Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 315 · 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.Ishaan wrote “happy children at a happy party”. Which word means the same as “happy” and can replace the second one? (a) sad (b) glad (c) purple
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The baby cried. She was hungry.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “team” (b) after “hard” (c) after “Our” (d) after “we”
4. 4.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The sky was cloudy ___ it did not rain.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
5. 5.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
   “The new student.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
6. 6.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We met all our cousins on holi.” (a) our (b) all (c) met (d) holi
7. 7.What kind of sentence is this?
   “What a cute puppy!” (a) question (b) statement (c) exclamation (d) command
8. 8.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Vikram has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) He (d) It
9. 9.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Rohan flew a red kite. (b) Rohan flew a small red kite. (c) Rohan flew a kite. (d) Rohan flew a small kite.
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because the shop was closed.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
11. 11.These words are mixed up: morning / feeds / every / Manav / cat / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Manav the cat feeds every morning. (b) Manav feeds the cat every morning. (c) Manav feeds every morning the cat. (d) Feeds Manav the cat every morning.
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “aarav lives near the lake in Kolkata.” (a) in (b) lives (c) near (d) aarav
13. 13.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (b) Ran across the garden. (c) The new student sat next to me. (d) A busy squirrel collected nuts.
14. 14.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The bag was heavy. Dad helped me carry it.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
15. 15.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) Made a rangoli. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
16. 16.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul a kite flies on the roof. (b) Rahul flies on the roof a kite. (c) Flies Rahul a kite on the roof. (d) Rahul flies a kite on the roof.
17. 17.These words are mixed up: a / art / Isha / draws / picture / class / in
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Draws Isha a picture in art class. (b) Isha draws in art class a picture. (c) Isha a picture draws in art class. (d) Isha draws a picture in art class.
18. 18.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Meera has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Her
19. 19.These words are mixed up: the / morning / feeds / Ananya / cat / every
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Feeds Ananya the cat every morning. (b) Ananya feeds the cat every morning. (c) Ananya the cat feeds every morning. (d) Ananya feeds every morning the cat.
20. 20.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ishaan has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) She (d) He
21. 21.Which of these is a question? (a) Please pass the salt. (b) What a big cake! (c) Why is Saanvi crying? (d) Tara brushes the dog on Sundays.
22. 22.Which sentence describes the shell best? (a) Yash found a shell. (b) Yash found a small shell. (c) Yash found a small pink shell. (d) Yash found a pink shell.
23. 23.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Rohan is crying? (b) Is why Rohan crying? (c) Rohan is why crying? (d) Why is Rohan crying?
24. 24.Which is the best way to join “The water was too cold.” and “We did not swim.”? (a) The water was too cold because we did not swim. (b) The water was too cold so we did not swim. (c) The water was too cold but we did not swim.
25. 25.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) quiet (c) sticky (d) sour
26. 26.Which describing word fits best?
    “The peacock looks ___.” (a) sticky (b) loud (c) sour (d) colourful
27. 27.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Arjun saw a big grey elephant. (b) Arjun saw a grey elephant. (c) Arjun saw a big elephant. (d) Arjun saw an elephant.
28. 28.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Flies Aisha a kite on the roof. (b) Aisha flies a kite on the roof. (c) Aisha flies on the roof a kite. (d) Aisha a kite flies on the roof.
29. 29.Which describing word fits best?
    “The thunder sounds ___.” (a) sour (b) rough (c) loud (d) shiny
30. 30.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Brushes Aarav the dog on Sundays. (b) Aarav the dog brushes on Sundays. (c) Aarav brushes on Sundays the dog. (d) Aarav brushes the dog on Sundays.
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My uncle came from Pune in april.” (a) from (b) came (c) in (d) april
32. 32.Which sentence describes the butterfly best? (a) Omkar saw a butterfly. (b) Omkar saw a pretty butterfly. (c) Omkar saw a pretty blue butterfly. (d) Omkar saw a blue butterfly.
33. 33.These words are mixed up: sings / Farhan / in / the / a / morning / song
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Farhan sings in the morning a song. (b) Farhan a song sings in the morning. (c) Farhan sings a song in the morning. (d) Sings Farhan a song in the morning.
34. 34.“The wind.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
35. 35.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on thursday.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
36. 36.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) The train. (c) Fell all night. (d) Playing with my friends.
37. 37.Which is the best way to join “The box was small.” and “It was very heavy.”? (a) The box was small but it was very heavy. (b) The box was small so it was very heavy. (c) The box was small because it was very heavy.
38. 38.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) Hid under the bed. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) The train left the station at nine.
39. 39.“Rang loudly.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
40. 40.Maria wrote “a wet towel on a wet floor”. Which word means the same as “wet” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) damp (c) dry

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