Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 328 · 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.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Meera planted a seed she watered it daily.” (a) after “a” (b) after “seed” (c) after “planted” (d) after “Meera”
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
3. 3.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Priya saw a huge elephant. (b) Priya saw a huge grey elephant. (c) Priya saw a grey elephant. (d) Priya saw an elephant.
4. 4.These words are mixed up: Diya / rides / school / to / bicycle / a
   Which sentence do they make? (a) Diya rides a bicycle to school. (b) Diya a bicycle rides to school. (c) Diya rides to school a bicycle. (d) Rides Diya a bicycle to school.
5. 5.“Sat next to me.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
6. 6.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is how Nisha travelling to school? (b) Nisha is how travelling to school? (c) How Nisha is travelling to school? (d) How is Nisha travelling to school?
7. 7.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “I go to the park with my dog on sunday.” (a) my (b) the (c) sunday (d) with
8. 8.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Imran painted his pot. Him sold it. (b) Imran painted Imran's pot. Imran sold it. (c) Imran painted his pot. He sold it.
9. 9.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Ananya wore new clothes on holi.” (a) clothes (b) on (c) new (d) holi
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our cat.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
11. 11.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
12. 12.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) When the bell rang. (b) Our neighbours. (c) Wrote a poem on the board. (d) The school bell rang loudly.
13. 13.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sun was shining ___ the birds were singing.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Friday we have a test in maths.” (a) maths (b) we (c) on (d) have
15. 15.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Joseph lives near the lake in surat.” (a) surat (b) in (c) lake (d) near
16. 16.These words are mixed up: a / art / draws / picture / in / Omkar / class
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Draws Omkar a picture in art class. (b) Omkar a picture draws in art class. (c) Omkar draws a picture in art class. (d) Omkar draws in art class a picture.
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) sweet (b) sticky (c) quiet (d) bright
18. 18.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Farhan saw a little dog. (b) Farhan saw a brown dog. (c) Farhan saw a dog. (d) Farhan saw a little brown dog.
19. 19.Diya wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) dull (b) hungry (c) bright
20. 20.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “isha lives near the lake in Kolkata.” (a) in (b) isha (c) lives (d) the
21. 21.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “The” (b) after “over” (c) after “off” (d) after “turned”
22. 22.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) The wind. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) Danced in the rain.
23. 23.Diya wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) silly (b) wooden (c) smart
24. 24.These words are mixed up: Sundays / on / dog / Kabir / the / brushes
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Brushes Kabir the dog on Sundays. (b) Kabir brushes on Sundays the dog. (c) Kabir the dog brushes on Sundays. (d) Kabir brushes the dog on Sundays.
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) If you come early.
26. 26.Which sentence describes the pot best? (a) Imran painted a small orange pot. (b) Imran painted a small pot. (c) Imran painted a pot. (d) Imran painted an orange pot.
27. 27.Which is the best way to join “The test was hard.” and “Zoya got full marks.”? (a) The test was hard so Zoya got full marks. (b) The test was hard but Zoya got full marks. (c) The test was hard because Zoya got full marks.
28. 28.Rahul wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) cross (c) calm
29. 29.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Yash flew a red kite. (b) Yash flew a big red kite. (c) Yash flew a kite. (d) Yash flew a big kite.
30. 30.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Diya flew a yellow kite. (b) Diya flew a small yellow kite. (c) Diya flew a kite. (d) Diya flew a small kite.
31. 31.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Imran has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) Him (c) She (d) He
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How long the train is” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
33. 33.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Counted the coins. (b) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (c) The old farmer. (d) If you come early.
34. 34.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Aarav has a new poem. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) He (c) She (d) Him
35. 35.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Is who Omkar calling? (b) Omkar is who calling? (c) Who Omkar is calling? (d) Who is Omkar calling?
36. 36.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Sneha drawing in class?” (a) question (b) exclamation (c) statement (d) command
37. 37.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Cooks Manav rice for lunch. (b) Manav cooks for lunch rice. (c) Manav rice cooks for lunch. (d) Manav cooks rice for lunch.
38. 38.Dev wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) calm (c) cross
39. 39.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The baby was sleeping we spoke softly.” (a) after “spoke” (b) after “The” (c) after “sleeping” (d) after “we”
40. 40.“The new student.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)

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