Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 285 · 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 flower best? (a) Kavya picked a white flower. (b) Kavya picked a flower. (c) Kavya picked a pretty flower. (d) Kavya picked a pretty white flower.
2. 2.Which of these is a statement? (a) How clever the crow is! (b) Who is Priya calling? (c) Open your books to page ten. (d) Rohan rides a bicycle to school.
3. 3.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (b) The tiny ant carried a crumb. (c) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (d) When the bell rang.
4. 4.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The test was hard ___ Zoya got full marks.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
5. 5.Which describing word fits best?
   “The new coin looks ___.” (a) loud (b) sticky (c) shiny (d) sweet
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a tasty samosa” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
7. 7.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
8. 8.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Yash flew a kite. (b) Yash flew a big yellow kite. (c) Yash flew a yellow kite. (d) Yash flew a big kite.
9. 9.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Kunal picked a tiny white flower. (b) Kunal picked a flower. (c) Kunal picked a white flower. (d) Kunal picked a tiny flower.
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Joseph eating for lunch” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to Jaipur for holi last year.” (a) for (b) last (c) holi (d) went
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a cute puppy” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Omkar a song sings in the morning. (b) Omkar sings a song in the morning. (c) Sings Omkar a song in the morning. (d) Omkar sings in the morning a song.
14. 14.Which of these is a question? (a) Rahul feeds the cat every morning. (b) What is Aarav drawing in class? (c) Please close the door. (d) How tasty the samosa is!
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for Christmas.” (a) for (b) made (c) aunt (d) my
16. 16.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The wind blew the leaves away.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
17. 17.Rohan wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) afraid (b) brave (c) wooden
18. 18.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Visits Yash the library on Fridays. (b) Yash visits the library on Fridays. (c) Yash the library visits on Fridays. (d) Yash visits on Fridays the library.
19. 19.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar painted his pot. Him sold it. (b) Omkar painted Omkar's pot. Omkar sold it. (c) Omkar painted his pot. He sold it.
20. 20.Which is the best way to join “The garden has roses.” and “It has sunflowers.”? (a) The garden has roses because it has sunflowers. (b) The garden has roses but it has sunflowers. (c) The garden has roses and it has sunflowers.
21. 21.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Aarav planted Aarav's sapling. Aarav watered it. (b) Aarav planted his sapling. Him watered it. (c) Aarav planted his sapling. He watered it.
22. 22.Riya wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) tiny (c) huge
23. 23.Which of these is a command? (a) Manav catches the bus at seven. (b) How noisy the market is! (c) What is Yash drawing in class? (d) Bring your notebook tomorrow.
24. 24.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Pooja has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Her (d) He
25. 25.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “After we ate lunch.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
26. 26.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We stayed indoors ___ it was raining.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
27. 27.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A small mouse.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
28. 28.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kunal has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) He (c) Him (d) It
29. 29.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Kunal has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) Him (d) He
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The mango looked green ___ it was very sweet.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) sticky (b) colourful (c) noisy (d) bitter
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) After we ate lunch. (b) Grabbed a banana. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) The firefighters.
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The village pond was full of lotus flowers. (b) Our cat slept on the sofa. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) While Mum was cooking.
34. 34.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Ravi is only six. He can swim very well.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
35. 35.Arjun wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) spicy (c) huge
36. 36.These words are mixed up: warm / before / drinks / milk / bed / Tara
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Tara warm milk drinks before bed. (b) Drinks Tara warm milk before bed. (c) Tara drinks before bed warm milk. (d) Tara drinks warm milk before bed.
37. 37.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Saanvi rode a bicycle. (b) Saanvi rode a green bicycle. (c) Saanvi rode a shiny green bicycle. (d) Saanvi rode a shiny bicycle.
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My aunt. (b) Swam in the pond. (c) When the school bus came. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
39. 39.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “off” (b) after “bicycle” (c) after “fell” (d) after “Kabir”
40. 40.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “lit” (b) after “lights” (c) after “The” (d) after “out”

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