Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 253 · 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 pot best? (a) Manav painted a round pot. (b) Manav painted a pot. (c) Manav painted a round blue pot. (d) Manav painted a blue pot.
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “When is Ananya leaving for Delhi” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
3. 3.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
4. 4.“My little brother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “How is Riya travelling to school” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a beautiful garden” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
7. 7.Arjun wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) new (b) purple (c) ancient
8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The soup was hot. It was not tasty.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
9. 9.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my aunt made sweets for onam.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1
10. 10.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Arjun drawing in class?” (a) command (b) exclamation (c) question (d) statement
11. 11.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Nisha drinks before bed warm milk. (b) Nisha warm milk drinks before bed. (c) Nisha drinks warm milk before bed. (d) Drinks Nisha warm milk before bed.
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Why is Joseph crying” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
13. 13.Arjun wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) quiet (b) purple (c) noisy
14. 14.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kunal has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) It (c) He (d) She
15. 15.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Manav saw a dog. (b) Manav saw a little white dog. (c) Manav saw a white dog. (d) Manav saw a little dog.
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Flew high in the sky.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
17. 17.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Tenzin saw a huge grey elephant. (b) Tenzin saw a grey elephant. (c) Tenzin saw an elephant. (d) Tenzin saw a huge elephant.
18. 18.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Arjun draws a picture in art class.” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) command (d) statement
19. 19.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Isha painted a pot. (b) Isha painted a small pot. (c) Isha painted an orange pot. (d) Isha painted a small orange pot.
20. 20.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Ate a ripe guava. (b) The little puppy. (c) If you come early. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The hungry monkey. (b) When the school bus came. (c) Ran across the garden. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Left the station at nine. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) The postman.
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) The red kite. (c) Ran across the garden. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sang a song in the hall.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Ravi is only six. He can swim very well.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to kolkata for baisakhi last year.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 2
27. 27.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Priya bought a round red balloon. (b) Priya bought a round balloon. (c) Priya bought a red balloon. (d) Priya bought a balloon.
28. 28.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Arjun has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) It (c) Him (d) She
29. 29.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a beautiful garden! (b) Why is Aarav laughing? (c) Dev packs the school bag at night. (d) Please help me carry this box.
30. 30.“The players.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
31. 31.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “I” (b) after “a” (c) after “finished” (d) after “homework”
32. 32.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
33. 33.Which is the best way to join “Grandpa reads the paper.” and “He drinks his tea.”? (a) Grandpa reads the paper but he drinks his tea. (b) Grandpa reads the paper because he drinks his tea. (c) Grandpa reads the paper and he drinks his tea.
34. 34.Vikram wrote “an old fort near an old temple”. Which word means the same as “old” and can replace the second one? (a) new (b) ancient (c) wooden
35. 35.Which describing word fits best?
    “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) quiet (b) sour (c) shiny (d) sticky
36. 36.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Nisha is laughing? (b) Why is Nisha laughing? (c) Nisha is why laughing? (d) Is why Nisha laughing?
37. 37.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Omkar picked a flower. (b) Omkar picked a tiny flower. (c) Omkar picked a tiny yellow flower. (d) Omkar picked a yellow flower.
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My aunt. (b) Although he was tired. (c) A big black crow sat on the wall. (d) Collected nuts.
39. 39.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Isha saw a white dog. (b) Isha saw a small white dog. (c) Isha saw a small dog. (d) Isha saw a dog.
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “arjun and I played in the park on Tuesday.” (a) arjun (b) played (c) in (d) and

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