Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 382 · 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 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 because I washed my face. (c) I brushed my teeth but I washed my face.
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The roasted peanuts taste ___.” (a) salty (b) bright (c) smooth (d) quiet
3. 3.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Kunal is laughing? (b) Kunal is why laughing? (c) Is why Kunal laughing? (d) Why is Kunal laughing?
4. 4.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Gave fresh milk. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) Grandpa watered the plants. (d) The little puppy ran across the garden.
5. 5.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The baby elephant. (b) The shopkeeper counted the coins. (c) The school bus stopped at the gate. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.
6. 6.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Priya has a new pot. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Her (b) It (c) She (d) He
7. 7.Which sentence describes the dog best? (a) Joseph saw a dog. (b) Joseph saw a brown dog. (c) Joseph saw a big dog. (d) Joseph saw a big brown dog.
8. 8.Rohan wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) noisy (c) silent
9. 9.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Tara feeds the cat every morning. (b) Tara the cat feeds every morning. (c) Feeds Tara the cat every morning. (d) Tara feeds every morning the cat.
10. 10.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Riya waters the plants in the evening. (b) Riya waters in the evening the plants. (c) Waters Riya the plants in the evening. (d) Riya the plants waters in the evening.
11. 11.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Switch off the fan.” (a) statement (b) exclamation (c) command (d) question
12. 12.Which is the best way to join “The soup was hot.” and “It was not tasty.”? (a) The soup was hot because it was not tasty. (b) The soup was hot so it was not tasty. (c) The soup was hot but it was not tasty.
13. 13.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sneha the plants waters in the evening. (b) Waters Sneha the plants in the evening. (c) Sneha waters in the evening the plants. (d) Sneha waters the plants in the evening.
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Sent me a gift.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “Riya plays cricket in the park” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
16. 16.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How lovely the song is!” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
17. 17.Which describing word fits best?
    “The silk scarf feels ___.” (a) noisy (b) sour (c) bright (d) smooth
18. 18.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “The big fair in shimla starts in July.” (a) starts (b) big (c) shimla (d) in
19. 19.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Manav has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) Him (c) It (d) He
20. 20.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.
21. 21.Which describing word fits best?
    “The lemon tastes ___.” (a) sticky (b) colourful (c) sour (d) loud
22. 22.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “at” (b) after “late” (c) after “was” (d) after “waited”
23. 23.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sun was shining ___ the birds were singing.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
24. 24.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The ice cream melted ___ it was a hot day.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
25. 25.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Manav lives near the lake in chennai.” (a) lives (b) lake (c) chennai (d) the
26. 26.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) The bright moon shone over the lake. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana.
27. 27.Ishaan wrote “a small cup on a small plate”. Which word means the same as “small” and can replace the second one? (a) hungry (b) tiny (c) huge
28. 28.These words are mixed up: the / waters / plants / evening / Aisha / in / the
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Aisha waters the plants in the evening. (b) Aisha the plants waters in the evening. (c) Waters Aisha the plants in the evening. (d) Aisha waters in the evening the plants.
29. 29.Which sentence describes the bag best? (a) Ananya carried a bag. (b) Ananya carried a heavy black bag. (c) Ananya carried a heavy bag. (d) Ananya carried a black bag.
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We bought apples ___ we bought grapes.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
31. 31.Manav wrote “a clever girl with a clever plan”. Which word means the same as “clever” and can replace the second one? (a) smart (b) wooden (c) silly
32. 32.Tenzin wrote “a loud bell and a loud drum”. Which word means the same as “loud” and can replace the second one? (a) purple (b) noisy (c) quiet
33. 33.Rohan wrote “a shiny coin and a shiny ring”. Which word means the same as “shiny” and can replace the second one? (a) dull (b) purple (c) bright
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) My grandmother. (b) Because it was raining. (c) The bright moon shone over the lake. (d) Splashed in the river.
35. 35.“The train.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
36. 36.Which of these is a statement? (a) What a huge elephant! (b) Line up near the door. (c) Kabir reads a storybook at night. (d) Why is Kunal laughing?
37. 37.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) Ate a ripe guava. (d) The rain.
38. 38.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Maria planted Maria's sapling. Maria watered it. (b) Maria planted her sapling. Her watered it. (c) Maria planted her sapling. She watered it.
39. 39.What kind of sentence is this?
    “Tenzin rides a bicycle to school.” (a) exclamation (b) command (c) question (d) statement
40. 40.Which is the best way to join “Ravi is only six.” and “He can swim very well.”? (a) Ravi is only six but he can swim very well. (b) Ravi is only six because he can swim very well. (c) Ravi is only six so he can swim very well.

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