricket?” (a) command (b) question (c) exclamation (d) statement
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Dev going after school” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
34. 34.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in Jaipur starts in january.” (a) starts (b) big (c) january (d) fair
35. 35.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “it” (b) after “The” (c) after “can” (d) after “talk”
36. 36.“Our cat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
37. 37.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is what Zoya eating for lunch? (b) What Zoya is eating for lunch? (c) What is Zoya eating for lunch? (d) Zoya is what eating for lunch?
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Yash cleans the room every Saturday” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
39. 39.Which of these is a question? (a) Wash your hands before lunch. (b) Why is Omkar crying? (c) Rohan kicks the ball in the garden. (d) How cute the puppy is!
40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Eating a big mango.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment

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