Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 273 · 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?
   “How long the train is!” (a) exclamation (b) statement (c) command (d) question
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The puppy was cold. We gave it a blanket.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
3. 3.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “Was full of lotus flowers.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
4. 4.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Maria the cat feeds every morning. (b) Maria feeds the cat every morning. (c) Maria feeds every morning the cat. (d) Feeds Maria the cat every morning.
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “My aunt made sweets for diwali.” (a) diwali (b) aunt (c) sweets (d) for
6. 6.Which is the best way to join “The sky was cloudy.” and “It did not rain.”? (a) The sky was cloudy because it did not rain. (b) The sky was cloudy but it did not rain. (c) The sky was cloudy so it did not rain.
7. 7.Saanvi wrote “a cold wind on a cold night”. Which word means the same as “cold” and can replace the second one? (a) chilly (b) hot (c) round
8. 8.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Swam in the pond. (b) Because the shop was closed. (c) My sister. (d) The firefighters put out the fire.
9. 9.“Checked my throat.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
10. 10.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last sunday i went to patna by train.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 5
11. 11.Which of these is a statement? (a) How cold the morning is! (b) Sneha catches the bus at seven. (c) Why is Kavya laughing? (d) Switch off the fan.
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) Ran onto the field. (c) My grandmother told us a story. (d) The village pond.
13. 13.These words are mixed up: banana / after / a / school / Tenzin / eats
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tenzin eats a banana after school. (b) Tenzin a banana eats after school. (c) Tenzin eats after school a banana. (d) Eats Tenzin a banana after school.
14. 14.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Meera was hungry ___ she ate a banana.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
15. 15.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “she” (b) after “our” (c) after “smiled” (d) after “The”
16. 16.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Nisha saw a huge grey elephant. (b) Nisha saw an elephant. (c) Nisha saw a huge elephant. (d) Nisha saw a grey elephant.
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The library sounds ___.” (a) quiet (b) sticky (c) bright (d) bitter
18. 18.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to jaipur for Diwali last year.” (a) jaipur (b) went (c) for (d) to
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The peacock.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
20. 20.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) prickly (b) spicy (c) noisy (d) bright
21. 21.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Zoya rides to school a bicycle. (b) Zoya rides a bicycle to school. (c) Zoya a bicycle rides to school. (d) Rides Zoya a bicycle to school.
22. 22.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Sneha has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Her (d) He
23. 23.“My sister.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
24. 24.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Pooja has a new sapling. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Her
25. 25.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my cousin and I visited a zoo in Indore.” (a) zoo (b) and (c) in (d) my
26. 26.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar bought Omkar's book. Omkar read it. (b) Omkar bought his book. Him read it. (c) Omkar bought his book. He read it.
27. 27.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) My father cooked dal for dinner. (c) The little puppy. (d) The baby elephant splashed in the river.
28. 28.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jalebi tastes ___.” (a) noisy (b) sweet (c) fluffy (d) bright
29. 29.Which describing word fits best?
    “The glass feels ___.” (a) smooth (b) bitter (c) bright (d) noisy
30. 30.“My little brother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
31. 31.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sky was cloudy ___ it did not rain.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
32. 32.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
33. 33.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Why is Kunal laughing?” (a) exclamation (b) question (c) command (d) statement
34. 34.“Blew the leaves away.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
35. 35.Which is the best way to join “The sun was shining.” and “The birds were singing.”? (a) The sun was shining because the birds were singing. (b) The sun was shining and the birds were singing. (c) The sun was shining but the birds were singing.
36. 36.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was late ___ the shops were still open.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) prickly (b) colourful (c) loud (d) salty
38. 38.Omkar wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) cross (b) square (c) calm
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in pune.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 5
40. 40.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Sneha bought her book. She read it. (b) Sneha bought her book. Her read it. (c) Sneha bought Sneha's book. Sneha read it.

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