Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 433 · 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 mark should end this sentence?
   “Tenzin flies a kite on the roof” (a) exclamation mark (!) (b) full stop (.) (c) question mark (?)
2. 2.Which describing word fits best?
   “The kitten feels ___.” (a) colourful (b) loud (c) fluffy (d) sour
3. 3.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Saanvi has a new card. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) It (b) She (c) Her (d) He
4. 4.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) What is Ishaan reading today? (b) What Ishaan is reading today? (c) Ishaan is what reading today? (d) Is what Ishaan reading today?
5. 5.Which describing word fits best?
   “The peacock looks ___.” (a) salty (b) colourful (c) loud (d) sticky
6. 6.Which sentence describes the flower best? (a) Imran picked a pretty white flower. (b) Imran picked a pretty flower. (c) Imran picked a flower. (d) Imran picked a white flower.
7. 7.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
8. 8.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “we went to kochi for onam last year.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 5
9. 9.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Yash made his card. He posted it. (b) Yash made Yash's card. Yash posted it. (c) Yash made his card. Him posted it.
10. 10.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Ananya baked her cake. She shared it. (b) Ananya baked her cake. Her shared it. (c) Ananya baked Ananya's cake. Ananya shared it.
11. 11.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Omkar has a new book. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) He (b) Him (c) She (d) It
12. 12.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “we” (b) after “mangoes” (c) after “ripe” (d) after “The”
13. 13.Which of these is a question? (a) Meera waters the plants in the evening. (b) What a sweet mango! (c) Please feed the cat. (d) Why is Ananya laughing?
14. 14.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
15. 15.“Ran across the garden.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) what happens (predicate) (c) who or what (subject)
16. 16.Which sentence describes the bicycle best? (a) Nisha rode a new bicycle. (b) Nisha rode a green bicycle. (c) Nisha rode a new green bicycle. (d) Nisha rode a bicycle.
17. 17.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Joseph and Aarav will come to my house on friday.” (a) to (b) house (c) friday (d) come
18. 18.“Counted the coins.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Last Saturday i went to Kolkata by train.” (a) train (b) went (c) by (d) i
20. 20.“Grabbed a banana.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
21. 21.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “we went to Pune for Pongal last year.” (a) to (b) year (c) last (d) we
22. 22.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on saturday.” (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
23. 23.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “The” (b) after “turned” (c) after “was” (d) after “strong”
24. 24.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Zoya made her card. Her posted it. (b) Zoya made Zoya's card. Zoya posted it. (c) Zoya made her card. She posted it.
25. 25.Which describing word fits best?
    “The bitter gourd tastes ___.” (a) bitter (b) prickly (c) bright (d) loud
26. 26.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bus was late we waited at the stop.” (a) after “waited” (b) after “late” (c) after “we” (d) after “at”
27. 27.These words are mixed up: room / the / Dev / Saturday / every / cleans
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Dev cleans the room every Saturday. (b) Dev the room cleans every Saturday. (c) Dev cleans every Saturday the room. (d) Cleans Dev the room every Saturday.
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) The school bus. (c) The old farmer planted rice in the field. (d) Lit lamps on Diwali.
29. 29.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran fast. We missed the train.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The new student sat next to me.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
31. 31.“My father.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
32. 32.What kind of sentence is this?
    “How is Omkar travelling to school?” (a) statement (b) question (c) command (d) exclamation
33. 33.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for Diwali.” (a) made (b) my (c) sweets (d) aunt
34. 34.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (c) The wind blew the leaves away. (d) The postman brought a letter for Dad.
35. 35.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sneha flies a kite on the roof. (b) Sneha a kite flies on the roof. (c) Flies Sneha a kite on the roof. (d) Sneha flies on the roof a kite.
36. 36.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Where Maria is playing cricket? (b) Maria is where playing cricket? (c) Is where Maria playing cricket? (d) Where is Maria playing cricket?
37. 37.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The shop was closed we went back home.” (a) after “The” (b) after “closed” (c) after “went” (d) after “shop”
38. 38.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) fluffy (b) loud (c) bright (d) salty
39. 39.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a sweet mango!” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
40. 40.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 “the” (c) after “hard” (d) after “we”

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