Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 255 · 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.What kind of sentence is this?
   “Turn left at the temple.” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Riya lost her pen she looked everywhere.” (a) after “she” (b) after “Riya” (c) after “pen” (d) after “her”
4. 4.“Carried a crumb.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Riya washes the car on Sundays” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What is Kavya reading today” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
7. 7.Which is the best way to join “Kabir has a cat.” and “He has a dog.”? (a) Kabir has a cat but he has a dog. (b) Kabir has a cat because he has a dog. (c) Kabir has a cat and he has a dog.
8. 8.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “too” (b) after “ate” (c) after “sweet” (d) after “cake”
9. 9.Which describing word fits best?
   “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) sour (b) noisy (c) colourful (d) smooth
10. 10.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How bright the moon is!” (a) statement (b) command (c) question (d) exclamation
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last friday I went to Surat by train.” (a) friday (b) train (c) by (d) to
12. 12.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Priya can sing. She can dance too.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
13. 13.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Manav made Manav's card. Manav posted it. (b) Manav made his card. He posted it. (c) Manav made his card. Him posted it.
14. 14.“Shone over the lake.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
15. 15.Zoya wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) smart (c) silly
16. 16.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Maria picked her mango. Her ate it. (b) Maria picked her mango. She ate it. (c) Maria picked Maria's mango. Maria ate it.
17. 17.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran washed Imran's bicycle. Imran rode it. (b) Imran washed his bicycle. He rode it. (c) Imran washed his bicycle. Him rode it.
18. 18.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Vikram helps Grandma in the kitchen. (b) Vikram Grandma helps in the kitchen. (c) Helps Vikram Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Vikram helps in the kitchen Grandma.
19. 19.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The brown cow. (b) When the school bus came. (c) Rang his bell. (d) The cricket match ended at five o'clock.
20. 20.These words are mixed up: Tara / writes / week / poem / every / a
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tara writes a poem every week. (b) Tara a poem writes every week. (c) Tara writes every week a poem. (d) Writes Tara a poem every week.
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) rough (b) loud (c) sweet (d) colourful
22. 22.These words are mixed up: rice / for / lunch / Tara / cooks
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tara cooks rice for lunch. (b) Tara rice cooks for lunch. (c) Tara cooks for lunch rice. (d) Cooks Tara rice for lunch.
23. 23.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is who Rohan calling? (b) Rohan is who calling? (c) Who is Rohan calling? (d) Who Rohan is calling?
24. 24.Which of these is a statement? (a) When is Joseph leaving for Delhi? (b) Turn left at the temple. (c) What a lovely song! (d) Rahul eats a banana after school.
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How clever the crow is” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The ice cream seller rang his bell.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The hungry monkey.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
28. 28.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Simran has a new toy car. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Her
29. 29.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) Why is Aisha laughing? (b) Zoya flies a kite on the roof. (c) Please help me carry this box. (d) What a tall tree!
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was late ___ the shops were still open.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
31. 31.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Running in the park.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
32. 32.“The tall tree.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
33. 33.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “smiled” (b) after “our” (c) after “The” (d) after “she”
34. 34.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Meera sings in the morning a song. (b) Meera a song sings in the morning. (c) Sings Meera a song in the morning. (d) Meera sings a song in the morning.
35. 35.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kavya baked her cake. She shared it. (b) Kavya baked her cake. Her shared it. (c) Kavya baked Kavya's cake. Kavya shared it.
36. 36.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “hot” (b) after “cold” (c) after “was” (d) after “It”
37. 37.“The firefighters.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
38. 38.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Saanvi wrote her poem. Her read it. (b) Saanvi wrote her poem. She read it. (c) Saanvi wrote Saanvi's poem. Saanvi read it.
39. 39.“Our neighbours.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
40. 40.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Kabir carried a big bag. (b) Kabir carried a big black bag. (c) Kabir carried a bag. (d) Kabir carried a black bag.

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