Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 308 · 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 umbrella best? (a) Aarav opened an umbrella. (b) Aarav opened a striped umbrella. (c) Aarav opened a big umbrella. (d) Aarav opened a big striped umbrella.
2. 2.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Kabir fell off his bicycle he hurt his knee.” (a) after “his” (b) after “Kabir” (c) after “hurt” (d) after “bicycle”
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a beautiful garden” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My little brother. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) Gave fresh milk. (d) After we ate lunch.
5. 5.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Priya Grandma helps in the kitchen. (b) Priya helps in the kitchen Grandma. (c) Helps Priya Grandma in the kitchen. (d) Priya helps Grandma in the kitchen.
6. 6.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Eating a big mango. (b) The brown cow. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) Cooked dal for dinner.
7. 7.Which describing word fits best?
   “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) quiet (b) rough (c) spicy (d) bright
8. 8.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Omkar has a new pencil. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Him (d) He
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “Nisha plays cricket in the park” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
10. 10.“My grandmother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
11. 11.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Rahul painted Rahul's pot. Rahul sold it. (b) Rahul painted his pot. Him sold it. (c) Rahul painted his pot. He sold it.
12. 12.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Ananya is reading today? (b) What is Ananya reading today? (c) Is what Ananya reading today? (d) Ananya is what reading today?
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Riya rides to school a bicycle. (b) Riya a bicycle rides to school. (c) Rides Riya a bicycle to school. (d) Riya rides a bicycle to school.
14. 14.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Farhan saw a grey elephant. (b) Farhan saw a huge grey elephant. (c) Farhan saw an elephant. (d) Farhan saw a huge elephant.
15. 15.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Aisha painted a blue pot. (b) Aisha painted a pot. (c) Aisha painted a round blue pot. (d) Aisha painted a round pot.
16. 16.Which is the best way to join “I brushed my teeth.” and “I washed my face.”? (a) I brushed my teeth and I washed my face. (b) I brushed my teeth but I washed my face. (c) I brushed my teeth because I washed my face.
17. 17.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The test was hard ___ Zoya got full marks.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because it was raining.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Where is Farhan playing cricket” (a) question mark (?) (b) full stop (.) (c) exclamation mark (!)
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was very hot ___ we went for a swim.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
21. 21.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “last sunday i went to bhopal by train.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 6
22. 22.Kunal wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) sad (c) glad
23. 23.Which of these is a command? (a) Put your books in the bag. (b) Aarav cleans the room every Saturday. (c) Why is Ishaan crying? (d) How beautiful the garden is!
24. 24.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Pooja wore a blue cap. (b) Pooja wore a cap. (c) Pooja wore a new cap. (d) Pooja wore a new blue cap.
25. 25.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Simran packed her bag. She carried it. (b) Simran packed her bag. Her carried it. (c) Simran packed Simran's bag. Simran carried it.
26. 26.These words are mixed up: the / cricket / plays / in / Sneha / park
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Sneha cricket plays in the park. (b) Sneha plays in the park cricket. (c) Plays Sneha cricket in the park. (d) Sneha plays cricket in the park.
27. 27.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Ishaan is where playing cricket? (b) Where is Ishaan playing cricket? (c) Where Ishaan is playing cricket? (d) Is where Ishaan playing cricket?
28. 28.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Arjun is what eating for lunch? (b) What Arjun is eating for lunch? (c) Is what Arjun eating for lunch? (d) What is Arjun eating for lunch?
29. 29.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Priya the bus catches at seven. (b) Catches Priya the bus at seven. (c) Priya catches the bus at seven. (d) Priya catches at seven the bus.
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The ice cream seller rang his bell.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
31. 31.“A green parrot.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
32. 32.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “The” (b) after “mangoes” (c) after “ripe” (d) after “we”
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “last Wednesday I went to Delhi by train.” (a) last (b) train (c) went (d) to
34. 34.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Tenzin has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) She (d) He
35. 35.“Put out the fire.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
36. 36.Which describing word fits best?
    “The chips taste ___.” (a) salty (b) prickly (c) noisy (d) shiny
37. 37.These words are mixed up: cooks / lunch / rice / for / Arjun
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Arjun cooks for lunch rice. (b) Arjun cooks rice for lunch. (c) Arjun rice cooks for lunch. (d) Cooks Arjun rice for lunch.
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Grandpa reads the paper. He drinks his tea.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The garden has roses. It has sunflowers.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
40. 40.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Farhan flew a small red kite. (b) Farhan flew a kite. (c) Farhan flew a small kite. (d) Farhan flew a red kite.

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