Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 368 · 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.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
2. 2.Which is the best way to join “The bag was heavy.” and “Dad helped me carry it.”? (a) The bag was heavy but Dad helped me carry it. (b) The bag was heavy so Dad helped me carry it. (c) The bag was heavy because Dad helped me carry it.
3. 3.Meera wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) noisy (b) purple (c) silent
4. 4.Priya wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) huge (c) round
5. 5.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “a” (b) after “basket” (c) after “ripe” (d) after “we”
6. 6.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My little brother broke his toy car. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) Planted rice in the field.
7. 7.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Meera bought a red balloon. (b) Meera bought a balloon. (c) Meera bought a big balloon. (d) Meera bought a big red balloon.
8. 8.Which of these is a question? (a) How sweet the mango is! (b) Switch off the fan. (c) Tenzin flies a kite on the roof. (d) What is Ishaan eating for lunch?
9. 9.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) As soon as we reached home.
10. 10.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My aunt sent me a gift. (b) Ended at five o'clock. (c) The old farmer. (d) While Mum was cooking.
11. 11.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Packs Saanvi the school bag at night. (b) Saanvi packs at night the school bag. (c) Saanvi packs the school bag at night. (d) Saanvi the school bag packs at night.
12. 12.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Riya and i played in the park on Tuesday.” (a) i (b) park (c) in (d) on
13. 13.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Aisha carried a big bag. (b) Aisha carried a blue bag. (c) Aisha carried a bag. (d) Aisha carried a big blue bag.
14. 14.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Aarav picked a tiny yellow flower. (b) Aarav picked a flower. (c) Aarav picked a yellow flower. (d) Aarav picked a tiny flower.
15. 15.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
16. 16.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
17. 17.Which is the best way to join “It started to rain.” and “We opened our umbrellas.”? (a) It started to rain but we opened our umbrellas. (b) It started to rain so we opened our umbrellas. (c) It started to rain because we opened our umbrellas.
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Vikram reads a storybook at night” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
19. 19.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The mango looked green ___ it was very sweet.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
20. 20.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Manav reads at night a storybook. (b) Manav a storybook reads at night. (c) Reads Manav a storybook at night. (d) Manav reads a storybook at night.
21. 21.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (b) Since it was late. (c) Two ducks swam in the pond. (d) The peacock danced in the rain.
22. 22.Which sentence describes the house best? (a) Imran drew a tall red house. (b) Imran drew a tall house. (c) Imran drew a house. (d) Imran drew a red house.
23. 23.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Tara likes to paint ___ she likes to draw.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
24. 24.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) My little brother broke his toy car. (d) Grandpa.
25. 25.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was very hot ___ we went for a swim.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
26. 26.Which is the best way to join “It was late.” and “The shops were still open.”? (a) It was late but the shops were still open. (b) It was late because the shops were still open. (c) It was late so the shops were still open.
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Rohan visits the library on Fridays” (a) full stop (.) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) question mark (?)
28. 28.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What is Meera eating for lunch?” (a) question (b) command (c) exclamation (d) statement
29. 29.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Nisha saw a huge grey elephant. (b) Nisha saw an elephant. (c) Nisha saw a huge elephant. (d) Nisha saw a grey elephant.
30. 30.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Saanvi drawing in class? (b) What Saanvi is drawing in class? (c) Saanvi is what drawing in class? (d) Is what Saanvi drawing in class?
31. 31.Which describing word fits best?
    “The kitten feels ___.” (a) quiet (b) bright (c) salty (d) fluffy
32. 32.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It started to rain ___ we opened our umbrellas.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
33. 33.Which of these is a statement? (a) Turn left at the temple. (b) What is Diya reading today? (c) What a long train! (d) Pooja brushes the dog on Sundays.
34. 34.Aisha wrote “a big box in a big room”. Which word means the same as “big” and can replace the second one? (a) tiny (b) purple (c) huge
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We visited the old fort in Lucknow on friday.” (a) visited (b) the (c) on (d) friday
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “What a clever crow” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
37. 37.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried so she was hungry. (b) The baby cried because she was hungry. (c) The baby cried but she was hungry.
38. 38.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “dev lives near the lake in chennai.” (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2
39. 39.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What Saanvi is reading today? (b) What is Saanvi reading today? (c) Saanvi is what reading today? (d) Is what Saanvi reading today?
40. 40.Which of these is a statement? (a) Where is Ishaan going after school? (b) What a big cake! (c) Aisha flies a kite on the roof. (d) Line up near the door.

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