Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 342 · 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.Kunal wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) poor (c) wealthy
2. 2.“The shopkeeper.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
3. 3.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Rahul wore a cap. (b) Rahul wore a new cap. (c) Rahul wore a new blue cap. (d) Rahul wore a blue cap.
4. 4.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “We met all our cousins on diwali.” (a) cousins (b) diwali (c) our (d) met
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “When is Kavya leaving for Delhi” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
6. 6.“Sang a song in the hall.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
7. 7.Aarav wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) huge (c) tiny
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What is Vikram drawing in class” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
9. 9.Ananya wrote “a rich king in a rich city”. Which word means the same as “rich” and can replace the second one? (a) spicy (b) poor (c) wealthy
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What is Arjun eating for lunch” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) question mark (?) (c) full stop (.)
11. 11.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “The” (b) after “a” (c) after “sweet” (d) after “second”
12. 12.These words are mixed up: Meera / a / poem / every / week / writes
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Meera a poem writes every week. (b) Writes Meera a poem every week. (c) Meera writes a poem every week. (d) Meera writes every week a poem.
13. 13.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Meera saw a big dog. (b) Meera saw a dog. (c) Meera saw a big black dog. (d) Meera saw a black dog.
14. 14.Which is the best way to join “Nisha took an umbrella.” and “The sky was cloudy.”? (a) Nisha took an umbrella but the sky was cloudy. (b) Nisha took an umbrella because the sky was cloudy. (c) Nisha took an umbrella so the sky was cloudy.
15. 15.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Joseph wore a blue cap. (b) Joseph wore a new blue cap. (c) Joseph wore a cap. (d) Joseph wore a new cap.
16. 16.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Please pass the salt.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) statement (d) question
17. 17.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Simran cooks for lunch rice. (b) Simran rice cooks for lunch. (c) Cooks Simran rice for lunch. (d) Simran cooks rice for lunch.
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Made a rangoli.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “ananya lives near the lake in Mysuru.” (a) lives (b) the (c) ananya (d) lake
20. 20.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Catches Omkar the bus at seven. (b) Omkar the bus catches at seven. (c) Omkar catches the bus at seven. (d) Omkar catches at seven the bus.
21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
22. 22.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Diya the dog brushes on Sundays. (b) Brushes Diya the dog on Sundays. (c) Diya brushes the dog on Sundays. (d) Diya brushes on Sundays the dog.
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
24. 24.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Arjun eating for lunch?” (a) question (b) command (c) statement (d) exclamation
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir has a cat. He has a dog.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
26. 26.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kavya sings a song in the morning. (b) Kavya a song sings in the morning. (c) Sings Kavya a song in the morning. (d) Kavya sings in the morning a song.
27. 27.Riya wrote “a scared cat and a scared puppy”. Which word means the same as “scared” and can replace the second one? (a) wooden (b) brave (c) afraid
28. 28.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Sneha flew a big kite. (b) Sneha flew a red kite. (c) Sneha flew a big red kite. (d) Sneha flew a kite.
29. 29.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Meera saw a dog. (b) Meera saw a small black dog. (c) Meera saw a small dog. (d) Meera saw a black dog.
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Brought a letter for Dad.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
31. 31.Which of these is a command? (a) Water the plants today. (b) Kabir eats a banana after school. (c) How bright the moon is! (d) Why is Simran laughing?
32. 32.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
33. 33.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Rohan has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) He (d) Him
34. 34.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “rahul and i played in the park on tuesday.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 4
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The children.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Ravi is only six. He can swim very well.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
37. 37.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Bring your notebook tomorrow.” (a) command (b) question (c) statement (d) exclamation
38. 38.These words are mixed up: Ishaan / rides / a / bicycle / school / to
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ishaan rides a bicycle to school. (b) Ishaan a bicycle rides to school. (c) Rides Ishaan a bicycle to school. (d) Ishaan rides to school a bicycle.
39. 39.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Kabir found his kite. Him flew it. (b) Kabir found his kite. He flew it. (c) Kabir found Kabir's kite. Kabir flew it.
40. 40.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Counted the coins.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment

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